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  • From: <clearviewfarm AT bluefrog.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] pruning cukes--pro and con
  • Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:55:31 -0700

Andy,

Do you think that the tunnel cukes are less prone to downy mildew than field grown ones?

Thanks,
Kurt Forman
Clearview Farm
Palmyra, NY 14522

--- artisanfarms AT gmail.com wrote:

From: Andy Fellenz <artisanfarms AT gmail.com>
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] pruning cukes--pro and con
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:37:07 -0400

I grow most of my cukes in a high tunnel they are planted 12" apart and trellised.  They are pruned to one main stem up the trellis and then I let this main stem branch a little as it climbs the trellis.  I end up with a main stem which goes up 8' and comes back down at least 4-6' and is very productive.  In the high tunnel, I always prune, but out in the field I wouldn't bother.

I am very happy with both quantity and quality from my pruned cukes. 

Andy

On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 1:02 PM, Richard Robinson <rrobinson AT nasw.org> wrote:
Does anyone have strong feelings about pruning cukes? I have always just left them alone,
but I'm wondering if I should be pruning to leave one or two leaders.

 Richard Robinson
 www.nasw.org/users/rrobinson/
 Hopestill Farm
 www.hopestill.com

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