Baby Cukes Turning Yellow and Shrivelling Up

My cucumber plants have produced approximately 10 cukes and now that they are branching out. They are producing numerous baby cukes and 95% are turning yellow and shrivelling up. They are in pots, so I water one time a day and sometimes I skip a day so that I do not over water. I use garden tone fertilizer and use fungicide and spray with insecticide. I have seen 2 caterpillars and 2 insects, a striped beetle and stink bug?

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#1 Comment By Nikki On 09/04/2011 @ 9:20 am

It sounds like a pollination issue. These articles will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/melons/hand-pollinating-melons.htm ^[1] (cucumbers pollinate the same as melons)
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/insect-pollination-process.htm ^[2]
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/creating-a-pollinator-garden.htm ^[3]

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