outside cukes

[grasser]

hi every body ive grown to many cukes for my small greenhouse.
is it possible to grow them in the garden? if so any advise would be very much appreciated. [they are called marketmore ]

thank you all

i live in yorkshire [doncaster]

[Newbie]

I grew these last year outside & they did ever so well, just need plenty of support.

[Alison]

You can grow that type very well outside but it'll be quite a while before it's safe to put them out by which time they could be pretty big!!!!!

[Snadger]

I grow Marketmore very successfully outdoors, even here in NE England!

To be honest the amount of cukes my family and I (doesn't that sound regal?) eat in a year can quite easily be grown on one outdoor plant!

I personally wouldn't waste greenhouse space on them!

[borage]

I grew 3 marketmore outside last year and we ended up with too many cucs for the 2 of us.

Only growing 2 this year and thats just in case I loose one of them.

[grasser]

thank you all 1 more question .
what type off support would your use .
i thought about growing up wigwam cans like runner beans will that be ok or isnt that strong enough.
thanks to you all may have more questions as they get bigger .
john

[Snadger]

thank you all 1 more question .
what type off support would your use .
i thought about growing up wigwam cans like runner beans will that be ok or isnt that strong enough.
thanks to you all may have more questions as they get bigger .
john

No support for mine, I just let them scramble around on the bottom!

[lottie dolly]

thank you all 1 more question .
what type off support would your use .
i thought about growing up wigwam cans like runner beans will that be ok or isnt that strong enough.
thanks to you all may have more questions as they get bigger .
john

try this,a strong stick say 1nch square,either tie or nail bits of wood or cane horizoncaly aprox 8inch long,about 1foot apart,so it forms a sort of ladder,the plant can be trained up in a spiral around the stick and tied to it,the idea being the cross pieces will give more support and stop the plant from slipping down,it also saves room in the garden,this method can also be used for other crops,by using different sizes of wood and shapes of frame.

[Newbie]

I just used the normal cane wigwam for mine, but shorter than what i used for my beans etc.

[mclarenpitcrew]

Before I go down the 1st year of cuke growing. Are all the outdoor variety's spiney or are some smooth? If so which?

[borage]

I grew them up canes last year, they reached about 5 ft just make sure you tie them in.