Small misshaped Cucumbers

bell7283 · Sat Jul 28, 2012 8:59 am

I have a few plants that are producing small misshapen cucumbers. Is there something I can do to prevent this from happening?

DoubleDogFarm · Sun Jul 29, 2012 3:44 pm

I'm no expert on cucumbers, but it maybe partial pollination. You may try hand pollinating some of the flowers.

Eric

Hortman · Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:44 am

Hello bell7283. Ken here in the Chicago area. DoubleDog is right.
The Sunset Western Garden Book says that poor pollination can
cause misshapen cucumbers. Another reason is uneven watering.
I hope this helps. Good luck.

bell7283 · Mon Jul 30, 2012 3:01 pm

Thank you guys for the advice.

I think my problem might be the watering. I am fighting a small mold problem due to the humid summer here in RI and I have been trying to reduce the moisture in the garden by spacing out watering a little more than I usually would.

here is an example

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