Do THIS to Your Cucumbers to Increase Health and Production

Pruning cucumbers isn’t something most people think about when growing them. But in some cases it can increase yields and overall health of your plants!
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[@kristigull]

Can we just appreciate the “birds and the bees” comment with how baby cucumbers are made?! 😂 Thanks for the tips! This is my first year growing cucumbers so knowing how and what to prune is helpful.

[@brg2743]

Our garden is about one month behind due to cold June nights. Not a good growing season for us, but tomatoes are about ready. A garden never grows the same from year to year. We will take what we can get. Learning experience every year.

[@lidip8700]

I Subscribed to the MIGARDENER a long time ago & have been watching Luke for years, but i gotta say, this is the first time I chuckled out loud while watching him, as he says, "So cute, BOP, BOP, BOP". Love your content & your sense of humor! Oh, and I just ordered a bunch more seed packets to add to my seed case collection!! -> I'm gardening YEAR AROUND since I've learned to not only plant a Spring garden, but also plant a Fall garden and now gardening with Hydroponics throughout the winter! All learned from MiGardener!! Thanks so much Luke!!

[@billierichter1379]

This has been my best year ever for cucumbers, and it's a good thing, because I can chow down on 5-6 a day, just by myself. I'm eating a plate full of cukes right now!😁

[@photon434]

Learned a ton, Luke. Really liked your thoughts on pruning especially the idea of pruning to a single vine. I had wondered why some flowers didn't get cucumbers. Who knew I would be getting a lesson on the birds and the bees! 🐝

[@f.b.jeffers0n]

I've had a successful haul so far, and I've been hoping you had a video on cucumbers, because issues are starting to appear. Perfect timing, and thank you!

[@HealyMeans]

hi migardener 🤗 im pruning cucumber leaves today because they are blocking the sun from reaching other plants in my raised bed. tfs

[@CharlotteJulienne]

Needed this today! Our cucumbers are OUT.OF.CONTROL!!!!! Thanks for the tips and the confidence you gave me to go out there and do it!

[@brendabraun5522]

I did not know you could prune off the leaves that look unhealthy to make your cucumbers produce more. Thank you for the tip. I will share this video with others.

[@cynthiahennessy7]

I have been harvesting cucumbers for a few weeks now. I learned to prune the plants like you are doing. I am feeding my house and my neighbors with the abundance of them this year. I strung a section of coated fencing across t-posts and let them ramble. Best year ever for them. Thanks for your info Luke.

[@colleenbowman1399]

Best cucumber harvest yet for the third time growing big. First time fermenting them with some spicy peppers. Amazing!

[@mcadoovicky6465]

Every time I watch your channel end up, running outside and pruning. Lol.

[@dustyflats3832]

We’ve had extreme drought and brown spots still appeared. I think it just happens in August. I think I will succession plant next year. We don’t eat that many pickles to can them, but do like for salads.

[@camicri4263]

Oh, I bought some pickling cucumbers and fermented them, they turned out so good, out of 2 quarters I could have eaten them in one sitting..... delicious!.

[@NanaSuze77]

With all the NW Ohio rain, my cukes got mildew so bad I had to tear them out and replant. Good tips from you! I spaced further apart, will water in the morning only, and will prune for better air flow. Thanks!

[@Nikki-mx5my]

Good information, Luke! I pruned my Patty Pan squash and it helped keep it healthier longer. I also lucked out one morning and managed to snap a picture of an adorable bumblebee sleeping inside a squash flower.

[@tthappyrock368]

We've had a great crop of cucumbers this year! We had three kinds: muncher, tender crisp (I think), and Poona Kheera. The Poona Kheera have produced so much! Trellising cucumbers sure makes a huge difference in production! Will have to prune some.

[@angusmcnaughton4570]

I was just in the greenhouse for stage 1 swamp out , cave of cukes, hanging off the ceiling and escaping out the top . Bango ! Video ! ...and stage 2 , Angus, out

[@Only-JESUS-saves-sinners]

Thanks for this bro… May GOD bless you and your family.

[@JM.TheComposer]

A tip: Don't use sulphur fungicide on cucurbits. It's generally incompatible and will burn your leaves to a crisp. 😵‍💫 I'm pretty lucky, my plants recovered, and I'm finally getting cucumber production!

[@selcatron]

Ahhh thank you good to know

[@charliensam]

This year has been a great for cucumbers here in Chicago. Thank you Luke for sharing your time & talents with us home gardeners. 🌻

[@toniatalley1977]

I honestly did NOT know you could prune cucumbers. My mind is blown right now. I had an ok harvest for my cucumbers but i planted some i got from you. Theyre growing really fast

[@Jaxxie1981]

I pruned my early summer cukes this year and ended up giving a ton away, made several batches of dehydrated cucumber chips and almost 100 jars of relish. Unfortunately, here in the Southeast, we end up with pickle worms if we try for a second planting.

[@JohnnyZBeatZ]

Please make a video how to fertilize cucumbers plants

[@sheliaheverin8822]

I pulled up my 1st cucumbers, they were getting crispy. I replanted to see if we could get a 2nd harvest. We had so many cucumbers the first go around that we were giving them away by the gallon bags full. Just planted enough for salads and such this time. I've canned all the pickles I need.

[@camicri4263]

I wish I was your neighbor. I had 1 or 2 cucumbers and 1 zucchini. Pathetic! Out of 15 tomato plants I had enough for 2 mediumish bowls of salsa. Nothing did well so far. The potato plants did not develop properly, will see what the sweet potatoes are going to be doing. Onions didn't grow their leaves even..... so bad. I had a few peppers 3 small Japanese eggplant from 3 plants. I spent a lot of money on raise beds and soil and was a bust so far.🥴

[@pearlriver1849]

@camicri4263, I put in some new beds this year and found the new soil wasn’t very fertile. I think it included too much wood chip that wasn’t broken down enough, locking up the nitrogen. I fertilized heavily and had success, but nothing like my old beds. Maybe some extra fertilizer will help your beds too. Best of luck!

[@generalmills5397]

​@@camicri4263vu UN😂 GB

[@ReapingTheHarvest]

​@@camicri4263 I hope your 2024 season makes up for it and you have abundant harvests!

[@elizabethcoates3024]

Can I compost the cucumber leaves that are showing fungal spots?

[@noconsentgiven]

Man cucumbers are so gansta❤️❤️!

[@cathydavis9259]

Share this video? I share your videos with everybody!!! I only have 4 videos I watch regularly and when they’re over I think “ Oh darn, it’s over already. So I have to watch more. MI Gardner, homesteading Family, RoseRed homestead, The Seasonal Homestead. ❤❤❤❤

[@jimharmon2862]

I really appreciate your videos and all the tips you provide! You explain things really well and make it easy for an amateur like me to understand. Keep up the good work!

[@bluebird9193]

Can cucumber leaves that still look green and healthy go in compost? Same Q for melon vines when suckers are pruned out?

[@FlowerxLady]

Thanks Luke! 🥒 I really appreciate this. I think that has always been my problem with cucs.

[@kellycornett6219]

Love it!

[@janelacher9234]

I did not know this! Thanks!

[@lindacates4089]

My first year trellising my picklers , I never have any luck with cukes but this year they are doing really good all thanks to your videos.... your my go to Thanks a Bunch!!

[@JamieE76]

Great video! I had no idea! I will put this into practice next year. Thanks! :)

[@kbjerke]

I needed this info, Luke! Thanks! I have only three cucumber plants (I'm north of Toronto) planted in the ground (I tried in containers last year and only harvested TWO cukes, LOL) and the season has been very wet. I do need to do some pruning! They have been producing well, so far! Two or three nice sized fruits every other day! I have enjoyed MANY cucumber sandwiches, and given away quite a few to neighbours. (They appreciate them FAR more than Zucchini! LOL) Last week I made a large batch of sweet cucumber relish which turned out GREAT! I'm well on the way to cooking up a second batch. Thanks so much for your video and advice!

[@nettierg]

Thank you, my cucumbers are going crazy! I didn't give them enough height to climb. Already pulled about 25lbs easily, but sometimes hard to see.

[@jamiescountryliving]

Thank you, always learn something

[@creekbird_homestead]

This is my go to channel for learning :))

[@bettiedonner]

Bop bop bop. Love it. Thanks for the wonderful video!

[@rickymaloy1103]

I tried this hack last year was amazed at the affects ❤

[@HomewardBound961]

Thanks so much.

[@sssmPatriot51]

Thanks, I learned two new things about cucumbers I did not know before...do you have tips for Tomatillo plants...they are a mess in my garden!

[@karenchandler3486]

I really enjoyed this thanks

[@jennifergaida1891]

Did not know cucumbers had both male and female flowers. This is my first year growing cucumbers in raised beds. They are thriving and the timing of this video was perfect. Confirmed a few things I was doing and answered many questions I had too! You are my go-to gardener on you tube, thanks for all you do! I also looove Michigan and hope to visit your store in the near future!

[@longdogt6724]

Thank you!

[@lindapalmer5137]

This has been an awesome year for cucumbers. I have canned tons of pickles and relishes this year. Salads have been abundant as well. We've had so many that our chickens are eating cucumbers everyday too lol. I didn't even really think about pruning them, but they are doing the same as yours. Tomorrow is pruning day!

[@lsimmons1962]

Hi! I'm so glad I found you! You are a wealth of information!! I needed this content today about cucumbers!! I'm in zone 10a in Southern California

[@crystalhall3663]

Understand pollination now!! Wow!!

[@brucegarrison4999]

Thank you

[@janw491]

Evening job now is some cucumber and squash pruning!

[@cinbob00]

I pulled some of mine out today .i have younger ones that I've been pruning they have a lot of blooms on them...😊

[@f1bernet]

My garden has struggled this year but for some reason, the cucumbers, both burbless and Poinsett were in abundance. The fungal infections hit hard. spraying help. But pruning would have been a much better way to go. I will have to do that. I prune pumpkins and pretty aggressively.

[@carriecooper4187]

Great info! I’m not so good at pruning enough. So thank you for the motivation! (I’ll prune my cucumbers today) I have definitely got some fungus on my cucumbers, cantaloupes, and zucchinis. I’ve been pruning the others but I find it difficult to keep up. I tend to start my cucumbers later in June in MI (usually my last plant to get in). It’s my goal next year to get them in a little earlier.

[@rwally3able]

Thankyou!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ames0596]

Very interesting Luke, I'm seeing the dreaded squash bugs!

[@lilolmecj]

You recently did a video on zucchini late season, can you do the same with cucumbers? It truly has been a great year for cucumbers, I can’t eat all of them, nor give them away. I have my last batch of pickles going, and what is left I chop up for the chickens. But having them going into fall would be a treat.

[@debbieboullion5864]

i just did that this morning

[@lamilagrosa3412]

Hey. I pruned my plant today, and whattayouknow, a bee was able to come in and pollinate. I already have 2 cucumbers growing

[@Wellbaby94]

110 today here in Dallas. No rain since April. Cucumbers (2nd planting) look like toast. Think it’s time to plant again.

[@markkristynichols845]

I’m so happy for this video cuz I’m always afraid of pruning the wrong parts 😳

[@galaxymoon1684]

It’s good to do good.

[@tmontero8492]

Try the BEIT ALPHA variety. Sweet, thin skinned, and burpless --- but the best part, it does't need to be pollinated!

[@oktayosmanov100]

I am growing couple of plants in my greenhouse in the UK. Left each with few branches. I have cut the tops off when they reached the roof. However I often leave a foot long branch (a sucker) on each node and then cutting off the rest.On this way I get few cucumbers out of each branch and in the same time don't allow my plants to get too bushy.

[@IAMGiftbearer]

What do you spray for leaf spot?

[@donnaa2180]

I planted my first garden this year. I have 3 cucumber plants growing. There are lots of male flowers but no female flowers yet. I have done some light pruning to remove the yellowing leaves. Don’t know what I am doing wrong to not have fruit but the vines are still beautiful! 😂😂

[@gardentours]

Thank you very much for sharing 👍This year they took their time to grow because it has been very cold and then very hot. But now they look good 🥒🥒🥒🤗

[@user-zr6bs4kj1g]

Ok so when you have no bees around to pollinate, and it’s terribly hot (Arizona), what do you suggest? I have my plant with a shade cover but I just don’t see bees. Same for my pole beans, beautiful plant, 2 beans. I’m used to lovely Oregon gardens and am having a difficult time in Az.

[@tonyoveka5719]

Luke, I was wondering how many female flowers can you hand pollinate with a male flower. I don't want to take all of my male flowers off so the bees will have some to do there job.

[@mcadoovicky6465]

I use some composter to put in my pots and plant my flowers this year and had what I thought grew out of. It was zucchinis then I went to cucumbers and they turned out to be cantaloupes. Isn’t that weird? Just had a compost. I use some composter to put in my pots and plant my flowers this year and had what I thought grew out of. It was zucchinis then I went to cucumbers and they turned out to be cantaloupes. Isn’t that weird? Just had a compost. So I went out and got some seeds, planted my cucumbers, and they grow so fast.

[@ReallyOrganic]

can i put the fungal spot pruned leaves in my compost bin?

[@longdogt6724]

You don’t want to add the disease to your compost

[@joannlangecollins2709]

"Bop, bop, bop" is the technical terminology, right? 😂🐝🏵❤

[@mredwards4410]

Can we compost leaves?

[@longdogt6724]

You don’t want to add the disease to your compost.

[@ellenclayton5955]

Bop Bop Bop :)

[@purplechris9480]

My cucumbers plants are really bad. I've cut a lot brown leaves off. Did put up 8pts of pickle relish the other day.

[@camicri4263]

Does anyone know how to get rid of the zucchini bugs from my soil?

[@EatandTravelwithTizay]

I think over prune my cucumbers, i even but the sun leaf. Will it still live? 😢😢😢

[@jeremyarcus-goldberg9543]

My cucumber plants have had male flowers for weeks and no female flowers. Is there anything I can do to get female flower production started?

[@kubaistube]

Try growing parthenocarpic cucumbers. They are cucumber varieties which don't require pollination to produce cucumbers.

[@mamokamika4212]

Anyone has tips to grow cucumbers? Please share. I have tried a few seasons now - all my cucumber plants died due to cucumber beetles- bacteria wilt disease.

[@HeyJudeDistributing]

Get the soyo long variety. They are great plus burpless and don't attract cucumber beetles. Win win!

[@Nikki-mx5my]

Research for varieties that are pest and disease resistant. Also helps to research the life cycle of the pest in your area (your local extension office is a good resource). See if you can get away with planting a little later to avoid the time when cucumber beetles are most prolific in your area. I direct sowed my Patty Pan squash around the Fourth of July rather than the spring and it seemed to help me avoid the squash bugs.

[@kellysmoot3676]

How to keep the mildew off .

[@danwhite1307]

Try whey mixed 50/50 with water

[@lindamurphy3214]

I used a mixture of 30% cows milk and 70% water (act was probably 40/60) and sprayed on all my leaves top and bottom and it took care of the mildew in pretty much 1 spraying. Had to back next day and do a couple of them a second time ...but it worked! 😊

[@user-pb8bp6sr2u]

My Straight 8 plants are dying before they even make female flowers. In contrast, my pickling cukes are doing well, albeit slower than normal. I don't know whats going on with the Straight 8s.

[@HeyJudeDistributing]

Try soyo long cucumbers. Nothing seems to bother them, they are burpless and don't attract beetles. They are delicious!

[@antonette8093]

I think if deer are hungry enough they eat anything. My cucumber and zucchini leaves have been eaten completely down. The plants struggled so much! Too much development in my area - land is cleared and houses go up.

[@mom_gardener_homeschool]

Why do cucumbers get u shaped? This is the second year I have attempted cucumbers and only got one "normal" shaped cucumber, the rest were u shaped. Had a bunch of bees all over so I thought I was fine with the "birds and the bees" aspect.

[@ML-ks2lj]

You ever tried kaolin surround clay? I hear that helps with fungal as well and not is certified organic