tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post1342472627931740236..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: The self-pinching CucumberMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-59227724306472228902015-07-03T07:45:28.839+01:002015-07-03T07:45:28.839+01:00Yes - I do that too.Yes - I do that too.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-47404657950244541692015-07-03T06:08:41.650+01:002015-07-03T06:08:41.650+01:00That's very interesting. I shall remember that...That's very interesting. I shall remember that in case it's needed! Sounds like what some people do with side-shoots from tomato plants.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-67123339471114238322015-07-02T23:43:00.727+01:002015-07-02T23:43:00.727+01:00Hope that is not wilt. The Diva will definitely n...Hope that is not wilt. The Diva will definitely need some pinching, that's a variety that grows with a lot of vigor (understatement).gardenvariety-hoosierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823437033502199023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-6683869769178893982015-07-02T21:55:54.551+01:002015-07-02T21:55:54.551+01:00Hope your cucumber continues to do well now.
Great...Hope your cucumber continues to do well now.<br />Great to see the tomatoes coming through nicely.<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-33144503753642218862015-07-02T21:33:51.425+01:002015-07-02T21:33:51.425+01:00My four healthy cucumber plants all developed stem...My four healthy cucumber plants all developed stem rot so I just nipped off the rotten part of the stem and pushed the plant back in the soil - they all regret and I have just harvested my third cucumber. Cucumbers which were healthy before being transplanted often rot like this - thankfully my system of nipping off the rotting stem and replanting always seems to work. (That should read they all re-grew not regret ).elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-42432203183698732882015-07-02T15:05:40.405+01:002015-07-02T15:05:40.405+01:00How wonderful! The tomatoes, that is. I hope that...How wonderful! The tomatoes, that is. I hope that your cucumber plant is ok & whatever it is doesn't travel down that stem & get to the rest of the plant.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-33977952348784341092015-07-02T12:35:20.630+01:002015-07-02T12:35:20.630+01:00I hope the plant now thrives. Do you think the top...I hope the plant now thrives. Do you think the top was damaged in some way?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-25629403802744173832015-07-02T12:18:58.422+01:002015-07-02T12:18:58.422+01:00I wonder why the cucumber's growing tip has di...I wonder why the cucumber's growing tip has died like that. I've also got tomatoes on my plants now and the starting of the first cucumbers.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.com