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title: "First time gardener, when can I harvest my cucumbers on my cucumber…"
description: "First time gardener, when can I harvest my cucumbers on my cucumber plant? I’ve got a couple coming in but this is my biggest one"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/PTcTtWqw3E48rYxgaUMwWb"
community: "Gardening and Outdoor"
author: "Annastasia"
published: "2026-06-26T03:04:18.107999Z"
language: "en"
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# First time gardener, when can I harvest my cucumbers on my cucumber…

_Posted by Annastasia on 2026-06-26_

First time gardener, when can I harvest my cucumbers on my cucumber plant? I’ve got a couple coming in but this is my biggest one

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/XYSvVg9cTcakG-P_UqqeEq6xNkQx0aZdK8KocRHeHhE/UvcTQorHRmmIGnEF2JcPAA.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Plantperson🌱🌵🌱 commented on 2026-06-26

I usually harvest mine when the fruit becomes round, the spikes are there to protect the fruit. It doesn’t show the ripeness or anything. When you harvest them it should look like this picture. For those ones I would wait just a bit longer to harvest.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/9gMmRXVhq_x3aNByiZz1aG131IABBROwwa4N2GWqjvc/hka4ZCAYQkCanx6FfsO4PA.webp?size=large)

#### Annastasia replied on 2026-06-26

Thank you so much!

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