sallyg said:The years seem to have their own personalities, at least to this casual gardener. And certain bugs wax and wane.. it all seems very unpredicatable. You do have to try new things to know if you can do better.
pod said:
Rita, I agree that the successive plantings are never as good but unlike you, I'm not smart enough to quit trying.![]()
Newyorkrita said:This season I will be direct seeding my cucumbers instead of starting any indoors under lights.
I often start them indoors but last year simply direct seeded. It was easier and they grew and flowered quickly. No time lost!!
Deeby said:Rita, how many varieties this year?
mom2goldens said:My favorite and most productive cucumbers have been;
Marketmore 76
Muncher
7082 ((an experimental variety from Row 7 Seed comany)--these were amazing cucumbers..Probably my favorite of the 3 listed here.
I also love lemon cucumbers, but they are so late to produce, and not as productive as some of the others.
I normally start mine indoors 3 weeks ahead of planting outdoors.
SoCalGardenNut said:Marketmore has been my favorite cucumber too, I don't know if I have any in my seed box.
I just planted the following Tendegreen(burpless), Armenian Metki White, Armenian Cucumis melon var. flexuosus, Tasty Green(Japanese burpless).