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11 Dec 09, Tiggerbow (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi john d, It is possbile that that is as big as the cucumber/zuchinni was going to get. It is best to pick these fruits when they are still rather small. I have heard that when a cucumber goes dark green and the little spike start to grow on them they are ready. With a zuchinni is is best to pick when they are around 15 cm or so for nice sweet fruit. Apparently with zuchinni you are supposed to be able to pierce it with your fingernail. Both of these fruit grow very fast so it is best to check them at least every day. We have had success growing these for the first time this year. Good luck and happy eating !! Jodie

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18 Dec 09, (Australia - temperate climate)

Does anyone know if possums eat baby cucumbers? I have plants that have been flowering for 2 weeks or more, but I cannot see any sign of fruit maturing. (Melbourne Australia)

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23 Dec 09, pete (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

hi katja sounds like you have sooty mould. how i get around this is to grow my cucumbers on a trellis. just a post at each end and string about 9 inches apart between the poles. clip the cucumber leaves to the string with a clothes peg. keep stringing until they reach a height of about 5ft. the air circulation reduces the amount of sooty mould.

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01 Jan 10, Matthew (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

My lebanese cucumber plant is growing beautifully and flowering well. However I seem to have only got two great cucumbers from it. The other cucumber leaves go yellow and die off. Is there anything I can do?

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22 Apr 12, (Australia - arid climate)

need fertilizer the soil is not good

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01 Jan 10, mand01 (Australia - temperate climate)

fezz you need to rotate your crop - planting the same plant in the same place each season increases the likelihood of a soil borne disease, or exhausting the soil of the nutrients preferred by that particular plant. Try growing something from a different family (not a curcubit) in that spot next season, and grow your cukes elsewhere.

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02 Jan 10, Barb (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi Matthew, Keep you cucumber plants well watered and well fed - hopefully they'll start fruiting again. Cuc's don't like drying out. They respond well to a complete organic liquid fertilizer like fish emulsion and/or good compost. They're very susceptible to powdery mildew so spraying with milk and/or chamomile tea helps. Are you getting female flowers or just male flowers?

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04 Jan 10, Matthew (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Barb, thanks for the advice. I am getting both female and male however I just seem to lose the cucumber before it is pollinated. I think there are a few about to go now.

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05 Mar 23, Lolly (Australia - arid climate)

I had that as no bees so I now hand pollinate and they always grow. Pick when 3 to 4 inch long with Lebanese.

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19 Jan 10, Karen (Australia - temperate climate)

I have tried growing cucumber, there were a lot of cucumbers on the vine. A few at the start were nice but but then the rest had a really horrible sour taste so they couldn't be eaten. Any ideas?

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