January 2024 - 24

VGN CONNECTIONS
Grafted cucumber opportunities, challenges
High tunnels can extend
the season, but soil
temperature is key
BY WENJING GUAN, CLINICAL AND ENGAGEMENT
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND EXTENSION SPECIALIST
AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY
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Although grafting cucumbers does not vary much
from tomatoes, it requires a stricter post-graft healing
condition. Photo courtesy Wenjing Guan.
eedless cucumber is a popular and high-value
crop. High yield, climbing growth habit and
parthenocarpic characteristics make seedless
cucumber a valuable crop for growing in high tunnels.
Cucumbers are sold for premium prices in the earlyseason
markets like other warm-season crops.
Nevertheless, cucumbers are susceptible to low soil
temperatures in the spring. Even though the season
extension benefits of high tunnels make it possible to
plant warm-season crops before the last spring frost
date, low soil temperatures limit the early planting of
seedless cucumbers.
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January 2024

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of January 2024

Editor's Letter
Managing water use
A century of sustainability
Sweet corn bounty
Grafted cucumber opportunities, challenges
Farm Market & Agritourism
Calendar of events
Classifieds
Advertiser Index
January 2024 - 1
January 2024 - 2
January 2024 - Editor's Letter
January 2024 - 4
January 2024 - 5
January 2024 - Managing water use
January 2024 - 7
January 2024 - 8
January 2024 - 9
January 2024 - 10
January 2024 - 11
January 2024 - 12
January 2024 - 13
January 2024 - A century of sustainability
January 2024 - 15
January 2024 - 16
January 2024 - 17
January 2024 - Sweet corn bounty
January 2024 - 19
January 2024 - 20
January 2024 - 21
January 2024 - 22
January 2024 - 23
January 2024 - Grafted cucumber opportunities, challenges
January 2024 - 25
January 2024 - 26
January 2024 - 27
January 2024 - Farm Market & Agritourism
January 2024 - 29
January 2024 - Calendar of events
January 2024 - 31
January 2024 - Classifieds
January 2024 - 33
January 2024 - Advertiser Index
January 2024 - 35
January 2024 - 36
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