### plant | tracheophyte | vine:

Cucumber
* Most cucumbers contain calories
  - essential nutrients
  - fiber
  - minerals
  - creep over the surface of the substratum or burrow into it
  - develop fruit
  - grow flowers
* Most cucumbers grow in gardens
  - regions
* Most cucumbers have shapes
  - surfaces
  - types
  - use for pickle
* Pinch out the tips of sideshoots to a couple of leaves beyond any developing fruits.
* Some cucumbers belong to genus
  - taxonomic genus
  - come from seeds
  - contain acid
* Some cucumbers grow on vigorous vines
* Some cucumbers have anatomies
  - appendages
  - female flowers
  - flexible structures
  - mushrooms
  - nerves
* Some cucumbers have radial nerves
  - symmetry
  - relatives
  - sex
  - tentacles
  - tubes
  - tubules
  - keep seeds
* Some cucumbers produce female flowers
* Some cucumbers secrete sticky substances
  - thrive in summer weather
* Some cucumbers thrive in warm summer weather
  * This family also includes squash. Cucumbers are fruits, and are often called vegetables. They can be cooked, eaten raw, or pickled
* act as a natural diuretic and aid in removing trapped water from the body.
* are a popular and versatile garden vegetable
  - traditional part of English tea foods
  - warm season plant requiring full sun
  - almost always direct seeded
  - another example of a vegetable that likes to grow vertically
  - both direct seeded and transplanted in Hawaii
* are crisper when picked in the morning hours
  - cross-pollinated by insects
  - deposit or suspension feeders, they are the vacuum cleaners of the ocean
  - eaten when still immature, before their seeds have hardened
  - edible fruit
  - edibles
  - fruits , and are often called vegetables
  - gourd fruits native to southern India
* are great for pickling, tossing in salads, or eating straight off the vine
  - reducing puffy eyes
  - grouped as slicers or picklers
  - harvested when immature, before their seeds have hardened
  - heavy feeders
  - in the same family as squash and melons
  - monoecious plants, meaning they have both male and female flowers on the same plant
* are native to Asia, where they have been eaten for thousands of years
  - southern Asia
  - normally direct seeded, since there are so many more plants to the acre
  - part of cucumbers
  - past their prime if they are large, dull, puffy, and yellow
  - productive and easy to grow
  - ready for seed harvest after they are fully ripe
  - relatively problem-free with only occasional cases of powdery mildew
  - relatives of the Persian muskmelon
  - sensitive to fertilizer burn
  - similar, but they can be trained to climb a trellis
  - used fresh in salads, eaten plain and often pickled
  - usually green, which means they are unripe
* are very low in calories and are a good source of vitamin E and potassium
  - calories, fat, sodium and cholesterol free
  - useful in soothing sunburns
* belong to the plant family cucurbitaceae, which includes melons, squash, and pumpkins.
* can easily change their body shape from sausage to football
  - exhibit different flowering and vining characteristics
  - grow to full size in a day or two
* change color after they ripen and start to become mushy.
* contain a lot of potassium, magnesium and fiber
  - many nutritional benefits, including hydrating properties and valuable nutrients
  - small amounts of dietry fibre, minerals and vitamins
* contains ascorbic acid and caffeic acid whereas potato has liquid starch and catecholase.
* continue to be harvested in good numbers and quality.
* do easily cross with other cucumbers
  - especially well in containers
* grow best when given full sun for the entirety of their growing process
  - especially well in black plastic
  - on long vines or smaller, more compact plants
  - well in greenhouses, too
* have a cooling effect
  - high water requirement and are very susceptible to water stress
  - reputation for beating the heat
  - spring and fall season in most areas of Texas
* have both female and male flowers on their vines, and the male flowers drop off naturally
  - male and female blossoms on each plant
  - few vitamins or carotenoids
  - fewer calories
  - most of the vitamins the body needs in a single day
  - two different flowers, male and female
  - vines called Tendrils that they are attached to
  - cells
  - cytoplasm
  - peels
  - sections
* never have mid-life crises
  - suffer from performance anxiety
* particularly deteriorate rapidly, especially at room temperature.
* prefer a rich soil.
* produce both male and female flowers on the same plant.
* require a great deal of water during the warm season
  - an abundance of moisture and plant food
  - care and vigilance to prevent destructive insects and diseases
  - consistent moisture
* supply texture and variety to meals and make wonderful snacks.
* usually are eaten when immature.