Do you remove all male cucumber flowers

honeymelon · « **on:** May 31, 2017, 22:34 »

I am growing the Marketmore76 outdoor cucumber first time this year and I was told by a friend to remove all the male flowers and cucumber can be pollinated by the male flowers of courgette or squash. shall I or shall I not to remove the male flower? Please advice. Thanks

DD. · « **Reply #1 on:** June 01, 2017, 06:22 »

No. Outdoor (ridge) ones need to be pollinated, whereas indoor ones do not. That's why it's a bad idea to grow ridge ones in a greenhouse alongside other types.

JayG · « **Reply #2 on:** June 01, 2017, 07:58 »

Also, although courgettes and squashes can (and do!) cross-pollinate with each other they can't pollinate cucumbers (same family, but different species.)

sunshineband · « **Reply #3 on:** June 01, 2017, 08:23 »

Quote from: DD. on June 01, 2017, 06:22

No. Outdoor (ridge) ones need to be pollinated, whereas indoor ones do not. That's why it's a bad idea to grow ridge ones in a greenhouse alongside other types.

And I have realised this morning that the Chinese Slangan plant I was planning to put in the tunnel with the Three Divas (seemed an appropriate number somehow lol) has male flowers on it already..... quickly searching for somewhere outside to plant this now!!!!!!

Growster... · « **Reply #4 on:** June 01, 2017, 21:49 »

Too late now, but a bought Telegraph planted as a last resort (now with four lady chums - lucky chap), is too big to move, so the GH door stays open, hoping for a bee or three will pop in for a shuftie...

Funny year for cuces. Not a problem though, we all keep learning!

honeymelon · « **Reply #5 on:** June 02, 2017, 16:14 »

OK thanks for the reply and I will keep the male flowers then. I just heard that male flowers can make cucumbers bitter. That is new thing I have learned, I did taste some bitter cucumber before and it was horrible.

sunshineband · « **Reply #6 on:** June 02, 2017, 16:20 »

Quote from: Growster... on June 01, 2017, 21:49

Too late now, but a bought Telegraph planted as a last resort (now with four lady chums - lucky chap), is too big to move, so the GH door stays open, hoping for a bee or three will pop in for a shuftie...

Funny year for cuces. Not a problem though, we all keep learning!

My Telegraph is in splendid isolation in the greenhouse at home... if last's year's experience is anything to go by, plenty of bees come a-buzzing 😀

honeymelon · « **Reply #7 on:** June 02, 2017, 16:21 »

Quote from: JayG on June 01, 2017, 07:58

Also, although courgettes and squashes can (and do!) cross-pollinate with each other they can't pollinate cucumbers (same family, but different species.)

Interesting , I do grow 2 different type of squash, one is the Japanese squash and the other is crown prince, so they can be cross-pollinated then?

sunshineband · « **Reply #8 on:** June 02, 2017, 16:25 »

Quote from: honeymelon on June 02, 2017, 16:21

Quote from: JayG on June 01, 2017, 07:58
Also, although courgettes and squashes can (and do!) cross-pollinate with each other they can't pollinate cucumbers (same family, but different species.)
Interesting , I do grow 2 different type of squash, one is the Japanese squash and the other is crown prince, so they can be cross-pollinated then?

Yes they can. However, the fruit you get is unaffected, it is the seeds that then will not "Come true" next year and grow some sort of mongrel fruits

honeymelon · « **Reply #9 on:** June 02, 2017, 22:45 »

Quote from: sunshineband on June 02, 2017, 16:25

Quote from: honeymelon on June 02, 2017, 16:21
Quote from: JayG on June 01, 2017, 07:58
Also, although courgettes and squashes can (and do!) cross-pollinate with each other they can't pollinate cucumbers (same family, but different species.)
Interesting , I do grow 2 different type of squash, one is the Japanese squash and the other is crown prince, so they can be cross-pollinated then?

Yes they can. However, the fruit you get is unaffected, it is the seeds that then will not "Come true" next year and grow some sort of mongrel fruits

I haven't thought about the seeds, but I am not collecting seeds so no worries

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