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5/6/24 Hello Jeff. My name is Fred I have been watching you for over 2 years now to get back to planting I started Cucumber seeds but only 2 and I used a 4" peat pot the seedlings have emerged it's only been about a week and I am useing a 4" Peat Pot because I had read like Watermelon the roots don't like to be Disturb, SO when it's time to plant them out side all that needs to be done is to put them in my Fabric pots and so on...
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The Ripe Tomato Farms Hey 👋 I have a question about mulching . Today I raked up some leaves from a bush in my yard, the leaves were yellowish greenish still, not like the ones in fall. I raked them and used them as mulch in a couple places in my garden. Is that ok to do? My husband says it’s not because I’ll create mold and fungus. What do you suggest?
@@FarmLifewithKids Hey, thanks for asking. Usually, this time of year, mold and fungus isn't an issue. Heat, drier weather, and generally less conditions that mold likes is ahead of is. If you cam. mix it with some straw or dry shredded leaves and you'll be ok. Fungus (mycelia) are not the enemy of plants...in fact, quite the opposite. Create a biome in that top layer of soil WITH that mulch, and you'll be surprised at the results!
Hey tammy, a few reasons. First, space is a premium. 18 of the 4 inch pots take the space of 98 plugs. Second is conservation of soil. For every 4 inch pot that fails to either germinate or produce a viable plant that you want to keep growing, that is a LOT of soil wasted. Plugs are completely dispensable because you have hundreds of them. So if one doesn't work out, no big deal, there's 97 other ones in the tray. When you start to do lots and lots of seedlings, your biggest resources become space, time, and soil. Its no reason professional growing nurseries use plugs trays and the constant incremental potting of the plants into bigger sizes. :-) The final reason for me is that I can pick the best of the best. Seeds are cheap...I can germinate hundreds of them and literally pick the best 15 or 20 specimens. If I use larger pots, I'm stuck growing what I planted, nothing more. Hope that helps, cheers!
Thank you very much for uploading these videos! I am a first time gardener trying to show my kids and actually look like I know what I'm doing hahaha You break down these videos so simple and easy. Thank you!
hi! can u make another video update, i would love to see how the vines of the cucumbers look - thank you for all these great tips and videos - it helps me to see what i need to do. im growing everything indoors in my apt, bc we dont have a backyard or anything. thank u again!
HEY!! my cucumbers are TALL and are now growing flowers. They have been growing inside a spare bedroom with controlled temp. When i take them outside, they tend to wilt. How do i harden them so they can be outside?
Hey Darlene, great question, and yes, there's definitely a danger. But it happens when the grass is laid on too thick, clumps, and then rots. Then it just heats up like crazy and that's when it can burn (temperature) as well as nutrient burn (nitrogen). Solution is to keep it loose....or cut it with straw or shredded leaves. Give it some structure to allow air flow. :-)
Thank you so much for your support, I'm in NC zone 8 I planted my fall cropin my raised bed that I put together myself. I so proud of myself because I've never put anything together until now. I'm very excited Even more so, because I have gotten a harvest out of my first summer gardening. I look forward to your videos because they are very inspiring and informative.
With Cukes you can use a wood stake IN the pot, or a typical trellis system outside the pot, whether that is a wire or a wood lattice setup. Whichever works best for you.
Mine flowered so fast. What I like to do preparing soil is to grow sunflowers then once they die off cut off the stem and let the roots die in the ground.
Can I use multi purpose compost? And would vermiculite and or perlite mixed in be useful? Also, planning to put my seedlings in planters with an inbuilt water reservoir. Tho when I cleared one of those planters earlier the soil was absolutely dripping wet from being out all year. Already made the overflow drainage holes a bit bigger but am a bit apprehensive.
I noticed you didn’t shake the root part of the cucumber and just planted straight in the ground with the original square shape. When or why should you or shouldn’t you flake the roots ?
Definitely do that when the pots are extremely root-bound. That is, the roots need help to come apart so they can spread. With a fresh pot like this, it'll have no problem doing that on its own.
Awesome videos! Love every one of them. This is my first year growing anything! So you are definitely orienting me greatly. However, I have a question, how do you get the vine to hang on to the string? Do you attach them with something or do they attach themselves? Mine are already pretty grown, but have no clue what to do with the vines. They are starting to go all over the place. I have a forest growing out here. Help!🤦
Thanks so much for the support Marta! Cucumbers are a bit trickier than say Peas because they won't actively climb as much.... So you have to tie them off 3 or 4 times along the stem to really get them established along your vertical line. Best of luck!
I ended up doing a hardening off video for all the big summer plants as its all the same way: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MsMCG01krRc.html
hi! i’ve just started growing cucumbers. I have no clue what i’m doing, and i’m pretty sure i did something wrong with either planting too many seeds together, or planting it in too big of a pot pre-transplant. I just transplanted them into my box garden yesterday and they are looking worse than before i moved them. Any tips???
Hey Mallory, could definitely be transplant shock. Moving Cukes can definitely set them back....temperature, moisture differences, even pH. All things that mess with them growing normally. Keep them spaces about a foot apart and don't do any fertlizing at this point....wait until the roots take hold. Be careful not to over-water and don't stress about losing foliage here or there....the plants will shed leaves to protect itself.
Thanks Rachel!! You can fertilize (if your soil needs it) when your plants get their 2nd set of true leaves. Initially, the plants have all the food they need from the actual seed itself, and fertilizer can burn and harm the first roots that come out. A dilute organic seaweed or kelp mix is just fine, then again when flowers start to appear. Best of luck!!!
What are your wires in front of the cucumber plants attached to? Also , do you have a video showing how to make plant beds? I really like yours and I've never planted above the ground before. Thank you 😉ps. I just subbed last week
They are attached to the roof! 16 feet up! I have a few bed-making videos Shonna, some easy, some super easy!: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EdtepiQJCcY.html and ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PDvO-ZWlKcc.html and ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DwwJYJqbJ-Q.html Cheers, happy growing to you!
Thank you so much for very clear and informative videos. My question is if I use grass cutting as mulch , won’t I introduce weeds to my box? I am very inexperienced but enthusiastic planter. Don’t know much about mulching but if I don’t hear from you probably I will get hay and use it as mulch. By the way I’m planning to build a box like you use for my cucumbers 😊😊🙏🙏
Hello Jeff. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong with my cucumber plants. I have 2 of them growing in a 10 gallon grow bag on my apt balcony in South Central Texas. They're looking a little yellowish and burnt. Also, 1 is 5 ft tall and the other just 3 ft tall. I've only seen to little cucumbers and then they die and fall off! First time gardening so I don't what else to do. Please help. Thanks
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms probaly some beans we have i planted one and it grew and we live in a mexican household so beans are always there (pinto beans it says)
Great series. Would hv loved a part 4 on the trellis and picking them but this eas great nonetheless. Very simple and straightforward explanation. Will be my default method for starting cucumber seeds
Great videos! I’m getting ready to start my cucumber seeds. Someone suggest I soak the seeds in a cup of warm water overnight before I plant them. I grow my veggies in two large flower pots on my patio. One year I grew tons of cucumbers, but last year they failed. We had a terribly hot summer and I guess the sun was too hot on them. They only got morning sun then in shade in the afternoons. Thanks or the excellent tips! Love your videos!
thank you a lot! i guess i started watching a bit too late coz i already germinated mine but with your advice i hope still can get "set to success" heh. Thanks!
What size are your beds? I have cucumbers that have already produced the yellow/orange flowers! I need to plant them asap! I can't plant in the ground so wanted to build a bed n similar to yours. I have 7 plants, what size bed could I do? And how deep does it need to be?
I decided to grow 4 types of cucumbers this year and the lemon and straight eights were in the mix! I just now have my seedlings to the cotelydon stage. Fingers crossed! I also decided to try mouse melons but no germination yet. Have you grown those?
Thanks so much for watching Bethany! For Cuke worms, there's actually two: Pickleworms and Melonworms. Melonworms actually prefer the leaves, Pickleworms start at the flowers and then keep going for the fruit from the inside out. Preventative seems to be the best defense. Plant early for early harvest works because these pests need heat. If you live in a warm climate, make sure to fully destroy and remove last year's crops. Hand pick the worm nests early. Google images of them and learn to spot them! Best of luck!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms HI JEFF 🙋, I SEE YOUR GARDEN IS GROWING ABSOLUTELY AWESOME AS ALWAYS 👍👏👏👏,. I DON'T KNOW IF U WILL GET THIS TEXT BEING IT'S 2yrs later but I'ma try, ANYWAYS... I'VE STARTED 5 SEPARATE CUCUMBER PLANTS IN DIFFERENT BIG POTS AND THEY STARTED OUT BEAUTIFUL AND I'VE GOT SOME CUCUMBERS GROWING ON EACH PLANT BUT THE LEAVES ARE ( ON ALL OF THEM ) ARE GETTING SPOTS N DYING OFF SO MY QUESTION IS " WHEN I PICK THE CUCUMBERS THAT ARE GROWING NOW ON THEM I'M JUST GOING TO UP-ROOT ALL THE PLANTS N REPLACE WITH MY BABY NEW ONES I STARTED AND ARE READY FOR THEIR PERMANENT HOME SO ( FINALLY MY QUESTION, LOL 😙 ) CAN I ADD MORE FRESH POTTING SOIL ON TOP OF SOIL THAT'S ALREADY IN THE BIG POTS THAT I'M GONA PULL UP THE ONE'S THAT ARE GOING BAD N ADD ALITTLE AMENDMENTS TO THAT SOIL THEN PLANT MY NEW ONE'S AND TOP OFF LIKE I SAID WITH FRESH POTTING SOIL OR DO I HAVE TO START ALL OVER AGAIN WITH COMPLETELY NEW SOIL? I'D SO APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AND ADVICE ON ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE THINGS TO GROW IN MY GARDEN 😊 GOSH I SURE HOPE YOU GET THIS TEXT MESSAGE 💫🙏💫, "" AND TO ALL THE GARDENERS OUT THERE, I REALLY HOPE YOU HAVE A BOUNTIFUL GROWING SEASON! "" 🙌🙏🙌✌️💜.
Space. And time.....or more importantly, time wasted. When starting hundreds (thousands actually) of seedlings, having the ability to start them all in 4" or 1 gallon pots is nearly impossible, even for professional operations. And even if you could, you wouldn't. Seeds are CHEAP. Space, time, labor, and inputs are not. Not every seed germinates and not every seed that does germinate is a candidate for either sale as a starter plant or for planting in my (your) garden. When we germinate a 98-cell tray, maybe 90-92 seedlings make it. Out of those 90 seedlings, maybe 80 are viable enough to move on to 4" pots. Out of those 80, usually all are good to go, but not always. And in additional to all that, you can now stagger planting, growing, and selling. If a farm needs cucumber start plants for sale from March all the way to May, they need a steady supply. Its not good business to produce 200 right away, then sell out or sell what the market will bear for that week....then have none. Similarly, not all my beds are ready for planting at the same time. By holding back seedling trays, I can plant my greenhouse in February....but then I can also plant an outside bed in May. That's a 3-month swing. Nice to have plants staggered at different stages, due to being held back.
Hey Colleen, most definitely!! If you can get the staking right, you can even grow the big slicers in containers. Cukes don't have massive root systems....decent, but nothing like a tomato or pepper. If you can support the vines properly, they can grow in an astonishingly small amount of soil!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms awesome ! What are the best type to plant and what size containers do you suggest I live in a 3rd floor apartment with a small balcony. I have 4 flower boxes that at about 6 inches deep by 30 inches long. Can those be used and how many should I plant in each? Thanks for the quick response back I appreciate it.
Hi Jeff I just have a few questions for u. Do you do your growing on southern Vancouver Island? What are your usual night temperature from June to September? I live in Red Deer AB. My nighttime temperatures here seldom get over 50 F or 10 C. So my tomatoe and peppers I grow in greenhouses. My cucumbers have been grown in the ground from transplants. Historically they have done pretty well. Not this year. I am going to dig them up and move them to a greenhouse. I have some new tomatoe varieties that I am not overly impressed with that I am moving outside. Do u think that will work?
What's your opinion on the real reason cucumbers turn bitter? I had seven varieties all in the same bed same treatment and water condition. Almost every one was bitter but produced very well otherwise
Hey rabbitshi, I tend not to fertilize my plants. I feed my soil to feed my plants. For smaller, self-contained pots and containers, I will add a DIY fertilizer or liquid seaweed extract. It can simply be watered right in through the mulch, easy peasy.
I valued your cucumber series and want to highly thank you for especially giving time periods and what to look for before you transplant and what size pot to use for your first transplant. I am a beginner with a yellow thumb I need to stay cautious while planting because I killed every vegetable I began to grow. Now, I’m not giving up and starting over. My cucumbers are thriving and they are not leggy as my first time starting. So, thank you kindly for your patience in your video, explaining as if you are teaching a beginner. I am in debt to you. Thank you so so much!
I have a problem. When it was time to move my cucumber for the first time, all looked well but then they started shrinking and kinda hugging themselves (Wilting) . I got scared. Later at night or in the early morning there leaves would start flowing back with life again (mostly). My main theory is because of too much sunlight or Heat. You see, The first day I switched them it was start to get very hot from 75 one day then to 88 then end of the week. Yet I have other plants that i Haven't moved yet and they seem to be doing just fine in the Heaty condition. What is your take on this? How can I make them stop wilting?
Hey Tito, yeah, cukes are sensitive little plants sometimes. Transplanting really affects them with the change in soil chemistry. Plus, new air and temperature and light intensity (ie hardening off) really needs to be done gradually with them, over the coarse of 2-3 weeks minimum.
