Cucumbers Flowering

They are in the greenhouse, what do I do when the flowers appear as there is nothing in the greenhouse to do the pollinating job?



Laura x

 

Don't pollinate your greenhouse Cues otherwise they will taste bitter! (But you do have to allow outdoor "Ridge" Cues to pollinate)

Is that a female flower? (little cucumber behind the flower itself?)

 

Thank You for replying. No they are male flowers only at the moment, what should I do?

Laura x

 

sheisme
leave them, i too am new to veg growing,and i have tomatoes just turning red and my cucumbers are just starting to grow,i have 3 at the moment and loads more flowers,as far as i can tell they all look the same,until the cucumber forms,and the little flower stem thickens. then check to make sure the flower,which is dying off by then is on the end,if its not remove it, its male and will be bitter,although as far as i can see i have no males as a lot of cucumber plants are all female varieties

 

Laura, take the male flowers OFF. You do not want the female flowers being pollinated.:thumb:

 

I think you need to determine just what types of cues they are before you can say remove the male flowers.
I was under the impression that nearly all the old types of greenhouse cues that grow male and female flowers were nearly defunct, and most plants sold were of the all female types.

Seeing male flower makes me wonder if they are ridge types that are normally grown outside as kristen says, but being grown under glass.

 

If Telegraph, or some other early cuc, the males MUST come off.

 

Yeah I agree David, if telegraph.:thumb:

Its just as I say you dont see telegraph much these days,...........do you?

plants that I've seen for sale have always been all female types recently.

 

what makes the cucumber grow to acouple of inches and then die-off

 

"what makes the cucumber grow to acouple of inches and then die-off"

The plant will only support a modest number of Cues. If there are some developing it won't set any more fruit (until the maturing ones are picked - so pick them as soon as they are "big enough")

Could also be cold etc.