Cucumber

Lebanese Cucumber

What: Seed (D. T. Brown).
Where: 20L Bucket modified to a self-watering container
When: 12 October 2009.

Sown in: Yates Premium Seed Raising Potting Mix.
Fertiliser: Thin layer of RICHGROW: Organic Blood and Bone + Trace Elements & Sulphate of Potash 100mm below surface.

Advertised Germination: 6 - 10 Days.
Actual Germination: 6 days.

Advertised Maturity: 8 Weeks.
Actual Maturity: 7 Weeks.

19 October 2009

It's time to knock together some sort of trellis for these plants I think.

7 November 2009

Trellis is up and just in time! It looks like I'll have to extend it if these plants keep growing so fast. Lots of flowers and a few cucumbers on the way if I've hand pollinated them correctly that is.

20 November 2009

It didn't take very long for that cuke to go from the above shot to this!:

1 December 2009

Despite a desperate lack of sun there are plenty more like this on the way, they are yummy too!

7 December 2009

These plants don't get much sun but they are producing well and look quite healthy!

10 December 2009

The lack of sun hasn't done these plants any good and they have lost a lot of leaves, however what remains is still producing ok for the time being.

27 December 2009

These plants started to suffer badly from powdery mildew so I cut off all of the foliage and after 2 weeks and a dose of liquid fertiliser side shoots have taken off and are producing more and larger cucumbers than ever.

17 January 2009