We've picked our first cucumber already but last year they finished in July. How did you keep them going so long,Pete? I feed them weekly when I do the tomatoes and they are well watered. I did plant them early and put a second lot in 4 weeks later this year so hopefully will be able to pick them all summer but I must be doing something wrong if you had so many from only one plant. Mine are Burpless Tasty Green in 30cm pots in an unheated greenhouse.
Looked at photos @NewBoy2 and that is far too thin, will slice the plants up with the weight they become. Need thicker, softer trellis for cues, as I said clematis netting is about right.
@Suesyn as I only need a couple of plants I dont grow from seed. That means I can't get mine till April/May when they come in the GC. So Pete always picks earlier than me, as his cuchino? seed does seem to be prolific, my plants are whatever the GC have in stock.
We've picked our first cucumber already but last year they finished in July. How did you keep them going so long,Pete? I feed them weekly when I do the tomatoes and they are well watered. I did plant them early and put a second lot in 4 weeks later this year so hopefully will be able to pick them all summer but I must be doing something wrong if you had so many from only one plant. Mine are Burpless Tasty Green in 30cm pots in an unheated greenhouse.
I picked the first on June 15 last year and the last one was 1st Oct, 294 cucumbers in total. I feed weekly with Miracle Grow (slightly better suited to cucumbers than tomato feed). I've got mine in a 25L pot in a mix of MPC and rotted home made compost and it sits at the end of my row of tomatoes.
Last year I grew Cucino and was looking forward to sowing the same this year, but Cucino is no longer available - such a pity, I've no idea why. It had an RHS AGM and I thought they were excellent - hey-ho This year I'm growing Mini-Munch (supposedly a replacement for Cucino). It was around July that I was overwhelmed with them - I picked 15 on one day - I was supplying most of the street with them.
Here it is today- I can see 2 that will be ready in a few days
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
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This says its OK for cucumbers but as a grower what are your thoughts
? How to attach it to my frame
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
@Suesyn as I only need a couple of plants I dont grow from seed. That means I can't get mine till April/May when they come in the GC. So Pete always picks earlier than me, as his cuchino? seed does seem to be prolific, my plants are whatever the GC have in stock.
I feed weekly with Miracle Grow (slightly better suited to cucumbers than tomato feed).
I've got mine in a 25L pot in a mix of MPC and rotted home made compost and it sits at the end of my row of tomatoes.
Last year I grew Cucino and was looking forward to sowing the same this year, but Cucino is no longer available - such a pity, I've no idea why. It had an RHS AGM and I thought they were excellent - hey-ho
This year I'm growing Mini-Munch (supposedly a replacement for Cucino).
It was around July that I was overwhelmed with them - I picked 15 on one day - I was supplying most of the street with them.
Here it is today- I can see 2 that will be ready in a few days
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
In a way, I hope not, 3-4 a week is plenty for me
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.