The Cukes Are Going Crazy!! (pics)

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This year, I planted Diva, County Fair, and Sweet Success cukes in the EarthTainers. The only available space I had was on a partially sunny deck covered with lattice. While the plants only got about 50% of full Sun, they've done remarkably well:



The Sweet Success are about 3-times as plentiful as compared to the Diva and County Fair EarthTainers:



And they are growing to be in the 16 inch range typically:



The County Fair have been a little less prolific:



While the Divas were off to a slower start than the Sweet Success, they are now kicking it:



Something I am amazed about is how quickly cucumber vines grow. Here were Diva on the left, and Sweet Success on the right on July 9:



And now today, 32 days later - through the rafters:



They've grown more than 75 inches in the past 32 days. For these two EarthTainers, I added some Humic Acid, as well as Epsom Salts into the Grow Media. Not sure if either one is helping, but I won't argue with the results:



Happy Camper today!!

Raybo