Cucumber curtain in progress (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by Rovanja@lemmy.world to c/houseplants@mander.xyz

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First cucumber on the vine! It might be a little crooked, but hopefully it'll be delicious in a couple of weeks ^^

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[-] concrete_baby@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Exciting!! How big do these become?

[-] Rovanja@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I think the vine itself can reach somewhere around 2 meters. The cucumbers are on the smaller side. They become ca 15 cm. I read you are supposed to remove the first few flowers to get more cucumbers in the long run. I have two more growing and gonna test it on them to se if there is a different result 🙂

[-] PlantDna@mander.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

Depends on the variety. Parthenocarpic varieties don’t need to. Otherwise, usually the first flowers are male only, so you can remove them.

[-] Rovanja@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks for the info!

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