Greenhouse Cucumber farming

Cucumber belongs to same family of watermelon and Pumpkin.It is made up of 90% of water and rest of them are essential nutrients.It contains vitamin K,B,C, Copper, Potassium and Manganese. Consuming Cucumber on summer season will help you hydrated and meet your need of nutrients.Here we will analyse the following aspects of Greenhouse cucumber farming.

• Health Benefits of Cucumber
• Why to do Cucumber farming inside a Greenhouse or Polyhouse?

Health Benefits of Cucumber

As Cucumber contain 90% of water,the main usage of it is for Hydration.It is widely used as salads and is a very popular Indian dish.The health benefits are

• Antioxidant Property:Cucumber is rich with numerous antioxidants which are helpful to our body.These antioxidants will help us to prevent Cancer and Heart diseases.
• Reduce Stress:Cucumber contains Vitamin B which is capable of controlling stress hormones.Eating fresh cucumber during free times will keep you hydrated and less stressed.
• Brain Protection:Nutrients in Cucumber will help you to improve your memory and protect your nerve cells from ageing related issues.
• Release of Body heat:Eating Cucumber during free time will help you to release excess heat from your body.In Ayurveda,Cucumber is used mainly for this purpose.
• Eye Health:Placing slices of Cucumber on eye for two hours will help you to make your eye fresh and remove dark circles around your eye.
• Skin Care:Many skin care products are formulated with Cucumber.Putting two slices of cucumber in water while bathing will help you to nourish your skin. 

Why Cucumber farming inside a Greenhouse/Polyhouse?

Cucumber is a widely farmed vegetable in almost all part of the world.It is a vegetable which is consumed daily.So the requirements are so high the the bulk production of it is must.Here comes the benefits of Greenhouse farming.

• Temperature:Cucumber is a warm season crop.Cucumber grows best at a temperature between 20 and 25 C.Greenhouse helps you to control the temperature in this range and provides suitable environment for maximum production.It very useful in frost areas.
• Soil: Cucumber grows in various soils like Sandy loam soils to clay soils.The PH level should be between 6 and 7.The soil should have proper drainage.All these condition can be arranged inside a greenhouse/Polyhouse and monitored well.
• Pesticide free Products:Cucumbers are usually consumed without cooking.It should be free of chemicals else our health will be in danger.Inside greenhouse,pest attacks are Minimum or Zero.So there is no need of using dangerous pesticides.So the products are Pesticide free.
• Protection from Wind and Rain:Cucumber plants can be easily destroyed during Heavy wind and Rain.Greenhouse/Poly house will  provide necessary protection for Cucumber plants.
• Modern farming technologies like Soil less farming can be used along with Greenhouse farming to increase productivity.

These are some of the reasons why we go for Cucumber farming inside a Greenhouse.This will help us to get High yield,Quality products and reduce the risk of diseases and natural calamities.

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