:: Cucumbers ::
Cucumis sativus

“Sumter” “Burpless”  “Soyu English”  “Lemon” “Gherkins”

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:: 08.11.08 ::

Fall Cukes Part II

I decided to order some seeds on line for the Fall garden. These just arrived and I planted them right away so they are not too far behind the others. (I think it is good they are a week apart actually and I might do another round of them in a few weeks). The Sumter cucumbers I put in last week are already up and looking good…I will have to thin them out soon..

Lemon

Seed Depth	Seed Row/Spacing	Days To Germination	Days To Harvest
1/2″	trellis	6-10	65

This is a unique variety of cucumber. It’s small and yellow and shaped like a lemon, hence it’s name. They were kind of pricey especially since there weren’t very many in the package when I got them. If I order them again I will try to get them from another company. (Thompson&Morgan-MailOrder $2.45/package)

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:: 08.04.08 ::

Fall Cukes Part I

I am planting cucumbers as part of the Fall garden this year since I didn’t get to put any out in the Spring. I am also starting these from seed for the first time so I am excited to see how these work out. I’m not sure if this cultivar is a good type for my area but it was all I could find at the local stores.

Sumter

Seed Depth	Seed Row/Spacing	Space Between Seeds	Days To Germination	Days To Maturity
1/2″	trellis	1ft	8	50

This is suppose to be a good pickling cucumber because it’s very productive. They get to be about 6 inches long. (FerryMorseSeeds-ArchiesGardenland $1.79/package).

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:: 07.08.07 ::

Survival

It lived!  The one little Gherkin cucumber vine I planted finally took off after a very late and bumpy start. At first the blooms were clumped up and small and the plant had tiny shriveled fruits all crowded together. They looked like mutant midgets. A lot of them turned brown, shriveled up, or just plain dropped off the vine. I didn’t have much hope for it. In fact, I was going to pull it up and just be done with it but I got busy and couldn’t find time to work out in the garden so I just left it there and figured it would eventually die.

Good thing I ignored it because it finally started to grow! To my amazement it has produced about 10 good size cucumbers and there are still a couple babies on the vine. A few of them were kind of an odd shape but they tasted great.

I think it’s about to loose its momentum though; there haven’t been any new blooms lately and each day it looks weaker and more shriveled. I really am surprised it lasted this long and put out anything at all since it was a “toss away” seedling. Never underestimate the power of a plant to grow. I am also learning that the more I just leave things alone, the better off they usually are at surviving.

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:: 06.13.07 ::

I Think I can, I Think I Can

I didn’t plant any cucumbers last year and I really missed having them in the garden.  This year I did a good job of getting most of the winter vegetables started on time. However I got busy with work and hit a time crunch when it came to getting the summer veggies planted.

I went to the garden center to get seedling starts but the plants I bought turned out to be crookneck squash instead of cucumbers.  Then when I went back again to buy cucumbers nothing was left.

Desperate, I went to Lowes to see if they had anything and found three tiny wilted seedlings stuck out on their clearance racks. I purchased them even though they looked dreadful. Two of them died right away, but this one is hanging in there.

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:: 06.27.05 ::

Soyu Want Cucumbers

More cucumbers are getting ready to pick! The Burpless and the really long (!) Soyu cucumbers are growing now. I had to remove a couple of them because they were deformed but the new ones are looking good…

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:: 06.21.05 ::

Gherkins To Go

The cucumbers are starting to develop…yeah! I have had three good size Gherkin’s already. The larger cucumber plants started getting cucumbers when they were still young, too early for the plants since they weren’t large enough to support the new growth. I was advised to pinch them off and let the vines get bigger before letting the cucumbers grow. They are just now getting their second round of blooms.

The Gherkins have done really well and I had my first cucumber sandwich of the summer with fresh herbs from my garden.

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:: 05.14.05 ::

Baby Soyu

Wow, a baby Soyu cucumber starting already!

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:: 05.9.05 ::

Starting Cucumbers

The cucumber plants were put in the ground the last week of April (nursery plants) and the first week in May (Brian’s seedlings). They are planted along the trellis and are doing pretty good so far. I have already noticed that they are slightly taller after all the rain we had this weekend. A few of the plants that Brian gave me, the Soyu cucumbers, already have yellow blooms on them. I will post updates as they progress.