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hi i planted some cucumbers from seeds only got about 6 seedlings planted into there pots and all of died but one any sugestions thanks
I am growing cucumbers in my garden I noticed some of the leaves are turning yellow, why is this, they are in full sun,, they get watered every day or evening, thank you
I’m growing my cukes on a trellis, all natural, no chemicals or fungus, with moerdate rainfall. Why are they curling up instead of growing straight? Plus, they are turning white on the ends. The variety the seeds came from were straight, not curled cukes.
i have a cuke plant and on acouple of leaves white spots started that looked like bleach spots and now the whole leaf is covered and the cukes are forming but funny looking got them at walmart
My new cukes are reaching 6″ but i had to pick a bunch and toss away because the bottom of it is going soft and mushy.the rest are healthy so far but I’m afraid this is just the beginning any help would be appreciated Pat
Great questions and answers. Mine may be silly,but.I don’t what kind of cucumbers or how old they are.I bought sets,lost the name tag. I need to know what shape they should be to harvest. Mine have a curled up tip and get 4-6 inches. I picked one too early and it was Bitter.Thanks for your help.
I bought a small plant from Bonnie and it is growing nicely
except I see no signs of flowers or cukes. A lot of “feelers”
and big leaves, but that’s it. Are there male and female
plants, or should I just wait it out?
My cucumber seeds have grown really well and now thinned out or given away most of them. I have 2 growing in pots in the conservatory which are about 4’6″ high and starting to flower. My question is on the seed packet it said that I should remove either the male or female flowers can’t remember as not at home, as pollenated fruits are more bitter but am not sure which flowers are which as they all look the same. Will the plant fruit without pollenation?
I buy my cucumbers from a Middle Eastern Store in Anaheim,Ca. known as Persian cucumbers.
This kind of cucumbers is grown in the Middle East(Lebanon,Syria,Jordan,Palestine,Egypt etc)
My question where can I get the seeds of this brand of cucumbers? or how do I get the seeds of the cucumbers from the cucumber it self. And how to grow this brad,
Thank you for your help.
Nabil
Hi our cucumbers have flowers out, but we are told to pick off the male flower ane leave only the female, we cannotdistinguish which is which, can you explain to us Miriam Many thanks
We planted regular cucumbers and pickeling cucumbers and now are having a problem the vines turning white. Can we save our cucumbers and what do they need?
i have grown cucumbers on and off for years. this year my cucumbers are bitter not just a little bitter but bitter like you wouldn’t believe. does antbody know why?
Trying to grow cucumbers in the Arizona heat. My plants are large, full of flowers and some cucumbers have begun to form. However, they are starting to turn yellow. They’re about a half an inch long. I feed them twice a week, and keep them well watered and in a sunny location.
WHY? I really want to pickle cucumbers this summer, and I would appreciate any tips you can give me!
Thanks!
My cucumbers are turning orange or almost an old gold color. especially the ones which are in contactwith the ground. I am using grass clippings to keep down the weeds and help retain moisture. Could this be contributing? When I slice open the orange colored cukes they have little flavor or juice.
Thank you for you help
Why are my cucumbers yellow? They get good size, ready for picking but never turn green. This is the second year this has happened and I have not idea why. Any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated.
My cucumbers are bitter. I am not sure if the are being pulled off to soon or late.
Thanks
Please help , our cucumbers ,when the young fruit gets about an inch long they get yellow and dry up. The plants get watered and a lot of sun.
Hi Jane, Mine are doing the same. Thought they may not be getting pollinated. Bill
I have only one plant,it has yellow flowers,and large leaves. It is a large plant,but no signs of cucumbers. Will it give me cucumbers?
fungus on buds,leaves small amount. using miracle grow ,
plant ed in pots[plastic]
My cucumbers are huge and white. I have gotten some good ones but mostly ten inch and white. Could you advise , please?
should you put cucumbers in the frig?
We our having bitter cucumbers. What can I do to get rid of this?
Hi! We are growing Straight 8′s and they taste great, no bitterness or anything like that. Our problem is this, the first round of pickings were great, nice dark green skin, no blemishes, now we are getting a lighter colored green for the cukes and there is brown scaling (hard rough spots or veins) on the cukes. I can peel them, but would rather not. We have had good weather, a bit hot in the mid to upper 90′s, but we have had good rains, they get about an inch a week, clay soil – here in western NC. Any ideas about why we have brown scaly spots on the skins of the plants. The plants themselves look good. Thank you.
For the first time I’m growing cucumbers and I want to know how can I tell when they are ready? I am grateful for any help. Thank you. Ms Lillie P. Wagner.
I have 8 cucumber plants climbing up and down 5 foot lattice since late june. The leaves just started to turn yellowish. And, half of the cucumbers grow real fat.
What causes the discoloration and fat cucumbers??
How do you store cucumbers, the frig. or counter top? I want to make pickles, but don’t have enough cukes yet, so want to store them the best way. Thanks
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