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Cucumber plants
« on: May 09, 2011, 07:52 »
How do i know which are male and which are female? Am I meant to remove something, maybe a flower? I usually just let them grow and hope they grow fruit.
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Re: Cucumber plants
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2011, 07:54 »
the female flower has a tiny cuke behind it and the male flower only has a stalk.

Not all varieties have to have the male flowers removed, it depends on which variety you are growing?

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Re: Cucumber plants
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2011, 07:55 »
This is where it gets complicated.

Indoor ones need the male flowers removing. Female flowers will have a small embryonic cucumber behind the flower. Most greenhouse varieties these days are F1's and will only produce male flowers under stress.

Outdoor ones - leave them alone!
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Re: Cucumber plants
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2011, 08:16 »
Checked diary, Telepathy F1.

Will have a look at them tonight.
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Re: Cucumber plants
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2011, 08:18 »
That's a "Telegraph" type cucumber which may well produce male flowers. You'll need to remove them.



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