Cucumbers
Cucumbers are the fruits of the cucumber plant, a plant that grows fairly quickly if the conditions are right – cucumbers need plenty of water and sunshine, and soil fertility plays a significant role.
The plants grow well in soil that is rich in humus and soil that is between pH levels of 6.0 to 7.0 or soil that is slightly acidic but I’ve grown them in soil with pH levels of 7.2 to 8.5 or soil that is more alkaline in content, and they seem to grow well.
The table below shows the top 10 cucumber producers in the world:-
|
Country |
Quantity (MT) |
Percentage |
|
China, mainland |
1044161 |
34.45 |
|
Cameroon |
260917 |
8.61 |
|
Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
79649 |
2.63 |
|
Ukraine |
49500 |
1.63 |
|
United States of America |
44880 |
1.48 |
|
Russian Federation |
42830 |
1.41 |
|
Indonesia |
39586 |
1.31 |
|
Turkey |
37605 |
1.24 |
|
India |
31150 |
1.03 |
|
Uzbekistan |
23077 |
0.76 |
|
Egypt |
20557 |
0.68 |
|
Kazakhstan |
20120 |
0.66 |
|
Total |
55.89 |
Cucumbers contain good amounts of vitamin A and decent to small amounts of vitamin K, folate, choline and vitamin C. The vegetable is also rich in potassium, with decent amounts of calcium and magnesium and has very small amounts of fluoride, selenium and iron.
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