Cucumis sativus, member of the gourds with cylindrival "fruit" which are eaten as a vegetable.
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Are my tomatoes and cucumbers dying from overwatering?
I sowed some cucumbers and tomatoes in April and already lost them all. Now the other batch is dying; I presume it might be over watering as I used different compost.
Basically the leaves became a ...
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Why are my cucumber leaves turning yellow?
My cucumber plant's leaves are turning yellow.
Could it need nutrients already? It only germinated 24 days ago, but is my biggest plant already.
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Sowing cucumbers, seed on its side and cover in clingfilm?
Instructions on the packet of cucumber seeds I'm holding say I need to:
Plant the seed on its side
Cover the pot with clingfilm after sowing
I get that these are measures which will help ...
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Cucumber plants wilting in greenhouse, but fine indoors?
I've been growing cucumber plants from seed this year and everything was going fine until I started trying to move them outside when they were about 8 inches tall. I was acclimating them to the ...
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What steps can I use to encourage pollination?
I have some plants that have many flowers but not very many vegetables being produced; sometimes it seems as if I'm growing the plants for the pretty flowers and not for the vegetables that may ...
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What's the ideal shape for a cucumber trellis/cage?
Is there an ideal or preferred shape for a trellis or cage for cucumbers?
My plant is taking over my garden and I would like to get things a bit more organized. I've seen a cone type trellis where ...
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How do I tell which direction a gourd is going to grow?
I transplanted a 10 or so gourds seedlings growing around my garden (which somehow survived my compost [mainly because I composted them intact and smashed them with a brick later]) around a teepee ...
