Sex Of Cucumber Plants

[Mich]

HI ALL, somebody told me today you have to sex cucumber plants or they wont grow very well , i know nothing about this as i havent researched much and this is my first year growing my own. Any advice would be much appreiciated, thanx MICH

[queen of the cobs]

as far as I know, for indoor types (e.g. Telegraph), remove all male flowers from ordinary varieties – fertilized fruit is bitter.

For outdoor types (e.g. Marketmore), Fertilization is essential. NEVER remove the male flowers. (so says D.G.Hessayon which is my bible).

You can get all-female hybrids which you don't need to worry about - you might have one of these?

[Mich]

HI, queen of the cobs, I have marketmore, i have several small plants about 4 inches tall and 5 bigger plants around 9 inches and 8 leaves. they dont have any flowers yet though CHEERS MICH

[sewer rat]

If your cukes are F1 all female plants, which are most commonly indoor grown cukes, then you do not need to worry. Let us know what variety you are growing and we can assist you further.

[Mich]

If your cukes are F1 all female plants, which are most commonly indoor grown cukes, then you do not need to worry. Let us know what variety you are growing and we can assist you further.

hi sewer rat, i grew them from seed and they are Marketmore, which i believe are outdoor, does this mean they are male and i need to worry. HELP!!!!!!

[queen of the cobs]

I don't think these are all-female.

Have you planted them out yet? I planted out 4 last week and lost one in the really hot weather, but the other 3 are doing fine.

Here are a few tips:
- Put outside when 8” high.
- Pinch out the growing tip when the plants have developed 6 or 7 leaves. Side shoots will then develop.
- Any shoots not bearing flowers should be pinched out at the 7th leaf
- Once the fruits have started to swell, feed with liquid tomato fertilizer.

[Mich]

Yes i have recently put them out in pots, bit worried bout the weather though, they forcast heavy rain and high winds tomorrow!!!!!!! i think ill bring them in. thank you for the info queen of the cobs, reckon i might know what i'm doing now MICH

[Flummery]

Leave Marketmore alone Mich. They don't need any of the flowers removing.