Thompson & Morgan Cucumber Bella 3 Jumbo Plug Plants, Green

Category

Flowers

Store

Robert Dyas

Brand

Thompson Morgan

This fabulous all female greenhouse variety has a lovely cucumber flavour with no bitter aftertaste. Producing good yields of long 35cm (14”) fruits have a vigorous habit and a good tolerance to powdery mildew. Perfect for growing in an unheated greenhouse against supports.Water cucumber plants regularly. Apply greenhouse shading as required and create a humid atmosphere by regularly spraying or damping down pathways.Climbing greenhouse types will produce higher yields if allowed to climb. Train the main shoots onto 1.8m (6ft) high nets, canes or strings until they reach the top of their support and then pinch out the growing point. Pinch out sideshoots once fruit begins to develop, leaving two leaves after each fruit. Remove male flowers from greenhouse types.Outdoor ridge types can be pinched out at the main stem after 7 leaves have formed to encourage sideshoots. Outdoor ridge types require pollination by insects - do not remove male flowers from these varieties.When growing cu

7.99 GBP