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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Stratts on March 12, 2012, 12:38

Title: How big are cucumber plants?
Post by: Stratts on March 12, 2012, 12:38

Hi guys roughly how much room does a cucumber plant take up, height and width like??

I get loads of timber from work and have some clear polycarb sheeting and want to build something just to house 2 plants down the side of my house.  I don't have room for a greenhouse and am trying to keep the salad stuff at home rather than use the plot for ease of picking for my kids,

Cheers

Title: Re: How big are cucumber plants?
Post by: Kleftiwallah on March 12, 2012, 12:44

Not understanding (and not wanting to understand) cms & mms,  your cucumber should grow about 6 - 7 feet high and huge widthwise if kept unchecked.  But if you cut the side shoots off two leaves after a fruit it can be kept to about 2 foot by 2 foot.   :happy:  Cheers,    Tony.

Title: Re: How big are cucumber plants?
Post by: Optimistic Gardener on March 12, 2012, 12:50

Hi Stratts, last year I grew a cucumber for the first time in my unheated greenhouse.  It was a mini cuc called Diva which you cut when it gets to about 4" long.  It grew in a bucket to the full height of the greenhouse which is 6" but I restricted it width wise to just two side shoots cut off after the first three flowers and so it only grew to about 2" wide.
OG

Title: Re: How big are cucumber plants?
Post by: BabbyAnn on March 12, 2012, 13:40

you can grow outdoor cucumber varieties if you are struggling to get a "greenhouse" set up - La Diva, Marketmore, Crystal Apple are just some of many varieties that do well outside  ;)

Edit:  outdoor varieties don't grow as big as greenhouse ones

Title: Re: How big are cucumber plants?
Post by: Stratts on March 12, 2012, 13:47

Thanks guys just the job I can build something 4ft wide x 2ft deep x 7ft high surrounded with clear polycarb and fix it to the house wall.  Find a tub same sort of size to go in the bottom and trail it up the wall, snipping as it goes.

Now to get building!! As if I don't have enough to do already, lol!!!

Title: Re: How big are cucumber plants?
Post by: compostqueen on March 12, 2012, 16:52

Some are more rampant than others I've found to my cost in my little greenhouse  :D  The Cucino is quite a compact grower. The Passandra is a bit more exuberant but I think it fruited better (small lunchbox size cues)  :)