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06 Dec 08, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Emma, it sounds as though your cucumber plants have been eaten by slugs or snails. You could try some slug bait in half a plastic bottle (so that birds can't reach it) or go out with a torch to catch and kill them at night.

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05 Dec 08, Emma (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi, I planted some cucumbers, as soon as they formed a nice leaf, something came along one night and ate the leafs, then next couple of nights they ate the hole stem right down to the grouend. What does that? PS This is the first stuff we have ever planted...we know nothing.

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06 Nov 08, steven (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

my cucumbers are full of flowers but not many fruit they are in a 13ltr tub each plant and are fertilized am i watering to much HELPthankyou

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01 Nov 08, Grahame (Australia - temperate climate)

Bruce, My first guess is that you are over-watering them, but to make a proper assessment we would need to know how much you are watering them etc. Titi, I have tried espresso coffee (diluted) sprayed around the seedlings and this seems to keep the slugs and snails at bay.

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31 Oct 08, Bruce (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I am having trouble with my cucumber seedlings, they start off okay and then wither away and die. What am I doing wrong? I do not water the leaves, I live in a cool climate and have them in a hot house.

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14 Oct 08, Titi (Australia - temperate climate)

I have started planting lebanese cucumber since last month with exciting progress.I have built a trellis for them. Anyone could suggest me what fertilizer is needed, how long a plant will normally last. I used slug & snail pellets to protect the young plants. Any other useful suggestion will be welcome. Thanks a lot, guys!

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13 Oct 08, Grahame (Australia - temperate climate)

Andrew, The two cucumbers will be OK but you wont be able to save reliable seeds from them. If you don;t plan to save the seeds then there is no problem

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13 Oct 08, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Andrew, you might get a hybrid if you collect and plant the seed from the cucumbers, but growing them adjacent to eat will be fine. If you want to keep the seed to plant again, then you will need to bag the flowers to prevent cross-pollination.

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12 Oct 08, Andrew (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I have two types of cucumber I wish to plant along a long fence. Can I plant them next to each other or will I end up with a hybrid between the two?

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11 Oct 08, Eliese (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Plant your cucumbers on tressils i have had alot of sucess with mine!!

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