Growing cucumbers; Letting weak plants go
Growing all these little plants from seed, it’s hard not to want each one to be strong and fruitful. But sadly, some do well why others don’t.
We planted 8 cucumber seeds in our garden. 6 Sprouted. Of those, 3 grew up the trellis quickly, while 3 others seemed to stay little and scrawny. Some of their leaves even had brown spots which is likely a fungus.
I kept thinking I could tend to them and help them along with careful watering and extra fertilizer. After a couple of weeks and little progress, I remembered back to my garden expert, Linda, telling me to yank the weak ones.
So I did. Now there is more water and nutrients in the soil for the remaining 3 and they are growing like weeds, so to speak. Many little cucumbers are forming!
Here’s a picture of one of the sad little plants that didn’t make the cut. Taken the same day as the lovely plants growing up the trellis above.
2 Comments Posted by Diana | Category: Gardening
Your garden is growing! I love watching cucumbers grow. Do you remember Grandpa’s little vegetable garden? I always thought it was fascinating to watch cucumbers evolve from tiny little yellow flowers into big hunky vegetables.
Yay!!! We just planted our seeds indoors. I sure hope they grow.