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Can anyone please advise me on my crazy cuecumbers they are taking over my small greenhouse i have pinched out the growing tips but they still keep growing i'm soon going to have a problem opening the door.The cuecumbers them selves are growing i picked 3 this week and are at least 12 inches long and the plants are covered in flowers i have picked off the smaller fruits where there have been more than 1 on the ''truss'' /''branch'' and left the larger ones to mature.i have never grown cuecumbers before so i'm hoping i'm doing the right thing I am watering 3 times a day and feeding 2/3 times a week.I don't wont to do anything to jeopordise my lovely crop. please can any one offer any assistance
regards
Jo

Sounds great Jobrac! What sort are your growing? Mine are growing reasonably well, but not taking over yet. Do you stake the plants, or grow them up some form of support? Sorry - lots of questions, and I'm not answering your question!

We've got a biet alpha type that grows the sort of cucumber you get when abroad - well we got the seeds when on hol in Cyprus! They are totally prolific and just the right size (5/6 inch). We've one growing in the greenhouse, up string and along the back of the beds under the toms, and it is kept in check by regular chopping of leaves and side-shoots but its still taking over!!!!

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Manda.

"Wouldn't it be nice
For maybe an hour
To not have a care."

That sounds great to me. I have only had 2 off of my plant this year so far. They were about 8inch long when I decided I couldn't wait any longer. I have been growing it outside, and I think this may make a difference.

Sorry I've got no advise on how to stop it going mad. But I think it could be due to you feeding it 2/3 times a week. BBC recommend every 2 weeks. I personally do mine every 10 days when I do my Tomato's. http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/htbg/...cumbers1.shtml

We have 100 cucumber plants now a total of 20 varietys and they are all doing better than ever before. We have now started selling them to a local garden centre!!!
What size pot is your plant in? If its a very small pot this could bge your problem, the smaller the pot the bigger the plant (obveously they do have to be reasonable pots thought) or and try feeding every 5 days
Hope this helps
Adam.

My greenhouse is beginning to resemble a jungle. I didn't pinch off the tomato tips quickly enough and they've hit the roof, then I've got three lemon cucmber plants going beserk and the poor peppers trying to cope. They're all producing fruit at a great rate so I'm letting them fight it out.

I like to keep our greenhouse a bit 'free-flow' air-wise to try and minimise the chances of blight later in the season.

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Manda.

"Wouldn't it be nice
For maybe an hour
To not have a care."