Penny NY asked: > cucumbers develop their hook from a v-e-r-y > early stage. Then the whole cukes continue to grow, at an even pace. >> Can this happen from TOO MUCH water? They are slender, not fat > and waterlogged. I don't know. Maybe the Shadow knows. Anyhow, I'll ask my cucumber-marketer next time we meet. Might be a while. With the fourth week of 100 degrees plus, there is nothing growing here and I understand he has gone to visit his kinfolk in Wisconsin. Why not ask your County Agent? Pat