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Summary of 2020 on-farm Grafted Cucumber Trials

On-farm Trial #1: Location: DeMotte IN Transplant date: April 24 Heating: Plants were grown in an unheated high tunnel Plant No. and plants lost: Treatment Original plant number Plants lost by June 12 Plants lost by July 20 Manny 31 19% 55% Manny/Carnivor 35 11% 34% Green 39 10% 38% Green/Carnivor 39 0% 8% Spacing:…Read more about Summary of 2020 on-farm Grafted Cucumber Trials[Read More]


Summary of 2019 On-farm Grafted Cucumber Trials

On-farm trial #1: Location: Camden IN Transplant date: Feb. 22 2019 Heating: Plants were grown in a heated high tunnel Plant No. and plants lost: By the end of Mar. 2019, 21 out of 38 non-grafted cucumbers died. None of the 72 grafted plants died. Harvest duration: Apr. 17 – July 23 Yield: Treatment Yield…Read more about Summary of 2019 On-farm Grafted Cucumber Trials[Read More]