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having an end of season seed clearout, I decided to set a couple of things just to see what would happen... set 4 outdoor cucumber seeds in 6inch pots in an unheated lean-to last week of August and now have 16 cu's in early stages from 2.5inches to largest at 4inches! and haven't started feeding them yet! They're currently looping thier way round wires accross the plastic roof
having looked at the overwintering runner bean thread my question is, if the roots are kept warm will vines fruits like cu's continue to grow and produce, or do they need the whole place heated?
The reason I'm asking is because looking through a copy of one of Geoff Hamilton's books it gives advice about how to make a large propogator from an electric blanket which I thought I might try.
I'm not looking to have yields the same as summer, but like someone else said 'anything to keep the interest going is great!' And, I've never seen any info anywhere that seeds like cu's etc will even germinate never mind produce fruits in such a quick time out of season without heat- shows that anything's worth a try I guess
having looked at the overwintering runner bean thread my question is, if the roots are kept warm will vines fruits like cu's continue to grow and produce, or do they need the whole place heated?
The reason I'm asking is because looking through a copy of one of Geoff Hamilton's books it gives advice about how to make a large propogator from an electric blanket which I thought I might try.
I'm not looking to have yields the same as summer, but like someone else said 'anything to keep the interest going is great!' And, I've never seen any info anywhere that seeds like cu's etc will even germinate never mind produce fruits in such a quick time out of season without heat- shows that anything's worth a try I guess
anyway, I'm hoping I might get 1 or 2 before it gets too cold for them as I didn't get any at all this summer.
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