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Anonymous on
August 10, 2022Q.Harvesting Lemon Cucumbers
Regarding the article on growing lemon cucumbers, could you comment on their appearance when ready for harvest?
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GKH_Susan on
August 22, 2022
Certified ExpertA.You can harvest lemon cucumbers when they are light green with just a hint of lemon.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/cucumber/lemon-cucumber-planting.htm
http://sonomamg.ucanr.edu/files/264626.pdf
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/techniques/grow-your-own-cucumbers
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Anonymous on
September 11, 2022Q.Can I Revive My Cucumber Plant
My cucumber plants look like it may have to be the end of their life for this year. I think too much sun has caused it to go weak and yellow. See image. Is there anyway I can revive these plants? Many thanks
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GKH_Susan on
September 21, 2022
Certified ExpertA.You may have leaf spot going on. Here is info on that disease as well as others:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/cucumber/treating-leaf-spot-on-cucumbers.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/cucumber/cucumbers-in-containers.htm
https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/cucumber-squash-melon-other-cucurbit-diseases/
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rwsibley on
August 26, 2023
Madoc, Ontario Zone 5 k0k 2k0Q.Cucumber Plants All Flower And No Fruit
Cuke plants producing lots of flowers but no cukes. Many bees and hummingbirds in the area as well as lots of pollinators very close to the plants such as squash, sunflowers, morning glories, tomatoes and peppers. Rick
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
August 28, 2023
Certified ExpertA.I would check your soils for excess potassium, as well as low phosphorus levels. It sounds like it may be something along those lines. Be careful to watch the pH as well. Try to keep it from neutral to slightly acidic. Really, though, a good soil with quite a bit of compost should be plenty. Try to incorporate wood ashes and keep an eye on pH.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/using-wood-ashes.htm
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tidwellamanda on
August 28, 2023
61115Q.Do You Need Proof Squash And Cucumber Cross-polinate?
HeatherRhoades wrote an article saying squash and cucumbers cannot and do not cross pollinate. False! My mother-in-law planted the two next to each other unintentionally. All of the sudden the cross breed vegetable was there evident by photo below. We will be glad to go to the garden, take photos, videos in addition to this photo I am sending. It is not a wives tale. It is not a myth. It is true and we don\'t know how or why it is able to happen but it did and dies so the mystery or legend is true.
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
August 28, 2023
Certified ExpertA.This is what happens when you allow cucumbers to go overripe.
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