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Cucumbers

Mark-EMark-E Posts: 184
in Fruit & veg
Hi,

We have sown some cucumber seeds.  I was wondering when potting on,  should the stems be buried to encourage additional root growth similar to tomatoes?

Thanks,

Mark

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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    edited March 2021
    They're different from tomatoes.
    You should always repot at the same depth with cucumbers.
    If you plant them even a bit deeper your plant may well suffer from 'stem rot' and the plant will die.


    Billericay - Essex

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  • Mark-EMark-E Posts: 184
    Thanks Pete, I'm glad I asked now. I appreciate the advice.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    Planting them on slight mounds also helps a bit with preventing stem rot.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    BobTheGardener said:
    Planting them on slight mounds also helps a bit with preventing stem rot.
    That's just what I do when I put mine in its final pot.

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • FlowersFlowersEverywhereFlowersFlowersEverywhere Posts: 48
    edited March 2021
    Can I ask how long your took to come up? I planted some cucumber seeds a few weeks ago and nothing yet... (in the greenhouse)
  • Mark-EMark-E Posts: 184
    They took between 3 days and a week.  They are Bella F1 variety.
  • FlowersFlowersEverywhereFlowersFlowersEverywhere Posts: 48
    Thank you - that’s quick! I may need to sow again. 
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    would have thought a greenhouse would be too cold at the moment.  I sowed Delikate on 9.3, first one is 3 inches tall, second one just through the compost,in heated conservatory window sill
  • Mark-EMark-E Posts: 184
    All of ours have been sown in the house.
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