too late for cucumber?

[bluebellParticipant]

We appear to have got a bit too cold for my cucumbers over the last couple of nights, they are looking quite sorry for themselves and I am not sure if they will recover. So I was wondering if it is too late to be worth starting again?

[Pete BuddParticipant]

If your cucumbers were under glass I would not have thought recent nights would do anything other than slow them down a bit, maybe its something else. I`m in the Vale of York and last night was well below 10 degC but I didn`t see any probs. I don`t think its too late to have another go under glass esp if you can get some plants that are well on. I wouldn`t bother outdoors now unless there is going to be an Indian summer?

Cheers

Pete

[charlesModerator]

 It is a tricky vegetable sometimes, mainly getting plants established. I agree with Pete that cool nights should not harm plants, unless at seedling stage. I have some five week old ‘La Diva’ outside, and it was 5C last night, and they are fine; loving the bright sun by day.

For growing undercover you could sow now, asap, for picking from about mid August I expect. Or buy plants.

[bluebellParticipant]

Im not sure how cold they got but did not look happy, so wondered if sowing a couple more now would be an insurance policy. However on examination they do still have small flower buds so may yet pick up.

[charlesModerator]

 sounds promising. It was cold again last night and I heard of a slight ground frost in Hampshire, so there is no harm in having back-up from a resowing, if you are in a low-lying spot.

I think the tendency is to warm weather now though.

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