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13 Jan 13, Charles L (Australia - temperate climate)

Yes, growing them on the ground is begging for trouble. I'd say it's almost a guaranteed disease target. A trellis is really the only way to go....although I sometimes have them growing up adjacent bushes/small trees as well. On the ground the moisture and lack of air flow is a calling card for mildew and wilts..

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15 Oct 12, bill (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

i grow them on the ground on top of mulch and it is the first time this has happened

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15 Oct 12, bill (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

my cucumber leaves are slowly disintergrating like they have mildew on them ? help please

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20 Oct 12, tracy (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

sorry bill but I think the cucumber has had it. You could give it a good dose of seaweed emulsion or fish emulsion and see if the plant improves. May be a soil born virus so if the plant does not pick up. best to pull it out and move cucumber growing to a different spot of the veggie patch. I would rest the affected bed, build it up with plenty of organic matter-maybe a green manure crop and try again in a year or so. Hope this helps.

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17 Sep 12, (Australia - temperate climate)

do they all grow on trellis?

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17 Sep 12, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I've grown cucumbers both trailing across the ground and on top of straw mulch. They were fine, although the skins were white where they touched the ground. A bit more slug/snail damage as it was easier for the pests to get to them.

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18 Aug 12, Patri (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

When a cucumber plant starts getting smaller flowers, does it mean nutrient deficiency or that the plant is coming to an end soon?

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29 Feb 12, Barb (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi Diana, I find wiping the freshly picked cucumber with a cloth removes the prickles, then you can handle them without being pricked.

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27 Feb 12, Diana Pryde (Australia - temperate climate)

How do you avoid prickling yourself when preparing cucumbers for salads?

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11 Feb 12, Rhonda (Australia - temperate climate)

I have a burpless cucumber and it is growong well I have had about 4 normal cucumber. But now it is growing one that look more like a rockmelon any sugegestion.

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