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Post by serri588 on Apr 22, 2018 11:04:55 GMT -5
Variety: Burpee Crystal Apple For some reason I've been buying quite a few different types of cucumbers. I'm hoping that the smaller fruits, along with what I've learned from the previous crop will improve yields this time around. I've also discovered that I'm probably not going to eat enough for two plants to be fruiting at once. Pretty soon I'll start training this one to be a little flatter so as to not run out of vertical space. As you can see, it's only using half the deck.  |
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Post by MaryL on Apr 24, 2018 14:41:59 GMT -5
I miss having a cucumber plant, even though mine didn’t do as well as yours. I’ll be following this different type of seed.  |
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Post by Kate on Apr 25, 2018 6:49:53 GMT -5
Me too! I love growing cukes in my greenhouse. The varieties I've grown are far too large to grow in an AG though. I'd love to find one that could be maintained in an AG, and thrive.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2018 7:43:01 GMT -5
Following
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Post by serri588 on Apr 26, 2018 13:24:33 GMT -5
I've been bad and not checking, but this variety seems to also have the low ph problem I had with my salad slicers. That and underfeeding them the plant is doing just fine, but the spotty leaves tells me it is a bit grumpy with me.
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Post by serri588 on May 6, 2018 9:23:10 GMT -5
Explosion time! Apparently this variety does have both male and female flowers, so I will need to be very diligent in pollination in order to get fruit. I think giving the cucumber the entire side of the Farm (first batch shared with a tomato to start with) is clearly the correct choice. I can also let the vines crawl along the sides of the broccoli for some additional space. Perhaps in the next planting I'll choose something skinnier than the broccoli to give them even more space. The leaves on these also seem to be smaller, which is better suited to the hydroponics.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2018 10:22:14 GMT -5
I spy lots of flowers! Hopefully that will bring lots of success! You don;t seem to need it now, but will you be considering the Epsom Salts if you have a problem up the road?
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Post by serri588 on May 6, 2018 10:33:24 GMT -5
I saw your post about it. If you have success with that I can probably get a similar result by changing my nutrient mix- I use the Flora series nutrients so I have some flexibility there.
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Post by serri588 on May 11, 2018 12:00:02 GMT -5
I wasn't going to post another pic this week, but comparing them, there does seem to be a significant amount of growth, especially for a non-food week. I'm also starting to see little bulges at the base of some of the flowers, so I hope that means that fruit is on the way. It's also starting to grow up into the broccoli- as long as the tendrils don't start choking the leaves I'm just going to leave it and see what happens. If they get along, that might end up being a nice symbiotic pairing. Stick one of the broccoli plants on each end of the farm with the cucumber vine in the middle. I would certainly help the broccoli plants that are currently crowding each other. Tomorrow I'm going to switch my Flora series mix to see if that will have the same effect that Corinne's having with her Epsom salt. If not I'll have to buy some. I have been using 3 parts Gro, 2 Micro, and 1 Bloom. The majority of the magnesium is in the Bloom solution, so I'll do 2/2/2 instead.  |
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Post by MaryL on May 12, 2018 16:38:13 GMT -5
That is a great garden!!!
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Post by Shawn on May 13, 2018 7:58:16 GMT -5
Impressive
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Post by Kate on May 13, 2018 8:17:51 GMT -5
I agree, I'm impressed! It's exciting to see them doing REALLY well. I can't wait to see the cukes form!
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Post by serri588 on May 20, 2018 14:27:56 GMT -5
I harvested 5 tiny little cucumbers off the bush today. I also had to hack it back quite a bit because I was having trouble getting to the flowers.  The flavor is pretty good. The fuzz goes away as the cucumber matures, and the skin is thin enough you don't need to peel them. I think the one I opened was a little over because one end was a bit bitter, but it was a flavorful cucumber other than that.  |
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Post by MaryL on May 20, 2018 18:08:42 GMT -5
They look pretty sizeable. And I love the different pale skin.
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Post by Shawn on May 21, 2018 4:19:44 GMT -5
They do have that apple appearance. Glad they taste good too!
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2018 6:25:10 GMT -5
On the outside they look just like little melon-ettes! Too cute! I have never tasted an apple cucumber..it is fun to grow something different!
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Post by Kate on May 21, 2018 13:29:45 GMT -5
They're really cute!
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Post by MaryL on May 23, 2018 18:48:36 GMT -5
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Post by serri588 on Jun 9, 2018 17:35:50 GMT -5
Did a big prune today. There are a bunch more fruits coming. I missed a feeding so it is looking a little yellow. Got fed today so hopefully it will start to perk up.  |
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Post by Shawn on Jun 10, 2018 6:14:28 GMT -5
I can see them all.
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