Kitchen Garden Forum

I know this is an old topic but it is still a useful one.

I planted some italian cucumbers and had heard about removing the male flowers but didn't want to do it in case I got it wrong. Now I have paid the penalty. The 12" cucumbers are so bitter that it took about an hour plus 2 cups of coffee to get rid of the taste from my mouth. It was only later that I realised what I had done and how obvious it was which flowers were male.

My question is, is it too late to save my crop as I have now started getting rid of those naughty males. Does anyone know if the new fruits will be ok or should I just rip them up?

I would think if you clear all the females where the flower is dead or open and all the males from now on you will be fine. One of the crops where paying the premium for all female F1s pays off.