Sweeter Cucumber Tip

gotta try this. Not only can you eat the cukes, but the sunflower seeds as well. Thanks

I would never have thought a sunflower would hold up a cucumber plant. Now I know. Great. Thanks

Love this site. I am an avid gardener but never thought to do this.

I LOVE Companion planting. My cucumbers have never done well, but I don't feel so bad after talking to my Amish neighbors. Both summers I planted they had trouble with theirs as well.

I'll give sunflowers and cucumbers a try now that we are in our new house. It will be fun to watch the ants "herd the aphids"

Speaking of bugs, Braconid wasps are visiting my garden. I was so excited when I saw this on my tomato plant, lol.

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I've found that planting cucumber seeds rather than transplants works so much better for me. This is true for any squash & melons, too. I've never tried using sunflowers for support... What a Great idea!

Nice - I'll give this a try this year. I planted cukes last year that were so bitter I pulled up the plants. I hope this works.

what does planting cucumbers next to sunflowers and having them trail do for "sweetness". I plant my cucumbers in the garden and use poles and garden twine. I dont understand the "sweeter" part of this story.

Originally Posted by catnap82

what does planting cucumbers next to sunflowers and having them trail do for "sweetness". I plant my cucumbers in the garden and use poles and garden twine. I dont understand the "sweeter" part of this story.

It's called Companion Planting- when you plant and combine certain plants together they can benefit each other and impact health, taste and yield. Each plant selects and rejects certain nutrients which can alter their flavors (aka make them sweeter by absorbing the nutrient that makes them bitter to begin with); they create in their structure and the environment, complex chemical compounds, such as perfumes, pollen, essential oils, growth inhibitors, hormones, enzymes and some minute trace elements.

Here's a beginners guide to companion planting to help you understand how it works:

Budget101.com - - Beginners Guide to Companion Planting

I'd like to know what size containers to plant squash and cucumbers in. Would like to do containera as I feel I would save on water, just not sure what sizes for things.

What a great idea. I want to grow cukes to make dill pickles. So I will try this.

Can't wait to try some of these ideas!

Can cukes be grown in a cage like tomatoes, if the cage is made taller?

I can't wait to try this next year!