Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Growing in Greenhouses & Polytunnels => Topic started by: Jamboian on June 25, 2012, 15:12
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Hi all! Our Cukes (F1 Hybrids) are doing rather well at the moment, lots of growth, lots of flowers, I am removing all side shoots as they appear but was wondering if I can cut out some of the lower branches to help with circulation of air as is done with Toms.
Promise I wont pick up the scissors till I get some advice :D
Cheers Ian
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who told you to remove the side shoots?
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I leave mine on as they help shade the fruit from the red hot blazing sun :D
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In general most cucumbers should be treated like cordon tomatoes and have their sideshoots (laterals) removed. Fruit produced low down on the vines should also be removed and larger-sized fruit may need to be thinned.
from here
http://www.seaspringseeds.co.uk/gardeners-info/cucumbers
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Hi Matt! Dr D.G Hessayon made me do it, boy you gave me a fright there! :D thanks Mum will have a look at that. Just wondered about cos the bottom leaves are as big as dinner plates and shading everything :D
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red hot blazing sun :D
Did I blink and miss it?? :lol:
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well i never thin the cuc'c or shoots from the plant, if my GH get shaded all i do is trim off some of the older leaf's.
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i take all side shoots, and tendrills of as i grow up a cane , as the plant grows and i harvest the fruits, i drop the stem down and cover its wil soil i try to coil it round, this will encorage a better roots system and i can get 50-70 cukes of one plant over the season