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cucumbers in greenhouse
Alan4711
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Morning all, well so far I'm getting the nack for growing Tomatoes, lots of reading and NPK info, not quite so difficult to understand as I feared, and next year I'm trying the advised range to include Sungold, I also have room for cucumbers, I'm told to get F1 type and fancy the shorter chunky type but don't have any advise as yet, which would be good, then I will be back for advise on sweet Chillies as I have a bit of room for them I hope and again know almost nothing of how and which, many thanks Avagooden, Alan
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I harvested 294 cucumbers from a single plant.
I couldn't get Cucino seed for the last couple of years so have grown Mini-Munch. Very similar but not as productive. 92 fruits from 1 plant to date.
Cucino in 2018
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I got a lot from Cucino the 1st year I grew cucumbers (2017), so in 2018 I kept a tally.
Beginners luck maybe.
I did read that Miracle Grow is best suited to cucumbers and that what I've always used on them at least once a week, with seaweed extract every couple of weeks.
I also have to confess I'm not a huge fan of cucumbers either.... but the neighbours appreciated them - up to a point.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Where do you get your seed?
Kili
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
George Bernard Shaw'
Neither have Cucino for sale this year or last year, so I'm hoping they will be on sale again by next season.
I put 1 plant in a 22L pot filled with around 50% well rotted farmyard manure and 50% MPC and just let it clamber up the netting and try and remember to keep the compost moist and well fed
One thing I just can't grow are lettuce tho... only managed to harvest 2 this year, the rest all bolted.
Some you win...
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Having a daughter who adores cucumber, I may have to hunt this Cucino variety done, for next year.
Im curious - do you grow in a greenhouse?
I found that my mini greenhouse was too hot for my mini cucumbers this year, so I stuck them outside, down the side of it instead, where it’s bright but they’re out of direct sun. They seem to be doing much better there.
Yes I grow them in my greenhouse which has shading that I leave down for most of the summer.
The mini-greenhouses are great for raising plants but they get way too hot when the summer sun appears as you've found out.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
My greenhouse gets no natural shade at all and the shading really helps keep the temps down without reducing the amount of light too much
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.