There are several "all female" varieties of cucumber available, BUT if grown
at a lower temp. they will produce Male flowers as well.

--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

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is there any reason why my cucumber plants would be producing male flowers
by the dozen but not producing any fruit.

is there anything I can do to try and promote more fruit growth and less
male flower growth.


what variety of cucumber is it that you are growing that has only female
flowers.

Futura, an F1 hybrid. It is a full-sized fruit. Last year a grew a mini
variety which were all female also.

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Paul Flackett

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what variety of cucumber is it that you are growing that has only female
flowers.

Hi Paul,
Im growing cucumbers for the first time ever this year, it's an all female
variety called petita, the fruit only reach 8-9" but are very sweet and
moist, they seem very happy in the same house as tomatoes although the tom's
are near the front and the cucumbers are at the back. Only problem we've had
is earwigs crawling into the unopened flowers and have damaged one or two
fruitlets, but as we have about sixty between the two triphods, sorry
cucumbers, it's little price to pay.

Shan

There are several "all female" varieties of cucumber available, BUT if grown
at a lower temp. they will produce Male flowers as well.

--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

In message , paul
writes

"paul" wrote in message
...
is there any reason why my cucumber plants would be producing male flowers
by the dozen but not producing any fruit.

is there anything I can do to try and promote more fruit growth and less
male flower growth.


what variety of cucumber is it that you are growing that has only female
flowers.

Futura, an F1 hybrid. It is a full-sized fruit. Last year a grew a mini
variety which were all female also.

--
Paul Flackett

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is there any reason why my cucumber plants would be producing male
flowers
by the dozen but not producing any fruit.

is there anything I can do to try and promote more fruit growth and less
male flower growth.

Cucumbers like high humidity and temperature. If they are in a
greenhouse, keep the lights mostly shut, but any tomatoes in there will
not like that.

Lots of plants, removed from the cycle of those randy flying machines need
the old sable brush to pollinate too!


Richard.