cucumbers to grow up or across ground??

Hi well ive got quite a good growing cucumber plant in my conservatory and i have been growing it up and using a cane to support it -

but, my partner said that he didnt know if you had to grow it lying down because of the weight of the cucumbers when they get bigger !!??

So this has confused me in knowing what to do, :confused: HELP (;

 

When we used to grow Cucumbers years ago we grew them like Tomatoes upwards, then the cucumbers hung down,which is easier for picking.

They say that if you grow Tomatoes and cucumbers in the same greenhouse, then they need to be kept seperately as they both require slightly differant growing conditions.

Put in long bamboo canes, like the ones used for supporting Runner beans, then tie the plants to the canes as they get taller.

We always used Pepinex 69 which was an all female variety so there wasn't any problem with trying to hand fertilise them.
I am not sure if you can still by Pepinex 69 as this was quite a few years ago, and new varieties have been bred.

Hope this information helps.
I am sure that there is plenty more people on here that will be able to give you some more advice.
Good Luck

Kandy

 

hi thanks for that -
the thing is what do u meen by hand fertilise them sorry to be a bit dim,lol
thanks (;

 

Hi just got back from work, so missed your reply this morning.
Sorry, I told you wrong.I have just looked on Google, and it says that all the Male flowers, the ones with the stalks behind the flower, need taking off.The female flower has a tiny immature fruit behind the flower, which should grow into a cucumber.
If the Male flower is left on, and it pollinates with the female, then all the cucumbers will taste bitter.

What variety are you growing?

Kandy

 

I grew cucumbers last year and they most definelty grew upwards! I am growing them again this year and the same is happening...The cucumbers dangle quite happily from the plant until you pick them - although I did pick mine as I needed them they weren't there long at all...

 

Cucumbers are best grown upwards as per toms and if they are particularly large support, but this is very rarely needed.If on the floor you make life easy for the slugs and harvest grubby cus,Iam growing Passandra a F1 hybrid which only grows to 6-8 inches before harvesting but still growing afew of my favourites ie;Telegraph. Passandra is proving very prolific and I should be harvesting in aweeks time.Hope this helps, happy gardening.

 

hi
guys thanks for the great repleys!!
The seeds are from Sutton's seeds are are telegraph improved - and the plant is comming on great now !!
i must say that as this is my first year its all great fun finding out about it all - and this site has been a great help - thanks again (; x x x x