Cucumber male flowers?

[Snadger]

The last time I grew Telegraph cucumbers you had to remove the male flowers to prevent pollination and bitter cucumbers!

I am growing three types of cucumbers this year and hope these don't need the male flowers removing??

I am growing Delicat, Marketmore and Snakes of Sicily! Anyone know which, if any, need the male flowers removing???

[Flummery]

Marketmore doesn't. Never grown the others.

[devon-surfer]

Ive just brought a cucumberfor the 1st time, its a femspot, I think? does it self pollunate?, and do I need to pich out as with toms?

Cheers from a gorgeous sunny North Devon :-)

[SarzWix]

I am growing Delicat, Marketmore and Snakes of Sicily! Anyone know which, if any, need the male flowers removing???

I've never heard of 2 of those varieties Where did you get the seeds? Could you get the information from the supplier?

[Snadger]

I've never heard of 2 of those varieties Where did you get the seeds? Could you get the information from the supplier?

They were purchased in Alicante by a fellow allotmenteer....trouble is the sowing and growing instructions were in Spanish and have been thrown away!

Don Vincenzo will know about the snakes so if I get no joy I may have to PM him!

[clair]

Hi I'm growing marketmore and am very new to it i need help too on the male - female thing !

[Flummery]

Just leave your marketmore alone Clair - they sort themselves out. They are outdoor cukes too so you don't need to give them greenhouse space.

[lottie dolly]

if only parsnips were as easy to grow as marketmore,

[clair]

Thanks for that Flummery

[rustylady]

Try googling for specific variety advice, there are some very good sites. Also you can check whether they are outdoor or greenhouse varieties.