Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

The entitled research work “Standardization of growing media for organic cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Production in containers” was conducted during the rabi season of the year 2020-21 in the Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Indore (M.P.). The research material under research comprised of 8 treatment 8G1-soil + sawdust + FYM (2:1:1), G2-soil + cocopeat + FYM (2:1:1), G3-soil + sawdust + vermicompost (2:1:1), G4-soil + cocopeat + vermicompost (2:1:1), G5-soil + cocopeat + vermiculite + perlite (2:1:1:1), G6-soil + cocopeat + vermiculite + FYM (2:1:1:2), G7-sawdust + vermiculite + FYM + perlite + coco coir (1:1:2:1:1), and G8-soil alone (Control) which were tested in RBD with three replications with the objectives viz.

1.To find out the effect of different growing media on growth and yield of cucumber in containers.

2.To find out the suitable growing media for rooftop and terrace gardening of cucumber.

3.To know the economics of different growing media in containers.

It can be concluded that the applied of different treatment combinations, treatment G5-soil + cocopeat + vermiculite + perlite (2:1:1:1), was best at all the stages of growth, quality and yield parameters like vine length (cm), number of primary branches per vine, number of leaves per vine, number of nodes per vine, days to first flower initiation, fruit length (cm), fruit girth (cm), total number of picking, no. of fruit per vine, average fruit weight per vine, fruits yield per vine, total fruit yield per container and fruit TSS parameters showed better performance from other treatment levels. B:C ratio was obtained under different treatments ranged from -0.07 to 1.50. It was found to be highest (1.50) under the G1-Soil +sawdust +FYM and the lowest (-0.07) under the G7-sawdust +vermiculite +FYM +perlite +Cococoir, no doubt this is due to more input cost of media in the treatment.