The Cukes are a-poppin

rnewste · June 17, 2015

DIVA on the left; Sweet Success on right:

Even though they were both planted at the same time, Sweet Success have produced fruit much earlier:

Several more are hiding in the foliage:

Lunch today:

And the tomatoes are doing their thing:

Raybo

June 17, 2015

I am drooling from the photos! the cukes look sooo good! Mine will be awhile- everything looks great

shelleybean · June 17, 2015

That plate looks cool as a cucumber, very refreshing! I'm always amazed at your plants! Very impressive!

I started picking this week and had enough to make a batch of dill pickles from harleysilo's recipe here at Tomatoville. I've made them once before and it's exactly like the Clausen dills at the store. Can't wait until they're ready to eat!

Worth1 · June 17, 2015

Looks great it also reminded me I left a perfectly good cucumber on the vine before I left.
Worth

Stvrob · June 17, 2015

I dont usually do well with cukes, but DIVA did well for me this year too. This past weeks heat has basically wiped them out, but I wasnt expecting them to last much longer anyway. I will plant more in August for fall garden.

luigiwu · June 17, 2015

I have a super dumb question, will one cucumber seed result in only a single stem plant?

Stvrob · June 17, 2015

They can branch at any node.

Gardenboy · June 17, 2015

Yes one seed will get you a single stem plant, but cucumbers are like vines. One stem plants will produce a lot of cucumbers. I usually plant 5 seeds to get 5 plants. They grow very fast and produce pretty rapidly. Make sure you have something for them to climb on. My chain link fence works best for me.

ricman · June 17, 2015

Looking great Raybo as usual. Mine are a couple of weeks behind yours. My garden is struggling somewhat this year with the wettest May on record and over 5 inches of rain today.

Rick

luigiwu · June 17, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gardenboy

Yes one seed will get you a single stem plant, but cucumbers are like vines. One stem plants will produce a lot of cucumbers. I usually plant 5 seeds to get 5 plants. They grow very fast and produce pretty rapidly. Make sure you have something for them to climb on. My chain link fence works best for me.

you know how people prune tomatoes to a single stem and suppose it using baler twine? I'm wonder for a cucumber if that is enough of a 'net' of sorts is better if they DO branch out and make other vines? (I guess like tomato suckers??)

Stvrob · June 17, 2015

Mine naturally have about 2 or 3 vines per plant. If my climate were more suitable they would probably branch more. If I lost a growing tip I'm sure one of the other nodes would begin to grow

jmsieglaff · June 18, 2015

Looks like a nice setup. What kind of cukes? Or are they some of both? They appear to have small seeds/seed cavities.

rnewste · June 18, 2015

These are Sweet Success. They develop "seedless" if not cross pollinated by insects. My favorite cuke!

Raybo

greyghost · June 18, 2015

Your plants are beautiful, Ray. Sweet Success is my favorite, too.
I'm growing mine in Earth boxes, on a sturdy bamboo trellis (8' x 1"
poles). My second cucumber is Japanese Long, both very healthy
but the Sweet Success is much taller and bearing mature cucumbers now
while the Japanese Long cucumbers are just forming. I think Diva is a great
variety, too. Thanks for posting your photos; I enjoyed them! Darlene

wildcat62 · June 18, 2015

Great pics. Mine are also producing big time. Gonna make pickles this weekend.

June 17, 2015	#1
rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	The Cukes are a-poppin DIVA on the left; Sweet Success on right: Even though they were both planted at the same time, Sweet Success have produced fruit much earlier: Several more are hiding in the foliage: Lunch today: And the tomatoes are doing their thing: Raybo

June 17, 2015	#3
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	That plate looks cool as a cucumber, very refreshing! I'm always amazed at your plants! Very impressive! I started picking this week and had enough to make a batch of dill pickles from harleysilo's recipe here at Tomatoville. I've made them once before and it's exactly like the Clausen dills at the store. Can't wait until they're ready to eat! __________________ Michele

June 17, 2015	#6
luigiwu Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: ny Posts: 1,219	I have a super dumb question, will one cucumber seed result in only a single stem plant? __________________ Subirrigated Container gardening (RGGS) in NY, Zone 7!

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Gardenboy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 770	Cukes Yes one seed will get you a single stem plant, but cucumbers are like vines. One stem plants will produce a lot of cucumbers. I usually plant 5 seeds to get 5 plants. They grow very fast and produce pretty rapidly. Make sure you have something for them to climb on. My chain link fence works best for me.

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June 17, 2015	#2
JoParrott Guest Posts: n/a	I am drooling from the photos! the cukes look sooo good! Mine will be awhile- everything looks great

June 17, 2015	#4
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Looks great it also reminded me I left a perfectly good cucumber on the vine before I left. Worth

June 17, 2015	#5
Stvrob Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,413	I dont usually do well with cukes, but DIVA did well for me this year too. This past weeks heat has basically wiped them out, but I wasnt expecting them to last much longer anyway. I will plant more in August for fall garden.

June 17, 2015	#9
ricman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Ardmore,Oklahoma Posts: 169	Looking great Raybo as usual. Mine are a couple of weeks behind yours. My garden is struggling somewhat this year with the wettest May on record and over 5 inches of rain today. Rick

June 18, 2015	#12
jmsieglaff Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Southern WI Posts: 2,742	Looks like a nice setup. What kind of cukes? Or are they some of both? They appear to have small seeds/seed cavities.

June 18, 2015	#14
greyghost Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: southeastern PA Posts: 760	Your plants are beautiful, Ray. Sweet Success is my favorite, too. I'm growing mine in Earth boxes, on a sturdy bamboo trellis (8' x 1" poles). My second cucumber is Japanese Long, both very healthy but the Sweet Success is much taller and bearing mature cucumbers now while the Japanese Long cucumbers are just forming. I think Diva is a great variety, too. Thanks for posting your photos; I enjoyed them! Darlene

June 18, 2015	#15
wildcat62 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: Zone 6 Northern Kentucky Posts: 1,094	Great pics. Mine are also producing big time. Gonna make pickles this weekend.