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Produce => Under Glass => Topic started by: Lillypad on May 09, 2005, 12:47:46
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I'm growing cucumbers for the first time this year. I've chosen an all-female, miniature type which is growing happily on my east(ish)-facing bedroom window-sill (I don't have a greenhouse or polytunnel). I noticed the first little cucs on Friday & I'm so excited!
The 'Pixie' tomatoes alongside also have flowers!
Should I do any special for the cucumbers? e.g. feeding or potting on?
Any help greatly appreciated.
Lillypad
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?? - the minis grow to about 12' in a grow bag. How high is your ceiling??
At least a 9" pot? And pick them young. Like 5-6"or so.
And yes - feed. Some do it each week - we do it daily (weakly) with a tomato feed. And try to keep humidish. Like stand the pots in moist gravel trays?
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Cor! So you should be!! I need a green smiley now. My cuces are romping away, but no sign of flowers yet, and my toms can't even think that far ahead! Pictures????
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12 feet! :o The bedroom will be overrun!
Thanks for your advice Tim. I'll repot tonight, rig up some extra support & buy in an extra bottle of tomato feed for 'home use'.
Sorry, can't do pics as still using old fashioned camera. Still, OH & I have got as far as discussing buying a digi camera. Perhaps I'll get one for my birthday, but that's not until September, a little late for this year :-[
Lillypad
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Advice I have had on cucumbers is not to water near the stem - it can cause rot.
I have mine in a large pot in the greenhouse with the cut off top of a plastic bottle sunk into the soil as a funnel to get the water to the roots (without pasing the stem)
Phil