What do you think is the minimum temperature for the greenhouse ?? I have 4 cucumbers minimum height 14 inches and well in flower/small cucumbers. My OH is decorating our garden room where I had them, so I've had to put them in my greenhouse today. Our garden room had a minimum temp. of 16c - will the greenhouse be too cold for them ?? I'm worried
reading all these posts.. i now understand why ours went pete tong last year.. so havent bothered this year.. but reading that they are bit fussy.. might start sowing this week end and keep in doors.
ceris has given you most of the advce which I 'd have given. At the momant my cucumbers are in the greenhouse around 7 ins high and doing very well . I have them in a pot , I then place them in a long polythene bag . ( I find hovis bread wrappers great for this) I put 4 sticks into the pot for supporting the polythene bag - so it doesnt get on the plant. This protects it through our unsettled weather conditions and cold nights. I leave this in place until june. I grow Melons too in this way, then like the cucumbers pot on to bigger pots when it warms up.They like the same humid conditions as cucumbers.
My largest two cucumber have done this too. They grow well and every year they end up dying with 24 or 36 hours. My greenhouse is heated at night (we are in one of the coldest areas in the UK). Everything else seems to grow just fine. I think I'm overwatering? I've tried posting a picture but am not sure if this will work.
Well I don't know if this is any help, but I always water cucumbers from underneath. I've got 3 coming on, have potted them on into terracotta pots (~4") and they are each in little terracotta saucers. I splash a bit of water into the saucers, if they haven't slurped it up after 20-30 mins, I empty the saucers.
Cues don't like their stems being to wet. Vermisculite around the stem will help absorb any excess water but I also water mine from underneath, they are on a capillary matting in a gravel tray.
I wonder if the type of Gro-bag makes any difference to the success / or failure. I purchased a "Peat Free" B&Q organic G.Bag & my plants did'nt take at all. In fact I have emptied the whole contents of the black and sharp shards contained within - recycled Bark !! - onto my compost heap. Any comments ?
I've just planted my q's into the greenhouse today. I make sure the stems don't get too wet by sinking a piece of drainpipe or a plant pot with the bottom cut off into the soil nearby. Then I only water into that and the water goes down to near the roots. Works for me, not had any rot so far.
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What do you think is the minimum temperature for the greenhouse ?? I have 4 cucumbers minimum height 14 inches and well in flower/small cucumbers. My OH is decorating our garden room where I had them, so I've had to put them in my greenhouse today. Our garden room had a minimum temp. of 16c - will the greenhouse be too cold for them ?? I'm worried
What would the overnight temp be in the greenhouse? The answer might be greenhouse during the day, somewhere inside and better protected overnight.
Ive only just planted mine....That may help.I never go by the packet i just go by the weather conditions....
reading all these posts.. i now understand why ours went pete tong last year.. so havent bothered this year.. but reading that they are bit fussy.. might start sowing this week end and keep in doors.
ceris has given you most of the advce which I 'd have given. At the momant my cucumbers are in the greenhouse around 7 ins high and doing very well . I have them in a pot , I then place them in a long polythene bag . ( I find hovis bread wrappers great for this) I put 4 sticks into the pot for supporting the polythene bag - so it doesnt get on the plant. This protects it through our unsettled weather conditions and cold nights. I leave this in place until june. I grow Melons too in this way, then like the cucumbers pot on to bigger pots when it warms up.They like the same humid conditions as cucumbers.
My largest two cucumber have done this too. They grow well and every year they end up dying with 24 or 36 hours. My greenhouse is heated at night (we are in one of the coldest areas in the UK). Everything else seems to grow just fine. I think I'm overwatering? I've tried posting a picture but am not sure if this will work.
Cues don't like their stems being to wet. Vermisculite around the stem will help absorb any excess water but I also water mine from underneath, they are on a capillary matting in a gravel tray.
Hello,
I wonder if the type of Gro-bag makes any difference to the success / or failure. I purchased a "Peat Free" B&Q organic G.Bag & my plants did'nt take at all. In fact I have emptied the whole contents of the black and sharp shards contained within - recycled Bark !! - onto my compost heap. Any comments ?
I've just planted my q's into the greenhouse today. I make sure the stems don't get too wet by sinking a piece of drainpipe or a plant pot with the bottom cut off into the soil nearby. Then I only water into that and the water goes down to near the roots. Works for me, not had any rot so far.