[Growster...]

Germinating, then dying a day later...

:0(

[m1ckz]

lol   had mine a week now

[Lardman]

Mine haven't even made it out of the compost this year.    At least they're consistent .
 

[mumofstig]

Mine haven't even made it out of the compost this year. 
 

Mine haven't even made it out of the packet 

 

[JayG]

My greenhouse cukes used to do fine up to a few weeks after planting out, then gradually bleach and die - tried all sorts of remedies like additional shading and trying to increase the humidity without success.

Have done much better in the last few years by feeding much more, and much earlier, that I would expect to have to with other crops.

Don't take that as gospel though - cukes don't 'do' sulking, if they feel like dying they will!

Still safely in packet at the moment (unless the seeds have self-combusted! )

[lettice]

Never have any problems germinating cucumber, always quick, say 7 days or so to germinate.
This is my Burpless today, sowed on Apr3, all 21 seeds from the packet.
Also have sowed three seed of the 'Seed parcel' marketmore April 3rd and they are all up now. That was a test as the seeds did say sow by 2016. Will be sowing the rest of those outside this weekend in large pots away from my trusty Burpless.

The important thing with Cucumbers is watering.
Always water at soil level and mist the leaf area.
Do not water too much when cucumbers first start growing as the plants become weak, but when established water more but be careful not to flood the soil.

[Growster...]

Ha ha ha, love the replies!

I've sown another packet of F1s, and if they go south, it'll be some old Telegraph from 2015!

The Law of Esszerodee will therefore provide us with enough plants to cover most of Kent - may even reach you Mum!

You have to stay positive in this game don't you!

[Mum2mj]

"Do not water too much when cucumbers first start growing as the plants become weak, but when established water more but be careful not to flood the soil."

Maybe this is what I do right in the sense that I am sporadic in my watering  never had (touch wood) any problems with cucumbers

[gobs]

Lol.

Lettice, are you growing for sale?

[Growster...]

Interesting, Gobs, as we've just come back from a large lunch with Daughts, and as a pay-back, we're going to plan to grow much more for them to have a box of stuff every time we see them in the growing season!

I now have to plan for more cuses, toms, melons, etc and also leeks for the winter and more onions and loads of other stuff...

That's what allotments and gardens are for after all!

And I'll follow Lettice's advice re watering too, so that means cucumbers across the South East and maybe even further...

[snowdrops]

Interesting, Gobs, as we've just come back from a large lunch with Daughts, and as a pay-back, we're going to plan to grow much more for them to have a box of stuff every time we see them in the growing season!

I now have to plan for more cuses, toms, melons, etc and also leeks for the winter and more onions and loads of other stuff...

That's what allotments and gardens are for after all!

And I'll follow Lettice's advice re watering too, so that means cucumbers across the South East and maybe even further...

Not sure you got the best from that lunch Growster lol😊. Can you get your daughters or grandchildren interested in helping you grow more?
Our daughter sort of grows her own, but plants & seeds provided by me & often planted by me🙄 But I don't mind as at least she waters & looks after mostly after that, she has been busy since she got the house 2 years ago . As for son I struggle to get him to have any produce as they eat a lot of pre prepared meals it seems, although now they have baby Willow I'm hoping they see the sense in freshly dug veg from the plot, I can live in hope

[Growster...]

Snows, you've hit the proverbial on the bonce!

They've just had the house rebuilt, and the garden is a total mess, and they need some time to sit and stare for a while! The GDs are dying to plant stuff, but we have to clear the rubble first, and there's so little time left to get going, except maybe for a few toms, but even then, three little girls under eight take up more time than somewhat, as you probably know, and so it'll be a Grandpa and Grandma Box on tap each time...

As we can easily buy the Sauv Blanc, they can do the getting ready, and we all laugh almost continuously!

The Easter Egg hunt in the field behind was a hoot, and I just loved it all, especially as I hid most of them...;0)

[Yorkshire Lass]

I tried Marketmore for the first time last year with good results and not too many problems, I am doing the same again this year; they have only been in compost for the last two days.  So fingers crossed for success.

[Salmo]

The old farmers used to say that sheep spend their time thinking of different ways to die. Seems this also applies to cucumbers.

[gobs]

And I'll follow Lettice's advice re watering too, so that means cucumbers across the South East and maybe even further...

That might be wise of you. I never had this problem and am also a thrifty waterer.

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You still cannot possibly need a dozen, even if a sucker for cukes...