Cucumbers like it hot. Lettuce likes it cool and shady..

There are two types of cucumber plants, like tomato plants, there are vining types and bush types. “Salad Bush,” “Bush Champion,” and “pickle bush” are all types that can be grown in a 5 gallon bucket on a patio. Just one plant can produce many cucumbers if it’s watered daily..

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