Cucumbers: How to 10x Your Harvest

10x your cucumber harvest! Say hello to a bounty of fresh, crisp cucumbers all summer long and get ready to grow cucumbers like you’ve never grown them before!
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DIGITAL TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00 Intro
10x Technique 1: Timing is crucial
10x Technique 2 - Know how cucumbers reproduce
3 types of cucumbers
10x Technique 3: Provide support
10x Technique 4: Watering and feeding
10x Technique 5: Harvesting - pick early, pick often
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[@jaytoney3007]

This year is a pickle making year (Bread & Butter), so I need a lot of cucumbers. I am growing six parthenocarpic varieties, three Beit Alpha, and three Katrina. Both are off to a good start with one late transplant going in the garden tomorrow. The Red Noodle beans, Sweet Marjoram, cosmos, strawflower, zinnia, and bachelor button seeds are sprouting. I am waiting on basil, dill, cilantro, parsnip, marigold, and Corona di Toro pepper seeds to sprout. I am already picking strawberries, and have Lunchbox Orange, Sweet Banana, and Sunbright bell peppers developing. I have mustard and radishes that are ready to start harvesting from, lettuce in a week or two.

[@jackiehorsley9263]

Kim love your cucumber tips Iam definitely growing cucumbers this summer I have a white cucumber and a Mexican Sour GherKin Cucameion

[@CaliKim29]

Sounds fantastic, Jackie! Glad that you like the tips, too! CK

[@crypticsoul]

cucumber are just plain fun to grow! besides being delicious, they are great for creative gardening! I grow them by the ugly chain link fence and they trellis all over it to hide it... I also made a "living curtain" indoors by hanging trellis netting across the window and placing the cucumbers there... they completely cover the window now and have quite a few cukes on them!

[@CaliKim29]

LOL!!! Love the fun you are having and your energy!!!! Keep it going!! CK

[@MableMayberry]

Good afternoon, please tell me again what type of fertilizer to use for my cucumber? Thank you

[@JuneGarden88]

Thank you so much for sharing your tips 👍

[@CaliKim29]

My pleasure 😊 CaliKim

[@ceecee-thetransplantedgardener]

I grew Divas for the first time last year - holy cow, so productive and great crisp and flavor.

[@CaliKim29]

Totally agree! Great job, Ceecee! CaliKim please consider following if you are not already!

[@reneegrubbs990]

I do all of these things thanks to you Kim! What about pruning the leaves back? Will that stunt the plants?

[@CaliKim29]

Pruning cucumber leaves can be beneficial for the plant, but it needs to be done carefully to avoid stunting the plant or negatively affecting fruit production. -Prune gradually -Prioritize removing the unhealthy first. -Keep main leaves instact and, -Prune early in the day with sharp, sharp pruners! CK

[@roottrackerzbyyaira]

Right on time, Kim !! I just planted my Yamato Extra Long Cucumbers (1st time) nestled along the grapevines/chamomile wall with a flat angled trellis !!

[@CaliKim29]

Sounds delish!! Great work out there and keep us posted! CK

[@ordiekelleher2641]

Great information!😊

[@CaliKim29]

Glad it was helpful! CK

[@808.ladybugs]

🌺I just planted more cucumbers and waiting to get more plants out soon pending weather. Your garden is looking great.👏

[@CaliKim29]

What I love about you is that you always have something going on in your garden out there! Thank you for the compliment, with the heavy rains the garden IS looking lush-we just sat back and let it happen. LOL! Mahalo, Jan/Terence. CK

[@808.ladybugs]

@@CaliKim29 ♥Mahalo

[@donaldenderle6036]

Hello from Colorado- can I grow a good tomato plant in your 10 gallon material pot ?!! Thanks Pat

[@CaliKim29]

Yes, you can, Pat! And hello back, CO. My home state! . Please be sure to click the like button under the video, please, and subscribe if you have not already! That would be very helpful to our channel - CaliKim

[@keenanranch849]

I plant in containers mostly. Since cucumbers have shallow roots, how deep does the container need to be? I'm trying Boston Pickling cucumbers this year. Thanks! Love all the info!

[@CaliKim29]

For Boston pickling cucumbers, a container with a depth of at least 12 inches should be sufficient. This allows the cucumber roots to grow deeply and ensures they have enough space to thrive. Let us all know how it goes! Please consider following and subscribing you have not already! Thank you for watching and commenting! Kim.

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@@CaliKim29 Thank you!

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[@CaliKim29]

I think it's all in the lighting *wink

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I love that step stool!! Does shade cloth still allow the "sun hours" to count?

[@CaliKim29]

Welcome aboard, Sarah! Thank you for following along. I'm glad you like the step stool! Yes, shade cloth can still allow sunlight to filter through while providing some protection from the intense heat. It helps create a more favorable environment for plants without blocking out all the beneficial sun hours. Happy gardening! 🌞🌿

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Dog . . . photobombing the video. "I'm ready for my closeup, Mr. DeMille."

[@CaliKim29]

LOL !! Comment of the day right there!!! Too funny !!

[@bethb8276]

South Florida is so humid that powdery mildew runs rampant all year long, yes even had problems over our mild winter. Even with my seminole pumpkin which is pretty hardy, and I grew it over a support 5 feet off the ground. Sigh.

[@CaliKim29]

The struggle is REAL isn't it? On that note...do you have any advice reagarding the powdery mildew for others? Something you've learned over the seasons, Beth? Keep up the great work out there- CK

[@bethb8276]

@CaliKim29 Normally, here in South Florida, we plant in the winter months because it's mild temperature wise, also less bug pressure, but most importantly, it's our dry season, and powdery mildew (and other diseases) love moisture. Unfortunately, we happened to have had an unusually wet winter this past season. I'm growing organically, so the only other thing I've had some success with regarding powdery mildew is 1 cup peroxide to 1 gallon water and spray plants as soon as you first notice it.

[@CaliKim29]

Fabulous Beth! Great insight and clarity. Appreciate you taking the time to share with us all. Very good response! Kim

[@bethb8276]

@CaliKim29 If you ever try the peroxide treatment, make sure you store it in a dark bottle just as peroxide always comes in a dark bottle. Light degrades it and makes it worthless if you don't.

[@nealgreenstein2227]

Hi CaliKim!! I made a trellis for my cucumbers. National pickling and Marketmore76. Do you sell your fertilizers etc all together?

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

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[@tedh35]

I've checked several sources regarding 'Diva' cucumbers. Most all the sources I have researched indicate that 'Diva' is parthenocarpic. Can you verify whether they are gynoecious or parthenocarpic? Thanks for all your very informative and interesting videos.

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Ted - great question! Diva is actually both parthenocarpic and gynoecious - a win win! It is a HUGE producer and a variety I grow year after year. Delicious without any hint of bitterness. Glad you're enjoying our videos - appreciate you watching!

[@robertalbert623]

I planted mine before I got worm casting. Can I put the worm castings next to it or should I dig them up

[@hmmm..2733]

You could scratch it in the soil around them.

[@CaliKim29]

That's a good question, Robert. Add a handful of worm castings around the stem and lightly mix into the top of the soil and then water the worm castings in. Great to hear from you, thanks for following all these years!! Please let me know how it goes! CaliKim

[@robertalbert623]

Thank you

[@santaanaroadwildman3614]

CUCS! We are a few weeks behind u, up here in the Monterey Bay area. Can't wait to try the Pointsett 76 & Ashely Cuc seeds u sent! I did Diva a couple years and loved them. Succession plant cucs since they get raggedy. Maybe do a comparison and or taste test cuc variety vid!

[@CaliKim29]

Hmmmm, good idea for the comparison! Keep us posted on all of the above please. And I appreciate how you make the LIVES when you are off work...all these years. CK

[@santaanaroadwildman3614]

@@CaliKim29 I shall! and the LIVES are too important! ☺