I planted a Burpless Cumber plant on a treliss in early May. The plant is
growing like crazy and has now overgrown the treliss and is
expanding on the ground. Here's the problem. There are many blossums and
cucumbers growing but they are very wierd. They are not smooth at all, but
have deep ridges and sharp spines all over. Can anyone tell me what's
happening here? Thanks.

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I planted a Burpless Cumber plant on a treliss in early May. The plant is
growing like crazy and has now overgrown the treliss and is
expanding on the ground. Here's the problem. There are many blossums and
cucumbers growing but they are very wierd. They are not smooth at all, but
have deep ridges and sharp spines all over. Can anyone tell me what's
happening here? Thanks.

The variety may be the key to your question. We get what we ask for.
I like straight 8 and Soyo Long . I hope you have many salads!

Bill

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William Wagner wrote:
In article , "brsher"
wrote:

I planted a Burpless Cumber plant on a treliss in early May. The plant is
growing like crazy and has now overgrown the treliss and is
expanding on the ground. Here's the problem. There are many blossums and
cucumbers growing but they are very wierd. They are not smooth at all, but
have deep ridges and sharp spines all over. Can anyone tell me what's
happening here? Thanks.

The variety may be the key to your question. We get what we ask for.
I like straight 8 and Soyo Long . I hope you have many salads!

Agreed, the variety of cuke may be the missing clue. Also, how far
developed are they on the vine? My Sweet Slice cucumbers are ending up
dark green and smooth, but started life as creepy spiny little gray
goblins.

Some of the larger ones are 4-5 inches long and maybe a half inch wide.
They look shriveled, except for the top inch or so, and the spines are very
sharp.
I'm wondering if they will fall out?


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William Wagner wrote:
In article , "brsher"
wrote:

I planted a Burpless Cumber plant on a treliss in early May. The plant
is growing like crazy and has now overgrown the treliss and is
expanding on the ground. Here's the problem. There are many blossums
and cucumbers growing but they are very wierd. They are not smooth at
all, but have deep ridges and sharp spines all over. Can anyone tell me
what's happening here? Thanks.

The variety may be the key to your question. We get what we ask for.
I like straight 8 and Soyo Long . I hope you have many salads!

Agreed, the variety of cuke may be the missing clue. Also, how far
developed are they on the vine? My Sweet Slice cucumbers are ending up
dark green and smooth, but started life as creepy spiny little gray
goblins.

In article ,
says...
Some of the larger ones are 4-5 inches long and maybe a half inch wide.
They look shriveled, except for the top inch or so, and the spines are very
sharp.
I'm wondering if they will fall out?


Last year, I had some Ghurkens. As they got larger, the spikes
gradually smoothed out into just being bumps.

If they are shriveled, perhaps they want a bit more (or less?)
water?


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brsher said:

I planted a Burpless Cumber plant on a treliss in early May. The plant is
growing like crazy and has now overgrown the treliss and is
expanding on the ground. Here's the problem. There are many blossums
and
cucumbers growing but they are very wierd. They are not smooth at all,
but
have deep ridges and sharp spines all over. Can anyone tell me what's
happening here? Thanks.

Just one plant? Perhaps the blossoms aren't getting fully pollinated.
That can lead to some pretty weird looking fruits.
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Do you think I need to get another plant? This one is already about 5 feet
high.

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brsher said:

I planted a Burpless Cumber plant on a treliss in early May. The plant is
growing like crazy and has now overgrown the treliss and is
expanding on the ground. Here's the problem. There are many blossums
and
cucumbers growing but they are very wierd. They are not smooth at all,
but
have deep ridges and sharp spines all over. Can anyone tell me what's
happening here? Thanks.

Just one plant? Perhaps the blossoms aren't getting fully pollinated.
That can lead to some pretty weird looking fruits.
--
Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)

Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
(attributed to Don Marti)

brsher wrote:
Some of the larger ones are 4-5 inches long and maybe a half inch wide.
They look shriveled, except for the top inch or so, and the spines are very
sharp.
I'm wondering if they will fall out?

That's how cukes fill out: from the stem down to the blossom end, like
blowing up one of those long balloons for a balloon animal. As long as
the blossom end isn't getting soft and discolored (gray, brown or
black), it seems that all is well.

You still may have a variety of cucumber you weren't counting one. That
can happen easily. All the company has to do is mislabel a seedling and
there you are. The spines may remain when the cukes are mature, or they
may not. I can't call it one way or the other.