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Let's sew our cucumbers. Welcome to
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Gardening with Ban. And in today's
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video, we're going to be sewing our
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cucumbers. It's a bit windy in here, but
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we're going to be getting them sewn as
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these are to be sewn from February. It's
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now March, so it's a bit warmer.
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Obviously, I've got a non-heated
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greenhouse, so it should be all right
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now to start sewing these. And yeah,
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there's how many seeds is it? 50 seeds
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in these. So, I don't think we need both
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packets. We might keep one just in case
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the others don't start germinating or
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have struggled with growing cuz we only
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want about five five plants all
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together. So yeah, we'll see what we get
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on with. Obviously we can give plants
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away once they get growing and see how
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they get on. So sit back, relax, and
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let's get growing. So we're going to sew
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these seeds in these sal trays which are
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These had pansies in previously.
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But yeah, these are ideal because you
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can put one in each s and then once
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they're ready, you can just fork them
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out nice and easy to transplant into
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bigger pots so you don't have to disturb
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them too much when growing because
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that's the issue with cucumber. They can
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be temperamental when you're
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transferring them to bigger pots. So you
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have to be careful with that when doing
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it. So yeah, let's get these seed trays
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filled up and let's get them planted.
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So, right, let's get these. So, best
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thing about these is that I once grew
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them outside because I've not got room
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in my poly tunnel and they grew better
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outside than they normally do in the
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poly tunnel. So, if we've got any spares
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left over, uh we'll be planting them
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outside so that we get lots and lots of
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And this delicious one is absolutely
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gorgeous. If you've not grown the
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cucumber market variety before, give
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Quite big seeds, so they're easy to
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handle when planting them out. So, I'm
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going to put one in each one,
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like I said, so that they're easy to
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transplant once they're big enough into
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So, we got 24 in there all together.
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So, we've got some spare. So, we're
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So, now that we got all those in the
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cell trays, we're going to cover them
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with compost and then give them a good
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So, they look perfect like that. Look
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So there we have it. All them are full.
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So it's giving them a good watering
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so that they start to germinate.
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So there we are. Nicely watered.
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Then the next trick is our little magic
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trick, which is cover them with clean
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This will keep them moist, keep them
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damp until they start germinating.
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we'll take it off and obviously have to
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water them until they get big enough to
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I use clean foam because then I don't
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need to buy loads of propagators.
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And obviously the last thing to do is
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label them up. So there we have it. all
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labeled up and ready to start
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germinating in a unheated greenhouse
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that is, but they're in a nice sunny
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spot, so fingers crossed it'll help them
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So, make sure you drop us a follow to
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stay up to date with how well our
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cucumbers get on and how well we harvest
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them. Until next time, everyone,
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remember, keep smiling, keep shining,
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and keep gardening. bed everyone.
