VINE CROP
Cucumber under protection
Fast, high-volume and unforgiving: a cucumber crop tells you within a week whether the climate strategy works.
Cucumbers are trained vertically, so gutter height and crop-wire layout matter more than for low crops.
Humidity control is the quality lever: too dry and fruit shrinks, too humid and downy mildew moves fast.
Climate range and crop notes
| Day temperature | 21–27 °C |
| Night temperature | 17–19 °C |
| Humidity | 70–85 % RH |
| Light | High light requirement, 20+ mol/m²/day |
| EC / pH | 2.0–2.8 mS/cm, pH 5.5–6.0 |
| Cycle | Two crops per year in most climates |
General horticultural ranges for a well-managed crop; local variety, light and market specification move these values. Not a yield guarantee.
First-season mistakes that cost the most
- Under-sizing ventilation for a tall, dense canopy.
- Planting into a house without a drainage plan for the substrate.
Next step
Tell us the crop and the site
We reply with the house family, the systems the crop needs and the first questions to settle before design.