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I have a cucumber problem.
Last year I grew Vega, a small fruited outdoor variety that forms male and female flowers and needs pollinating. It grew well outside and eventually produced plenty of fruit which I very much liked. I have room for 2 cucumbers which will be planted next to each other.
I had 2 seeds left and I sowed these a couple of weeks ago, but only 1 has germinated and I can't find the seed anywhere. T&M who supply it say it is Sold Out. I also can't find anything remotely similar that is not all female.
I'm growing Cucino for my friend's greenhouse and I have come home with a packet of Mini Munch, but both of these varieties say they are all female. They also both say they can be grown outdoors.
My questions are, if I grow Mini Munch next to Vega, are the Vega male flowers going to pollinate the Mini Munch and turn them bitter? If I grow them at the other end of the garden am I going to have the same problem? If I grow a cucumber near courgettes are the courgettes going to pollinate the cucumbers and turn them bitter?
I've never grown all female cucumbers before. Does anyone know the answers to my questions?
Last year I grew Vega, a small fruited outdoor variety that forms male and female flowers and needs pollinating. It grew well outside and eventually produced plenty of fruit which I very much liked. I have room for 2 cucumbers which will be planted next to each other.
I had 2 seeds left and I sowed these a couple of weeks ago, but only 1 has germinated and I can't find the seed anywhere. T&M who supply it say it is Sold Out. I also can't find anything remotely similar that is not all female.
I'm growing Cucino for my friend's greenhouse and I have come home with a packet of Mini Munch, but both of these varieties say they are all female. They also both say they can be grown outdoors.
My questions are, if I grow Mini Munch next to Vega, are the Vega male flowers going to pollinate the Mini Munch and turn them bitter? If I grow them at the other end of the garden am I going to have the same problem? If I grow a cucumber near courgettes are the courgettes going to pollinate the cucumbers and turn them bitter?
I've never grown all female cucumbers before. Does anyone know the answers to my questions?
I would chance it if you were growing one variety in a GH, but it's more than likely you will have problems growing them side by side.
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