2025 GTS Grow Reports- Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

Adaptation Projects
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Most of those look good, did you crack open any? The flat ones will look like someone held them together with two fingers and they are usually smaller and lighter in color. Its good to look at seed quality every time you save seed. You could also complete a germination test. Count out 20 seeds and plant them in some potting mix, or just place them into a damp paper towel. Check on them after 5 to 7 days and count the number of seeds that sprouted. If you use potting soil keep it in warm enough conditions so the seeds can sprout. Iā€™m glad youā€™re taking the time to check over the seeds. Its an important step for saving seeds.

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The pile in that last picture was the good seeds. A lot of seeds are concave, or flat, or have a mound in the center but donā€™t fill the seed. Iā€™ll probably do a germination test of the rejects just to see.

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Okay, sounds good.

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Iā€™ll have some seed to send in next month! Iā€™ve already saved seed from 8 cucumbers, and there should be 4 or 5 more to go.

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Thank you, we need seeds!!!

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Todayā€™s ā€œharvest,ā€ so to speak. These are those that came easily off the vine. I think I have at least 4 more out there.

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How many seeds were distributed last year?

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Nice cukes hope you get good seeds from them.

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I have seeds to share back. Is it too late to send them in? Do you all still need them?

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Its not to late to send in seeds, be sure to save some seeds to plant in your garden again too. The cutoff date for sending in seeds, so they go in the annual seed distribution is in November. However, you can still send in seed any time of the year and they will be accepted by GTS.

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I apologize, I just saw this messageā€¦I want to say about 30 packets?

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As a quick reminder, send in this seasons seeds by November 22, 2025 so they can go out in the 2026 distribution. Thank you for growing cucumbers in your garden. Save some seed for your next garden season too.

Here is the link

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Sadly, I spoke too soon - most of the seeds did not seem to be viable. I saved enough for myself for next year but donā€™t have enough to send in. :frowning:

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No worries, that has happened to me too. At least you have some seed for your next season. I had alot of cukes for seed to harvest, but almost no viable seed and Iā€™m thinking part of my issue was a lack of pollinators.

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I dunno, everything else got pollinated. Itā€™s a mystery!

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If your cucumbers are partially or fully parthenocarpic they wonā€™t abort fruits that are under pollinated.

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I sent you seeds from the earliest fruits, but I have continued to collect. Let me know if you need more.

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Yes, its possible seeds like that are in the mix. So far, not many cucumber seeds have been recieved, so send in what you can. We are still working on a solid grex. But really, since the growing conditions are very diverse Iā€™m thinking each personā€™s garden will select or self eliminate traits. We just gotta keep growing and saving seed.

I just reviewed last yearā€™s thread for cucumbersā€¦and seed viability was a concern. We are learning from each other to observe more traits. Seed viability and pest resistance remain at the top of the list for discussion.

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Do you have seeds yet for a lemon type? I was able to sprip a friends garden. Life happened and she wasnā€™t able to care for it, so her lemon cucumber survived with no care whatsoever.

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There may be lemon type cucumber seed in the mixā€¦however, I cant recall any grow reports saying they got that type growing in a garden.