Lebanese Cucumber
What: Seed (D. T. Brown).
Where: 20L Bucket modified to a self-watering container and large rectangular self-watering container.
When: March 2010.
Sown in: recycled 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: 10 Weeks.
10 April 2010
You wouldn't think that the plants in the container and the bucket are the same age:
29 April 2010
Obviously I'm going to pull the pin on the ones in the bucket and have a go at something else....
The plants on my trellis did OK but suffered heavily from being over-watered plus being decimated by caterpillars while I was away on holidays. I ended up getting about a dozen cucumbers in the end.
The plants on my trellis did OK but suffered heavily from being over-watered plus being decimated by caterpillars while I was away on holidays. I ended up getting about a dozen cucumbers in the end.
May 2010
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