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Cucumber plant leaves turning yellow with spots? Help!

amberskye33amberskye33 Posts: 1
in Fruit & veg
hi!
my straight 8 cucumber plant has something going on. The leaves towards the bottom were light light green so I thought perhaps a mineral deficiency but it has turned into the leaves getting whiteish-yellow spots that eventually turn brown.
I gave it an epsom salt treatment and fertilized at the root. Plenty of water and I only water it at the base so I don’t think it’s sun burn. It has been very hot and humid here in Brooklyn though. Nothing to note on the underside of the leaves. 
  Next to it I did have a little plant that had a powdery mildew which I gave a baking soda treatment- perhaps that is the culprit? 

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  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,906
    Hello amberskye. Just to let you know that this forum is based in the UK with some members living on the close continent so there could be a big gap in responses due to the time difference.
    It could be that your cucumbers are suffering from cucumber mosaic virus. This is spread by aphids or even by yourself if you work on one infected plant and then move on to another. Cucumbers need lots of air around them and your plant looks very overcrowded. If it is cucumber mosaic virus then there is no cure. Always buy disease resistant varieties if you are able.
    Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
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