they say if you cut off the first runner from the main branch it will produce more cucumbers. havnt tried it myself. other than that i would not prune anymore. i find that i have to train the vines to gow where i want it.

just let new growth drop back down in my opinion.

Should you? No. Can you? If you wish. Your choice. Most seldom find it necessary. The vine normally just drapes back down and keeps on growing.

Dave

Thanks for the feedback. My concern was two-fold:
1) Didn't know if so much growth was causing "energy" to go into growing more leaves instead of the cukes growing larger. It was so weird that there was only ONE full-grown cuke and so many flowers
2) Convenience. If it gets too big, it will be harder to find all the cukes. Nice problem to have, I guess.

It was so weird that there was only ONE full-grown cuke and so many flowers

Most likely they aren't getting pollinated then and if you have had the extra high heat like many of us that is to be expected. You can try hand pollinating but the pollen may not be viable due to heat and humidity. See the Blossom Drop FAQ here for more details.

Dave

Interesting development...

I picked the large cuke yesterday. Today when I checked on them, I could see that a lot of the "little" cukes had grown considerably.

I wonder if the large one was taking all the "energy" from all the others.

It is weird, though, that it got so big while all the others stayed so small

Thanks for all the replies. I love this site. It's so nice to talk to people who have the same interest and get EXCITED about this stuff. When I try to talk to some of my friends about gardening, their eyes just glaze over.

Cukes are one of those plants that the more you pick, the more you get:)

Don't worry too much about "energy sucking" etc. By and large it is a myth in gardening. Plants do what comes naturally to them and for the most part, they aren't into it.

Dave