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For example, if your compost heats up to 40 or 50C, you can deduce that the ingredients contained adequate nitrogen and moisture for rapid microbial growth. To take your temperature readings, make sure to use a probe that reaches deep into the compost.
Set cucumber plants at the base of your trellis and mulch after planting unless the soil could use a little more warming. Cucumbers need warm, fertile soil with a pH of 6.0 to 6.8, although they will tolerate a bit more alkaline soil to 7.6. Work compost or composted manure into soil. Plant seedlings 36 to 60 inches apart, depending on variety (check the stick tag). For vines trained on a trellis, space plants 1 foot apart.