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spudleafwillie · July 5, 2006

Michael,
I grow Boothby Blonde cukes in a 18 gal rubbermaid container with no problems. I use the same soil mix as for my tomatoes plus a couple of shovelfuls of well rotted goat manure and 2 gallons of peat moss.

Cukes like a soil rich in organic matter. Watering daily and fertilizing is the same as for my maters with a gallon of 1/2 strength 5-20-20 fertilizer weekly. I plant 6 plants/container and keep the strongest 4 plants.

Each container yields about 3-4 cukes every day and 30-40 5" long cukes over the growing season.
Regards,
Spud

July 5, 2006	#8
spudleafwillie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Zone 7b sw New Mexico,. Posts: 197	cukes in grow bags or containers Michael, I grow Boothby Blonde cukes in a 18 gal rubbermaid container with no problems. I use the same soil mix as for my tomatoes plus a couple of shovelfuls of well rotted goat manure and 2 gallons of peat moss. Cukes like a soil rich in organic matter. Watering daily and fertilizing is the same as for my maters with a gallon of 1/2 strength 5-20-20 fertilizer weekly. I plant 6 plants/container and keep the strongest 4 plants. Each container yields about 3-4 cukes every day and 30-40 5" long cukes over the growing season. Regards, Spud