Cucumber

People describe Cucumber as easy and I'd push back on that slightly. rotating crops each year to prevent soil-borne disease build-up needs consistent attention and aphid colonies on brassicas and soft growth can undermine progress quickly if ignored. Where Cucumber is genuinely underrated is the be…

I had a serious problem with slug and snail damage on young seedlings on my Cucumber earlier this year. Caught it late and had to work hard to bring the plant back. The experience was frustrating but educational. Now that it's healthy again I can fully appreciate satisfaction of harvesting food you…

Someone gave me Cucumber as a birthday gift and I barely knew what it was. Two years later it's my most treasured plant and I've spent more time researching it than I'd care to admit. The key discovery was thinning seedlings to give each plant adequate space — once that clicked, the plant transform…

I've been growing Cucumber for a full year now and want to capture what each season offered. planting out and establishing after last frost was the clear high point — everything you're told about Cucumber at that time of year is true. But the plant has something to offer in every season, which I had…

My first attempt at Cucumber failed — slug and snail damage on young seedlings got hold of it and I didn't know what I was looking at until it was too late. I left it alone for a year before trying again. The second attempt, with proper attention to consistent deep watering rather than frequent sha…

After growing Cucumber for over a year here is what I'd tell a beginner. First: thinning seedlings to give each plant adequate space is not optional — it's the foundation everything else depends on. Second: aphid colonies on brassicas and soft growth will happen and you should know how to handle it…

I'd had Cucumber for about eight months with acceptable but unremarkable results. Then I started really paying attention to rotating crops each year to prevent soil-borne disease build-up and the difference over the next two months was dramatic. satisfaction of harvesting food you grew yourself bec…

I don't have a garden so an allotment plot with companion planting is my only option for Cucumber. It absolutely works — with the right attention to consistent deep watering rather than frequent shallow watering you can get excellent results in containers. far superior flavour versus supermarket pr…

I've been growing plants seriously for over fifteen years and Cucumber remains a reliable favourite. For anyone starting out: the most critical thing is thinning seedlings to give each plant adequate space. Everything else follows from that. slug and snail damage on young seedlings is the challenge…

I want to be honest: I'm not getting great results with Cucumber and I'm not entirely sure why. aphid colonies on brassicas and soft growth has been a recurring problem despite my attempts to address it. I've been focusing on consistent deep watering rather than frequent shallow watering based on ev…