Make Your CUCUMBERS Produce Like Crazy, It's SO EASY!

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In this video, I share how to make your cucumbers produce like crazy, and it's so easy! Growing cucumber plants can be challenging for new gardeners, and there are a few things you must know before growing cucumbers at home. These cucumber growing techniques will revolutionize your garden, and you will grow more cucumbers than you ever thought possible!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 Cucumber Growing Tips
1:54 Tip #1: Cucumber Pollination
5:12 Parthenocarpic Cucumbers
6:52 Favorite Cucumber Variety #1
7:47 Favorite Cucumber Variety #2
8:43 Favorite Cucumber Variety #3
9:56 Favorite Cucumber Variety #4
10:36 Tip #2: Trellising Cucumbers
13:38 Tip #3: NEVER Let Cucumbers Mature
16:05 Tip #4: Fertilizing Cucumbers
20:03 Tip #5: Keep Cucumbers Cool
24:49 Adventures With Dale
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@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

I updated the video description to include links to the seeds featured in this video! 🙂 TIMESTAMPS for convenience: 0:00 Cucumber Growing Tips 1:54 Tip #1: Cucumber Pollination 5:12 Parthenocarpic Cucumbers 6:52 Favorite Cucumber Variety #1 7:47 Favorite Cucumber Variety #2 8:43 Favorite Cucumber Variety #3 9:56 Favorite Cucumber Variety #4 10:36 Tip #2: Trellising Cucumbers 13:38 Tip #3: NEVER Let Cucumbers Mature 16:05 Tip #4: Fertilizing Cucumbers 20:03 Tip #5: Keep Cucumbers Cool 24:49 Adventures With Dale

@jean-pierreposman7282 14 күн бұрын

If you have too much cucumbers like I have aech years, you must try give now and than give one for Dale , I give my dog in the season every other day a cucumber and man , he love it ! He shew it laying in the grass like it's a bone ! 😊

@lindaboyne3967 14 күн бұрын

Thanks

@curiouscat4377 9 күн бұрын

Do you remove flowers when the plant is really small (1 foot tall) to focus growth first?

@amythinks 2 күн бұрын

Started watching your channel about 3 years ago when I did an intensive gardening season. It was always one of my favorites. Coming back a few years later I'm so pleased to see how the channel has grown. You're deserving of a great big audience.

@williamowens21 13 күн бұрын

I have allowed a patch of clover to grow in my yard. I now have consistant bee's. It has made a huge difference, and surprisingly the patch is a focal part of the yard and makes me feel better helping my bee population.

@NicolaiAAA 14 күн бұрын

Inexperienced cucumber grower here! Had NO idea that letting just one cucumber ripe would essentially shut down the entire plant. Hence last year likely why I only got two cucumbers off the vine before it peaced out. Now I know better, my current cucumber vine is looking so healthy, and now I'm just waiting for it to get large enough and start flowering.

@TheMillennialGardener 13 күн бұрын

Unfortunately, it's true. But, the converse is also true - the more you pick, the more you get. So that's pretty awesome. Pick the cucumbers when they're still small, before they reach their full size, and you'll be inundated with cucumbers as long as you fertilize them enough and water them enough to keep up with the production.

@SuperAndrea256 12 күн бұрын

I've grown (if you can call it that) cucumbers for years and got terrible crops bc I also didn't know this. Thought it was my soil even though I tested it. I've watched so many videos and it wasn't until this year that I'm hearing everyone talk about them being single producers! I'm so excited to see how my plants do this year!!

@dol3980 9 күн бұрын

This guy is teaching basic Kindergarden botany. It surpirses me that anyone who gardens seriously (unlike U) wud not know that once a plant flowers and prodces ripe fruit: it shuts down. The trik is to know when to pik em. Soo basic like knowing when to change the tires on ur car.

@eddiemcdonald4720 7 күн бұрын

@@dol3980a valuable contributor… insulting fellow gardeners bc we all were born experts donchaknow

@stettenfarms 7 күн бұрын

Me neither. I thought I was just a horrible gardener

@sheilaross8224 Күн бұрын

You are a wealth of infromation and knowledge, glad l found you.

@DelusionDispeller 7 күн бұрын

I live in the Midwest and I decided to try to grow a garden last year knew nothing about gardening and grew tons of cucumbers without any problem at all and without fertilizing anything I just planted them in the ground and they grew like crazy

@1LovedbyHim 7 күн бұрын

Oh my goodness…this is the type of comment I was looking for. I’ve never gardened before, and to be honest, I’m intimidated by it. However, I really just want to throw seeds, buds, etc. into the ground and watch what happens. I’m saving seeds from my produce, so it’s not like I’ll be wasting too much money if my “Throw Garden” fails.😊

@DelusionDispeller 7 күн бұрын

@@1LovedbyHim Yes I tried to have a garden 2 years in a row just because I wanted to know if I could do it without killing the plants. I didn't know what kind of soil I needed I didn't know whether to plant seeds or plants or whatever. I literally just used a few KZfaq videos and winged it and amazingly I grew cucumbers tomatoes peas and lots of lettuce

@1LovedbyHim 7 күн бұрын

@@DelusionDispeller That's awesome and so rewarding, I'm sure! I really hope it goes well for me also. I would love to do peas as well. Thank you for sharing!

@jessegriffing8209 4 күн бұрын

I also live in the Midwest. Basically threw okra seeds and have had good success so far.

@katisugarbaker7349 2 күн бұрын

I’m from Onslow county NC! Glad to see a channel about gardening from that general area. Will forward this to my brother. Thanks. I love cucumbers.

@adrianelineberger7726 14 күн бұрын

Haven’t watched yet, BUT I HAVE BANANAS!!!!!!!!!!!!! After watching your video, I did what you said to do and I just had another flower open with 2 more hands of bananas!!!!

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

WOW! You're ahead of me. I don't have any flowers yet.

@adrianelineberger7726 14 күн бұрын

Sorry, Florence county, South Carolina Grow Zone 8a

@erukaseven 14 күн бұрын

Fuck yeah!!!!!! 🎉

@mrsmc2612 14 күн бұрын

Can they grow in Georgia?

@adrianelineberger7726 14 күн бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener Thank you for everything. If I knew how to share a pic, I would. You are truly gifted and I totally appreciate you.

@user-iz5qk1fg8s 14 күн бұрын

I just started growing cucumbers last year. I watch a video and did the basics, never mentioned pulling them off before ripening, I lost that plant. Told me when you see the 2 yellow flowers pull the 1 flower off. All season (And I live in south western Pennsylvania so not a lot of season ) I might have gotten 6-8 cucumbers 🥒. I found you on you tube. I’m soooo grateful, you explain a lot now I understand better. This video I saved so I’m going to look up the type I have and go from there. I appreciate you so much.

@TheMillennialGardener 13 күн бұрын

Hmm, that previous video you mentioned sounds questionable. I never remove flowers. I also don't prune or recommend pruning cucumbers. They're vines, and they're happiest when they grow unencumbered. In fact, cutting them can release scents that attract insect pests. The less you mess with them, the better in my opinion. I'm glad the video was helpful!

@mistybatten1829 14 күн бұрын

All my seeds I planted in the greenhouse were a fail so we direct seeded and planted 2 established store bought plant.they are coming up good from direct sow but alas now that it's time to harvest my bucket potatoes I see a cucumber growing and producing among them!

@goldierocks. 13 күн бұрын

Ordered parthenocarpic cucumber seeds last week and plan to implement all of these tips. Shade cloth is so important here in Texas. The hidden cucumber that gets too mature is so frustrating! I think that along with mostly male flowers was responsible for a failed early cucumber harvest. I appreciate these tips!

@TheMillennialGardener 12 күн бұрын

Shade cloth isn't important in Texas...it's *essential*! 😄 I can't believe how many folks don't use it. I'm doing my best to spread the awareness. It's the difference between a thriving garden and no garden.

@oliverhel9629 14 күн бұрын

I love how you say which nutrients the plants utilize. Ratios, measurements. Wonderful stuff. Thank you.

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

@humanbeing4368 13 күн бұрын

Freshly squeezed Cucumber juice is hydrating and refreshing.

@tammier8860 7 күн бұрын

I juice mine primary reason I grew it

@teenagardner3623 14 күн бұрын

I've gotten better with my cucumber harvest thanks to following your channel. When overwhelmed with so much harvest, besides canning etc., I've discovered cucumber lemonade sweetened with honey. Just wow! Yes, I know that's been around for a while, but I'm just getting started with over abundance 😊

@tammier8860 7 күн бұрын

I juice mine great source of water

@Cichlid_4_ever 14 күн бұрын

Your tips have blown my garden out the water this year I’ve been using every one of your tips and my garden and plants have been doing sooooo much better

@hmmm..2733 14 күн бұрын

I had my first successful cucumber season last year. You get the credit!! I grew beit alphas per your recommendation and they were fantastic! Thank you for sharing your expertise. It means a lot to me.

@GrowLikeAPro 14 күн бұрын

Great video ! Thank you. I am now paranoid about my cucumbers. They are a McKensie brand ( I'm up here in Canada ) and they are labeled as "hybrid" 100% female flowers, no pollination needed, and they are growing like crazy at this point. I need to get out to my garden and check them after I finish this comment LOL. I started off a bunch way too early ( April ) and the amount already on the vines is staggering. Love your channel, thank you for the reminder about picking them ! Pretty sure u went into this in another video last year, but it is SO IMPORTANT to keep people reminded about this, as not everyone sees every video. Love your style, and your no BS approach. Thanks again, Mark in Canada. ( I have little vids of my cucumbers on my channel ) - if this can't be on this comment please let me know and I'll delete that last bit. Thanks again for the great video.

@juliewest7966 14 күн бұрын

lots of great information. thanks

@denisemorrison6331 14 күн бұрын

I have learned so much from you over the last couple years. I’m growing my first Beit Alpha this year. I’m a little behind because of situations beyond my control. But I’m excited to see how they fare this year. Thank you so much! ❤️

@user-bj1es3ol5n 14 күн бұрын

I am one of those gardeners for the last five years I only get one or two cucumbers each year. Watched your videos and tried everything I can, but to my dismay this year is the same. I am so anxious to be an expert gardener for more cucumbers. 🙂

@vz9226 13 күн бұрын

Maybe try rain water tap water is toxic . After figuring this out im having better sucess

@TheMillennialGardener 10 күн бұрын

If you apply these tips, it should work. It's either a cultural problem or an environmental problem - not picking enough, not fertilizing enough, improper irrigation practices, improper temperatures (too cold at night under 55F or too hot/sunny during the day). It takes trial and error to figure out these things.

@sharonclarke596 14 күн бұрын

Perfect! Thanks so much! 💜

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

@thanhdam5114 4 күн бұрын

I’m one of the many who watched your video and bought the Party Time seeds from Burpee’s. I started sharing them through my garden group and they’ve quickly became the favorite variety. I will definitely be saving the seeds for next growing season. Thank you!

@TheTruthShallPrevail888 14 күн бұрын

Another info packed vid! Great job!

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@juneramirez8580 10 күн бұрын

Very timely for me here in the low AZ desert. Thank you

@tonioyendis4464 11 күн бұрын

GreatInfo! Thanks

@TheMillennialGardener 11 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

@matthewsottile8877 Күн бұрын

Loved the video very well done

@trodgersrogers2472 14 күн бұрын

Thanks for all the tips !

@TheMillennialGardener 10 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

@PepperplacewithShawna 9 күн бұрын

Great advice here. Thanks!

@TheMillennialGardener 9 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@AjArpopP52 14 күн бұрын

Great video! Thank you

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

@yvonne_gardenpatch 12 күн бұрын

Thank you for the info. Always love your videos, very informative always. I went right away and ordered the merlin!!!

@TheMillennialGardener 10 күн бұрын

You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@the_green_anna 14 күн бұрын

Great tips! Thanks! 💚

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

@sharonbachman7574 12 күн бұрын

This!! Video was Fantastic!!!. You really gave a Lot!! of great information!! Thank you sooo much!! Great info regarding the shade cover. Everything you gave us was phenomenal!😊❤❤❤❤ For Dale!!

@TheMillennialGardener 11 күн бұрын

You're welcome! I'm glad you found the video helpful!

@mgrams4203 14 күн бұрын

Thank you, especially for your segment on using shade cloth.

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

Shade cloth is the greatest piece of equipment I've ever discovered for my summer garden. From June thru September, it's 100% mandatory here.

@blueeyesoffire07 14 күн бұрын

Love the videos! Awesome tips for here in northeast Florida until I retire to Charlotte in a few years. I really appreciate you linking the products you utilize because it makes it extremely easy to visualize what I'll need to scale things up in the future. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and keep up the great work!

@audioartisan 14 күн бұрын

Totally subscribed! I've been growing cucumbers for a couple of years, and didn't know that cucumbers needed to be pollinated! I have already successfully grown corn knowing this! Thank you, this changes everything for my cucumber harvest!

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

Oh yes, if you're growing typical monoecious varieties of cucumbers, they will require pollination or you'll get no fruit. This is a problem a lot of growers have. When those baby cucumbers turn yellow and drop, that's lack of pollination.

@diannplatt-roberts8692 14 күн бұрын

Thanks for the info.

@TheMillennialGardener 10 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

@honeybadgers1996 13 күн бұрын

Thank you for the very informative video on cucumbers. This video totally explain why I was not successful growing cucumbers last year. Hopefully, I can grow better this year. I love you always include you puppy at the end. Thanks for sharing your video.

@sylvia10101 14 күн бұрын

Such helpful information! Great video! Thank you MG! 😊👍👍

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

@kellyhenigsmith8545 13 күн бұрын

Thank you for this timely info!

@TheMillennialGardener 13 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

@christophergetchell6490 14 күн бұрын

I live here in southern New England, zone 6B where I only have between 150 to 180 frost free days and I still do three successions of a few things like cucumbers and summer squash! (it's supposed to be 150, but we seem to not be getting frosts until November over the last decade or so and the actual number has been 180 for at least the last five years I've been keeping track, including last year with a late frost!) Oddly enough, I have a big oak tree just to the northeast of my main garden that provides a little dappling of the light from about 1-3 pm during the main part of the season and plants seem to actually do better there than in the 12 plus hours of direct sun!

@vishalbadra8049 10 күн бұрын

Informative vedio Sir 👍

@reneeswallow2023 14 күн бұрын

First time watcher but will be watching from now on! I learned so much! Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge! Im beginning to believe i can grown a successful vegetable garden!

@tayjahrivera7156 14 күн бұрын

Thank you! My flowers keep dropping 🥲

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

That's likely either due to pollination problems or heat stress. This video should help correct either of those things.

@mikekroschel4411 13 күн бұрын

Thanks for all the info and another great video

@TheMillennialGardener 12 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

@April-lp7pp 14 күн бұрын

This is my first year trying to grow cucumbers and I'm so glad I watched this video. 🙂

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@teribelleau137 14 күн бұрын

Great tips, thanks ❤😊

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@Twinbranchesgardening 14 күн бұрын

I love these 5 tips videos.

@TheMillennialGardener 13 күн бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@stephown5374 14 күн бұрын

One of your best videos yet, so informative and clear in what to do growing cucumbers. Thanks

@TheMillennialGardener 13 күн бұрын

You're welcome! I'm glad it was helpful.

@thinkwy13 13 күн бұрын

You are so knowledgeable. I look forward to every video. 😊 Thank you!

@TheMillennialGardener 13 күн бұрын

You’re welcome! I’m glad the videos are helpful.

@tkaart2242 14 күн бұрын

Your videos are great and so informative! I sit down with a pad and paper because I know you will throw out some good nuggets of information. I have been gardening for 16 years and am learning new things from your channel. Thank you! By the way, I love Wilmington. My brother went to UNCW.

@nildaotero2933 11 күн бұрын

Excellent video, thanks for sharing those five great tips.

@TheMillennialGardener 11 күн бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

@eclark789 4 күн бұрын

Our growing season just started at the end of May, so I am very thankful to have come across this video!

@TheMillennialGardener 4 күн бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@dorothyhughes1061 13 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@TheMillennialGardener 10 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

@_FadedPolo_ 19 сағат бұрын

For cucumbers I recommend growing them on tomatoes cages. It allows you to train 2-3 pants in one container to grown around it in circles & the kicker is the more things they grab on to the more cucumbers they put out. The cages I recommend are the one your build your self with 3 - 4 metal stakes and the plastic clips that connect them into a triangle or square. In my experience I get 2-3 times the production per plant than I did stringing them up for years.

@aalejardin 14 күн бұрын

thanks for the very useful content!

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

@perryhvizdak9223 9 күн бұрын

Good video, great tips...will use...in small scale.

@TheMillennialGardener 8 күн бұрын

I appreciate it! Thanks for watching!

@dennyb759 10 күн бұрын

Your videos are great. I have learned so much from you n I have been gardening for 40 years. Definitely a help with the cucumbers, didn’t understand why my plants died after a couple months 🤷‍♀️

@Nature-Is-My-Home 14 күн бұрын

Another super solid vid! Succession planting…who knew! Also gonna try shade cloth this summer. Thanks as always!!

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

Shade cloth is my best investment to date in my summer garden. I'll have a fresh video about it within a week.

@anthonycoffee7683 14 күн бұрын

Good job!

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@reneeadams9673 14 күн бұрын

I'm in Central Texas which has it's own set of challenges. And cucumbers have been one of those struggles for me. As usual.. so many points made in this video explain why I struggle. I'm looking forward to next year so I can have a do-over lol. Thanks.

@Icoach4free 14 күн бұрын

You can still plant them! I learned from this guy that you need them “staged “ because they live and die so fast. I just planted two small plants 10 days ago the way he plants and I got flowers on both this morning!

@ForGoodnesSake 14 күн бұрын

I'm in south Texas and already started seeds inside for a second harvest. We are very fortunate to have long grow seasons. Up north where I'm from, there's only one season.

@reneeadams9673 13 күн бұрын

@@Icoach4free Sweet! I'll give it a try

@TheMillennialGardener 10 күн бұрын

Shade cloth is 100% mandatory where you grow. Something in the 40-50% range is, literally, a requirement to keep your garden alive. If you add it, I think you'll be stunned how much better everything will grow.

@mlpnorthsub8543 12 күн бұрын

OMG .... YOU ARE A SUPER STAR... I had NO IDEA why I was successful some seasons and not as much others. You have completely opened my eyes to some of the changes that I need to make. I've always grown my cukes upright, but the last few seasons got slammed with cucumber beetles mid season. SO FRUSTRATING. From watching your videos I've learned what to plant, what NOT to do and what TO DO to be more successful and get the dozens and dozens of cucumbers that I've enjoyed some years. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

@TheMillennialGardener 10 күн бұрын

I'm glad the video was enlightening. I've had a ton of success doing it this way in a difficult climate, so I'm sure most can be successful doing these things.

@BerryBlessedandCovered 5 күн бұрын

How did you deal with the beetle

@mlpnorthsub8543 5 күн бұрын

@@BerryBlessedandCovered thankfully I had cucumbers for most of last season. This year I am not planting them in the same area. I've moved the plants to another location and even have one in a huge pot. I'll try to follow some of the tips given and see what happens.

@dorismitchell7483 14 күн бұрын

Very good information

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@petersoos498 14 күн бұрын

Thanks for the content. I've been growing Katrina for several years now and love the production.

@TheMillennialGardener 10 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

@valoriegriego5212 14 күн бұрын

Nice one, MG!👍Thanks for all your hard, diligent work to help us succeed at growing our own food.💕 Y'all are such a cute family!😃

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it. We try to do the whole "family thing" as best we can. It's easy with Dale in the house 🐶 I honestly don't know what we'd do without him.

@sodsqad8089 12 күн бұрын

I always watch your videos to criticize. 45 years experience and I still learn. Nailed this one. Perfect! You turned me on to the BEIT ALPHA awhile back. My best producers are the Beit Alpha, Diva and green dragon where I live. I start all mine off with Calcium Nitrate. Never give up!

@TheMillennialGardener 10 күн бұрын

Beit Alpha's are really good. I think you may like Merlin even better! It's very similar, but it's even more productive. They're also straighter and more symmetrical.

@James-kl7ig 10 күн бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener this year I had a cucumber vine break off I just stuck it back in the dirt and it looked like it was going to die for about a week and then it just started growing again

@bethsands7665 12 күн бұрын

Nice analogy..." naked in the desert in June " ... poor plants !, no wonder the leaves shrivel when the sun is beating on them. I do feel for my plants and want the best for them.

@TheMillennialGardener 12 күн бұрын

Remember the old ads for bringing pets indoors in the winter that said, "If you're cold, they're cold?" It's like that. If the sun is burning you, it's burning them, too.

@yellowdog762jb 14 күн бұрын

First rate video. The crunch of that cucumber that you broke in half made my mouth water! I grew cucumbers up strings years ago. It's by far the best way in my opinion. Not only is it easier to find all the cucumbers to pick, but the individual cucumber is usually much prettier than one grown on the ground. String grown specimens are usually more straight and they don't have an off colored side where they touched the ground. I'm in southeast Texas and would probably benefit from shade cloth. I don't know anyone around here that uses it, but what you say makes a lot of sense. I have not seen the tomato hooks either. Good thing I came out from under my rock and watched this video. I always felt like a bit of a failure since my vines never did well after a few months. Now I know why. Therapy averted! I'm growing my sweet potatoes in 20 gallon grow bags thanks to one of your videos. I purchased light beige ones, instead of black ones, based on the comment section. The only thing about the grow bags is that they are so darn ugly! I ended up building a frame around my group of bags to make it look more like a raised bed. I did 2 rows of 5 bags, with 2 plants per bag. The group of ten bags fit perfectly into a 4x8 frame. Hopefully the vines won't be too crowded as they grow. Round bags seem like they waste space. It seems like square grow bags would be more efficient, but I couldn't find any. Thanks for a great video!

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

Cucumbers that grow on the ground often curl up. When they hang, they are usually nice and straight. Where you live...I'm sorry...but you'd be absolutely crazy to not use shade cloth! Every year, I receive hundreds of comments from folks in Texas saying their garden is dead come July. Shade cloth should be on top of every Texas garden. It will, literally, change everything. In South Texas, you may even want to experiment with 50-60% shade cloth. It's probably just due to lack of awareness, though. I discovered shade cloth 5 years ago, and it's been a total game-changer, but had I not discovered it, I wouldn't know any better. I can't guarantee shade cloth will make your garden last all the way until frost, but I am absolutely certain that it will greatly extend the life of your garden.

@smuggafree 13 күн бұрын

I have been using Merlin cucumbers for the last couple of years. I boast about it too. The yield is great. Glad you talked about it. I even gave my daughter these seeds from Burpee.

@TheMillennialGardener 12 күн бұрын

They're incredible! They may be my new favorite. Really good taste, too.

@lukemakovicka330 14 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

You're welcome! Thank you so much for your support and generosity! I really appreciate it ❤

@sasharandomly4221 14 күн бұрын

Thanks for the tips. This explains why my cucumbers lasted longer in 1 pl va the other. More shade. I'll be moving them back.

@DiannasHomestead 14 күн бұрын

Thank you so very much for these very useful tips 😊

@TheMillennialGardener 10 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

@lanazoolander4165 14 күн бұрын

My cukes here in the Outer Banks, NC are cranking out tons of them. Used many of your tips, thank you.

@TheMillennialGardener 13 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

@anthonybacon7073 14 күн бұрын

Very informative video sir. I’ll be looking at doing some of this next season.

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@selasmama4499 13 күн бұрын

Gem after gem of advice here. I had no idea about most of this. THANKS!

@TheMillennialGardener 13 күн бұрын

You're welcome! I've been working hard to perfect my cucumber craft.

@JohnWood-tk1ge 14 күн бұрын

Very timely, I panted some pickling cucumber starts today looking forward to making my own pickles this year.

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

I tried to weave this into the right time of year 😃

@1pinestreet 14 күн бұрын

Your fourth word could use a letter "L". I'll say no more. 😆

@rickbrown7067 14 күн бұрын

Gooooooo Dale!

@TheMillennialGardener 10 күн бұрын

He's so funny 😄

@patrickyork2975 6 күн бұрын

First time growing Cuc's for me. I actually chose a good variety for a first timer it sounds like. I am growing some Beit Alpha. I have tagged some of the others you mentioned for next season.

@anniedove 12 күн бұрын

Hey, Dale reminds me of my grandfurbaby, Winston. Love the brindle markings. Those strong jaws! Thank you for another cool video. I really appreciate KZfaq gardeners because it saves me so much time. I'm in No. Cal., and we absolutely have to use shade cloths, unless there are enough shade trees available. I'm trying Diva cucumbers this year. CaliKim's seeds seem to be working. I use the bone meal and organic fertilizer combo, but I add worm castings. I like the vining techniques with the cable and twine. I'm going to try that and see if I can get party time seeds. lol Take care. 😊

@toryallan7967 14 күн бұрын

I grow a variety of plants that attract alot of bees. Currently Comfrey is attracting Bumble Bees and regular honey bees. I also have several types of mint plants that flower later after comfrey is done flowering. Other herbs also attract alot of polinators. Haven't had to hand polinate yet. I grow Burpies cucumbers along my fence and get more than I can eat :)

@ecobluefarms223 6 күн бұрын

Bravo 🎉❤

@BakerRenovation 13 күн бұрын

I’m learning so much watching your videos. Easy to understand and follow. even after years of having a garden I’m learning so much. 👍

@TheMillennialGardener 13 күн бұрын

I'm glad to hear they're helpful!

@judyhutson6984 14 күн бұрын

I've been watching A LOT of your videos and have learned so much!!!! Thank you 😊 I've gotten loads of cucumbers this year fertilizing your way. I've gotten my succession plants started. I've been growing Marketmore and spacemaster. I ordered beit alpha seeds so they will be going out when my others are done. Anxious to try them. I live in the hill country of central Texas and it has been so HOT already. Shade cloth is up !!! Thanks again!!!

@TheMillennialGardener 13 күн бұрын

Shade cloth is a lifesaver. Mine is up now, too!

@milliealford8968 12 күн бұрын

Had to come back, Forgot to Thumbs up. OH NO!! You are so full of great information. Thanks!!

@TheMillennialGardener 12 күн бұрын

I appreciate it! Thanks for watching!

@kelliewonch6055 11 күн бұрын

I'm growing beit alpha again this year because of your recommendation a couple years ago

@TheMillennialGardener 10 күн бұрын

I hope you enjoy it!

@gaildower5255 14 күн бұрын

Give your extra cucumbers to a community food bank. They will be greatly appreciated.

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

We genuinely eat 3-4 cucumbers a day this time of year. The excess go into a quick pickle. I think my blood is 8% cucumber my volume.

@dol3980 9 күн бұрын

Silly puerile response. Cux ripen and SPOIL quikly, and need refrigeration and evaporative packaging as they r 90++% H2O. U r suggesting giving mush to ur food bank, give em cans instead. or better still give the food bank receptors a JOB if U r truly altruistic as you prosthesilize.

@Rooted1 8 күн бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardenerHa 😂

@bearsmom42 12 күн бұрын

Your so positive! I'm going to share this video with my daughter in law. Maybe the 5/2 would encourage her to try keto.

@TheMillennialGardener 10 күн бұрын

I appreciate it!

@hellokimmy68 13 күн бұрын

I'm growing Party Time this season on your recommendation. I can't wait until they start coming in!

@TheMillennialGardener 12 күн бұрын

They produce very quickly. Almost too quickly! They produce so heavily, it stunts the vines.

@hellokimmy68 11 күн бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener good to know! I can't wait to try them. I'm also growing Sweet Success (I think you may have mentioned that one?), Poinsett, China Jade and Muncher. Everyone I know is gonna be getting cucumbers.

@helengabr5743 11 күн бұрын

I have set the alarm early and tomorrow I will pollinate 👍👍👍✌️Thank you! ❤

@TheMillennialGardener 11 күн бұрын

You’re welcome!

@nomathompson7678 14 күн бұрын

Sweet success has been my favorite cucumber to grow here in central Texas. I barely tend to it and I have too many to know what to do with lol and they taste amazing! Great video

@tambrasmith9707 14 күн бұрын

Thank you … I’m in central Texas also

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@katezink3496 14 күн бұрын

Sweet Success is my favorite also. They get huge too

@TrixieJFerguson 14 күн бұрын

Howdy neighbor. South-central TX here. Is the Sweet Success variety a slicing cucumber or is it a pickling variety? Do you start them from seed or can I find starts for this variety? I will be looking for it. Thanks for the tip.

@katezink3496 14 күн бұрын

@@TrixieJFerguson it's a slicing variety. I started from seed which you can find from most seed companies. I got mine from Burpee and Park Seed. Doubt that you'll be able to find a start in this variety since I don't see that Bonnie's offers it on their website and they're the biggest supplier of starts to the big box stores here in the south.

@pamorama 13 күн бұрын

Wow, do I wish I had seen this earlier this year. I’m doing it all wrong, but I’ll consider this summer that I learned. I’m going to germinate a few new seeds and some alternate varieties for Shore. Thank you for all your wisdom and information.

@TheMillennialGardener 13 күн бұрын

That's no problem. I grow 4+ crops of cucumbers every summer. Cucumber vines usually don't live past 60-90 days after transplanting. Just start a new crop. I like sowing new seeds every 6-8 weeks. Keep replacing the tired, old plants with new plants.

@TheKarver79 14 күн бұрын

Thanks for the reply. I live in western Massachusetts and the last few years all our cukes curl. No matter the variety. I will try some shade cloth and see if it helps.

@TeamCropDusters 14 күн бұрын

Garden looking strong 💪🏼

@TheMillennialGardener 13 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@TeamCropDusters 13 күн бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener thanks for making actionable content... I have all the parts and I am about to build the shade cloth structure with t-posts and conduit ahead of the summer

@user-oz9fs1xs9u 14 күн бұрын

Thanks for all the tips, ad for naming the varieties. I grew a persian cucumber 'Baby' one year it was amazingly productive. I could not get seed the following year, it's now patented so very expensive! It is windy here atop a hill, so I attach the support twine to big tent stakes and hammer those into the ground, that way it's not the cucumber stem that has to survive the wind, the stake holds the support line.

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

Some of the new hybrid seeds are expensive, but germination rates are high. Even at the cost of 50 cents per seed, it's a pretty good deal for a plant that produces 2 dozen or more cucumbers. In my opinion, it's worth it, and the good news is the seeds tend to get cheaper as the variety gets older.

@hcambo5373 14 күн бұрын

Good luck 🍀👍

@davidhodgson977 14 күн бұрын

Cheers buddy, this the most useful video you have uploaded, for me anyway. I live in Thailand and I always have trouble with Cucumber. I will try your tips and see what happens. By the way, I have to put shade cloth on my young trees, because the heat and uv levels are intense in the summer.

@jennifercollis4435 23 сағат бұрын

🥰🥰🥰🥰 THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

@deecooper1567 13 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing the difference in the cucumbers 🥒 I’m going to try some this year 🥒👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

@TheMillennialGardener 10 күн бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

@AlissaPaige91 14 күн бұрын

Your videos make my days. My cucumbers are a little behind here in Kansas. Had to replant a few times thanks to the squirrels 😂

@TheMillennialGardener 14 күн бұрын

Maybe some insect netting or bird netting to defend against them? Those little buggers.

@gordsmith7708 6 күн бұрын

Thanks for the information on the names of the female flower cucumbers! Hi Dale !! Cheers 🍻 man . Ps thanks to you last year I started using shade cloth and the amount of tomato and cucumbers we got was better than ever. We live outside of Carleton Place ontario. Temps go from -30 Celsius to 30 + in 2 months in spring .

@laddieokelley6095 14 күн бұрын

I highly recommend Salmon Creek Living for construction of garden accessories. This young man is a genius. His latest video is of a cucumber trellis like I have never seen.