cucumbers falling off

What causes cucumbers to dry up and turn brown? This is happening immediately after the bloom has produced a cucumber.

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#1 Comment By Alisma On 08/19/2016 @ 4:09 pm

If the cucumbers are very small when they fall off, they are likely unpollinated and will never grow larger. See this article for advice on fixing the problem:

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