From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 2020-07-31 18:59, Pavel314 wrote:   
   > On Friday, July 31, 2020 at 8:30:54 PM UTC-4, T wrote:   
   >> Hi All,   
   >>   
   >> This is my first year growing regular cucumbers.   
   >> Prior years I grew lemon cucumbers, but they were   
   >> a complete loss   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> 1) How do I know when they are ready to pick?   
   >>   
   >> 2) they are planted in a row of ground pots.   
   >>      I move their vines perpendicular to the   
   >>      row of pots but they keep move back towards   
   >>      each other.  Is this by design?  Cross   
   >>      pollination needs?  Should I just let them   
   >>      do their thing?   
   >>   
   >> Many thanks,   
   >> -T   
   >   
   > Pick them when they get to the size you see at the grocery store. Don't let   
   them go too long as they will turn yellow as they ripen. I planted some years   
   ago and didn't know how productive they were; we ate all we can and pickled   
   some. There were so    
   many that even my daughter's pony got tired of them and refused to eat any   
   more.   
   >   
   > My wife currently grows them in cages, like tomato cages. The plants seem to   
   like it and it keeps them from spreading all over the garden.   
   >   
   > After a very dry month, we finally got a good soaking rain here. It rained   
   all day today. More is expected as that hurricane is supposed to track up the   
   east coast this week.   
   >   
   > Paul   
   >   
      
   I picked a bunch of them of various sizes, about what you   
   said and the pickle section of the grocery store.   
      
   Unfortunatly today is my fast day (I am ketogenic) and   
   I can not taste them till tomorrow.  Dang!  I will have   
   to take my wife word for it when she get here.  Hope   
   she leaves me some.  She gets away with anything because   
   she is sweet/pretty/cute.   
      
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