Shrivelling baby cucumbers
Lindypops
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Hello, first post!
I'm sure that this topic has been addressed many timess before but I would be grateful for any advice.
I am growing two cucumber plants in the greenhouse ( I can't remember the variety but all female). I am training them up a wire and have been nipping out the side shoots. I have had a fab couple of weeks with 6 or 7 lovely cucumbers.
However in the last week I have found that the baby cucumbers are yellowing and shrivelllling as they begin to form and I can't understand why. I think that I have been watering and feeding them correctly.
I have been googling this and the concensus seems to be lack of pollination but if I have an all female variety how can I ensure pollination?
I am sorry of this is such a basic question but if any one can offer me any further advice I would be very very grateful.
Many thanks, Linda
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One thing to check for is that you haven't missed a cucumber hiding away somewhere on the plant. If this happens seeds start to delvelop inside and the plant thinks it has done it's thing and new fruits drop off. I find they also sometimes just do this for no reason for a few weeks but then start to produce again.
Thank you so much for the response Bob, that makes sense - very helpful! I will make sure that I have removed all maturing cucumbers and wait to see what happens.