Beth alpha
Small chilli Offline
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I know she’s a very popular variety and lots of you grow her.
Do we pinch out side shoots or let her do her own thing?
Builder that would like to go play in the garden.
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I leave her to her own devices - I trust her to behave like a lady!
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I pinch out a couple leaves after the first cuc leaving the main stem to grow up and along the ridge.
Love how we all do things differently Smile
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Thanks for asking that SC, I'm growing Beth alpha for the first time this year, I will have to consider what to with her as she grows.
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I have been very jealous of the reports of other people eating cucumbers already.  I can now report that my Beth Alpha in the GH has a baby, she gave birth entirely on her own without me knowing, I have a baby cucumber! Smile.  Looking at the other varieties I see they also have a few babies at last.

   
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My baby Beth alpha is a little bit over an inch long shes shy though hiding behind a leaf Smile
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My Beths are little floosies.
Each one is with child. Two have been taken into care (in a sandwich) already. Another one will be delivered tomorrow. Smile
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Do I remove the male flowers from Beth Alpha, does it matter if I don't? Should there even be any male flowers?
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Yes there are male flowers but I don't remove them. My Beth's have gone into male flower mode - not many females at the moment.
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(21-06-2023, 03:48 PM)Veggie Wrote: Yes there are male flowers but I don't remove them. My Beth's have gone into male flower mode - not many females at the moment.

Looking  at 'tinternet they produce males under stress and yes they should be removed.  It's mostly males that cause stress in our house  Big Grin
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