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[Guest]

I planted some cucumber seeds earlier this year, and am delighted to say that all of them have reached the 5 leaf stage, so have planted them out into growbags in the greenhouse. I have 2 questions though;

 

Is it easy to tell the difference between the male and female flowers - it says it is a hybrid that shouldn't produce male flowers, but to remove any if they appear, but I can't find anyone who knows what they look like.

 

Also, should they be getting trained up canes, or left alone?

[ubereglu]

I think you're supposed to train them up some canes, and they'll grow as long/high as the cane reaches. I don't know anything about fe/male flowers on one though.

[Lesley-Jean]

The female flowers have a "baby" cucumber behind the flower, male flowers only have the flower stem.

[Hellcat]

Have you grown courgettes before? The lady flowers have a little cuke coming behind them, the male ones don't.

 

we grew them outside last year and trained them up a cane (did rather well actually).

[Guest]

Thanks everyone! I'm a total novice when it comes to veggies, apart from tomatoes, which I am hugely successful at!