For more detail on cucumber cultural methods, including fertilizers, pollination, and pest control, see the file Pickling Cucumbers .
Many excellent cucumbers are available.
Parthenocarpic or PF types may actually become culls when pollinated since pollination causes seed to develop and produce misshapen fruit. Most commercial field-grown cucumbers are monoecious or gynoecious. With gynoecious varieties seed of a monoecious type is mixed in the seed package to provide a percentage of plants with male flowers for pollination. Parthenocarpic and PF types are most commonly used for greenhouse production. With parthenocarpic types bee colonies need not be used.