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Cucumber not producing #757453

Asked June 21, 2021, 12:30 PM EDT

I have a container grown (10 gallon fabric pot) cucumber cucumber plant that is about 7 ft tall and full of flowers, but no fruit. I believe the flowers all look the same.

Anne Arundel County Maryland

Expert Response

Hi- most cucumber cultivars produce many male flowers before female flowers appear. The male flowers are on short, straight flower stems and the female flowers have a tiny cucumber (ovary) directly below the flower.

The plants look healthy and should produce a good crop.

We noticed the nice cage you built around your garden. Can you send us some photos of the structure (send to: <personal data hidden>). We see more and more gardeners building these types of structures to exclude wildlife. How do you like yours? Thanks,

Jon

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