Cucumber Haul

This is a picture of the cucumbers I picked today and I am pleased to confirm that they were very tasty!

Here is a video which contains the plants the cucumbers were picked from.

Cucumbers have lots of health benefits and are very popular in our home. I have a larger greenhouse on order, so I am hoping to grow some more as I have ordered gynoecious parthenocarpic cucumbers, such as “party time”, which only produce female plants which can be grown in a greenhouse and do not require pollination, so as long as I can keep them warm enough, we should continue to get our cucumber fix for later into the year.

Have you tried growing cucumbers? I would encourage anyone to give it a try, just remember to only get the soil wet when watering and try to avoid getting water onto the plant, as they can be susceptible to damage. But homegrown cucumber are also very tasty, much tastier than the shop bought varieties, in our opinion, so worth the effort. I grow mine in containers with a trellis behind them to attach them to, sometimes homemade (using bamboo sticks and strings between them).

You can let me know if you would like me to provide more information on growing cucumbers by commenting or emailing me at gaynor@growingisgreat.com.