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    hi everyone i bought some cucumber seeds without reading the packet properly, they have to have a constant temperature of above 20 degrees to germinate and i don't have a heated greenhouse or other environment for them. i was wondering if anyone wanted to swap with me for cucumber seeds that will grow in a cool environment.

    let me know

    Annette
    Happy Gardening!

  • #2
    i have some seeds that need to germinate at 20 plus degrees, i put them in my boiler cupboard seems to be working so far,

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    • #3
      i thought about that but twhen i went to have a look in the boiler cuboard the temp was no different to the room outside )-8
      Happy Gardening!

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      • #4
        Germination is a bit erratic with Cues. I get two sheets of kitchen paper, get them nice and wet (but not flooded, if you see what I mean). Put one sheet in the bottom of a Tupperware box, seeds next, then the second sheet, and put it somewhere warm. (boiler / airing cupboard sounds good).

        Check it at least once a day; once the little root appears (which is before the leaves) pot them up in nicely damp compost, put the pot in a plastic bag tied at the top (so it doesn't dry out) and put on a windowsill, but out of direct sun. As soon as the leaves come up give it some more light or it will get leggy, and also give it some air - keeping the plastic bag on will keep it humid around the plant, but it will go mouldy if the bag is left sealed for days & weeks! (Its pretty warm now, but when I do this earlier in the year I seal up the bag at night; I wouldn't bother too much at this time of year)

        Its going to take about 4 weeks until you've got much of a plant though ... and then a bit more until it fruits. You might be better off getting a plant from a garden centre, or from someone here who has some spare. The seed will keep until next year
        K's Garden blog the story of the creation of our garden

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        • #5
          thanks for the advice i'll give that a try
          Happy Gardening!

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