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mjc · December 1, 2009

I had a decent amount of cukes...but the couple that I let ripen for seed were mostly flat/poorly formed seeds that probably aren't viable. This was also evident in squash, pumpkins and melons too...(although I did have a couple of melons and a pumpkin that produced a decent amount of seed).

So, yeah, I'd say poor seed production is probably the number 1 reason.

December 1, 2009	#5
mjc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: WV Posts: 603	I had a decent amount of cukes...but the couple that I let ripen for seed were mostly flat/poorly formed seeds that probably aren't viable. This was also evident in squash, pumpkins and melons too...(although I did have a couple of melons and a pumpkin that produced a decent amount of seed). So, yeah, I'd say poor seed production is probably the number 1 reason.