Cucumber seedling
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The other day I was given a cucumber seedling for my birthday. I left it for a few days outside, then popped it in a big pot of compost. However I now see it is too early to pot out cucumbers! What shall I do? It is currently raised up on a bench next to the hot air duct from the utility room. The warmest place I could find in the garden! We don't have a greenhouse proper, but have a plastic screened tool place at the side of the house. It doesn't get much light though. The other option is a glass cloche/mini greenhouse type thing, though it is a big too short for the pot, so I would have to raise it on bricks and leave a big gap at the bottom. Or I could get a plastic cloche and leave it where it is. I live in London (UK) with a south(ish) facing garden. As you can prob tell I am a very novice gardener! |
Cucumber seedling
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skidia wrote: Hello, The other day I was given a cucumber seedling for my birthday. I left it for a few days outside, then popped it in a big pot of compost. However I now see it is too early to pot out cucumbers! What shall I do? It is currently raised up on a bench next to the hot air duct from the utility room. The warmest place I could find in the garden! We don't have a greenhouse proper, but have a plastic screened tool place at the side of the house. It doesn't get much light though. The other option is a glass cloche/mini greenhouse type thing, though it is a big too short for the pot, so I would have to raise it on bricks and leave a big gap at the bottom. Or I could get a plastic cloche and leave it where it is. I live in London (UK) with a south(ish) facing garden. As you can prob tell I am a very novice gardener! It needs as much sun as you can get it. Soil temp should be about 70-80°F (21-27°C). You want a 5-10-10 (more or less) fertilizer, I would prefer organic. Do a google search for an "organic fertilizer 5-10-10", or check with a reputable nursery near you. -- - Billy "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html |
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