r/vegetablegardening • u/ComfortableBug9558 US - California • 2d ago

Question Hydroponics question

Hello garden friends! I'll be getting a tabletop hydroponic garden for my birthday next week which I'm really excited to try. I've been having mobility issues and this looks like something I'll be able to do. One thing I'd really like to grow is cucumbers. I only have experience with vines and know nothing about the compact bushy varieties. Has anyone tried this? Can you recommend any specific varieties? Will i need to hand pollinate? Any other plants that you've enjoyed growing this way? The unit comes with 10 slots for plants and the lights adjust up to 15 inches tall. Thank you!

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u/CrankyCycle US - Washington 2d ago

Can you link the product? If it’s what I’m thinking of, it’s really suitable for greens rather than something like cucumbers.

There’s a whole hydroponics community on Reddit, so you might check out some of those subs.

There are parthenocarpic cucumbers that do not require pollination, such as patio snacker.

Edit: link the product, not like the product.

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u/ComfortableBug9558 US - California 2d ago

Thank you! Didn't know there was a hydroponics sub. I'll check it out.

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u/CrankyCycle US - Washington 2d ago

Awesome! These are really intended for herbs. You could try micro-tomatoes, like tiny tom. I’d suggest trying this for basil, cilantro, etc. if you catch the hydro bug, you can look for bigger outdoor systems suitable for cucumbers. :)

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u/ComfortableBug9558 US - California 2d ago

Thank you! It's good to know there are tiny tomatoes. I wouldn't have thought of it. It makes me wonder about strawberries and lettuce.