Cucumber Farming: Earn Millions with High-Demand Varieties and Timely Cultivation

• Cucumber cultivation offers significant profits due to consistent market demand, especially with seasonal and timely sowing.
• Farmers can achieve higher yields and better profits by selecting improved, disease-resistant varieties and planting in suitable months like January and February for summer harvest.
• Key improved varieties include Namdhari NS-404 (matures in 30-32 days, 200-220g fruits), Swarna Purnima (matures in 45-50 days, yields 200-225 quintals/hectare).
• Other high-yielding varieties are Pant Sankar Kheera-1 (matures in 50 days, yields 300-350 quintals/hectare) and Swarna Sheetal (yields 300 quintals/hectare, disease tolerant).
• Pusa Sanyog, a hybrid variety, matures in 50 days, producing 22-30 cm long fruits and yielding around 200 quintals per hectare.

Why It Matters: Strategic cucumber farming with improved varieties and timely sowing can lead to substantial profits for farmers.