hello,

I'm growing a few cucumbers this year from seed. The variety I chose
requires the male flowers to be removed. I've done this before & have no
problems.

My question ..... Why only remove the male flowers ? why not remove the
female flowers as well ? They clearly dont need to be pollinated ?

Thanks

KK

On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:09:29 -0000, "dido22"
wrote:

hello,

I'm growing a few cucumbers this year from seed. The variety I chose
requires the male flowers to be removed. I've done this before & have no
problems.

My question ..... Why only remove the male flowers ? why not remove the
female flowers as well ? They clearly dont need to be pollinated ?

They'll happily die and fall off by themselves.

If you remove female flowers too early you risk damaging the
cucumber's growing tip.


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On 25 Feb, 12:27, ®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote:
On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:09:29 -0000, "dido22"

wrote:
hello,

I'm growing a few cucumbers this year from seed. The variety I chose
requires the male flowers to be removed. I've done this before & have no
problems.

My question ..... * *Why only remove the male flowers ? why not remove the
female flowers as well ? They clearly dont need to be pollinated ?

They'll happily die and fall off by themselves.

If you remove female flowers too early you risk damaging the
cucumber's growing tip.

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This has to be a wind up.

"Dave Hill" wrote ...

This has to be a wind up.

Must admit I checked the date.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:33:32 -0000, "Bob Hobden"
wrote:



"Dave Hill" wrote ...

This has to be a wind up.

Must admit I checked the date.


RU C.Rious?

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"®óñ© © ²°¹°" wrote in message
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On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:33:32 -0000, "Bob Hobden"
wrote:



"Dave Hill" wrote ...

This has to be a wind up.

Must admit I checked the date.


RU C.Rious?

Seems a reasonably logical question to me.

Why are you removing the male flowers?
If you are trying not to waste the plant's time and energy in producing male
flowers that is fine.
If you are trying to prevent the female flowers from being fertilised (e.g.
if they grow with small or no seeds if unfertilised but large seeds if
fertilised) then removing the female flower would seem to be an option.

Now wandering off to see if Google can explain further.

I have only grown outdoor cucumbers and so have never bothered with pinching
out male flowers.

Cheers

Dave R

"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
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"®óñ© © ²°¹°" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:33:32 -0000, "Bob Hobden"
wrote:



"Dave Hill" wrote ...

This has to be a wind up.

Must admit I checked the date.


RU C.Rious?

Seems a reasonably logical question to me.

Why are you removing the male flowers?
If you are trying not to waste the plant's time and energy in producing
male flowers that is fine.
If you are trying to prevent the female flowers from being fertilised
(e.g. if they grow with small or no seeds if unfertilised but large seeds
if fertilised) then removing the female flower would seem to be an option.

Now wandering off to see if Google can explain further.

I have only grown outdoor cucumbers and so have never bothered with
pinching out male flowers.

In fact,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basic...cumbers1.shtml
says
"Both should be left on outdoor varieties, but pinch off the male flowers
when they appear on indoor varieties to prevent the fruit from becoming
bitter." which implies that the fruit becomes bitter if fertilised.

On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:20:13 -0000, "David WE Roberts"
wrote:

Why are you removing the male flowers?
If you are trying not to waste the plant's time and energy in producing
male flowers that is fine.
If you are trying to prevent the female flowers from being fertilised
(e.g. if they grow with small or no seeds if unfertilised but large seeds
if fertilised) then removing the female flower would seem to be an option.

Now wandering off to see if Google can explain further.

I have only grown outdoor cucumbers and so have never bothered with
pinching out male flowers.

In fact,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basic...cumbers1.shtml
says
"Both should be left on outdoor varieties, but pinch off the male flowers
when they appear on indoor varieties to prevent the fruit from becoming
bitter." which implies that the fruit becomes bitter if fertilised.

So virgins are sweeter?


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"®óñ© © ²°¹°" wrote in message
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On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:20:13 -0000, "David WE Roberts"
wrote:

Why are you removing the male flowers?
If you are trying not to waste the plant's time and energy in producing
male flowers that is fine.
If you are trying to prevent the female flowers from being fertilised
(e.g. if they grow with small or no seeds if unfertilised but large
seeds
if fertilised) then removing the female flower would seem to be an
option.

Now wandering off to see if Google can explain further.

I have only grown outdoor cucumbers and so have never bothered with
pinching out male flowers.

In fact,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basic...cumbers1.shtml
says
"Both should be left on outdoor varieties, but pinch off the male flowers
when they appear on indoor varieties to prevent the fruit from becoming
bitter." which implies that the fruit becomes bitter if fertilised.

So virgins are sweeter?

I bow to superior knowledge......

"®óñ© © ²°¹°" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:20:13 -0000, "David WE Roberts"
wrote:

Why are you removing the male flowers?
If you are trying not to waste the plant's time and energy in producing
male flowers that is fine.
If you are trying to prevent the female flowers from being fertilised
(e.g. if they grow with small or no seeds if unfertilised but large
seeds
if fertilised) then removing the female flower would seem to be an
option.

Now wandering off to see if Google can explain further.

I have only grown outdoor cucumbers and so have never bothered with
pinching out male flowers.

In fact,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basic...cumbers1.shtml
says
"Both should be left on outdoor varieties, but pinch off the male flowers
when they appear on indoor varieties to prevent the fruit from becoming
bitter." which implies that the fruit becomes bitter if fertilised.

So virgins are sweeter?

Alternatively, one fertilised they become extremely sour and
bitter..........

"Dave Hill" wrote in message
On 25 Feb, 12:27, ®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote:
On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:09:29 -0000, "dido22"

wrote:
They'll happily die and fall off by themselves.

If you remove female flowers too early you risk
damaging the
cucumber's growing tip.

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This has to be a wind up.

Seems to be genuine, has written before
http://preview.tinyurl.com/y92cwd8
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ygpldo9
You're not getting confused with dildo69, who has
written extensively on electric cucumbers, elsewhere
.... so I'm told.