[monaraebeads]

Hi Veggie Whisperer, I'm new to gardening, but I researched my plants and among them are cucumbers. There are many types of cucumbers, but they all like heat and tons of water according to what I've read. I have about 5 of them in a 5 gallon container and they are growing well and have been flowering for the last week or so (I'm in zone 7). I moved the container next to the bean trellis and a couple have grown vines tall enough to grab hold and are doing really well. This pic was taken about 2 weeks ago; since then everything has doubled in size!

 

[monaraebeads]

A word of caution about any squash type plants,that would include pumpkins,squash,zucchini,cucumbers if they are planted close to each other since they will cross pollinate

Wow! I had no idea. I have squash next to watermelon (which I thought was cucumber!)

By the way, when I posted above I was sure I had planted only cucumbers in the 5 gallon bucket, but noticed there were two types of leaves; I thought maybe male and female plants. Last week I discovered that one type of leaf was actually a watermelon! The cucumber fruits are growing well, close to the leaves and the soil, and not vining out much at all.

 

[monaraebeads]

Do cucumber leaves wilt when their season is over? My leaves are all wilting even though I'm giving the same amount of water as always. Also, my cucumbers even though they are large, the fruit still has those little white bumpies on them; am I supposed to wait until those bumpies go away before harvesting?