Best cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes for growing outside?

[littlepooley]

Ah right, didn't realise it was an F1, I'll still give it a go though as it's free and will be an interesting experiment! If it does even half as well as my sisters then it'll be a success

[Adrastea]

Hi Littlepooley

If you want plenty of peppers I think it's best to grow them in a greenhouse or inside,as the temp doesn't seem to be constantly high enough outdoors to get a large crop, just keep a check for pests.

I've grown 'Marketmore' cucumbers outside and they were the best I've ever tasted. I've always grown cucmbers outdoors - just make sure you don't over water them when they're still young or the stems will rot. I'm going to try a new cucumber in the greenhouse next year as it will be my first year of greenhouse growing (got one at last after all these years!)

I usually grow 'Gardener's Delight' outdoors and I usually get a decent crop, if not a little late, but they got blight for the first time this year. I think with all the wet weather we now get, tomato growing outdoors may become a think of the past?? I will try Fantasio F1 (Dobies) next year

[Duronal]

I grew ferline tomatoes this year and they were delicious! The plant grew to be 9ft tall and produced large fruits. This variety didn't catch blight which was present in my garden and even survived 10 days of no watering in August. They are expensive but they're worth it.

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[littlepooley]

I have a feeling I'll be going with marketmore or burpless green cucumbers - hopefully getting an allotment soon (fingers crossed) so I'll have a lot more space for cucumber plants than I would have done at home so will try growing them there - how many do you think would be sufficient to provide enough for one person to eat (OH doesn't eat anything healthy lol). Don't mind if I grow a few too many as can always pass on to family but don't want to overdo it to much!

[Alison]

You should be OK with a single plant unless you eat a vast amount but I always grow 2 in case one fails.

[littlepooley]

Thanks, I wasn't quite sure what yields to expect - I don't eat a vast amount of cucumber so I think at least 2 will be a safe bet thanks for your advice

[bluemoon]

The best outdoor hot pepper I've found is one called Cheyenne, it has very small, orange fruits, but it just keeps going even in an indifferent summer and is so prolific you'd probably only need a couple of plants, even though they're very dwarf. I usually pop them in a container with a few flowers.

[littlepooley]

Oo sounds like a good one One question though - how hot is hot??? Lol I like a bit of taste but not so as to hurt your mouth lol

[MrsC]

Hi, I grew marketmore outside and it produced wonderfully!

[sewer rat]

The best outdoor hot pepper I've found is one called Cheyenne, it has very small, orange fruits, but it just keeps going even in an indifferent summer and is so prolific you'd probably only need a couple of plants, even though they're very dwarf. I usually pop them in a container with a few flowers.

I grew Cheyenne (and Apache) last year in 5 litre pots in my tunnel - both produced excellent crops - I had approx 100 plants and still have about 5kg of peppers in my freezer which are being converted in to Momol's chilli sauce. I grew them in the tunnel as they would not grow outside up here - at least not on my site which is pretty exposed.

[Sue]

Hi
Another vote for Marketmore cucumbers, I'm going back to them next year after trying another variety this year which got mildew very early and I got a very small crop.
Sue

[sallym]

Tomatoes - Tigerella and Ildi a Yellow cherry that is probably the sweetest I have ever eaten. Cucunber- another vote for Marketmore.

[littlepooley]

Well I've bought my cucumber seeds - went with Marketmore

[bluemoon]

Oo sounds like a good one One question though - how hot is hot??? Lol I like a bit of taste but not so as to hurt your mouth lol

They're pretty hot, but not to the point where they're inedible. They're small too, so you're using less

[kentvegplot]

I too would recommend Ferline - great crops (would have been even better without the early frost!) , good taste.