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dying cucumbers
It seems that every time a cuke start growing well just as it gets to 2 - 3
inches, it starts dying at the end and working it's way up until the cuke is toast. Our first cuke grew super big but never turned dark green. It just got hard. I cut it off and left it for rot. The 2nd one to fruit is doing nicely and I expect to harvest it in about a week. Everything else..... The vines all look healthy and new females are growing. I'm stumped. One observation is that I discovered some reddish orange spindly looking insects, which I can't identify on some of the leaves and vines. Insecticide soap didn't work, so I had to use the hard stuff. We also have had ants crawling in/out of the flowers. Thanks, |
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dying cucumbers
Byram Lass wrote: It seems that every time a cuke start growing well just as it gets to 2 - 3 inches, it starts dying at the end and working it's way up until the cuke is toast. Our first cuke grew super big but never turned dark green. It just got hard. I cut it off and left it for rot. The 2nd one to fruit is doing nicely and I expect to harvest it in about a week. Everything else..... The vines all look healthy and new females are growing. I'm stumped. One observation is that I discovered some reddish orange spindly looking insects, which I can't identify on some of the leaves and vines. Insecticide soap didn't work, so I had to use the hard stuff. We also have had ants crawling in/out of the flowers. Thanks, Do you have pillbugs/rolly polies in your yard? If the cukes are growing on a trellis, I don't have an idea of what is killing them, on the other hand, if they are growing on the ground, that (pillbugs/rolly polies) could be the cause of the premature death of your cucumbers. Check with a reputable garden/nursery (Gardenville versus the big boxes), people for advice on getting rid of the bugs. Ray South Austin === |
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