Hi Elaine
The quick answer to your question is, no I did not remove the poorly little fruits from the plant. I cannot be certain but I do not think the fruits were big enough to handle. The plants have now died naturally and my memory is not so good as it used to be :

Hi Retropants I enjoyed reading about the trouble you went through to get great cucumbers this year. I would not dare to criticise your methods as they were successful and some of the things you did are also recommended by well known gardeners Maybe I did not take enough care but like I said in my i...

Hi Elaine Yes, I did give my cucumbers a regular feed of Tomorite. Like yourself we also had some spells of hot weather in Cornwall this year, although probably not so hot as some other places in the UK. I wish now I had taken photographs of the non-maturing fruit on my cucumber plants. I do not see...

Hi Eliane, firstly many thanks for replying to my posting. I was starting to think I was not going to get a response to my question. The possible reasons you have given why my cucumbers did not fully mature could well be correct. However, having grown cucumbers in a greenhouse for several years with...

This year my cucumber plants have failed produce full size cucumbers. I planted three cucumber plants in a large quality grow bag in my greenhouse. Two of the plants were bought at a local garden centre, the other plant was of a gift. All plants grew well, produced flowers and from them small cucumb...