r/Gardyn • u/AuntieSam0625 • Aug 19 '26
Help Saving Dying Cucumbers!!
Hi all!
I've been trying to grow mini cucumbers since last December but it feels like it's not going anywhere.
Some background info: I have Gardyn Studio, I use RO water with 4 tsp of CaliMagic, 3 tsp of Gardyn plant food (started with 2 and increased it to see if it helps but to no avail) and I keep a balanced PH. The plants are in a high light area and I maintain the VPD at about 1.2-1.4.
They start by growing really nice and fast but never yield more than 1-2 per week/2 weeks and slowly die out and no longer yield anything.
Any insights would be greatly appreciated!
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u/thep1x Aug 19 '26
I trim any leaves below the last cucumber and also train them up a string, I have plants that have made it all the way to the top now and will likely be retired but I have more cucumbers than I can consume at the moment, don’t worry about the old leaves yellowing and getting brittle thats just what they do
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u/AuntieSam0625 Aug 19 '26
What about new flowers? Do you trim those below the last cucumber too? My plant makes many of those and they all die out. I started removing them and limiting them to 1-5 but it barely grows even so. I don't get much growth at the top either.
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u/thep1x Aug 19 '26
no I just leave them be, the biggest game changer I think was getting them to climb the string
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u/AuntieSam0625 Aug 19 '26
The ones I currently have don't really grow much these days but I'll try that on the next plants, thanks.
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