Parthenocarpic Seed

whoose · December 10, 2015

Anyone use parthenocarpic seeds in their greenhouses. Cucumber, tomato, squash any others. What are your experiences and how well do these plants do in greenhouses?

Worth1 · December 10, 2015

There is a whole thread somewhere here about them.
As for tomatoes you dont need them and I dont think they exist if they do they are a hoax as far as I know.
As for the rest I have read here the results were good.

Worth

jillian · December 10, 2015

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...ighlight=dunja

I am growing diva cucumber, cavili and dunja squash next year. High mowing seeds has several parthenopcarpic varieties, I noticed they have also added a yellow zucchini. And they have free shipping!

Gardadore · December 10, 2015

I have been growing Partenon Zucchini squash in my pop up tent for the last 3 years to avoid the Squash borer and bugs. It has worked like a charm and I get lots of squash. No other even regular variety does as well as these. I got my packet from Johnny's for 2013 and they have remained viable for the last 3 years. I have a few left for 2016.

I have also grown the Diva cucumber but haven't had as good results but I think that is my fate with cucumbers in general! I would like to hear your result with Cavilli, as that is on my list for future grow outs.

ChrisK · December 11, 2015

I have been contemplating doing this! I was thinking a PVC frame to go over the plant with row cover material to allow light. How do you do it?

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Originally Posted by Gardadore

I have been growing Partenon Zucchini squash in my pop up tent for the last 3 years to avoid the Squash borer and bugs. It has worked like a charm and I get lots of squash. No other even regular variety does as well as these. I got my packet from Johnny's for 2013 and they have remained viable for the last 3 years. I have a few left for 2016.

Cole_Robbie · December 10, 2015

Sweet Success is my favorite variety of cuke.

Gardadore · December 10, 2015

I used to grow Sweet Success. I had forgotten about that one. I never tried it inside one of my pop up tents. It might well do better than the Diva! It was my favorite also until I ran out of seeds and decided to try some other varieties like Diva. Now my husband no longer tolerates cucumbers well so I grow just a few for me.

December 10, 2015	#1
whoose Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b Posts: 333	Parthenocarpic Seed Anyone use parthenocarpic seeds in their greenhouses. Cucumber, tomato, squash any others. What are your experiences and how well do these plants do in greenhouses?

December 10, 2015	#2
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	There is a whole thread somewhere here about them. As for tomatoes you dont need them and I dont think they exist if they do they are a hoax as far as I know. As for the rest I have read here the results were good. Worth

December 10, 2015	#3
jillian Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: North Carolina Posts: 880	http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...ighlight=dunja I am growing diva cucumber, cavili and dunja squash next year. High mowing seeds has several parthenopcarpic varieties, I noticed they have also added a yellow zucchini. And they have free shipping!

December 10, 2015	#4
Gardadore Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Saylorsburg, PA Posts: 261	I have been growing Partenon Zucchini squash in my pop up tent for the last 3 years to avoid the Squash borer and bugs. It has worked like a charm and I get lots of squash. No other even regular variety does as well as these. I got my packet from Johnny's for 2013 and they have remained viable for the last 3 years. I have a few left for 2016. I have also grown the Diva cucumber but haven't had as good results but I think that is my fate with cucumbers in general! I would like to hear your result with Cavilli, as that is on my list for future grow outs.

December 10, 2015	#6
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Sweet Success is my favorite variety of cuke.