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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: RobinOfTheHood on June 16, 2008, 15:50:00

Title: Cucumber 'Lemon'
Post by: RobinOfTheHood on June 16, 2008, 15:50:00
Another cuke question, sorry....

Has anyone grown these before, I bought them from Alan Romans. I think they're a heritage variety, so do I need to remove the male flowers?

I would have thought so, but just checking.

Oh, and I'm also growing Marketmore for the first time, does the same apply to these?

Ta.  :)
Title: Re: Cucumber 'Lemon'
Post by: Georgie on June 16, 2008, 16:53:31
If it's Crystal Lemon then it is an outdoor type and there is no need to remove the male flowers.  The same goes for Marketmore.

G x
Title: Re: Cucumber 'Lemon'
Post by: Crystalmoon on June 16, 2008, 17:01:12
I really fancied trying the 'lemon' cukes this year but couldnt find any seeds locally.
Where do you get the seeds from?
Thanks. :)
Title: Re: Cucumber 'Lemon'
Post by: cornykev on June 16, 2008, 17:05:31
I grew them last year and didn't get to many on the plant and my seeds this year didn't get going at all :(      ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Cucumber 'Lemon'
Post by: Georgie on June 16, 2008, 17:08:18
I got mine in a swap last year and this year I bought them from the Organic Gardening catalogue.  Suffolk Herbs and Simpsons also stock them.

G x
Title: Re: Cucumber 'Lemon'
Post by: RobinOfTheHood on June 17, 2008, 07:02:51
Not Crystal Lemon, it's just marketed as 'Cucumber 'Lemon'' from alanromans.com.


PS just googled it, and got this page!  :o