[Jim T]

:? Thought I'd been told to grow cucumbers in my "manure mound" - a patch rescued from a bog and covered with black teram!
The spuds I stuck down there are doing fine. I was going to do the same with corgettes and cucmbers.
But Gardeners Question Time today said you must keep the cucumbers away from the wet ground! And that I should plant them on a little hillock to allow max drainage.
What do you think? I could keep them away from the wet soil with the teram but will they need some support to lift them off the ground?

[bramble]

I always plant mine in a dryish spot in coldframes but I don't keep the glass on them. I plant them in the same bed each year but do add
new compost/manure each winter. They have always done ok.
Last year I had a fall in April spraining my wrist badly so could not sow my usual amount of seeds etc. and had to buy 2 cucumber plants at a ridiculus price, this year planted far to many to compensate and have about 30 cucumber plants!!! so plenty for my friends.

[Aunt Sally]

Aren't outdoor cucumbers called "Ridgecumbers"  Is the clue in the name  :?:

[milkman]

I think its cause they are prone to rotting at the base if they are too soggy underneath.

[muntjac]

plant em on a mound mate same as i does courgettes . they will rot at the point where the roots join the stem if in wet ground . they roots will find watter so worry not