Note: first year gardener, here! :) I'm growing several trellised cucumbers (e.g., sweet slice, burpless beauty, early pride, etc.), and with the exception of one cucumber (a sweet slice), all my others grow as if they're pollinated, but they're long and thing and often curved. Are they not getting pollinated properly? I have had a little bit of cucumber beetles that I've caught in the flowers, but I wouldn't say I'm infested and my plants are covered in flowers. I don't see a lot of bees, but have seen a few.

I should note, my cukes were put out later than they should have been, so they're just now really "taking off" growing up the trellis (plants are about 18-24" long). Do the first few cucumbers to develop often appear stunted/deformed?

Regardless of the cause, should I cut these cucumbers off so better ones can grow? I'd say there's about 4-5 cukes on each plant, so they may be draining the plant. :)

Thanks in advance!