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PunkRotten
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How many cucumber plants for 1 person?

Hi,

Next year I plan on growing cucumbers. How many plants is good for a single person who eats them fairly regularly? I am getting some "mini white" cucumbers, but wanted to try a typical variety too like the marketmore. I am also thinking about the spacing I would need and have no idea. I plan on building a trellis they can climb.

What spacing would I need, how big should the trellis be, and how many plants for a single person? Thanks

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I think a couple of healthy plants will drown you with cukes! :lol: With a trellis or fence I would space them a couple of feet apart and let them climb to their hearts content.

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Would one plant of mini white cukes be enough? About how many cukes on average does a plant yield?

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I had 3 hills last year and was picking 25 pounds a week! That was about 12 plants.

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I guess it depends how many you eat a week and if you want to make cucumber relish / pickles for winter use, my suggestion is to start early and stagger your planting so that they don't all crop at once but over a longer period.

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I had one plant this year and my family could barely keep up - I ended up giving tons away. I was getting 5-10 5"-8" cucumbers per week from April - July. They respond very well to high nitrogen levels.

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A couple hills and a tripod per each will keep you full and give you some 'give aways' too. Try one hill of the whites and one of a greenskin.

I like the whites...



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