Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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June 29, 2018 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Independence, KY
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Cucumber
I have eight beautiful cucumber plants with tons of blossoms, unfortunately not a lot of cucumbers. Am I doing something wrong?
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June 29, 2018 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Wichita Falls, Texas
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Have they just started blooming? Many times, the male blossoms come first; female blossoms have a teeny fruit with them, males do not.
Heat may also be a factor, or pollination. |
June 29, 2018 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Do you have pollinators like bees?
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June 29, 2018 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Knox City TX
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I had loads of cukes(National Pickling Cucumbers)......then the heat struck late May.Now I have plenty of blooms but only get 3-4 cukes a day off a dozen plants.Looks like the grandkids won't be enjoying Poppas pickles this fall.
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June 30, 2018 | #5 | |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Wichita Falls, Texas
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Well, you're close enough to me, the heat is stopping pollination now. I imagine you are also pretty dry, too. |
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June 30, 2018 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
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Only plant parthenocarpic varieties. Every flower makes a cuke.
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June 30, 2018 | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Mid-Atlantic right on the line of Zone 7a and 7b
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Try a parthenocarpic variety and elimate the worry about pollination. (Edit, big van posted the same as I was typing and is right on)
It’s benn getting to 100 in my high tunnel this week. And I am still picking fruit every day nonstop. I am growing Socrates and Corinto and the production has been enormous. Every node bears a fruit. I will say you have to keep them fed and watered to achieve this. I have some Max Pik pickles loading up now that I started later than the slicers. My mom made pickle spears and rings with the Socrates and they were some of the best I’ve ever had. Makes me wonder why I even needed to grow a pickling type cuke. Last edited by PureHarvest; June 30, 2018 at 11:15 PM. |
July 1, 2018 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
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I'm growing Coronito as my second planting. Glad to hear they are productive.
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July 2, 2018 | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Independence, KY
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Oh my gosh do I have bees! The noise in the garden from them is a low “hum”.
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July 2, 2018 | #10 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Georgia
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Good to hear that you have bees. Are you getting female blossoms?
I am growing three types of cucumbers and my best variety in terms of size and flowers is the worse in terms of production because the flowers are all male flowers. |
July 2, 2018 | #11 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Independence, KY
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This is the first year I’ve planted all of one kind “straight eights”. Perhaps the other type were faster producers. I’ve planted “county fair” seeds and then a few straight eight plants in the past.
Last edited by Poohtoo8; July 2, 2018 at 05:00 PM. |
July 2, 2018 | #12 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Independence, KY
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This may be a stupid question but how do I tell a male blossom from a female blossom?
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July 2, 2018 | #13 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Cypress, TX
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Sweet Success is a Cucumber Machine. 2 plants - average 2-4 cukes a day - 11" long, Poona Khera also does well as does Diva. Still setting 1 or 2 per plant a day and its been over 97 for 3 weeks.
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July 2, 2018 | #14 | |
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Go back and click on the "female blossom" link in post 10 by agee12, nice pictures and explanation.
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July 3, 2018 | #15 | |
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The female is on the right in this pictuer. No it is not a stupid question and you are not the first nor will you be the last to ask it. Last edited by Worth1; July 3, 2018 at 06:58 AM. |
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