Comments on: Basic Cucumber Growing Tips

By: jeff

jeff — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:23:28 +0000

i am growing cukes with a wire cage. now about 4 foot tall and still going strong. would it be detrimantal to the plants if i top them off when at a desired height ?

By: Jj

Jj — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:09:12 +0000

Maybe she meant eggshells since those are suppose to be a great source of calcium.

By: Kelly Brown

Kelly Brown — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:18:15 +0000

a coworker of mine was telling me that when she planted her cucumbers she put a boiled egg in with the seeds. Have you ever heard of this before. What is it supposed to do?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:11:53 +0000

Dear All, as they need full sun, and I have allocated all the full sun areas, can dwarf cucumbers be grown in trofs? i am thinking to go on the garage roof in full sun, with massive pots, I need to make sure the bees get to them though.. I don’t know if the bees will bother going on the roof?

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: Jo

Jo — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:09:26 +0000

I picked about 5 cucs this year and all of them have holes on the inside and are kind of dry instead of moist when we cut into them. Do they need more water or what? The plants look great. A big disappointment so far.

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It could be due to a watering issue or weather conditions. Cucumbers do not grow well in dry conditions. But, also check out this information on pickleworms: http://ipm.ncsu.edu/ag295/html/pickleworm_melonworm.htm.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:50:01 +0000

I get great yellow flowers and then little cues but after a few days they just fall off. What is the problem?

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It sounds like the cucumbers are not getting fertilized properly. Try the hand pollinating technique. Here’s a helpful website to learn how: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs398.

By: debbie

debbie — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:12:47 +0000

Hi, I start getting little cucumbers and then they shrifal up and die, so does my zuccines, sqaush, I’m I watering to much?

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 ?