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compostmonkey

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Potting on cucumbers
« on: May 13, 2011, 21:31:20 »
My cu's have got a wee bit spindly,is it ok to pot on and bury the stem as with toms?
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Re: Potting on cucumbers
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2011, 21:44:17 »
only pot them to the original level or slightly above because they can get wilt and die if you plant them with the stem below the soil level.
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Re: Potting on cucumbers
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2011, 21:56:23 »
My cu's have got a wee bit spindly,is it ok to pot on and bury the stem as with toms?
Ta :)

The best way is to plant them inside a collar as stated just above ground level as cucumbers easily get stem rot. then you can build up around the stem and water below then stem bottom keeping it dry.


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compostmonkey

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Re: Potting on cucumbers
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2011, 22:22:20 »
Thanks kindly :)

 

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