Cucumber Tips for High Productivity | Fertilizing Cucumbers

[@angelmartinelli9983]

I love pickling cucumbers fresh and in salads

[@Alisorganics]

That was/is my mother’s favorite type of cucumber to eat! 😊

[@kimlee3607]

Thanks excellent video.. learned a lot in watching this video

[@maggiechrisman]

My cucumbers were TRAGIC last year. Thanks for this. Your dog is BEAUTIFUL by the way 😍

[@Alisorganics]

This it going to be the GREAT cucumber growing year! Luna is a pretty girl.. And she knows it! 😂😉. Your welcome!

[@cbk1232]

Great video. I learned a few things and I’ve been growing cucumbers in my garden for years. The fertilizing and pinching of the nodes are helpful

[@Alisorganics]

Thank you!

[@michealinak]

Awesome Amen 👏

[@Mialuvsveggies]

Such Great information! This is my first attempt at cucumbers so Thank you!

[@Alisorganics]

Good luck!

[@lorigarden]

Thanks for the tip on the fish powder. Used this last year and it worked well.

[@Alisorganics]

Works so good 😊

[@JoselitoAntolen]

Do you have video what is the good and best pruning for cocumbers to produce more fruit?

[@Alisorganics]

Not yet! Good idea. Thank you!

[@rouxzherr1304]

what cucumber variety are you planting is it self pollinating

[@Alisorganics]

The long one is suyo long and it doesn’t need assistance with pollination.

[@virginiaolsen5265]

Gotta get some fish powder. Do fish use powder?

[@Alisorganics]

Yes!

[@vivischolze438]

😍😍💚💚🌱🌱

[@Alisorganics]

👋🏼

[@connecticutwormsgardens]

You suggested using sunflowers as a cucumber trellis. This is bad advice Sunflowers have allelopathic qualities. All the parts of the sunflower plant give off toxins that will either stunt the growth of or kill any competitors. This means plants that are unlucky enough to be in the strike zone can suffer from the sunflower's silent slaughter under the soil. Allelopathy is when a plant has the ability to negatively affect another plant's growth through allelochemicals it releases underground. It's like the plant has a superpower that prevents other plants from growing near it, giving it a natural competitive edge. Perhaps you can edit that out of your video.

[@Alisorganics]

Thank you for your information. While sunflowers do have allelopathic qualities that can affect the growth of neighboring plants, cucumbers are not typically highly susceptible to the allelopathic effects of sunflowers. In general, cucumbers are known to have some level of tolerance to allelopathic compounds compared to other plant species. When I was working in test gardens at Utah state, we tested cucumbers growing up sunflowers and they did just as well as the cucumbers grown up trellises in the neighboring garden beds. I do grow my cucumber plants in my personal garden and have for many years this way and haven't lost them. Thank you.

[@josepharchambault8368]

I planted zucchini near sunflowers. They did not do well at all. I figured it was the heat waves we had in July and beginning of August. No pollination. Any ideas??? Thank You.

[@Alisorganics]

@@josepharchambault8368 It could be a few things. Did you see much bee activity? Last year I did a lot of hand pollinating to help. This year we brought bees back and have a nice amount of squash. I regularly cut out the older larger leaves to open up the plant, making it easier for pollination to happen. Sunflowers can inhibit the growth of some plants. Usually squash will do pretty good near sunflower. 2-3 ft away. Shorter crops like lettuce can struggle. High heat can make the flowers sterile as well. Above 90°F. I hope that helps. If not, please feel free to ask more questions 😊

[@josepharchambault8368]

@@Alisorganics We have a ton of bees. Now that the day temps are 80 and night temps are in 60's, cukes are getting pollinated, butternut going wild. I put in second crop of zucchini near the sunflowers. ... Are bush beans susceptible to the sunflowers? I interspersed sunflowers in my bush bean bed. Thank you so much for your time, I know you are very busy. Joe in Rhode Island.