Increase pickling cucumber production significantly

[@ggarden8432]

I ended up with 36 bushel baskets off of 4 Boston pickler plants. for some reason I have always been able to grow tons of cucumbers.

[@LadyMaltese]

Thank you Jeff. I live in an apartment with a southern exposure so am doing container gardening. Hot and sweet peppers and some herbs do very well. This is my first year with bush cucumbers and large cherry tomatoes and your information has been very helpful. I put the plant starters out first of May (I'm in Wisconsin) and end of June they have tripled in size. I plan to make your dill pickle recipe. Thanks!!

[@executivegardener]

Awesome!

[@Cladman3001]

I have for several years now grown English Cucumbers from the saved seed from a previous crop. To do this, the best way is to leave the Cucumber on the vine in the garden until it turns completely YELLOW. Then pick it, slice it in half, use a spoon to scoop out the seeds, wash the seeds in fresh water and then allow them to dry on a coffee filter. The plump seeds will germinate and produce more fruit

[@executivegardener]

That is how we do it too. Let it get good and yellow.

[@charlesbaxter2926]

Great information Jeff!! Had never heard of this before. I did go directly to Amazing and order some seeds! 😃

[@executivegardener]

very productive cucs!

[@MrSamantha4452]

I received mine last year and saved them for the spring 2020. I can’t wait to see how they produce.

[@PatricesProjects]

Thanks Jeff. I will look into that. I have very limited sun exposure. If I could grow in shade, no problem. Haha. Nice to see you.

[@powersingam.motivational]

Price of per kg and name of this plant tell me please

[@kater4052]

Thanks for the info about the varieties of cucumbers. I'm up here in northeast Texas, so similar climate to you, very hot humid summers. But honestly, I think you're wasting too much money on all those fertilizers. If you have good soil and compost, and worm castings, all you need is some epsom salt, which is cheap. I grow tons of fruit and veg, composting in place and adding worm castings and leaf mold. I fish and bury the carcasses throughout the garden deep enough to keep critters from digging them up and mulch deeply with leaves or wood chips, whatever I have on hand. I water with worm tea with some epsom salt added and that's all I need. I supply our family, friends, neighbors and the local food bank. I'm retired and try to live frugally. In November, I cover what beds will be left to rest during the winter with shredded leaves and wood chips. Then they're ready to go come spring. Happy gardening.

[@executivegardener]

This is the problem, our soil stinks. It is clay soil. I do use good compost, but I don't mind adding the additives to the soil for the production I get. Sounds like you have a good thing going there.

[@kater4052]

I only grow in raised beds or containers. Either way I start them with a layer of rough wood chips, small limbs, cardboard, etc, then add kitchen scraps that I have prepared using the bokashi style and any fish carcasses I may have, as I am an avid fisherwoman. I then top with quality soil. Once plants are a few inches tall, I mulch well with leaves or woodchips (whatever I have on hand). Every 2 or 3 weeks I water with worm tea with a bit of epsom salt added. This has worked very well for me. I had to retire much earlier than I planned due to health reasons, and as I have no pension and had to take early SS, I have learned to be frugal. BTW, I ordered some of the Titan F1 cuke seeds you recommended.

[@MollyMcBooter]

whaaaaat I had NO idea you could get cucumber seeds for plants that make more female flowers. Well I guess it’s better to learn later, than never. lol. Thanks!

[@executivegardener]

absolutely. I am posting a video later today on that.

[@plantingonpoint8365]

Thanks Jeff!

[@joshuamoore24_7]

I had a bush pickle picker cucumber plant and a little green grass hoppers ate the plant. Now have another cucumber plant that I think I am going to keep on balcony of the second floor, it's got several branches. It is 2 1/2-3 ft tall and flowering.

[@charlesbaxter2926]

Jeff, guess what!?!? I ordered 4 different varieties of the cukes on Amazon, received 1 package with 25 seeds. Still haven't received the other 3!! They are shipping out of Thailand. 😲

[@JoeLeach]

Great video. And yes show us how to brine them. Thanks

[@eugenepaynter4909]

I found vegetable and fruit seeds from the Ukraine on Etsy.com

[@seek2find]

also cool breeze, and corentine

[@judithmanera5248]

My pickle vine is full of pickles, but, they only get to about 1/4 inch, then just die! Why would that happen? I do manage to pick a few, but just enough for a salad. One maybe two every other day or so.

[@bonnielogan6895]

I live in Abbeville, Louisiana (20 miles south of Lafayette). When should I plant cucumber seeds?

[@executivegardener]

Start indoors in mid Feb and place outdoors in mid March.

[@dragonflygreen1]

Out of the three varieties you have tried is there one that stands out the most.

[@hairtodaydave45]

If i planted one or two mono plant with the other style would they cross pollinate to use the male flowers?

[@moonchildfarm127]

I just ordered some from Amazon from Ukraine seeds and another place so hopefully I will get them soon! GREAT Tip! Thanks!!!

[@shashakeeleh5468]

Hi Jeff! Nice looking vines you got going there! Thought about you just the other day and wondered what you were growing. Don't know how things are south of town, but north of town, we could use just a tad more rain. Afraid if we keep getting this small deficit, we'll go into drought conditions this Summer. Thus far, weather's been so much better than the last few years. Be sure to post video of you munching on some of those pickles you make!

[@executivegardener]

Will do, you just got a lot of rain last night I thought.

[@shashakeeleh5468]

My gauge shows less than an inch of rain, but been getting rain once per week. Just not quite enough to stave off drought later.

[@KayluB0214]

What are those plants that look like a couple couple of small trees to the right of the corner of your cucumber plants?

[@executivegardener]

They are brussel sprouts.

[@worldsurvival4895]

Question: my backyard is out of control with weeds, I want to completely turn my small backyard into a veggie garden...what's the best way to kill off all the weeds and grass?

[@executivegardener]

Best way is to till and pull them. I would stay away from chemicals like roundup.

[@petera5560]

i've seen them burned with a hot flame too

[@stujones26]

Cover in a thick layer of cardboard, then wood chips, in areas where you'll be planting dump tons of compost, repeat seasonally. In walkways, more wood chips. No tilling, low cost. You could cover with a giant blackout tarp, but who has those?

[@brucehayes5111]

I have been watching your channel recently and I really enjoy it. I have been planting Boston Picklers for years. I have decided to try the Titus variety in a hydroponic set up. My question is how old should my plants be when I set them in the hydroponic buckets? I have always bought my plants.

[@executivegardener]

I am not sure I understand your question. Why would it be any different than starting your other brand of pickles in hydro buckets?

[@pl747]

Which one of the three do you prefer? I am in southern Oklahoma and have the same growing environment.

[@isaacfrerichs3305]

Great video. I do have the seeds. Got them after your first video. How many days do toutbink from seeding to harvest?

[@executivegardener]

60-75 days

[@jocelynvallee3722]

Very good tip, tank you!

[@wilheys.6224]

U da man, Jeff!

[@lovepeace29981]

My cucumber plant leaves are turning white and the female flowers are turning yellow even before they blossom. What must have gone wrong?

[@executivegardener]

Could be a number of things. What is the temperature?

[@catherinemccandless3112]

im really sad this year, my cucumbers are yellow orange, they say its over watering, but im not doing anything different than i did last year, im very sad and my zucccini is all males, i just dont know what to do, i feed them with miracle grow, im just so frustrated,

[@executivegardener]

Hmm. The only reason cucs would be that color is they are left of the vine too long and are past ripe. The heat will cause your zuccini to put out all male flowers. Try planting sooner in the season next year or the fall.

[@pingchen6101]

Thanks for sharing. I just ordered a few packs from ebay. Will the seed grow if I harvest some seeds myself this year? Not sure about it since it is hybrid.

[@Stormy4757]

Question: Does the package say that they are Gynoecious or Monoecious? How do you know other than what you suggest above?

[@executivegardener]

Mono

[@Stormy4757]

I looked at all of my seed packets and they do not reference either one of these terms. I will just look to order those you recommend above. I trust you have done some extensive homework re this and I thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I never knew this until I saw your video. So thank you!

[@sarahkelly1068]

I have almost I have 28 females and 2 males on my Boston pickle and I’m actually scared they won’t get pollination!!! I hope I actual get mature fruit

[@tommy2buttz668]

I like pickles

[@justwow4785]

What variety of cucumber is this sir?

[@PlowAndPantryHomestead]

Great info! Thank you!

[@GerryStilton]

You're so right, out of stock on ebay and amazon for Vechera from Ukraine :(

[@executivegardener]

10,000 people just ordered :) Stay with it - they will restock soon. Try the other two. Huge production and just made first batch of dill pickles!

[@msmarygardner]

Recipe please!!

[@christianhansen3292]

good to see a fellow houstonian planting veggies. question where do u get ur woodchips for groundcover?

[@executivegardener]

I have to buy them.

[@EWG-hx5xb]

I've seen the Titus F1 described as Parthenocarpic. Can you verify if it is Parthenocarpic or Gynoecious?

[@executivegardener]

gyno, I believe

[@arianasilva1218]

Helpful. Thanks!

[@andrewmulvey1106]

Mr. Bernhard- Thanks for your Videos. Do you prune your pickles

[@executivegardener]

I do not, I let the vines grow

[@PraiseGirl]

Can you clarify about replanting? You said something about “once they produce 8 I plant another” I don’t think I’m hearing that correctly. Thanks

[@executivegardener]

I was just saying I do succession planting to keep my supply going

[@nts323]

What zone are you in I'm outside Vegas I think I'm zone 8a its already 94 here

[@executivegardener]

8 B, but a very different 8 B than Vegas. Very humid here.

[@GardenloveHomestead]

Just the tip I needed to hear thank you for sharing.

[@tessah7133]

Great,I just went outside and looked at my cuke plants and it seems out of two plants I have 80% male flowers,GRRR

[@SoapsNSudsNSuch]

Thanks for sharing

[@danrhomberg1663]

Cool to experiment, but no saving F1 seeds for those that aren't aware...doesn't bug me. Thanks Jeff...bought titus and masha to try out.

[@executivegardener]

Good point

[@cjkatbruno]

Have the one with less female flowers. Just counted 15+cucumbers on my tiny 3 1/2 foot plant that is young just started flowering with alot more growing to do. You must be doing something wrong if u only get 20 cucumbers per plant.

[@carolparrish194]

What are the names of the cucumbers ? I do not see the link.

[@executivegardener]

Look in the description box

[@Jim19826301]

Calypso Pickling Cucumber

[@PatricesProjects]

Hey again Jeff. Which of the 3 varieties would be best for just eating, like in salads or with vinegar and oil? If they would all be equally as tasty, which tends to have the smoothest skin?

[@executivegardener]

To be honest, all are very similar and would be great for salads and eating fresh. Very little seeds and the smaller the sweeter.

[@nikkianderson4735]

Hi Jeff! Do these cucumber plants do well in containers?

[@executivegardener]

Yes, but you need to give them a ton of water and fertiliser every other week.

[@kennththompson4209]

Jeff did you prune those plants

[@executivegardener]

I did not

[@tommy2buttz668]

How about growing

[@joeguy6351]

Do cucumber pickles taste sour and like pickles or do they just taste like cucumbers till soaked in vinegar?

[@firewhenready1970]

Joe Guy pickles are pickled cucumbers lol

[@Sky2theRim]

Pollination is a weird thing, You would think the plant would just make it so it could pollinate itself, The need for a Bee to transplant something from one of its flowers to another in order for it to grow something seems incredibly mad when you think about it. The plant has everything it needs, Its almost like asexual reproduction yet it doesn't go as far as just growing so one flower has both male and female parts and self pollinates, It needs a bee for it. What a weird world we live in filled with many bizarre series of events that need to take place for things to work.

[@executivegardener]

Weird, but beautiful in a nature way.

[@paulstrength8574]

Don't understand how you tell make from female

[@executivegardener]

Female flower has small cucumber at base of flower. Male does not.

[@subhanhuseynli4932]

Tomb thumb this cucumber name?

[@executivegardener]

No. Check online on ebay and type in "ukrainain cucumber F1. You will find it.

[@JustOneAsbesto]

Where my pickleboiz at?

[@paulk5311]

if you have 80% female flowers how do they all get pollinated? i would think not having but 20% male would leave less pollen to go around so there would still be quite a few that did not get pollinated. there are not many bees here so i am having to hand pollinate and should i go with a variety with 80% female flowers i would not be able to pollinate more than about half if that.

[@executivegardener]

Not sure what to tell you, but it happens. My harvest is 6 fold.

[@robaldridge6505]

1 male can pollinate SEVERAL females