why do my cucumbers produce tiny fruits ?

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Permalink Reply by Flighty on May 28, 2012 at 18:32

Jade what variety are they?

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Permalink Reply by Jade Hwang on May 29, 2012 at 8:34

they are marketmore, the outdoor variety.

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Permalink Reply by Flighty on May 29, 2012 at 16:48

I don't have any suggestions but this website may be of use - Growing Cucumbers in Container Gardens

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Permalink Reply by Jade Hwang on May 29, 2012 at 17:21

thanks Flighty.  I shall put them in a bigger pot. 
Flighty said:

I don't have any suggestions but this website may be of use - Growing Cucumbers in Container Gardens

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Permalink Reply by Flighty on May 29, 2012 at 17:36

You're welcome, and good luck.  I have little success growing outside cucumbers, either from seed or plants, on my allotment but I'll be trying again next year.  

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Permalink Reply by Darren Blick on June 2, 2012 at 20:56

If they are producing small fruits it can be many things

If you have a lot of fruits on at once, then the goodness is shared between them, I tend to pinch some out to give me less but better quality

The other thing to look at would be if you have sufficient nutrients in the ground where they are planted and are you feeding them

I have plenty of manure under mine and I feed them with high nitrogen once fruits set in

Read up here how I have grown mine this year 

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Permalink Reply by Jade Hwang on June 3, 2012 at 16:47

thanks a lot Darren for the useful tips.  I shall remove some of small fruits, there are a lot of them.

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Permalink Reply by markus cox on June 6, 2012 at 1:30

have a look at this blog on this site, might be of interest to you.

http://ukveggardeners.com/profiles/blogs/trial-experiment-for-alfie...

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