I planted 2 of my cucumber seedlings outside a couple of weeks ago. One died immediately, the other is going very strong. 😆
Pomegranate_1328
I did the same the other day and knew they were drama. My solution this time…I also sowed seeds of the same plant right by them and will water them too. I hope one or both will make it. One did die already but it was angry inside under lights already. Completely a gamble and I don’t usually do a lot of direct sowing but i am going for it this time.
mdixon12
It’s like, 6 weeks to early for me
Johnny13334
Cucumbers are best seeded straight in the ground. They get root shock very easily.
SeaAd4120
Tip for you: Hit that sucker with a watering of fish emulsion if it starts looking sad. I always do it after transplanting, and I very rarely have plants go into shock or die.
Uthereon
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Jmeans69
I had starts last year. Planted them too early and they died. Started new starts. Planted those. Some died. Put seeds in the spots of the one that died and they were the same size as starts. This year…. Direct sow only. Not worth the drama
PurplePenguinCat
I’m just laughing at plants being drama queens. I find Swiss chard and beet transplants to be pretty dramatic. They’ll spend like 3 days looking completely dead, and the next day, BAM! all new growth looking beautiful.
dimsum2121
They don’t love being transplanted. **However**, every species I’ve transplanted grows like a weed once established. So long as you have decent weather, you should get lots of cukes.
The biggest issue (I’ve seen) with transplanting is that the shock can takes a couple weeks, so at that point you might as well direct sow because the timing is the same.
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I planted 2 of my cucumber seedlings outside a couple of weeks ago. One died immediately, the other is going very strong. 😆
I did the same the other day and knew they were drama. My solution this time…I also sowed seeds of the same plant right by them and will water them too. I hope one or both will make it. One did die already but it was angry inside under lights already. Completely a gamble and I don’t usually do a lot of direct sowing but i am going for it this time.
It’s like, 6 weeks to early for me
Cucumbers are best seeded straight in the ground. They get root shock very easily.
Tip for you: Hit that sucker with a watering of fish emulsion if it starts looking sad. I always do it after transplanting, and I very rarely have plants go into shock or die.
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I had starts last year. Planted them too early and they died. Started new starts. Planted those. Some died. Put seeds in the spots of the one that died and they were the same size as starts. This year…. Direct sow only. Not worth the drama
I’m just laughing at plants being drama queens. I find Swiss chard and beet transplants to be pretty dramatic. They’ll spend like 3 days looking completely dead, and the next day, BAM! all new growth looking beautiful.
They don’t love being transplanted. **However**, every species I’ve transplanted grows like a weed once established. So long as you have decent weather, you should get lots of cukes.
The biggest issue (I’ve seen) with transplanting is that the shock can takes a couple weeks, so at that point you might as well direct sow because the timing is the same.
What zone?