Can I Stop Cucumbers

I have four cucumber plants in the greenhouse which are getting quite tall and was wondering if it would be ok to stop them getting any taller by nipping the tops off and could I do the same with some melon plants

 

Melons, ahh, ziggy gave me a melon plant at shineys, I dont even like melons, but I like the chance to grow anything.
Not grown them for years, but I used to always stop them at 4 or 5 leaves, then stop the laterals again at about 3or 4 leaves, the resulting shoots should carry female flowers, and you need to pollinate.
I'm really prepared to be proven wrong here though as I never was great at growing them.

Ziggy's one is doing fine at the moment.

 

Not if Mother Nature has anything to do with it

 

Off topic, But I bought a sweet potato plant at the weekend, and I cant stand them either.
Thought I might get some nice flowers.

 

Once your "nice flowers" have flourished ... please may I have your "leftovers"? Lurve sweet pots!!!

 

Sweet potato pie is awesome.

 

Last time I tried I ended up with a handful of marbles, but that was using supermarket ones, this one is a super dooper specially bred one for cold climates. We will see.

 

How do you make it?

 

I wouldn't expect anything else from you

 

Oh come on @"M" .

You mash a few sweet spuds and put pastry round it, everyone knows how to make a pie..

It sounds delicious.

Bit like pumpkin pie, but a bit more bland.

 

My mum used to make a cheese, onion and potato pie ... no pastry! :rasp: