Beth Alpha cucumbers - size?

[lewic]

I have two small Beth Alpha cucumber plants, and dont know what to do with them! Bought at a local fete and the seller just said they needed to be indoors.

I made a DIY obelisk of bendy canes and am trying to train them to go up rather than across the polytunnel floor, and maybe tie them to the polytunnel bars if they outgrow the obelisk. Does anyone know how big the plants get?

Although the plants are still small they each have several very cute baby cucumbers on them, about 2" long. I was intending leaving these to get to normal size but have just googled them and see they are a mini variety. What is their ideal picking size?

[lewic]

[tricia]

I pick mine at about 6", but remove the first incipient fruits until the plants are at least 15" tall. Mine are grown up bamboo canes then across the top of the greenhouse.

Tricia