Cucumbers, What are you growing - Page 7

duajones · May 2, 2007

Thanks so much mischka, I am looking forward to trying the recipe. I need more cukes now as I have given some of my last harvest away. My mouth is watering as I type.

Duane

duajones · May 3, 2007

Here is my boothby's blonde, only a couple fruit showing but growing like gangbusters

feldon30 · May 3, 2007

Ok, what are you feeding those things?

duajones · May 4, 2007

ammended the soil with cotton burr compost and manure. Gave them a little fish emulsion early on and side dressed once with tomato tone so far.

feldon30 · May 4, 2007

Are you having any pollination problems? Little Black Ants (LBA) are doing my pollination since I have not seen any bees.

duajones · May 4, 2007

I am having pollination problems with the LBA's being my friend as well. On my PK, I did a bunch of hand pollinating but decided on the Lemon and BB to let mother nature take its course and see what happens.

feldon30 · May 4, 2007

The lower one seems to be fully pollinated, but the one at the top has a curve to it that suggests incomplete pollination.

duajones · May 4, 2007

I have had the occasional curved fruit even on Diva, but didnt realize it was poor pollination. I have straight 8 seedlings now by the way, first time growing them and they are the most popular cuke grown by locals

feldon30 · May 4, 2007

I'm pretty sure that cucumbers only grow as much fruit/flesh as is needed to feed the seeds that pollinate. In my limited experience, curved or deformed cucumbers initially point to incomplete pollination. If you are hand pollinating and there are extra male flowers, try using more than one male flower to each female.

Earl · May 4, 2007

Hell! I'm moving to Texas.

duajones · May 5, 2007

Picked this boothbys blonde yesterday hoping to stimulate the plant to produce more. Havent tasted it yet but it looks neat.

duajones · May 10, 2007

Here is Diva, which has really slowed down but has produced close to 30 fruit so far. Hoping it has a second wind.

shelleybean · May 11, 2007

Miss Mudcat,

If you happen to come back to this thread and see this, along with bluelacedredhead, I want to hear more about White Wonder. Thanks!

duajones · May 13, 2007

pulled my first Lemon cuke this morning. doesnt really look like a cuke but I am sure its good.

FlipTX · May 14, 2007

Picked the first Cool Breeze today. I grew it last year, too, and really liked it.

May 4, 2007	#100
Earl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,278	Hell! I'm moving to Texas. __________________ "Seriously think about what you're about to do/say before you do it and the outcome will always be better." Earl

May 5, 2007	#101
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	First Boothbys Blonde Picked this boothbys blonde yesterday hoping to stimulate the plant to produce more. Havent tasted it yet but it looks neat. Last edited by duajones; May 5, 2007 at 05:38 PM.

May 11, 2007	#103
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	Miss Mudcat, If you happen to come back to this thread and see this, along with bluelacedredhead, I want to hear more about White Wonder. Thanks! __________________ Michele

May 2, 2007	#91
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	Thanks so much mischka, I am looking forward to trying the recipe. I need more cukes now as I have given some of my last harvest away. My mouth is watering as I type. Duane

May 3, 2007	#92
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	Here is my boothby's blonde, only a couple fruit showing but growing like gangbusters

May 3, 2007	#93
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Ok, what are you feeding those things?

May 10, 2007	#102
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	Here is Diva, which has really slowed down but has produced close to 30 fruit so far. Hoping it has a second wind.

May 13, 2007	#104
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	pulled my first Lemon cuke this morning. doesnt really look like a cuke but I am sure its good.

May 14, 2007	#105
FlipTX Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 271	Picked the first Cool Breeze today. I grew it last year, too, and really liked it.