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03 Jul 18, Mike L (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

It is a bit like going for a swim in winter compared to summer. It is a spring crop - not winter. It says plant from August - that is only 4 weeks away. There is a reason why you plant at a certain time - different plants need different temperatures to grow - to achieve the best results.

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17 Apr 18, Merinda (Australia - temperate climate)

I am getting lots of flowers on my plant and they are turning into fruit, but die at about 2cm, why? How do I get more fruit, I only got 1 cucumber that grew to 10cm

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18 Apr 18, John Macmahon (Australia - temperate climate)

This may be a bit late for this year but my best suggestion is that after one or two fruit (cucumbers) on each runner have set, pinch off the end of the runner. This means the plant puts its resources into the fruit instead of growing a longer runner. Cheers Arismac

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18 Apr 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

The flower with no fruit is a male flower. The flower with a small cue is the female flower - if it is not pollinated then it dies. You probably no bees (or more like very few of them) in your area. You might have to hand pollinate each day. Or plant some bee attracting flowers to encourage more bees to come to your area.

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19 Apr 18, Mac (Australia - temperate climate)

Plant some Basil and let it flower. Bees just love it and they will keep coming back for most of the summer and autumn. Solved my problem with all my Curcurbits (melons, cucumbers, pumpkins, etc)

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22 Apr 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I will try that. Over the summer I had about 20 sun jewel flowers plants in my garden, with hundreds if not thousands of flower heads - saw about two bees all summer. The bee population has taken a massive hit world wide I hear.

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14 Sep 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I planted borage about 4 mths ago and it has attracted a lot of bees. I recently planted some more bee attracting flowers.

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20 Feb 18, Jim (Australia - temperate climate)

What is the best variety to grow in the Bendigo area to make cucumber pickles (4-6kgs per batch)

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21 Feb 18, John (Australia - temperate climate)

We grow a variety called Biet Alpha and picked copious amounts of cucumbers off it. It is a more traditional green cucumber with bristle patches on the skin. The cucumbers were about 15-18 cm long but the size is certainly compensated by the yield.

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20 Feb 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Go to internet seed selling companies - Boondie Seed, Collection, New Life and look through the varieties there. You need a burping variety I have read.

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