Cucumber fruits failing to grow

[HeatheryWalesParticipant]

WAUTOMA CUCUMBER: I have lots of fruits setting but they wither when at approx 1 cm length. I have one plant with lots of large leaves, tendrils and flowers growing in the corner of a small polytunnel. I haven’t given it enough infrastructure to climb up so the foliage is rather dense. I’m removing the male flowers & I water it well every two days. We’ve only had one mature cucumber so far this year. How can I help the fruits mature?

[charlesModerator]

From this information, I would leave male flowers (it’s bred to be bitter free with low maintenance), check soil moisture under the leaves & if v damp, water less, see what happens.

[HeatheryWalesParticipant]

Thank you very much, I’ll try that & let you know what happens.

[prtParticipant]

I am growing Wautoma this year as well. I have not removed the male flowers and usually water daily. So far, twelve cucumbers from two plants. Is it possible that the temperature is too high? I have two plants of another variety (F1, all-female) that are at different ends of the greenhouse: the one in the corner that gets most sun has given a poor yield with withered fruits as the OP describes whereas the one twelve feet away in a slightly cooler part has been prolific. By the way, if you want an open-pollinated variety I find Tamra to be superior to Wautoma in terms of flavour and texture – it also doesn’t need peeling!

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