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- By Ells-Bells [gb] Date 04.08.13 06:20 UTC
I have cucumber plants in an old potting shed with glass on 2 sides so like a greenhouse really.  The plants have loads of flowers but cucumbers are not developing, I've had a few but wondering why there aren't more coming.  Not too hot in there and watered regularly.
- By Brainless [gb] Date 04.08.13 08:04 UTC Edited 04.08.13 08:11 UTC
You need to pollinate the flowers. 

Use a paint brush and transfer pollen between plants (not sure if Cu's have male and female flowers).
- By jrterrier [gb] Date 04.08.13 08:09 UTC
I am no gardening expert but there are male flowers and female flowers. If the female flowers haven't been pollinated then you won't get cucumbers. Sometimes there may be just male flowers which are a yellow flower with a thin stem and the female flowers have a small thicker cucumber like stem with flower on top. I know you can pollinate by using a small paintbrush and get pollen off male and put pollen on female and this is a method used if no visiting bees have been.
- By jrterrier [gb] Date 04.08.13 08:10 UTC
Brainless beat me to it, so I was right then.
- By Daisy [gb] Date 04.08.13 08:15 UTC

>(not sure if Cu's have male and female flowers


Some cucumber varieties have both male and female, some just female. The variety I have have only female so there isn't a problem. Barbara is right that you need to 'help' them :) :)
- By Ells-Bells [gb] Date 04.08.13 13:18 UTC
Thank you - will get a paintbrush and try it...
- By Brainless [gb] Date 04.08.13 17:14 UTC
makeup rouge brush would be better.
- By Ells-Bells [gb] Date 05.08.13 05:10 UTC
Will try that too !
- By Ells-Bells [gb] Date 05.08.13 05:10 UTC
Will try that too !
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