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16 Sep 13, ej (Australia - temperate climate)

When potting up, cover each drainage hole with a used tea bag. It will keep both the ants & the worms out.

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05 Feb 13, Alison (Australia - temperate climate)

Im growing cucumber in large,deep,planting bags. I planted 8 seedlings about a week ago and they are in a full sun position, I water them twice a day ( not flood them probably about a cup each ) I have lost 3 so far, its almost as if they have been sprayed with weed killer, they have just curled up and shrivelled away. Can you advice me on how to save the last 5 plants.

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03 Feb 13, Margaret Hamilton (Australia - temperate climate)

Why are my cucumbers only producing male flowers?

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02 Feb 13, Barbara Mewburn (Australia - temperate climate)

The apple cucumbers have grown with very flat -almost fluted main stems, with many cucumbers on them. (I've never seen anything like it.) They are all dissapointingly bitter. some are growing up the fence, the rest are growing very low to the ground. My husband has watered them every second day overhead. I suspect that they haven't been watered deeply enough. He is reluctant to put in the watering system, he likes watering by hand. Now many of the leaves are rotting in one patch. He has grown cucumbers successfully before. Thankyou, in anticipation.

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09 Feb 13, David Kiefel (Australia - temperate climate)

I have read recently that cucumbers like a deep watering which apparently assists in making them less bitter... seems to be working so far.

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02 Feb 13, Karl Swadek (Australia - temperate climate)

How do you know when the apple cucumber is ready to pick, it is about 12cm long.

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11 Jan 13, Peter (Australia - temperate climate)

why some cucumbers are bitter

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25 Jan 13, Ian (Australia - temperate climate)

Two reasons not enough water. You have possibly let them dry out Second picked them to late

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21 Dec 12, allen lee (Australia - temperate climate)

The reason cues may go yellow could be if grown on the ground the fruit doesn't get enough light and as it throws out more leaves it becomes more shadowed try growing on trellis and cut away any yellowing leaves allow light into bush also give good spray with seasol (seaweed) & eco fungicide.

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06 Dec 12, Renee (Australia - temperate climate)

We are producing cucumbers but the skin is yellow and inside they are soft and mushy?? Thought they might be zucchinis but inside has seeds and the skin is prickly?? What am i doing wrong?

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