By Hank
Cheshire, United Kingdom
Probably a common sight for many of you guys but I’ve never grown a cucumber before with a leaf growing on one side.
- 12 Jul, 2019
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The cucs are called Telegraph, and grow up to 11 inches and are rather thin, but nice and crisp. They’re fine as far as I know but what do I know - I’ve little sense of taste or smell - sadly. The 2 plants are 7 ft tall just now and I’m now growing them across my porch ceiling.
12 Jul, 2019
Are they tasting alright/useable? I find, growing courgettes & cukes outdoors, they need checking on daily. Any that don't feel firm & crisp entirely along their length get snipped off. It's that thing where we want them to produce loads but the plant just wants to set seed. Just a variation on deadheading flowers...
12 Jul, 2019
I have grown telegraph many times over the years.
but I got fed up with having to remove the male flowers. if a flower gets pollinated the fruit is bitter compared to the female flowers that produce a cucumber when not pollinated.
I go for the petita type now that produce fruits about 6" long. they keep very well and a 'half' sized one lasts long enough for us to eat it before it goes off.
as for your extra leaf its not unusual . just snip it off.
12 Jul, 2019
I forgot altogether about the problem with pollination and My daughter and I have so far eaten about 8 without a problem. But take little notice of me as I said I have little sense of smell or taste. Daughter however has excellent sense of smell/taste and describes them as really nice and crisp.
13 Jul, 2019
hmm that's a strange one but not unheard of. Does it taste good? What kind of cucumbers are you growing? The first couple are sometimes a bit wonky but should still be good to eat.
12 Jul, 2019