Anyone grow Sweet Success cucumbers? - Page 2

b54red · August 21, 2014

Four out of five years Sweet Success will produce like crazy for me but then every once in a while they have a bad year and I have no idea why. That is why I always try to plant a couple of other varieties just in case. I find that Oriental Express is a very good cucumber and so is Diva but neither usually produce like SS or taste quite as good. I would love to find another large burpless cucumber that is as tasty and reliable. Oriental Express is as close as I have found but it is not as smooth skinned and not quite as reliable.

Bill

halleone · August 21, 2014

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Originally Posted by b54red

I would love to find another large burpless cucumber that is as tasty and reliable. Oriental Express is as close as I have found but it is not as smooth skinned and not quite as reliable.

Territorial has a variety called Fountain that I have grown for years. It has poor germination, seems to grow slower than other varieties, but once it catches on, look out, it is a powerhouse of production. As long as it gets watered evenly, I have found them to be sweeter and better tasting than all the others I have tried (and that is many). I grow them on a trellis, and even if they get a little too large, I cut the seeds out and they are still great. Territorial is the only place that carries them. They also have the best Benary zinnia seed assortment, the colors are very vibrant, as compared to other companies Benary's.

z_willus_d · August 21, 2014

I've had trouble growing cucumbers for the past 5 or 6 years. I think I get mites or possibly PM, and I think the weather is always too hot, so the plants don't get enough water in the containers I've grow them, even watering in the evening once a day.

This year, I tried Sweet Success for the first time. I had great germination results. I seeded all 15 seeds from that Gurney's pack, and planted 6 or so plants in a series of two EarthTainers, which I had set in direct sun on my patio. The vines started off quite well, but then seemed to wilt a lot in the 100F+ May/June time-frame. I tried putting up a shade-cloth around them, and that helped some. One or two of the plants produced a bit, and the taste was great. No bitter throrw-aways, as I tended to get when harvesting from stressed plants in the past. The plants kept growing, but didn't keep up production and the leaves turned yellow. I think I had mites again. Sprayed some. I then moved them off the center of my patio to a location that gets less sun, and I've been harvesting smallish fruit that is maybe 4" diameter but only 6-9" in length. The ends of the fruit dry up, like a tube balloon that isn't fully inflated. Anyway, I plan to continue to grow these if I can find them for a better price than Gurneys. Even w/out true success, they've been great for us.
-naysen

barbamWY · January 11, 2015

Sweet Success is my favorite. I have tried others but these are the sweetest for me.

August 21, 2014	#16
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	Four out of five years Sweet Success will produce like crazy for me but then every once in a while they have a bad year and I have no idea why. That is why I always try to plant a couple of other varieties just in case. I find that Oriental Express is a very good cucumber and so is Diva but neither usually produce like SS or taste quite as good. I would love to find another large burpless cucumber that is as tasty and reliable. Oriental Express is as close as I have found but it is not as smooth skinned and not quite as reliable. Bill

August 21, 2014	#18
z_willus_d Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Eastern Suburb of Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,313	I've had trouble growing cucumbers for the past 5 or 6 years. I think I get mites or possibly PM, and I think the weather is always too hot, so the plants don't get enough water in the containers I've grow them, even watering in the evening once a day. This year, I tried Sweet Success for the first time. I had great germination results. I seeded all 15 seeds from that Gurney's pack, and planted 6 or so plants in a series of two EarthTainers, which I had set in direct sun on my patio. The vines started off quite well, but then seemed to wilt a lot in the 100F+ May/June time-frame. I tried putting up a shade-cloth around them, and that helped some. One or two of the plants produced a bit, and the taste was great. No bitter throrw-aways, as I tended to get when harvesting from stressed plants in the past. The plants kept growing, but didn't keep up production and the leaves turned yellow. I think I had mites again. Sprayed some. I then moved them off the center of my patio to a location that gets less sun, and I've been harvesting smallish fruit that is maybe 4" diameter but only 6-9" in length. The ends of the fruit dry up, like a tube balloon that isn't fully inflated. Anyway, I plan to continue to grow these if I can find them for a better price than Gurneys. Even w/out true success, they've been great for us. -naysen

January 11, 2015	#19
barbamWY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: North West Wyoming Posts: 466	Sweet Success is my favorite. I have tried others but these are the sweetest for me.