Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Beetie on August 14, 2013, 21:44
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Well I have been away for over a week so haven't been to the allotment for a while. I made it tonight to check how things were going and found that the cucumbers have gone mental and have thrown out some whoppers! From 6 plants, grown outdoors, on my first year attempting cucumbers, and on my first year of allotmenteering, I've got 20 MASSIVE cucumbers (so far).
I know I'm boasting but I don't care as I am so so pleased!
The plants are still growing strong and there looks to be many more fruit to come.
....now the only problem I have is what to do with so many cucumbers! :-D
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:D can I join in here as well. I don't know how it has happened but I have had plenty of cucumbers. :DThey seem to grow behind my back.....just like courgette!!!!!!!!!! I don't do anything special 'cos I don't really know what I'm doing. :D However I can't grow peas :(
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Here's a photo of today's hoard and one of my patch.
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:D can I join in here as well. I don't know how it has happened but I have had plenty of cucumbers. :DThey seem to grow behind my back.....just like courgette!!!!!!!!!! I don't do anything special 'cos I don't really know what I'm doing. :D However I can't grow peas :(
My peas werent great either - the wind blew them down :-(. Never mind we can be the Cucumber Queens!!
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Here's a photo of today's hoard and one of my patch.
Wow! Well done on the haul, it's very impressive. :D
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Here's a photo of today's hoard and one of my patch.
Ooh Well done Beetie. :D I must learn to do the photo thing!!! My peas didn't blow over.....they didn't grow in the first place!!!!!!! :mad:
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I have only one thing to say to all you lucky people.................................
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I seem to have given away all the plants that have normal shaped cucs on them, including the white ones, and left myself with crystal lemon cucumbers only :blink:
Not the same feeling of success somehow....
... well done Beetie :D :D :D
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Well done Beetie and Fairy Plotmother :D
I am pleased with mine this year. I think the key for me is grafted in the greenhouse and the hot house wall that stores all the suns heat every afternoon for the outdoor cukes ;)
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I have only one thing to say to all you lucky people.................................
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I can manage 2:
1) Outdoor Marketmore - great crop this year from just one plant
2) GH Passandra - a new personal best for just about keeping the two plants alive (but no cukes!)
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Do outdoor ridged cucumbers taste similar to the ones we grow in get in supermarkets (which I am guessing are greenhouse grown?). I love cucumber so am tempted....
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I think they taste as good, but the skin is much tougher so I peel first.
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Well dome Beetie. But what are you gonna do with 20 cucumbers :ohmy: ???
Jim
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I've grown 'Wautoma' cukes. Seeds were from Real Seed Co.
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Well dome Beetie. But what are you gonna do with 20 cucumbers :ohmy: ???
Jim
I don't know... I have got further than feeling pleased at the minute. I'll have a think when I calm down. :-)
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Well dome Beetie. But what are you gonna do with 20 cucumbers :ohmy: ???
Jim
I don't know... I have got further than feeling pleased at the minute. I'll have a think when I calm down. :-)
Cucumber and green tomato relish is tasty :)
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Well done Beetie and Fairy Plotmother :)
I'd also like to add that we've done really well with cucumbers this year also. We've got 11 from the greenhouse off 2 plants. Furthermore we've got so many from the Marketmore's at the allotment that I've lost count. I've brought 2 in to work this morning for a colleague as we can't keep up. :D
Sorry MoS and JayG :tongue2:
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hey i'm also chuffed growing my 10p b and q sale cucumber outside .Got my first cuke last night very tasty ! :D
Has anyone on here managed to grow an outside cucumber further north than Edinburgh ?
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Well done Beetie :D I grow the same outdoor cukes from Real seeds and they are really reliable, although you are doing way better than me ;) :)