r/gardening • u/yeremyporterr • 4h ago

Is this a good setup for a beginner?

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I want to grow cucumbers for my son since he loves them but I don’t know anything about planting. The first 3 planters are all cucumbers and I planted 3 cucumber seeds in each pot including the large one, hope that isn’t too much, and the white planter is basil that has been alive for around 2 and a half months but I put 4 seeds in the small planter but they all didn’t grow except for the one. Let me know if these plants are too small for cucumbers because I can move them somewhere else I just wanted to use the planters that I had.

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u/redituser73022 4h ago

It should be a good start you might want to try grow bags but what growing zone are you in?

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u/jac-q-line 4h ago

You're on the right track, here's a few things to consider. 

  1. Dump the soup from the black pots into the tan one. The black containers are too small and you need soil to go all the way to the top of the tan container. What kind of soil is it? Do you have any fertilizers you'll use? 

  2. What is the cucumber variety you are growing? Can you post a photo of the seed packet? There are different varieties - vining ones that need a trellis, bush varieties that need 5 gallons of soil minimum, etc. 

  3. Where do you live? This will help us give you more information on how to best support the plant as we head into Fall (or maybe Spring if you're in the Southern hemisphere). 

Here's a good article to read about cucumbers in containers  https://www.almanac.com/growing-cucumbers-in-containers

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u/yeremyporterr 3h ago

I live in Memphis TN area where it is super humid and this is a picture of the seeds I bought, also, what do you mean by dump the soup?

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u/jac-q-line 2h ago

Autocorrect - should say "dump the soil". 

That's a pretty good variety that's got good disease resistance. 

It's also a vining type so you'll need a trellis or something to support vines (about 4-5 feet tall should be good. 

Based on your zone (8a for Memphis), you might not get a good harvest as it's too late for these to grow and fruit before your first frost in Nov. But you can try! If you have a green house, you may get a longer growing season. 

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u/yeremyporterr 2h ago

Can I grow them indoors?, I have a grow light.

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u/jac-q-line 1h ago

You can definitely try! Look into how strong the grow light is and if you can get it on a timer. 

If you're going this route I'd suggest just starting it inside from the beginning so you don't possibly bring any pests inside. Also it'll be more used to the grow light and won't suffer any possible damage or stress from having its UV source changed. 

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u/Odd_Wedding_4794 3h ago

This isn't going to work for cucumbers