Cucumbers for this season - Page 2

veggie babe · April 20, 2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GARDENFROG

have a great day.

neva

duajones · April 20, 2009

Poona Kheera began flowering this morning, wont be long till its loaded with cukes. Cool Breeze and Yellow Submarine still have a ways to go

Mojo · April 20, 2009

My cukes got set back by the round of cold weather two weeks ago

It'll be at least two weeks before I can munch even baby cukes.

duajones · April 20, 2009

Will pick my 3rd burpee pickler for dinner tonight. Had one last night with some homegrown clover sprouts drizzled with italian dressing, pretty good stuff.

cottonpicker · April 20, 2009

I am growing only Beth Alfa and Korean this year so far.... looking for Poona Khera seed. Will gladly trade seeds.

piegirl · April 23, 2009

I'll be planting Japanese climbing, mini-white, straight 8, lemon, and perhaps a pickler. They will go along the fence the peas are growing on. Need to find something sturdy for the Japanese climbing - alittle disease prone but excellent fruit even when larger. Piegirl

IrishGuy · April 28, 2009

This year is my first year for growing cucumbers. And I decided to grow some from seed mostly for something for my 3 year old daughter to enjoy, planting, watering, watching grow, etc. Right now the plants are in 16 oz. plastic Solo cups and they are all around 7" tall. I plan on transplanting three plants into larger pots and growing them in the pots. I don't have any room in my small garden to have cucumbers in the ground. At what point does anyone reccomend I transplant the plants into the larger pot? I usually don't plant my garden outside until the middle of May. I am in northern Indiana and we could still very possibly get frost overnight. If need be, I could put the plants into the pots and keep them inside the house for a little while. Thanks for any advice on this.

duajones · April 29, 2009

Harvested around 12 Burpee Picklers so far.Poona Kheera has its first baby cuke and is flowering like crazy. Yellow Submarine and Cool Breeze have just begun flowering. Plan to make some refrigerator pickles sometime soon

OmahaJB · May 9, 2009

This will be my first year for growing cucumbers. I've started some to put out as seedlings, and will be sowing a few directly into the soil in case the seedlings don't respond well. Although I have MORE than enough seedlings to plant out.

Varieties: Chinese Yellow; Delikatesse; Poona Kheera; White Stallion

I have plenty Delikatesse and Poona Kheera, and a couple White Stallion. Only 1 Chinese Yellow as I sowed just a couple knowing space will be limited.

Now will have to decide whether to allow them to sprawl or stake them. Most likely I'll allow them to sprawl.

I've heard good things about Poona Kheera and White Stallion, so I'm expecting the best from them.

Jeff

duajones · May 9, 2009

Picked my 8th Poona Kheera this morning. Not sure about Cool Breeze at this point, plant is pretty large with plenty of female flowers but they are all dying and falling off. Not one fruit forming as of yet

feldon30 · May 9, 2009

Guess you could hand-pollinate from Poona Kheera male flowers if seed-saving is unimportant.

Got a little paintbrush?

duajones · May 9, 2009

Cool Breeze isnt supposed to need male flowers to pollinate but I guess it might be worth a try. I thought I would be making refrigerator pickles by now.

zinnia11 · May 9, 2009

I started two cucumber plants, Boston Pickling and Tendergreen on around March 9. I have seen several of the tendergreen cukes develop and grow, but they only get to be about 3-4 inches long and they are very plump and then they start turning yellow. Is this normal? Should I pick the cukes when they are so small or are they not ripe yet? I thought that they would get much longer before becoming ripe enough to pick. This is my first garden, so I am clueless.

cottonpicker · May 9, 2009

Having grown cucumbers in the past, I know for sure that nothing in the supermarket can compare with the fresh, sweet quality of home-grown, fresh from the vine. I have expanded my varieties and am starting (germinating) the following for this season--- Poona Kheera, Lemon, Korean & Beta Alpha. Let's hope & pray we have a good season.

newatthiskat · May 10, 2009

I googled the tendergreen cukes and it is supposed to get about 6.5 inches. I have only grown cucumbers a few times but the color change would tell me they are done growing and are getting over mature. I would pick before that.
Kat

April 20, 2009	#17
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	Poona Kheera began flowering this morning, wont be long till its loaded with cukes. Cool Breeze and Yellow Submarine still have a ways to go __________________ Duane Jones

April 20, 2009	#18
Mojo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 317	My cukes got set back by the round of cold weather two weeks ago It'll be at least two weeks before I can munch even baby cukes. __________________ There is no logical response to the question, "Why won't you let me plant more tomatoes?"

April 20, 2009	#19
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	Will pick my 3rd burpee pickler for dinner tonight. Had one last night with some homegrown clover sprouts drizzled with italian dressing, pretty good stuff. __________________ Duane Jones

April 20, 2009	#20
cottonpicker Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SE PA..near Valley Forge Posts: 839	I am growing only Beth Alfa and Korean this year so far.... looking for Poona Khera seed. Will gladly trade seeds. __________________ "Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause". Victor Hugo

April 29, 2009	#23
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	Harvested around 12 Burpee Picklers so far.Poona Kheera has its first baby cuke and is flowering like crazy. Yellow Submarine and Cool Breeze have just begun flowering. Plan to make some refrigerator pickles sometime soon __________________ Duane Jones

April 20, 2009	#16
veggie babe Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: east texas Posts: 686	HAPPY BIRTHDAY GARDENFROG have a great day. neva

April 23, 2009	#21
piegirl Tomatovillian™ Honoree Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 791	I'll be planting Japanese climbing, mini-white, straight 8, lemon, and perhaps a pickler. They will go along the fence the peas are growing on. Need to find something sturdy for the Japanese climbing - alittle disease prone but excellent fruit even when larger. Piegirl

April 28, 2009	#22
IrishGuy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana Posts: 6	This year is my first year for growing cucumbers. And I decided to grow some from seed mostly for something for my 3 year old daughter to enjoy, planting, watering, watching grow, etc. Right now the plants are in 16 oz. plastic Solo cups and they are all around 7" tall. I plan on transplanting three plants into larger pots and growing them in the pots. I don't have any room in my small garden to have cucumbers in the ground. At what point does anyone reccomend I transplant the plants into the larger pot? I usually don't plant my garden outside until the middle of May. I am in northern Indiana and we could still very possibly get frost overnight. If need be, I could put the plants into the pots and keep them inside the house for a little while. Thanks for any advice on this.

May 9, 2009	#24
OmahaJB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 1,821	This will be my first year for growing cucumbers. I've started some to put out as seedlings, and will be sowing a few directly into the soil in case the seedlings don't respond well. Although I have MORE than enough seedlings to plant out. Varieties: Chinese Yellow; Delikatesse; Poona Kheera; White Stallion I have plenty Delikatesse and Poona Kheera, and a couple White Stallion. Only 1 Chinese Yellow as I sowed just a couple knowing space will be limited. Now will have to decide whether to allow them to sprawl or stake them. Most likely I'll allow them to sprawl. I've heard good things about Poona Kheera and White Stallion, so I'm expecting the best from them. Jeff

May 9, 2009	#26
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Guess you could hand-pollinate from Poona Kheera male flowers if seed-saving is unimportant. Got a little paintbrush? __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

May 9, 2009	#28
zinnia11 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Port Orange, Florida Posts: 20	I started two cucumber plants, Boston Pickling and Tendergreen on around March 9. I have seen several of the tendergreen cukes develop and grow, but they only get to be about 3-4 inches long and they are very plump and then they start turning yellow. Is this normal? Should I pick the cukes when they are so small or are they not ripe yet? I thought that they would get much longer before becoming ripe enough to pick. This is my first garden, so I am clueless.

May 10, 2009	#30
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	reply I googled the tendergreen cukes and it is supposed to get about 6.5 inches. I have only grown cucumbers a few times but the color change would tell me they are done growing and are getting over mature. I would pick before that. Kat