cucumber help

[jokey]

hi all

don't know if anyone can help me, i started off my marketmore cucumber early Feb and its been kept in a cool dining room. i have loads of trouble growing cucumbers out of a whole seed packet this is the only one that seemed to work.

my problem is its now flowering and i think this may be to early, i have been reluctant to put it in my cold greenhouse as last year they all died

any ideas anyone ???

[jokey]

[Tee Gee]

That plant looks OK to me.

You could remove the fruit and flowers  and tendrils rather than stress the plant and stick a longer support in to cater for further growth.

I would say it is still to early for a putting it in a cold greenhouse, that is inviting disaster!

[Stevens706]

It's looking good, if you are happy to leave it in the dining room then go for it and get early fruit, you can move it later.

[kt.]

You said you sowed in early February.  Maybe that is too early so this is the problem.  Cucumbers are usually sown late March through to end of April.  I don't sow mine until late March / early April.  If you can, sow some more now.

[chriscross1966]

I haven't even sown mine yet.... going in this week :D

[Duke Ellington]

I have only just sowed my cucumbers. I always do them around the same time as my squashes :o

Duke

[tim]

Don't like to counter say, but these have been out since 25/4 - down to 47F.
But yes - do take off any fruit below 12" at least.

The one on the right was struggling from germination.

[manicscousers]

our burpless have been in the cold poly for 2 weeks now, not growing quickly but still growing  :)

[jokey]

thanks everyone for your replies

i think i take off the flowers and just see how it goes, note to self 'stop getting excited and sowing things too early'  :-\