[chrisb1357]

Hi all,

I just wanted to know how easy are cucumbers to grown from seed for my Sq ft garden

Chris

[sunshineband]

Very  Outdoor varieties would be more siutable IMHO. Mine germinated in five days in the greenhouse and will be ready to put out in Morrison pots fairly soon 

[chrisb1357]

Could you advise on what varieties to get for outside. All of them i have found so far say grow in a greenhouse .

Chris

[Trillium]

In a square ft garden you'd need a bush variety vs the usual climber/rambler like Marketmore and such. Not sure of variety names, just look for a bush type. And they're dead easy to start outside provided you water daily until you see it pop up.

[chrisb1357]

Hi,

Just had a look on Wilko;s website and found these http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/Fruits+Vegetables/Wilko-Marketmore-76-Cucumber/invt/0094869

[sunshineband]

MIne are Marketmore and I grow them in a large pot, with a little wigwam of sticks for support, and the don't take up too much space 

[chrisb1357]

I think i will goto Wilko;s on Monday and get some Marketmore then but i did notice they take up 4 x sq ft areas in my plot so might grow them in pots

Chris

[richyrich7]

Why not grow them up as climbers they will take up less room 

[loubylou29]

I grow f1 burpless, and very nice they were too. prolific, I grew them up a trellis and got lots of fruits, I have sewn 9 seeds this year and all germinated.

[Riala]

I have mine in one square in the SFG and have a trellis behind them.

[chickchick]

i planted 8 seeds and 4 have come up, mine are still  being nutured indoors at the mo!

[woodburner]

I've got 5/5  marketmore come up in an unheated conservatory, in just a few days. I'll pot them on today or tomorrow, and then keep them protected but outside until it's safe to plant them out properly.

[Babstreefern]

In my first year of growing - 3 years ago now - I got a packet of Diana (self fertile) cukes which had 4.  They all grew, I gave two away and kept 2 and had them in the g/house along with the tomatoes.  I trained them up on netting.  The following year, I got the same type, because I did really well.  But I lost them.  My allotment neighbour gave me 4, I lost them as well.  In the end I managed to get 1, which was given to me by another allotmenteer.  So I think you lose some, you gain some.

[Kristen]

I hear of a lot of people losing Cucumbers, so I personally would not rate them as easy.

I think most "deaths" are from cold temperatures, wet stem at the base causing rot, or lack of careful handling - the plants are very fragile / brittle.