[greenhead]

Hi growing the cucumber in a pot and is about 1m tall with lots of flowers but no fruit it resides outside daytime and indoors during the night.  Yellow flowers drop off after a time.  Any ideas on how to get this to produce cucumbers.  The plant is fed tomorite every week.

Mike

[Salmo]

Is it producing male flowers with a small cucumber behind them or just male?

It could be too dry. Try lots of water, preferably with tomorite or similar feed.

[greenhead]

Thanks Salmo, There are no small cucumbers at the back of the flowers so I take it the flowers are all male.  Does this mean the plant will not produce fruit?

Mike

[mikeimp]

I have the same problem but with Peppers .I have contacted Thompson & Morgan who I purchased the seed from and sent photos to them.Lots and lots of flowers but not One fruit.The plants are big and healthy and well fed.Still awaiting their reply.Best of luck with yours.

[JayG]

Not the same problem mikeimp - each pepper flower contains both male and female parts so "just" need to set to produce fruits.

Male cucumber flowers will never produce fruits - it helps to know the variety because some need the female flowers to be pollinated, some don't, although that's a bit academic if there are no female flowers at the moment! 

[greenhead]

Hi,  the variety is Market-more, the vine is now 4' tall with plenty of male flowers but no female flowers.  Is this cucumber plant gay or something!!

Mike.

[JayG]

Can't really help you Greenhead - Marketmore is one of the only cucumber I have nearly always been successful with (this year I've had at least half a dozen off just one outdoor plant and there are at least another half dozen nearly ready.)

All I can think of is that some cuke varieties can behave rather strangely if stressed (I don't mean dying - that's normal but all-female types producing some male flowers, for instance.)

I don't see what else you can do other than be as nice to it as you can, and then cross your fingers!

[Springlands]

I think that the problem is that the plant is stressed because the pot that it is in is too small and its roots are probably constricted. It is probably too late to do anything about this now but if you are going to grow cucumbers outdoors next year either use a larger pot (and do not bring indoors each evening) or plant directly in the ground.

[mumofstig]

I have one, in a larger pot, at the back of the greenhouse and it's doing exactly the same thing - all male flowers  It is fed and watered just the same as the other 2, which are finally fruiting ok 

Goodness knows why - I think some are just stubborn like some people 

[Salmo]

I have 2 Marketmore plants outdoors this year and for a time one plant did as yours and refused to produce anything but male flowers. It has now decided to produce cucumbers. Hang in there.