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What’s happening my cucumber - Can the Man - 17-07-2020
I have 2 cucumber plants, and up to yesterday they were both doing great, yesterday I noticed a lot of small fruit dying off, however this morning I noticed some green flies on one of the plants so I got out my trusty Bug Off spray and sprayed both plants and some chilli and tomatoe plants close by asa precaution. Oh I also clipped off some lower leaves that were gone yellow and the dying/dead fruit, By lunchtime when I went in to check and after one of the plants major branch had started to wilt and die off. I will try put up some photos
RE: What’s happening my cucumber - Can the Man - 17-07-2020
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RE: What’s happening my cucumber - Veggie - 17-07-2020
Stem or root damage?
RE: What’s happening my cucumber - Small chilli - 17-07-2020
That would be my guess as well.
I’ve lost a couple of courgettes, DFB and a chilli to it.
RE: What’s happening my cucumber - Can the Man - 17-07-2020
Thanks Veggie & SC, I wonder would that be because I broke off some leaves and some dead fruit rather than cutting them with the secateurs?
RE: What’s happening my cucumber - Small chilli - 17-07-2020
I very much doubt it. Plants are very resilient to damage.
Sunflower stem eaten half way through by voles. And it’s still going strong
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RE: What’s happening my cucumber - Bren - 17-07-2020
CtM if you think it’s going to die on you take a cutting like I did here then if it takes you won’t be without cucs.
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