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  • Marketmore Cucumbers

    Have acquired some Marketmore seeds

    Says its an outdoor type.... Havent much room to put them other than in the greenhouse. Do "outdoor" varieties grow well in greenhouses?

    Thanks

    Mike
    I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy

  • #2
    i have never grown cukes before so am in the dark here, but i THINK there might be some problems with pollination. I've got a packet of marketmore as well so i'll be watching this thread with interest.

    I've also got a packet of Masterpiece which is also an outdoor variety.

    my garden is anything but sunny and sheltered, so any tips gratefully received.



    oh and if anyone wants a few of either, just pm me. there's no way I'll get through this little lot !
    Last edited by mrskp; 23-02-2007, 06:38 AM.
    Catch up with my daily doings at http://kaypeesplot.blogspot.com/ and http://kaypeeslottie.blogspot.com/ but wait a while cos these are well out of date ! Don't want to ditch them entirely cos I'll never remember the urls !

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    • #3
      Originally posted by berksmike View Post
      Have acquired some Marketmore seeds

      Says its an outdoor type.... Havent much room to put them other than in the greenhouse. Do "outdoor" varieties grow well in greenhouses?

      Thanks

      Mike
      As my raised beds weren't ready, last year I grew cukes (probably Marketmore) 3 in a large pot, up a wigwam of bean sticks. They did really well and weren't chomped by pests as much as when I've just let them ramble along the ground. The pot was a quite deep terracotta one - about
      1 1/2ft across filled with a base of well rotted manure then part good garden loam, part compost. The loam was only because I'd run low on compost and couldn't be bothered to get more. I didn't bother feeding them at all, but made sure they had plenty of water. Very pleased with results.
      All at once I hear your voice
      And time just slips away
      Bonnie Raitt

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      • #4
        I grew marketmore last year with great sucess, I was tight for space and grew them up the fence training them up with string. They did noot take up much space, just a little more than runner beans as I kept tying them up.

        Grew very well in shallow soil and 3 plants gave me my friends and neighbours more than we could eat, I think I fed them once!!

        Very tasty, thick skin though but no burps

        Mandy

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        • #5
          Hi Mike, I grew Marketmore outside in pots last year & they did O.K., not that many fruits & they did have quite tough ,prickly skins but tasted nice. I would think they will be fine inside a greenhouse, don't see why not.
          Into every life a little rain must fall.

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          • #6
            cuc advice

            Hi
            Good timing spotting this, I was about to ask for cucumber advice myself.
            Never grown them before and Ive got Tasty Jade which Im going to try in the greenhouse. Has anyone else tried them and any tips?

            Thanks in anticipation

            Sam

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            • #7
              Thanks everyone for the tips
              Mike
              I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy

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              • #8
                I have grown Marketmore in the greenhouse with great success. They do even better!
                Last edited by SimonCole; 23-02-2007, 05:07 PM.

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                • #9
                  Oh goodie. The toms will just have to budge up a bit !

                  Catch up with my daily doings at http://kaypeesplot.blogspot.com/ and http://kaypeeslottie.blogspot.com/ but wait a while cos these are well out of date ! Don't want to ditch them entirely cos I'll never remember the urls !

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                  • #10
                    Have grown Marketmore in the greenhouse for the last few years with excellent results. I put one plant to each pot and put chicken wire behind each one to let the tendrils cling on. Had no problems.

                    And when your back stops aching,
                    And your hands begin to harden.
                    You will find yourself a partner,
                    In the glory of the garden.

                    Rudyard Kipling.sigpic

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                    • #11
                      Do you just treat them like an indoor cucumber, ie removing the growing tips when they reach the greenhouse roof or after 6 leaves as for outdoor?
                      I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy

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                      • #12
                        Don't know which is better but I allow mine to trail across the roof.
                        Last edited by SimonCole; 26-02-2007, 01:47 AM.

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                        • #13
                          i had 3 extra plants that would not fit in my greenhouse, too many toms and seedlings, so i just put them in the ground at the allotment thinking slugs would get them. guess what, snails ate all my toms and cukes and 19 sprout seedlings (my son, bless him, decided to keep his "pet" snails in the greenhouse!) the 3 i planted outside did fantastic, i had to give away loads. very tasty!!
                          the snails no longer exist......
                          there are no plants in my garden, only ingredients.

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