According to the Farmer’s Almanac, cucumbers like direct sun and warmth, well-drained soil. My friend’s dad across the street (back in my youth) grew them on a small, built up patch behind the garage in their yard, facing south. Sun all day, and the raised up mound drained well.
We were more into green beans, peppers, carrots, and tomatoes - lots of tomatoes. My mother would make tomato sauce and can several jars every year.
I’ll have to look at what grows best in chirt - LOL - seriously, I have some very rich black soil under the power lines that apparently, they forgot to scrape off and take when they ran the power line through here some 30 years ago. Seems like the ideal soil for gardening, though it is about 150 feet from the house.
I always plant watermelons and cantaloupe on hills for that reason. I never did with cucumbers because I hate them so much I guess. LOL As long as they produce enough for my daughter to eat we’re good. Tomatoes grow great here but if it turns dry for a few days and then rains hard when it’s hot they will suck up too much water and more or less explode. IMO, all gardens here should be planted on a hillside to prevent them from drowning. :-)