Cucumbers

[Containergardener]

I'm going to get them into final pots, would you say MPC or tomato compost ? Or other feed?

[maverick451]

tomato compost?

[Containergardener]

You know , from a tomato bag/planter.

[SusieG]

I'm going to get them into final pots, would you say MPC or tomato compost ? Or other feed?

Hi CG!
I've only ever used mpc before and a tomato feed every week - worked ok for me! Expect others will have different/better advice!

[WendyC]

Whichever you've got. Cucumbers have similar requirements to tomatoes in that they are also fruits.

[Containergardener]

Thanks , il see which is closer to greenhouse door then both here, both open.

[cptncrackoff]

Hi CG.. obviously everyone has their own little ways..

I like to use a mix of innes no 2 and mpc for all my final pottings.. tomatoes, cucumbers chillies, peppers..

It seems not to dry out as easily as mpc, and if they are going outside helps to add weight to the pot to prevent blowing over!

The nix amount depends on what I have in stock, and how much I need..

Something like 70/30 mpc/innes seems to do me!

[maverick451]

I just use a MPC, Cucumbers dont like getting the base of the stem wet so I personally sink a pot into the container and water into that

Or another way is to just remove the bottom 1/2 of the pot it is currently in and then sink only the bottom half into a fresh container so you are basically making a collar and keeping the top out of the wet soil.

[Alison]

tomato compost?

I'd never heard of it either