9 Tips to TRIPLE Your Cucumber Harvest!

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Restorative Gardening with Mind & Soil

Күн бұрын

There are some crops that I've just figured out how to grow REALLY well - and Cucumbers are one of those! It's taken a few years and many experiments, but every season I end up with an amazing harvest. Utilize these 9 Tips from starting your seeds all the way through to harvest and I am certain you'll get an amazing harvest of Cucumbers this season!
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@dear.fern.55 Жыл бұрын

Jordan! You're killin it with these vids!

@MindandSoil Жыл бұрын

Thank youuuuuu for the support!! 🥳

@GrandmaDebo Ай бұрын

Wish I would've been saw this video 2 years ago 🥰

@ruthannecoro6198 Жыл бұрын

I’ve got a bunch of new cucumber plants planted for pickling and fermenting this fall ♥️

@MindandSoil Жыл бұрын

Woohoo!

@inkybeans Жыл бұрын

Love this vid.. very, very helpful. Thank you! 🌱😊

@MindandSoil Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching :)

@alexnicnl Жыл бұрын

Im loving this info! Cant wait to try it. Any tips on not using plastic containers ? Was going to use toilet paper rolls witb only 1 or 2 seeds instead. Thanks!

@phunkadelickgirl Жыл бұрын

Do you have any tips for treating or preventing powdery mildew?

@Mantras-and-Mystics 3 ай бұрын

To kill powdery mildew, mix 250 ml of water, with a few drops VERY mild liquid soap (I use castille soap) and half a teaspoon neem oil. Put in spray bottle, shake well - and you're done! Good preventative too! Note: Make a new preparation every time you want to use it. Also, any mixture you've got left, pour on top of soil around plant. 😊

@informallyhip963 Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure why I didnt know the reason to trellis cukes but I didnt... no wonder I'm not getting the yield I know I should be. Thank you! Enjoy the cooler morning.

@MindandSoil Жыл бұрын

Yeah! And using the AFrame is super helpful as it just allows those suckers to run every which direction!

@erkutbatirbek8186 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great tips One quick question; can we grow different types of cucumbers together?

@paigew.5198 Жыл бұрын

Would you recommend taking off the first flowers if we have a short growing season? I’m in Colorado zone 5 deep in the mountains.

@mc98912 Жыл бұрын

Just stumbled across your channel and subscribed. Great work! What's your spacing for the cucumbers?

@MindandSoil Жыл бұрын

Ah thanks so much! Great Q on spacing! So I'd encourage you to check out our AFrame Trellis video (i'll include a link below). In there you'll see the trellis is about 4' in length. I then plant 4 plants on each side of the trellis for a total of 8 plants. I suppose the spacing ends up being a bit more than 1 per square foot, but that's just because there's a bit of space under the trellis. And believe me, with that AFrame in place 8 plants is well more than enough hahah. Here's the video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nZeDgcSexrS4mJs.html

@timgloeckner9260 Жыл бұрын

Ok, I got cucumber plants that were 6 weeks old, and I transplanted them, and they are flowering like crazy... So your saying to pick each flower out until when??? I have also heard not to pick any flowers???? I am confused, and it is my first time growing cucumbers 🥒 😳 🙃 😊 Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us! Love your video 📹 ❤️

@milkshake3350 Жыл бұрын

I dont remove any flowers here in the UK and I get plenty of outdoor cucumbers. Why not do an experiment... leave the flowers on some and perhaps remove the flowers on others depending on how many plants you have. Good luck.

@timgloeckner9260 Жыл бұрын

@Julie Mathieson Thanks for sharing lady! I took only the first few flowers, I have lots of tiny cucumbers 🥒 growing..

@milkshake3350 Жыл бұрын

@@timgloeckner9260 Good luck.

@cindyfoti7408 Жыл бұрын

I have a potted cucumber plant that has 2 cucumbers about 6 inches long, they are prickly, is this too soon to harvest? It’s my first time growing so I’m not sure when to harvest.

@ChristopherHauser-58 9 ай бұрын

like your trillis did u make it

@riyadnafty3452 Жыл бұрын

you are doing a great job, I just want to know what is the reason for the yellow stripes beetles to attack the plants and also how to get rid of them? thanks in advance

@Mantras-and-Mystics 3 ай бұрын

Put ground cinnamon into a shaker and shake all over the plant. Also on soil around the plant. It doesn't look great ( you have brownish leaves) but it keeps bugs away. Does not harm the plant at all! Edit: Alternatively, use fine netting and place over the plant. 😊

@normahoule8944 Жыл бұрын

Loved your Video. I have had a problem with cucumbers, whether planted outside or in my greenhouse, where the stalk at the soil line becomes porous (when examined closely it has become just a few fibres). I have a problem, because all my raised beds are wood, with wood bugs and sowbug. Is this the mail problem or is it something else?

@MindandSoil Жыл бұрын

Oh interesting! Have you been able to notice any bite marks or go out at evening when it's dark out to see if you can spot them eating away at the main stem?

@KR-os6nn 5 ай бұрын

I have a question. Why use an A frame trellis rather than vertical or cattle panel tall hoop arch?

@jeffreyrossi5084 Жыл бұрын

I was curious if you started them ahead just to extend the season or do you find they get a healthier start this way?

@MindandSoil Жыл бұрын

A bit of both! It's a much healthier start for them indoors, but then also rather than starting my seeds on say May long weekend (when it's ideal conditions to transplant them or direct sow outside), I've now got cucumber plants that are entering maturity which means the vast majority of their growing days are in those beautiful hot summer days!

@MANDMK 2 ай бұрын

Is it enough to water the cucumbers every other day?

@jasongordon13 Жыл бұрын

Thanks I liked and subscribed✅✅✅😎😎😎😆😆😆

@anacarrillo8328 Жыл бұрын

The purpose of the early flowers is to start attracting pollinators. But I'm not in Canada!

@clivesconundrumgarden Жыл бұрын

Great tips Jord !! But dam, you been climbing I see, and Colleen says your hair is magnificent:)))) Tip 6 !! We'll definitely try this next year !! We've wondered about that with peppers aswell, thoughts ? We got a first flush a offruits but it almost seemed to "stunt" our plants. Not many addition fruit afterwards. Great video Jord We pickle most of ours. Btw check out Lilly Mae cucumbers, I have first hand knowledge of how good and productive they are !! Cheers Brother Jason and Colleen 🌱🌱🌱

@MindandSoil Жыл бұрын

haha! I actually haven't gotten out for a single climb this year! Been too busy between M&S and the Flower Farm, and then a bit too tired to have that send energy afterwards. I'm sure I'll be at the gym through the Fall/Winter though! Yeah 100% recommend removing those first flowers. I do the same thing on peppers and am going to do it even more actively on my spaghetti squash next year. I just notice the plant slows so much on the foliage growth for trying to develop that first early fruit. So, going to focus more on a bigger later season harvest moving forward!

@clivesconundrumgarden Жыл бұрын

@@MindandSoil dude you looked pumped like you just got off the Sword pitch !! Flower Farm ??? Quuuaaaa !!! Enjoy the last days of this beautiful summer bro !!

@KR-os6nn 5 ай бұрын

Why use twine versus hog wire fencing? Is cost the only difference?

@celestejohnson4854 11 ай бұрын

How many plants did you have under that trellis?

@ladynymeria9252 11 ай бұрын

How many plants do you have in that space? Just 1 ?

@GLuft3 2 ай бұрын

Overrun with aphids this spring

@sharmanm5329 Жыл бұрын

Really wanted tips to grow better bottle gourds in my garden

@MindandSoil Жыл бұрын

Oh interesting! I haven't tried the yet :) Thanks for watching!

@florafrancois7463 4 күн бұрын

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@dear.fern.55 Жыл бұрын

Is that a sedge grass next to your cukes or a dianthus?

@MindandSoil Жыл бұрын

Good eye - Dianthus!

@chrischen9589 Жыл бұрын

How to you combat cucumber beetles that eventually cause bacteria wilt ?

@MindandSoil Жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, thanks for watching! I haven't had to combat the cucumber beetles yet but I know neem can be effective when applied to the plant. Good luck with the cucumbers this season!

@chrischen9589 Жыл бұрын

@@MindandSoil Thank you. We love pickling cucumbers. In the past I harvested about 100 cukes but not for the last 2 years. It died from bacteria wilt. Growing this year are dragon eggs, Armenian cucumbers, country fair, pickling & Russian brown cucumbers. Last year I wasn't successful with Russian brown cucumbers. Will see this year

@groussac Жыл бұрын

I've heard that you get more runner growth by cutting the main stem when it's about 3' long. Is this true, or only true for certain varieties?

@MindandSoil Жыл бұрын

Very interesting! I haven't heard that one - but the logic makes sense in some ways to me as it would stop growth from the main stem and redirect it to the suckers. However, there would then also be no new suckers that would develop (opposed to all the new ones that would develop if say the main stem gets to 6'). As I always say, there isn't a right and wrong way to garden but rather just different approaches for different folks - my encouragement would be to run an experiment where you let 2 cucumber plants run without any pruning, and then with 2 other cucumber plants prune them at the 3' mark to see which yields more!

@milkshake3350 Жыл бұрын

I think it depends where you live Pierre. Here in the UK we have a shortish hot season for outdoor cucumbers so it pays to pinch out the main stem after 6 or 7 leaves have developed, which in turn will encourage side shoots. It's also a little easier to control the plant too.

@groussac Жыл бұрын

@@milkshake3350 Thanks for commenting. I probably got the cukes out too early this year (early May, ground temp too cold), but they're beginning to come to life now. Surprise problem this year was the robins. In their search for worms, they took out a lot of my cucumbers, a lot of my flowers, and all of my beans. First time this happened. Iowa Zone 5.

@milkshake3350 Жыл бұрын

@@groussac Its been a cold May here too. My cukes have just gone out this week which is warm for us at 27degrees. Veg growing is hit and miss wherever you live in the world, if it's not the weather, it's the bugs, if not the bugs the birds. Hey ho you win some you loose some just not to much.... I hope.

@dear.fern.55 Жыл бұрын

Quick pickle = quickles

@MindandSoil Жыл бұрын

Hahaha - like that one!