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Intriguedbybonsai
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Cucumbers in a pot (Pictures included)

Here's are four cucumber plants I am growing in a pot indoors. I have made my own homemade trellis out of bamboo sticks, wire, and some twine. Varieties are Edmonson, Bush, Mila, and Lemon. Alot of people said you shouldn't grow more than one plant per pot, but this seems to be working just fine for me. My girlfriend has named the cucumber plant(s), Bruno. :P

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A baby cuke. The female flower has not yet opened.

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Does look like an awful lot of cucumber plants for one smallish pot. They are doing ok so far, but those plants are supposed to get a lot bigger yet.

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Better up pot it soon but don't disturb the roots much!. Wet it good before you tranfer it so the dirt stays around the roots! Looks good.!

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It's growing very vigorously in that pot. Everyday I see it getting taller. I guess a larger pot wouldn't hurt.

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[img]https://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/senior/vegetabl/images/large/cucumbervine7.jpg[/img]

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How is it getting light? You got a light over it or is it getting sun by a window?

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rainbowgardener wrote:[img]https://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/senior/vegetabl/images/large/cucumbervine7.jpg[/img]
I understand where you're getting at. I'm not looking to get a large bountiful harvest on this. It's just a fun project that I started. I wish I had the opportunity to plant them in ground where they belong, but due to my living situation I can't do this.

@ Punkrotten

The pot normally sits in front of my sliding glass door with the blinds open during daylight hours. Our apartment faces the east, so it gets plenty of sun.



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