How to Prune Cucumber Plants with Leaf & Vine Examples: Principles and Purpose... Not Perfection

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I love that!!!! Writing a book is quite an achievement. I'll check it out!

[@TGSureal]

How amazing is it that we can plant a tiny little seed, which grows a bunch of flowers, that attract little critters to pollinate the flowers, which in turn creates hundreds if not thousands more seeds? Isn't that neat?

[@shirleyk623]

One of God's beautiful creations.

[@MsLookinup]

It really is! ;D

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[@patriciagraham4786]

That's what fascinates me, too; and how a huge plant can start growing from a tiny seed, and produce so much food or flowers and lots more seeds to continue the process.

[@MsPants1632]

No matter how old I get, it still amazes me!!! I’m like a child watching the garden grow!!!

[@krissgross2335]

Good to see what I've been doing is ok. I also mulch with grass clippings. Thanks Gary. I just gave my mail carrier a bunch of cucumbers and tomatoes. Her grin made my day. 😊

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[@nahnisjourney1406]

My cucumbers are beginning to grow!!! Thank you so much for inspiring so many of us backyard gardeners!!!

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Glad to help. And glad they are taking off. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for seeds, seed starting supplies, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com & Checkout my quick and to point 2 minute (or sow) TRG Gardening Tips playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLMsTQWKi63STRub6SgaV6PlB9-O1ooM5l

[@bryanpaul410]

My favorite gardening channel on KZbin. thank you so much. funny, I was just talking to my dad on the phone and he was stressing about his cucumbers getting out of control and he wasn't sure how and where to prune them. I'll show him this video and it should help him out a lot

[@jackzampella5758]

WOW!!! You really do prune heavily! I didn't know I could prune standard variety cucumbers that heavily without damaging the plants health and production. I always learn something from your vids. Thanks Gary.

[@GardenerScott]

Nice video. You identify an important reason for removing unneeded leaves: it's easier to find hidden fruit.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Thanks. The cukes do hide for sure Get your fall garden supplies! Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for seeds, seed starting supplies, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com

[@nhansboro]

My first cucumber is growing right now. I also just borrowed your book from my local library! I'll clear out some space at the bottom of my plant. Thanks for the info!!

[@KonjikiKonjiki]

Very helpful demo, thanks! Some folks are able to maintain an orderly, methodical garden, but those folks are not me!! Sometimes accidents happen while pruning and I've been known to accidentally break off the main growing stem from vining plants. If I can't splint it back into place (like harming the main stem from a late-season zuke) I will let one of the production vines lower down on the broken stem get in the driver's seat.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

That works. Nothing wrong with semi chaotic order. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for seeds, seed starting supplies, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com & Checkout my quick and to point 2 minute (or sow) TRG Gardening Tips playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLMsTQWKi63STRub6SgaV6PlB9-O1ooM5l

[@jrbland18]

Beautiful crop. Thanks for all the tips.

[@JeraGardenerMLplayer]

my cucumbers are beginning to grow thanks for the idea

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Glad to help. Glad to share. And best way to do things is to prune a few of a variety and see how they do things in your garden. Earn 15% by becoming a Rusted Garden Seed & Garden Shop Affiliate. Some people are using it for their social media followings and some people are using it for a fund raiser for schools and sport teams. To sign up... use this link to our shop and click the MORE tab on the green bar and select TRG Affiliate Program www.therustedgarden.com/ Or use this link to go directly to our TRG Affiliate Program sign up the-rusted-garden.goaffpro.com/create-account

[@pontonspepperpowderp3544]

Just listening to you on Science Friday. Love the tips !!!

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[@whatwhat7798]

Chaos gardening is for sure my style of gardening

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[@carleanr4051]

Yes indeed!🤣

[@notmyfault6835]

Those are some happy cucumber plants!!

[@TheLover13stars]

Thank you!!! I have an indoor cucumber plant (since it's cold outside now) and I had so many damaged leaves and it was causing other parts to dry up because there was no sun. It looks beautiful now and there's so much more sun in the container!!!

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[@RodeoCowgirl-55]

One of my gardening I had 30 years ago, I had monthly magazines called Rodale I think not sure. I didn't even had garden back then that is why I got those magazines. I think I still have those books somewhere. I remember it says go out to woods and find spots where leaves have fallen down over the years and go shovel some dirt out as it is very rich top soil. My husband back then tilled the rich ground up to make the job easier to shovel them up.

[@RodeoCowgirl-55]

30 years ago my very first cucumber plants, my kids had kiddy pool and when it is time to drain pool out, I would use that water to water my cucumbers. I put 3 t-post in and weave my yarn around and around and around for cucumbers to crawl up and golly I had so many cucumbers to give away. At the end of season, I just cut the yarn with dead plants and throw them in fire and use the ash for my dirt. Yarn doesn't decompose at all. I have seen yarns in my compost and they still there after couple of years.

[@BackyardGardenFlo]

Thank you Gary for your knowledge on the gardening I learn a lot from you my garden is do so well I love that cup also I have my coffee in it every morning again thanks God Bless!!

[@melodyroberts9519]

Hi, Great information. Does it matter what time of day you prune? Our temps are currently in the high 90's during the day. Thanks:)

[@SimplyNikki2]

I just did this to my cucumbers and sweet potato plant today

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[@keithf5883]

I just heard Gary on PBS for science Friday!!!

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[@zone7gardener808]

Gary this is a wonderful video, thank you so muchbfor sharing your knowledge. Please tell me what variety of Cucumber this is

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Oh heck I dont remember. But I usually grow Straight Eight, Marketmore, National Pickling. Earn 15% by becoming a Rusted Garden Seed & Garden Shop Affiliate. Some people are using it for their social media followings and some people are using it for a fund raiser for schools and sport teams. To sign up... use this link to our shop and click the MORE tab on the green bar and select TRG Affiliate Program www.therustedgarden.com/ Or use this link to go directly to our TRG Affiliate Program sign up the-rusted-garden.goaffpro.com/create-account Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden Shop (My Shop) for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise, and more at www.therustedgarden.com Plus support The Rusted Garden by subscribing and using my Amazon Store Front link when shopping for anything on Amazon www.amazon.com/shop/garypilarchiktherustedgarden. As an Amazon Associate I earn from any qualified purchases, not just items I link. You can also find items I use or discuss in videos, by checking out my Amazon Storefront for cameras, fertilizer, pest management, shade cloth, seed starting supplies, books and more!

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👍 Danke fürs Hochladen! 👍 Thanks for uploading! 👍 Very good and beautiful, thank you! 👍 Sehr gut und schön, danke!

[@NorthWestChilliHeadsNWCH]

Thanks again gary, alot of relevent information - you have been helping me all season haha

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[@debiegordon3787]

I had some lemon Cukes vining & flowering nicely...no Cukes had came yet, but it was🌱 growing... then I got powdery mildew...i rmvd some infected leaves & sprayed w NEEM & castile soap in evening...the whole plant died 2 wks later😢😢😢...i will try again👍and USE PEPPERMINT OIL this time😁👍

[@JohnMaguire2013]

Perfect timing, thanks for the video and all the great content on your channel!

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[@jylking6313]

Thank you for the cucumber info. Is your new homestead in MD or did you move out of state?

[@melissasullivan1658]

I had a pot of an untrellised space 80 cuke bush plant growing next to a 6’ tomato plant - and I just took a look the other day and it’s now growing up the tomato plant! I mean, as long as it’s helping shade the tomatoes I don’t really see a problem with it - but it was certainly not the trellis I had in mind. 😂 I will say that I’m a total green finger cuke convert. Those things will grow come hell or high water; no disease seems to kill it whilst my lemon cukes are already dying. Sigh.

[@stever7709]

😅😅😅

[@ceciliaguanzon8751]

Hello how do you control the diseases of the cucumber leaves like powdery mildew ,discoloration etc.Your looks very healthy. Thanks

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

They will get beat up and I replace them. But I prune and I do use different fungicides as needed. Always test spray though. H202, or baking soda, neem oil. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for seeds, seed starting supplies, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com & Checkout my quick and to point 2 minute (or sow) TRG Gardening Tips playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLMsTQWKi63STRub6SgaV6PlB9-O1ooM5l

[@ceciliaguanzon8751]

Thank you

[@wandajean5694]

I am producing lime/yellow (bright) cucumbers, why and what am i doing wrong. The plant is crazy healthy Huge!?

[@amorimontagnus2042]

Huge help, thanks for sharing!

[@andrewarbogast1]

Thanks Gary. My zucchini plants have zero female flowers. So pruning will help with this issue?

[@lisabrown5976]

Thanks for sharing!

[@ffs6158]

I needed this, my Armenian cucumber plant has gone insane.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@kavitagurdat9442]

Hi good morning love your videos all cucumber flower fall off any advice thank you

[@tiadrumgold4702]

Great tips!

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[@thravisgarcia]

Very nice garden

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[@DeniceMacKenzie]

YOU ARE SO GOOD!

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[@enisasefer2040]

Hello Gary ! Very nice cucumber’s 😊Do you planted any other vegetable with a cucumbers in same space or not?? Thank you

[@MrWillyWonka]

Does this apply to pumpkins as well?

[@nahnisjourney1406]

I’m ordering the peppermint oil. Do I dilute it in a spray bottle? I also ordered the calcium Nitrate. I sure hope that works to stop the blossom end rot! I’m tired of throwing my tomatoes away.

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Yeah there are instruction but email me at [e-mail] if you have questions. There is a video on it too.

[@diva1920]

Thank you so much for sharing! Very helpful.

[@fantasiacombs3963]

Awesome to the point video

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[@davidphillips2259]

You sound like Vincent price

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[@philippiansfourseven]

Can you use the neem spray along with the dust or should you use one or the other to control insects ?

[@gcoates7]

Neem is for soft body insects, DE is for hard bodied insects

[@ammorales1524]

Thanks for the tips!

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[@Weeks25]

I’ve been searching yt an Google for info on whether I should be pruning my bush cucumbers. First time Growing them an since their a bush variety I wasn’t sure if I should prune them like the vine variety or not.

[@BronxBabyRamos]

I will definitely use this tip. One question, I've got ants crawling all over the flowers. They dont seem to affect the plants but im a bit concerned. I've never had an ant issue in my cukes before. Is this an issue?

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[@shirleyk623]

Ants are pollinators too,unless they are farming aphids. Check for those buggers. I've had aphids on my cukes whenever I can get cukes to grow.

[@ffs6158]

Comment above is right on, either you have an ant hill nearby and they're helping out pollinating while using the plant stems as a highway or they're being attracted by aphids. If there are no aphids, don't worry about it. Ants usually won't bother a full grown plant, they can be destructive to young ones though. Terro liquid ant baits or Monterey granular ant bait works great for me and the Monterey one controls roly poleys and pincher bugs as well.

[@AgriSmart1]

Great job

[@jackiehorsley9263]

What cucumber Bush variety are you growing I'm growing a pickle bush

[@thecyclingcouple4438]

Hi Gary, great video as usual. My cucumbers are now healthy but cucumber beatles are now showing up. How do you deal with them? Lots of videos in yt but I come to you.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Insect dust. I have a recent video on it. Please subscribe if you have a chance (Thanks!) As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualified purchases. Check out my Amazon Storefront for garden lights, seed starting supplies, fertilizer, pest management, books and more! www.amazon.com/shop/garypilarchiktherustedgarden Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden Shop for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise, and more at www.therustedgarden.com Check out my new gardening PODCAST Gardening Coast2Coast at gardeningcoast2coast.net with CaliKim. Please subscribe as it really helps me in making videos.

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​@@THERUSTEDGARDEN Hi What sort of insect dust do you use, is it Seven dust? I love your videos and your gardens are beautiful. Jude, from Kentucky ✝️🐴🌿🇺🇸⚒️🇺🇸

[@h.p.b.3374]

What do I do with white flies under the leaves of my cucmber plants?

[@hotlikefireee]

Your cucumbers are beautiful! My seedlings are getting big now and ready for transplant but they started turning yellow! Does anyone on this page know what's wrong with them? They are in filtered shade for part of the day but seem not to like full sun?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Most likely nitrogen. And they need to get planted. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for seeds, seed starting supplies, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com & Checkout my quick and to point 2 minute (or sow) TRG Gardening Tips playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLMsTQWKi63STRub6SgaV6PlB9-O1ooM5l

[@calgal7828]

Mine did that too. I went ahead and planted them & they are heavy producers today. Good luck. 😎

[@wardsdotnet]

Do all these tips reply the same for other cucurbits such as squash and melons? I assume so

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[@soonzach4017]

Very interesting, thank you.

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[@tvplayideas]

Very nice,

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[@taneesescu]

i string my cucumber up by 2 vines directly into twine (greenhouse style). Works really great for me for keeping disease and airflow and growth for a producing and manageable plant! Much better then tomato cages. Dislike growing anything in those cages at this point...

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@suzi_in_zone6B]

Can you please do a similar video on pruning cantaloupe and watermelon??? Currently growing 3 watermelon and 3 cantaloupe in their own containers, using your 2 tomato cage trellis idea. Silly me, I thought 2 containers could share one trellis (one on each side). The trellises are 108” and these plants are already close to the top. I also had no clue how many side shoots there would be vining in the opposite direction of the trellis. I’ve read it’s okay to prune the “suckers” and the main stems after 2 or 3 melons have formed, but they’re not like tomatoes…I can’t tell which are the main stems and which are suckers or sideshoots.

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[@lainafields]

The leaves on my pickling cuke that I'm growing in a 5 gal. bucket are light green not the deep green they should be. I've fertilized and it's getting the right amount of water. I've used epsom salt as a foliar spray and it helped a little. Any suggestions?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

I would just go with fish emulsion or a dose of the processed fertilizers with a 24 nitrogen. It is usually a nitrogen issue as they are huge feeders and 5 gallons is not a lot of space for them. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for seeds, seed starting supplies, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com & Checkout my quick and to point 2 minute (or sow) TRG Gardening Tips playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLMsTQWKi63STRub6SgaV6PlB9-O1ooM5l

[@lainafields]

@@THERUSTEDGARDEN Thanks for replying, Gary. I just happen to have a new 24% nitrogen fertilizer that I just mixed up and dosed my cuke with right after I read your comment. Happy Growing!

[@jenniferholbert4284]

Gary, I did this and now I have wilty vines. They look awful. The vines seem strong but the leaves are wilting like it's dying. Help! They were beautiful but so leafy but the flowers were buried in them so I pruned.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Well pruning shouldnt wilt the other leaves. Water it in and sit tight. See how they look during the cooler evening Get your fall garden supplies! Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for seeds, seed starting supplies, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com

[@jenniferholbert4284]

@@THERUSTEDGARDEN it looks like I have cucumber beetles!!!!! I saw one this morning while watering the cukes really well. Seems like there's nothing I can do according to the reading I've done. I have a no dig garden of nothing but mushroom compost and my plants are thriving until this cucumber problem. Any thoughts?? I was going to succession plant but now I don't want to plant anything there! Any help is greatly appreciated. This is a devastating blow to a wildly successful garden season.

[@sabbyjones2308]

Gary my cucumber leaves all have yellow around the edges of the leaves how can i fix this?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

It is hard to say. Different thing can cause the same symptom. Consistent watering is key. I would say fertilizer but it can come from over feeding. Sorry Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for seeds, seed starting supplies, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com & Checkout my quick and to point 2 minute (or sow) TRG Gardening Tips playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLMsTQWKi63STRub6SgaV6PlB9-O1ooM5l

[@nahnisjourney1406]

I couldn’t find the ladder mesh. We only have LOWES in our small town. The go to HOME DEPOT the next time I’m in Savannah.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Ya don't go to far as it is hit or miss in these places. And when you call or ask in person, they seem more clueless than not. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for seeds, seed starting supplies, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com & Checkout my quick and to point 2 minute (or sow) TRG Gardening Tips playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLMsTQWKi63STRub6SgaV6PlB9-O1ooM5l

[@heatheringram2976]

Why did you spray the cucs with peppermint spray after pruning?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

I do that to manage spider mites but also to mask the sent of the cucumber wounds. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for seeds, seed starting supplies, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com & Checkout my quick and to point 2 minute (or sow) TRG Gardening Tips playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLMsTQWKi63STRub6SgaV6PlB9-O1ooM5l

[@Piamia1010]

My cucumbers are growing but before they get big they are dying :( no idea why .. off the ground .. good air.. flowering .. loosely tied upwards as it vines up in growth.. what could the issue be

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

It is hard to say. But if the plant is good, it probably is a pollination issue. If they are getting pollinated but still die... I dont know what that is. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for seeds, seed starting supplies, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com & Checkout my quick and to point 2 minute (or sow) TRG Gardening Tips playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLMsTQWKi63STRub6SgaV6PlB9-O1ooM5l

[@Piamia1010]

@@THERUSTEDGARDEN Thank you 🙏🏻

[@duke2011ful]

What cases cucumbers to be bitter? They had plenty of water, they were mulched and bugs were managed well.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

There honestly is on answer. Temps, moisture but Nature. If you are steady with all you mention, and have mulched the surface... you just have to wait it out. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for seeds, seed starting supplies, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com & Checkout my quick and to point 2 minute (or sow) TRG Gardening Tips playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLMsTQWKi63STRub6SgaV6PlB9-O1ooM5l

[@ChadBaganSongbad]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Nice

[@RAFLAMOLAO]

LETS GOOOOO!

[@mohammadpourheydarian5877]

Last year I pruned and did not get much fruit this year I did not prunne and 2 plants feed me and my 2 neighbors. I have burpless cucumber that get as long as 20 inches.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

You don't have to if you don't need to. But you want to prune after the plants producing and not too early. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for seeds, seed starting supplies, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com. I have over 1250 videos on my YT Channel and checkout my quick and to point 2 minute (or sow) TRG Gardening Tips playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLMsTQWKi63STRub6SgaV6PlB9-O1ooM5l

[@CarlosAntonio-si8xg]

What if your main stem gets diseased

[@xs650abear6]

In 2020 I planted 3 cucumber plants called "market more cucumber" and created a trellis for them to climb. By mid summer I had only 1 large cucumber on each vine but many others about 1/2" long. Shortly after picking the 3 large cucumbers all the tiny cucumbers and flowers on each vine just died off. I live in upstate New York area where the growing season is about 5 months so by October I removed the 3 vines as there were no more cucumbers. This year I planted a different variety and I just picked 2 big cucumbers and all the rest are tiny once again. What the heck am I doing wrong?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

I dont think you are doing anything wrong. I am not sure what is going wrong Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for seeds, seed starting supplies, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com & Checkout my quick and to point 2 minute (or sow) TRG Gardening Tips playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLMsTQWKi63STRub6SgaV6PlB9-O1ooM5l

[@rhuffstedtler]

That kind of sounds like you aren’t getting good pollination. Female flowers that aren’t pollinated will just die off. Did you have good pollinator activity? If not, maybe plant some flowers to attract more? Or try hand pollinating.

[@xs650abear6]

@@rhuffstedtler I should have updated this. By October 2021 the small cucumbers began to take off. Suddenly we had more cukes than we needed and started giving them to the neighbors. I did see an increase in pollination activity also. This Memorial Day 2022 I once again planted cucumbers so we will see how these turn out.

[@camlobesvtec]

Excellent brother. My favorite summer crop. How long did the bush cucumber take to start producing fruit like that? I'm trying to grow one in water too. Thanks.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Thanks. They went in as tranpslants that were 3 weeks old. Probably 35 days from planting in that spot. Pretty fast. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for seeds, seed starting supplies, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com & Checkout my quick and to point 2 minute (or sow) TRG Gardening Tips playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLMsTQWKi63STRub6SgaV6PlB9-O1ooM5l

[@Heila-m2g]

Why do you leave the stem of the leaves

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

No real reason. I dont like to damage to close to the stem but its just a preference. Thanks so much for your support! Cheers & Thanks, Gary! The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD

[@marylogedi105]

Thanks 👍🥒👍🥒

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@kennethlatimer4607]

What do you do with 100 cucumbers?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

I eat 80 and give 20 away Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for seeds, seed starting supplies, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com & Checkout my quick and to point 2 minute (or sow) TRG Gardening Tips playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLMsTQWKi63STRub6SgaV6PlB9-O1ooM5l

[@shirleyk623]

Pickles, cucumber salad (cukes, tomatoes and onions) I once floured them and fried them like fried yellow squash. They were good.

[@martinmercerjr8615]

I am so scared to prune my cucumber plants. They are growing so good.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

You don't have too. You can let them go Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for seeds, seed starting supplies, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com & Checkout my quick and to point 2 minute (or sow) TRG Gardening Tips playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLMsTQWKi63STRub6SgaV6PlB9-O1ooM5l

[@la1163]

My cucumber plants are all over the place. Marketmore and Burpless. It's hard to keep them under control.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

The get a mind of their own 'Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for seeds, seed starting supplies, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com & Checkout my quick and to point 2 minute (or sow) TRG Gardening Tips playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLMsTQWKi63STRub6SgaV6PlB9-O1ooM5l

[@soulahatseras730]

Please help, My cucumbers have alot of leaves and alot of flowers, but no cucumbers.what is rong.thank you.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

You can do anything but wait it out. Sorry Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for seeds, seed starting supplies, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com & Checkout my quick and to point 2 minute (or sow) TRG Gardening Tips playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLMsTQWKi63STRub6SgaV6PlB9-O1ooM5l

[@carkiss2]

Can’t believe you made a video and didn’t have pruning scissors…

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Nope. My hand. Sometimes I have scissors. Just depends. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for seeds, seed starting supplies, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com & Checkout my quick and to point 2 minute (or sow) TRG Gardening Tips playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLMsTQWKi63STRub6SgaV6PlB9-O1ooM5l

[@bishfam1]

How do you do the peppermint oil? Do you have a video on that?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@suzanneweary9739]

How do I know when to harvest them? I'm grown the pickling cucumbers.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

When they look like this to be honest. Not too fat Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for seeds, seed starting supplies, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com & Checkout my quick and to point 2 minute (or sow) TRG Gardening Tips playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLMsTQWKi63STRub6SgaV6PlB9-O1ooM5l

[@suzanneweary9739]

@@THERUSTEDGARDEN thank you. I'll cut it off tomorrow

[@martinmercerjr8615]

You are pretty rough with your plants. Are you not worried that you might hurt the plants

[@martinmercerjr8615]

Can you hurt the plants, by handling it too much

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

In theory but I havent yet Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for seeds, seed starting supplies, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com & Checkout my quick and to point 2 minute (or sow) TRG Gardening Tips playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLMsTQWKi63STRub6SgaV6PlB9-O1ooM5l

[@quantumtechcrypto7080]

If you e never had a naturally fermented cucumber you’ll die with eternal regret. Basically it’s a sin.

[@sptheartist1803]

My plants are taller and bigger than that with zero females. Japanese long variety