Date: 5/09/2008 09:57:40
From: SueBk
ID: 30672
Subject: early flowers

My biggest cucumber plant is only about 7 or 8 inches high, but already has a flower opening, and another bud (that I can see). Should I remove these and let it grow a bit bigger before it starts producing fruit?

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Date: 5/09/2008 10:09:23
From: bluegreen
ID: 30674
Subject: re: early flowers

good question. I had one like that last season and it only every produced the one fruit, but I put it down to not enough water, but maybe I should have removed the flower….

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Date: 5/09/2008 14:05:54
From: SueBk
ID: 30694
Subject: re: early flowers

I just had another look and there’s a bubbie cucumber there as well. My 4 inch high tomato plant had flowers too. I took those off, but I’m still wondering about the cucumber.

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Date: 5/09/2008 19:55:15
From: pepe
ID: 30738
Subject: re: early flowers

SueBk said:


My biggest cucumber plant is only about 7 or 8 inches high, but already has a flower opening, and another bud (that I can see). Should I remove these and let it grow a bit bigger before it starts producing fruit?

good question.
wait for the fruit to develop and pick it early – i.e. just on ripe.
seaweed is spose to help fruiting.

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