Comments on: Basic Cucumber Growing Tips

By: Paula

Paula — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:48:04 +0000

My sister said, “if cucumbers are left to grow on the ground they will rot” but your site states that they only have to grown off the ground because of lack of space. Is my sister wrong?

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It is possible for cucumbers to rot if left on the moist soil. A layer of mulch around the plants should help, but make sure you spread it out enough to cover underneath the vines. Using a trellis for cucumbers is a good idea, for space, and also so you can see the cucumbers for harvest and to keep an eye out for cucumber plant pests.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:29:19 +0000

I have a 3 month old cucumber plant that has a lot of vines, some 5′ long. It has lots of flowers, but no cucumbers.
When can I expect to see some cucumbers on the vines?
Tim from Arizona

By: terri

terri — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:32:17 +0000

I GET GREAT YELLOW FLOWERS AND THEN I SEE THE LITTLE CUKE BUT THEN IT FALLS OFF FLOWER CUKE THEN GONE WHAT THE HAY ?

By: Anja

Anja — Wed, 26 May 2010 23:15:45 +0000

You just can´t beat the taste of your own cucumbers! And growing cucumbers is so easy. Picking an all female variety also makes life a lot easier and you don´t have to worry about bitter cucumbers.

By: philipe

philipe — Wed, 19 May 2010 23:48:54 +0000

just planted cucumbers 5 little ones in a bunch,should i have separated them?

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If these are cucumbers on the vine, you should be okay. Some gardeners plant vining cucumbers in hills. Just separate the vines as they grow or trellis them to give them space.

By: A

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:35:13 +0000

Actually, I planted cucumber seeds this year and tried to start them off in an old egg carton (the cardboard-ish sort, mind, not the styrofoamy ones) and it took them a little over a week and a half to start showing!

These were sitting on the windowsill in the kitchen, with plenty of sunlight. I was certain that they were dud seeds, but with a bit of patience they did eventually pop up.

By: lars

lars — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:41:39 +0000

@SUEANN,

It takes up to 3 days for a cucumber seed to germinate if you are doing it indoors.

If you plant it outside in the ground, it can take 6 to 10 days for the seed to germinate.

You’ll see the seedling come up, and that’s really the only thing to look for that I can think of. Good luck!

By: SUEANN

SUEANN — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:26:02 +0000

how long does it take cucumber seed to hatch out of the grow and what signs to look for after planting them.