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- Q.Yellow Pickling Cucumbers - What causes pickling cucumbers to yellow just as they are beginning to form?
- Q.Cucumbers Falling Off - What causes cucumbers to dry up and turn brown? This is happening immediately after the bloom has produced a cucumber.
- Q.Courgettes From Cucumber Plant - My mum planted mini cucumber plants. We've had a few cucumbers off this plant, but now it's starting to give ...
- Q.Picking Tomato Off Cumber Plant - I picked a tomato off a cucumber plant. How did that happen?
- Q.Cucumber Plant - What's wrong with my cucumber plant, and what can I do to cure it? I am zone 10a, in SW ...
- Q.Problems In Soilless (cocopeat) Cucumber - We are cultivating seedless cucumbers in Cocopeat Growbags under polyhouses, as the soil is heavily infested with root knot nematodes. We ...
- Q.Cuke Leaves - It had nice leaves. Three days later, it's shriveling up and dying.
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Cherylkenfield on
August 1, 2016
98251Q.Yellow pickling cucumbers
What causes pickling cucumbers to yellow just as they are beginning to form?
Answered by
Alisma on
August 2, 2016
Certified ExpertA.If the yellow cucumbers are also staying small, your cucumbers are probably not being pollinated effectively. This article will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/cucumber/hand-pollinating-cucumbers.htm
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- Asked by
gabear50 on
August 18, 2016
Little Rock, AR 72205, ZONE 7AQ.cucumbers falling off
What causes cucumbers to dry up and turn brown? This is happening immediately after the bloom has produced a cucumber.
- Answered by
Alisma on
August 19, 2016
Certified ExpertA.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:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/cucumber/hand-pollinating-cucumbers.htm
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Anonymous on
August 21, 2016Q.courgettes from cucumber plant
My mum planted mini cucumber plants. We've had a few cucumbers off this plant, but now it's starting to give courgettes off the same plant. We're a little confused as to why this may be happening.
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
August 21, 2016A.This would not be possible for a cucumber plant to produce 2 different fruit types.
Perhaps a 2nd volunteer plant came up in the same area of the garden, this being the zucchini plant.Was this answer useful?00 - Asked by
James.purdum on
September 22, 2016
43045Q.Picking tomato off cumber plant
I picked a tomato off a cucumber plant. How did that happen?
- Answered by
Alisma on
September 23, 2016
Certified ExpertA.A tomato would not grow on a cucumber plant. Perhaps you have two plants tangled up- since cucumbers will climb and twine around other plants, it could be difficult to tell which plant is which.
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Jaxagave on
October 13, 2016
34110Q.Cucumber plant
What's wrong with my cucumber plant, and what can I do to cure it? I am zone 10a, in SW Florida, growing in containers and trying to be organic (if I can). Hope you can help, thank you!
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Downtoearthdigs on
October 14, 2016A.Though Cucumbers can be effected by some diseases and have issues with pests, I believe this could be simply could be caused by overhead watering or excess moisture issues. The bacterium Pseudomonas syringae is caused when water sits on the leaves or splashes unto the leaves.
The yellow spots should have little effect on the crop of Cucumbers.
Avoid overhead watering and try to water early enough in the day so that the leaves dry before the end of the day.https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/cucumber/cucumber-mosaic-virus.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/cucumber/bacterial-wilt-cucumbers.htmWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
GIRISHANEJA on
December 10, 2016
NEW DELHI, INDIAQ.Problems in soilless (cocopeat) cucumber
We are cultivating seedless cucumbers in Cocopeat Growbags under polyhouses, as the soil is heavily infested with root knot nematodes. We had noticed that our plants have started increasingly showing abnormal growth (it is increasing/spreading), photos attached. We are noticing that the leaves become dark green and start bunching on top together. We have tried treating with excess boron and micro-nutrients, but the problem is spreading. We have shown it to local experts but they have been unable to identify the issue. Can someone advise as to whether the issue is a nutrient problem or some disease??
- Answered by
Alisma on
December 11, 2016
Certified ExpertA.The main causes of growth distortions in plants are viruses, herbicide/toxin damage, and specific nutrient deficiencies. There are several viruses that affect cucumbers, listed in this article:
http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu/factsheets/Viruses_Cucurbits.htm
Check whether anyone around you could be spraying herbicides or other toxic chemicals.
You have probably already looked into or treated for zinc or copper deficiency, but if not, those are possibilities:
http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/content/deficiency-symptoms-nutrients-and-their-remedies-cucumberWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
Rsmith2096 on
January 4, 2017
Palm Bay fl 32907Q.Cuke leaves
It had nice leaves. Three days later, it's shriveling up and dying.
- Answered by
Alisma on
January 4, 2017
Certified ExpertA.Sudden shriveling of leaves can be a sign of bacterial wilt:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/cucumber/bacterial-wilt-cucumbers.htmHere are some other possible causes:
http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/diagnose/plant/vegetable/cucumber/leaveswilting.htmlOr, a pest might have cut or damaged the stem near the soil. Check the base of the stem.
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