7 Tips to Grow Cucumbers in Containers
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- čas přidán 30. 06. 2024
- Cucumber trellis: bit.ly/3ev6txH Growing cucumbers in containers is pretty easy once you know how these prolific plants work! Variety selection is important here, so decide if you want a pickling or slicing variety, and then if you want a bush or vining type, as that will inform how you support the plant. I encourage you to read further for my in-depth growing cucumbers guides linked below as well!
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→ Trellis: bit.ly/3ev6txH
→ Cucumber Grow Guide: www.epicgardening.com/growing...
→ Growing Cucumbers Vertically: www.epicgardening.com/growing...
→ Pruning Cucumbers: www.epicgardening.com/pruning...
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IN THIS VIDEO:
→ Trellis: bit.ly/3ev6txH
→ Cucumber Grow Guide: www.epicgardening.com/growing-cucumbers/
→ Growing Cucumbers Vertically: www.epicgardening.com/growing-cucumbers-vertically/
→ Pruning Cucumbers: www.epicgardening.com/pruning-cucumbers/
Epic Gardening thank youuuuuu I really needed this video
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Can you please share the details of the clips which you have on your plant? Thanks!
Thanks for the tip. It looks wonderful 😊
On another I need your help with my zucchini plants 😢 they were growing beautiful and producing zucchinis. We've had rain on and off for the past two days, and now my plant is dying 😢😢
Hello from Western Colorado. I would love to see a video on pruning cucumbers. Thanks for all the information you put out here.
One of my favorite things about this channel is that you don't tell us to do something or avoid something without telling us WHY! As an educator, I can't overstate how vital this is to learning. This channel is fantastic!
So glad to hear this!
He’s extremely professional.
I couldn't agree more 💯
My #1 gardening channel for sure 💚
So true!! If the teacher doesn't tell me "why" then I usually disregard the advice. Especially if they tell me 'not' to do something! Great tutorial
Agreed. "because I said so" is the sign of bad teacher.. or a tired parent
Cucumber peelings have massive cucumber flavor. I know a lot of people peel the skin off and just compost it. Home grown (non waxed) cuke skins make great cucumber water. Before you Chuck them in your compost pile, put them in a pitcher, add a few torn mint leaves if you have them, cover with water and set in the fridge for like half a day. It's amazingly refreshing after an afternoon of weeding. 😀
Angie 978 : great idea! I’m gonna try this with my cukes....They have oil in the skins that feel so good on sensitive skin too!
Omg thx sm!! I have mint growing and have no clue what to do with it!
I have never peeled a cucumber in my life and I cannot possibly see any justification for doing so.
@@jeffallinson8089 Unfortunately not all of us can digest the skins too well! But I agree, I prefer the skin
I just like eating them because they contain most of the cucumbers nutrients
My garden is set for this season, but I had to share this story.
2013 we had moved to Georgia from Arizona. I was and still to this day ALWAYS blown away by the beautiful foliage and atmosphere here.
I planted my very first "garden" all five gallon buckets and over two dozen of them.
Yeah, my exuberant appetite to become a gardener overwhelmed my common sense. I planted a number of things, most didn't work because I was so new, I had no idea what I was doing.
But the cucumbers.
SWEET BABY JESUS...
I couldn't keep up with them! I was coming out every day to dozens of cucumbers, but because I couldn't keep up, I was getting cucumbers that were overgrown to the size of FOOTBALLS! No joke.
Huge, swollen monstrosities the size of a small dog.
Next season I will be planting them again but shall we say....with a great deal more knowledge and a LOT more restraint. 🤣
Love your channel so much and I spend hours making notes. There may be hope yet for me!😁
I started my first garden this year. I planted a bunch of seeds. Some of the seeds were out of date so I over seeded for the best odds most took….but the cucumbers! The space master cucumbers just shot up and I have nearly 40 individual cucumbers plants. I think I’m gonna roll with the chaos to see how well they all do 😂😂
Family and local Food pantries will be happy 😆
I really love the way you said “Most DISGUSTING cucumbers i’ve ever eaten”. I don’t know why, but it was just funny 😆
😂
:o
:D
I burst out laughing at that part and replayed it for my partner because it was so funny 😅
It makes me wonder, "How bad could it have POSSIBLY been?" LOL!
Yes!! When my current neighbors were looking at the house across from mine last year, I was harvesting a TON of cukes. It was like they had all come in at once. The guy was like....dude, that is a massive cucumber! Lol!! I just laughed and waved, but took great pride in my massive cuke. Lol! I love making lime pickles. They sound gross, but they are THE BEST! I actually used my grandmother's pickling crocks to make them last year! They tasted just like hers. I was so proud! ❤🙂👍
Lime pickles actually sound awesome. I like to slice up fresh cukes and dip them in "margarita sauce": white balsamic vinegar, salt, and fresh lime.
Recipe?
Far from gross sounding 👌
The lemon cucumber is the favorite of most of the people I know. So much so that this year I have 14 plants in the ground and starting to flower already! Best cucumber EVER!
haha reading this as I eat one I just plucked off the vine for breakfast :) They're my favorite
They are fabulous. And so pretty!🍋
Hi, Kevin. I just wanted to tell you once more how much I appreciate your videos. I follow a very select few gardening vloggers (you, Harvey Ussery, Doug and Stacy, and Self Sufficient Me) who know what they are talking about and communicate it well. When I watch yours, I feel like I am back in college because of your well researched and well presented information. I very much appreciate your educated usage of the English language (it is sometimes hard to take seriously a vlogger who butchers the English language). You make me feel like you have done your homework and you present the information in a manner that is so easy to follow. I am an education junkie, and I consider you one of the finest educators I have had the honor of studying under.
I love how cucumber are so discreet with their fruit. They hide it.
I find that so funny.
I guess their “grow”ers not “show”ers.
growing cucumbers is really fulfilling! my seeds germinated in 2 days and by week 2, i had 3 true leaves on each plant. can’t wait till it starts flowering
Start a "Master Class" series, Epic Gardening! You're an amazing teacher.
You’re always on time with the videos. I have cucumber plants I’m preparing to transplant into my raised bed this weekend. Thanks 🙏🏽
I was thinking the same thing :D
Isn't he though. Have a wonderful day Jasmine🌻
Cucumbers dont like their roots disturbed so the best way is to start them in a biodegradable pot that can be directly planted in the ground. But if this is not the case be sure to keep as much of the dirt around the roots to stay intact.
Hope they make it. They're finicky.
Great timing on this one!
This was very timely, thank you! I'm doing my research to start my own veggie garden (I grow a lot of non-food plants, but I've never grown plants for eating before). I've identified about 6-7 veggies that my family eats a lot of to start with and cucumbers are definitely on the list. 😁
My wife bought your book and I just received it for my birthday today. I send her your podcasts everytime i listen to one that I think would help her in the garden
Love a good juicy cucumber. I'm never more grateful for my time on this planet than when eating something that grew because of my effort. Thank you for helping me achieve better results! You are amazing!
This is EPIC!
I got 14 seedlings going right now 😁👍🏿
Found my first cucumber 🥒 hidden under the leaves in the bottom of the grow bag 😃
Just started planting and I can see why cucumbers are a great starting plant. The seed turned into a tall sprout within a week. Was cool to see it grow inches each day.
Lemon cucumbers are absolutely my favorite. I grow it whenever I garden. I have some planted out and in my windowsill.
Climbception
I left my peas alone for a few days and came back to them climbing all over each other 😅 i finally got them to grow up, but they are a tangled mess
Great video, I’m growing cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers for the first time and your videos have been helpful. It’s going really well and I love looking at the plants each day to see what as changed, really satisfying. Shout out to you from Guernsey in the Channel Islands!
I am so glad I found your channel. I am beginning my gardening project. Thank you.
Cucumbers are my FAVORITE plant to grow!!!!!!!! Thank you for this, Kevin!!!!!!
I'm a vine person and I luv the flowers.. the cucumbers luv luv luv cucumbers..once again great video.. thank you
Well well, I was just wanting to try Cukes again...how I love them (the last one got choked out, as I planted them in same container as Pumpkin)...
So much to learn! Thank You Kevin for all your valuable tips! I will check out you Cucumber grow guide, yAy
It seems like every day you're answering another of my questions!
After not gardening since I was a kid, I went full blown container garden for my 'Pandemic Patch' because the amount of work needed to get my soil ready for planting would have been monumental (actually it's just dirt, soil would be too kind a description for the stuff under my feet). I'm trying to focus on one or two topics a day to avoid being overwhelmed or falling down the CZcams rabbit hole. Today's topic is "How do I trellis cucumbers and zucchini?". Thanks for making it a "one stop shopping" experience!
Love the idea of pandemic patches!
Love the education- I am so much more excited to try it because I know what to expect after watching your videos. Great articulation and explanation of what to expect.
Hi Kevin,I just want to say thank you for all your video. I started gardening couple months ago and your videos help me a LOT 😁
So happy I found this. I have a portable box garden on my patio. It has grown way bigger than I thought the cage didn't work so I put gate material on the sides but when to pick🤷♀️
I have been growing MarketMore 76 for2 years. Very reliable grower, very consistent and flavorful. I like to use as a slicer ( skin on ) for salads. Great flavor. Thanks for sharing your videos.
Started peppers, parsley, basil, and tomato because of you! Your channel is so helpful thank you so much!
Thanks Kevin! Your videos are always informative and you get right to it! Thanks for giving us the tools for a great cuc season!
LMAO!!! HE SAID DISCUSTING WITH SUCH HATRED I LOVE IT.... KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK !! I LOVE YOU ALL ❤️😘😘
Always impressed with your knowledge
I just put my cucumber on a trellis this is perfect timing thank you.
Absolute beginner here. Finally found a gardener who is in San Diego I am growing in zone 10a and it is really helpful i am trying to get the watering thing down with my cukes , zukes and beans. Thank u so much for your tips!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Best of luck!
Video is timely as I’m planting my cucumbers 🥒 tomorrow. Didn’t have a great harvest last year so hoping for a big one this year plus I’m using grow bags on my deck which gets more sun ☀️ than my backyard where I planted them last year. Thank you
I looked for this video earlier today when I was planting my cucumber seeds, this is perfect timing.
Last frost date achieved! Tomorrow my cucumbers get planted out into the Root Pouches. This was the perfect prep video. Thank you.
Thanks for the advise. I went out yesterday and got them up on a trellis.
Growing cukes for the first time and this was very informative! I live in the tropics and still had alot of flowers dropping. Also u made me realise that one of my plants only have male flowers (so far... Idk)
I just discovered your channel about a month ago. You are not bombastic or fake which I really like. Thank you for a plethora of great information which is really useful. As for cucumbers, I exclusively grow Japanese cucumbers. They are small but really crispy. You should try it!
Love the part about accomplishing something. Quick results . Cucumber, radish, zucchini. Patience in gardening comes with time😊
I love gardening, I just did grow roses from cuttings, welcome to look my roses.
Hey there from Poland! I'm watching your video right now to prepare myself to improve my own cucumber crop! Thank you!
I’m growing cucamelon and lemon cuke for the first time. They look so happy right now ☺️
This is my first year trying to grow cucumbers. I usually only grow really hot peppers and have had a lot of success with them but this year I wanted to try something new. Wish me luck!
Glad you didn't quit after the first cuke disaster or we wouldn't have Epic Gardening! Thanks Kevin 👍🌱
Great video. I'm loving your podcast.
This video couldn’t have came at a better time. Thanks!!
You're welcome!
Great video! I'm growing cucumbers from seed for the first time and they're doing wonderful. I'm growing marketmore, straight eight, lemon cucumber, and white wonder cucumber all great looking cool cucumbers. I pruned them heavily because I want them to focus on growing upwards my trellis. And they don't mind it I only pinch off the suckers growing in between the leaves while leaving the flowers and tendrills untouched. So I end up leaving only the main stem and there big healthy leaves.
I just noticed today I have cucs coming back from last year. Yay free cucs !
Great video! I like your enthusiasm, practicality and depth of knowledge!
So glad I discovered your channel; this video was a breath of fresh air - coherent, solid information, conveyed very well. Great job 👍🏻
Very nice little video. I only started gardening this past fall, and I've got some cucumber (bush variety) going right now. Thank you for the tips!
Very helpful and witty video! Thank you!
I'm growing a lemon cucumber. I love them with a fancy vinegar 😍
Cucumbers were my first too...this year! We've been suffering a 100F+ heatwave for 2 months and its taken its toll. I got 3 lovely salad cucs but then the plants started wilting away. My pickling cucs are surviving better but although 7 feet tall are not bearing much fruit (yet?). I'm learning and loving it, thanks to vids like yours. :)
Great video Kevin! I watch your channel all the time! Keep em coming!
This is a great channel. Thank you for being so exacting and educating. Wow! My cukes will be better this year than last year with your help.
You are the David Bromstad of Gardening. Ironically I just planted some cucumbers on Saturday and they are already sprouting
5:15 note to self lol
I'm new to gardening & have some cucumber seeds germinating that need to be planted into actual dirt & i'm pretty sure my husband has most, if not all, of the things you mentioned! Thanks for making this video!! 👍😁👍
Wow, those leaves are so big! I've never seen cucumbers planted in pots before. Pretty cool stuff
Thank you so much for this video. I just started gardening. I did the winter sowing method. I transferred my picklebush seedlings into 5 gallon buckets. I'm hoping they turn out as wonderful as yours! I love how you explained the differences in the plants, including the male and female visuals. I'm hoping to have lots of polenation with my morning glories, marigolds and nasturtium I'm planting nearby.
**Any tips on other flowers to plant for this purpose? Thanks in advance. :)
Thanks....your channel has helped me to grow a lot vegetables😊thanks again
Yup!!
Just found my first tiny baby cuc on my plants so had to come back for a refresher!!
First time gardening and I love to see your video👍
You do an awesome job .....channel is pure joy !
You are the best teacher!
Looks very healthy did very well I’ll have to try these grow bags out
Yaaaay! I'm growing spacemasters on my patio in buckets. Would loooove a video demonstrating the hand pollination thing. I've heard people use little paint brushes, qtips, etc.
I'll add!
Patricia L CaliKim has a few videos where she shows how to hand pollinate. Just search “CaliKim pollinate” in your YT search bar. If you like Kevin, you’ll like her, too! They both give clear and thoughtful explanations and have great quality videos. Enjoy!
@@debbyd5729 thanks!
i really just liked it cos you told me too. great info though! I'm just starting out and this was really helpful
I had some persian cucumbers come in a box meal set, and I decided to grow them. WAY late in the season, but they are growing nicely, keeping to the ~4 ft range with how I have them now. They are also very delicious, I cant wait for harvest.
I'm learning so much, thank you!
Great tips as always 😊
Great to hear advice for container and grow bag gardeners like me. :)
Great tips love cucumbers
Really like your channel and content, keep it up!
I remember the first time I planted lemon cucumbers. I had so many , I couldn’t even give them all away ! Haha. We really enjoyed them. They do have a mild cucumber flavor .
The diluted milk works a treat on powdery mildew. First time I had it was this year. Removed the few worst leaves, sprayed the rest. Took two applications about five days apart. The PM was not on the cucumbers though, but on the pumpkin and cantaloupe. The cucumbers were basically finished by that time.
I grow mine hydroponically, and they tasted perfect (kratky method). They also grew HUGE. I actually had way too many cucumbers, and the chickens got a fair bit esp during the hot days (good water content).
Anyway, they are super easy to grow. Trellis is the main thing, I happened to have very wide mesh, and used that.
Cukes are my biggest crop here in FL. Everyone loves them and it's the height of the day for my 5y.o. grandson to harvest them.
Your book has taught me well 👏🏽i completely agree, growing cucumbers and zucchini the size of a small dog is a feeling everyone deserves.
Glad to hear this!
Try picking them small 6 inches or less they are so tender.
I love that honeycomb looking trellis! 😍
That alliteration! 😍
Thank you soo much, this really helped
Great video Kevin, love your tips and suggestions and handsome as always!
Thank you Kevin.
Good info. Thanks!👍
You're reading my mind. Literally planting cucumbers in bags tomorrow morning!
Thanks for making this video in the nick of time 😂
I've got spies everywhere watchin' ;)
@@epicgardening 😂😂😂
@@epicgardening I LITERALLY just finished planting some in trellised raised planters outside & THEN SAW THIS VIDEO! 😂 YOU ARE EVERYWHERE!! Thank you so much for the AWESOME tips! 👏❤🤗🥒
Thanks for the tips 😀
I like that you’re using Aussie slang now 😃 keep the cukes coming!
Great video thanks for sharing
Love the wicking idea thank you
I recently discovered grow bags and bought and received 10 - 3 gallons each of them. I really love the air pruning concept, growing style which they say makes stronger, non-circling roots. Then I stalled. What are some of the best ways to put drainage and soil and ? in these to help grow bags cultivate the best? Thanks, Lee
THanks i need this for school
Very usefull video, thanks for going into the details ❤️😎
Hi Kevin! I'm new to your channel and only about six years into gardening. You've got a wealth of knowledge and I'm so glad you didn't stop gardening after your first cucumber plant!! Thanks for all the content! My cukes are about two months old and I have some crispy leaves. I assume that they aren't getting enough water and I'll watch that, but should I cut them off??
I love your style of , delivery of information ....😎👍🌟🌟🌟🌟
I never thought of the complexity of growing cucumbers...awesome job Mr Kevin EP !!
Thank you so much!
I have never grown them, I must give it a try!!
This is the second year I've tried growing cucumbers in containers and I'm not having much luck, except for my cucamelons. I've noticed on all my other cucumber plants, squash plants and melon plant that there's only male flowers. They have regular water and I'm doing a foliar feed. Last year I had a good squash yield, this year nothing. However, even though I planted when I was supposed to, our weather has been weird. We've had hail three times since May 19th. So my plants took a beating. Gonna try to start over, see if I have time before the season is over. Thanks so much for your tips. Your channel is one of my favs.