Author Topic: Cucumber mystery (Read 6558 times)

devonlady · « **Reply #15 on:** May 26, 2015, 06:37:04 pm »

Quote from: bloomer on May 26, 2015, 01:27:51 pm

5 courgette plants, I hope you like courgettes 2-3 plants feeds a family of 6 more courgettes than I can face eating for a good couple of months.

They dry beautifully. Slice thinly and dry in dryer, low oven, out in hot sunshine or whatever on trays in single layers. Make lovely snacks or nibbles with drinks.

Fleecewife · « **Reply #16 on:** May 26, 2015, 09:54:40 pm »

Quote from: devonlady on May 26, 2015, 06:37:04 pm

Quote from: bloomer on May 26, 2015, 01:27:51 pm
5 courgette plants, I hope you like courgettes 2-3 plants feeds a family of 6 more courgettes than I can face eating for a good couple of months.

They dry beautifully. Slice thinly and dry in dryer, low oven, out in hot sunshine or whatever on trays in single layers. Make lovely snacks or nibbles with drinks.

Brilliant - I shall definitely be trying that

Caroline1 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 26, 2015, 10:25:14 pm »

Starting to feel lucky, this is my first year growing cucumbers. As the greenhouse wasn't built until recently started them in the house and moved them out to greenhouse about a month ago. Have 5 all about a metre tall and already enjoyed 2 cucumbers. Yummy :excited:they still seem to be fine and have loads of fruit growing

Lesley Silvester · « **Reply #18 on:** May 26, 2015, 10:56:23 pm »

I went to the garden centre today to buy some seeds and they were selling yellow courgette plants so I bought three (only me eating them as well) and three butternut squash plants. I also have lots of herbs to go in my new herb bed and some globe artichoke plants to try out. And some beetroot seeds and lots more compost. Cost me a fortune.

Possum · « **Reply #19 on:** May 27, 2015, 11:30:35 pm »

Sudanpan - it might be vine weevil larvae eating the roots. The adults love old compost and the young larvae are so small they look like bits of grit. It is only when they get bigger that they start eating roots. Have a rummage around for little white c-shaped things with 6 tiny wiggly legs.

cloddopper · « **Reply #20 on:** May 29, 2015, 11:00:04 pm »

Quote from: Caroline1 on May 26, 2015, 10:25:14 pm

Starting to feel lucky, this is my first year growing cucumbers. As the greenhouse wasn't built until recently started them in the house and moved them out to greenhouse about a month ago. Have 5 all about a metre tall and already enjoyed 2 cucumbers. Yummy :excited:they still seem to be fine and have loads of fruit growing

Mmmmm ...sweet pickled mini or vertically sliced 3 inch long cuc's done in hot 3%to 4 % white spiced sweetened vinegar with six or seven sprigs of chopped dill ..
absolute heaven , stuff to die for . French beans also done the same are just as good .