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13 Apr 13, Alex (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Heya did you ever find about growing these? They sound amazing and I was considering giving it a shot on the GC Hinterland.

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16 May 10, Phil (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I've heard that leaving sliced or whole cucumber in the garden helps to ward off bugs and beasties. Is this true?

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05 Jun 10, Martyn (Australia - temperate climate)

We've had success with sliced cucumber on aluminium trays. Maybe its the taste (to the slugs and snails) or a chemical reaction with the Al but they've stayed away

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18 May 10, (Australia - temperate climate)

Lots of slugs and slaters have been tucking into the old cucumbers I didn't harvest, so it doesn't work for them!

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03 Apr 10, Michelle (Australia - temperate climate)

I've just transplanted my lebanese cucumbers & they've now started turning yellow on their leaves. I'm not sure what could be the problem as the ground is very fertile and there's no problem with the amount of water that I give them. Please help !!

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29 Jan 11, Bob (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

You may have damaged the root system, pop some more seeds in, keep mulch away from the stem.

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15 Feb 10, Kellie (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

hi there, I am a new gardener, growing cucumber in pots on my verandah. I get to the stage where a couple of fruit are produced and then the leaves turn yellow and brittle and the whole plant seems to die back. Any ideas? Many thanks!

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05 Feb 10, Suzanne (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Do you need to cut back cucumber plants after they have stopped producing fruit?

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02 Feb 10, noel (Australia - temperate climate)

how do you stop cucumbers going soft after you pick them

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30 Jan 10, Ben R (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

My cucumbers have been weird this year. They are similar to John D's - they have grown in the shape of a butternut pumpkin from early on and they are now about 30 cm and yellow/brown. They have good sunlight, were watered regularly, in mushroom compost. They did not at any stage go dark green, just from light green to yellow. They probably weigh about 2 kilo's each. I have not cut one open yet - i think the whole crop may be headed to the chickens... any ideas to avoid the same next year would be appreciated.

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