is this normal?

[kerryp]

im growing marketmore cucumbers for the 1st time & have finally got little "things" growing... HOWEVER the brother-in-law came round yesterday & said the "bumps" on our thingys (hopefully cucumbers) shouldnt be there should they? he started scraping them off as well!! i got him to stop as theyve grown like that so i wanted to check with you guys before we took any action ive added a pic to show you...
any comments appreciated.

[Nicos]

I'm not a cuc gower these days..but those look fine to me .....get yr self a fly sway to bash the BIL with when he next interferes!!!!

Different varieties behave differently!!

[quark1]

Your cukes are mere babies and I'd fancy there'd be a few bumps - which will smooth out as the cuke gets bigger and swollen with water.

Logic tells me this is so - but perhaps someone will correct me who has better knowlege.

Many home-grown varieties of veg have strange lumps and bumps on them. There's normally nothing wrong with them - its just that many folk have only seen 'perfect' supermarket specimens.

[beckybee]

Some cukes (mostly the outdoor ones) are knobbly anyway rather than the smooth and straight ones you get in the supermarket. They look the same as mine usually do at this stage.

[taff]

Mine look the same too.

[kerryp]

thanks guys, not only do i feel pleased that they are "normal" but also smug now that i was right & stopped him

[Alice]

They look like perfectly normal Cukes to me KerryP.
Keep the BIL away from them.

[Noodles]

Yup, mine look exactly the same, it's perfectly normal. Keep him away from your plants!

[Flummery]

Outdoor ones are always knobbly. Your BIL doesn't know as much as he thinks he does. Smack his hand!

[pdblake]

I've had marketmore cucs that look like they've been crossed with a hedgehog They're definately supposed to be like that.

Incidentally, I find them to be very thick skinned at times and prefer them peeled as the skins can be quite chewy.

[Topcat36]

Look fine to me, well they look the same as mine did, i say did, long story , he needs sorting tell im to mind his buisness.

[Incy]

Could be a picture of my marketmore. Totally normal and should become a delicious cucumber!

[sarraceniac]

Your BIL would freak out if he saw my Crystal apples/lemons.

[Maddie106]

im growing marketmore cucumbers for the 1st time & have finally got little "things" growing... HOWEVER the brother-in-law came round yesterday & said the "bumps" on our thingys (hopefully cucumbers) shouldnt be there should they? he started scraping them off as well!! i got him to stop as theyve grown like that so i wanted to check with you guys before we took any action ive added a pic to show you...
any comments appreciated.

Smack his wrist VERY hard....does he grow veg or just buy it at the supermarket??!!

I'm growing cucs for the first time, with advice from my Dad who grows fantastic cucs.
I'm growing "Burpless Tasty Green".
The 2 planted in the garden look very sad. The one in the mini "Blow away greenhouse" and the one on the windowsill seem to have plans for world take-over!!
I've had to fertisise the one indoors with a paintbrush.

They look all lumpy and prickley at first, but the prickes go as they grow.
I harvested my first cuc last week......I was so proud I even took a pic of it! ( How SAD is that?)
AND it tasted good too!!

Keep your BIL away!!!

[seasprout]

Perfectly normal. Those rough bits are extra protection for the little fruitlets.

Smack your BIL heartily across the chops.!