Re: Lemon cucumbers
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- Subject: Re: Lemon cucumbers
- From: J*@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 19:10:25 EDT
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In a message dated 7/26/99 4:00:47 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
stuart.oakley@virgin.net writes:
> Cucumbers DO have separate male and female flowers. The females have a tiny
> cucumber just behind the flower, the males don't.
>
> Its best to remove any male flowers as soon as they form as if the female
> flower is fertilized the fruit is meant to have a bitter flavour. Don't
> worry, the cucumber will form even if it is not pollinated! This is not
> true of cougettes, melons etc which need to be fertilized before the fruits
> form.
>
> In my experience the male flowers usually develop during cooler periods,
> but this may be a trait of the varieties I grow which are 'all female' F1
> hybrids.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Stuart
>
I'm not batting too well. Sent it twice and still had the signature wrong.
Jim N W Oregon
