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Drooping cucumber - what has happened?
lawrencesharris
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I have 5 cucumber plants that all live next to each other in my greenhouse. Every year I get fantastic crops - but this year, one of my plants has decided to wilt. The leaves have gone flaccid and droopy, although the fruits seem healthy still. I checked to see if the sap was gooey but it seemed ok, and I couldn’t see any trace of weevils in the roots. Given it is one of 5, all watered the same amount I don’t think over or under watering can be the issue.
Help please!! What has happened to my poor cucumber?
Help please!! What has happened to my poor cucumber?
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If as you say its watered the only time I've seen that in my greenhouse cucumbers is pre shading. In other words prior to slapping on the shade paint.
Strong Direct sunlight through glass without shading will do this to a plant the only other time I've seen this is due to lack of water or disease. Which you've got I cant tell
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
George Bernard Shaw'
Only other things I can think of is too much water has rotted the roots, or something is in the compost eating the roots (poss. vine weevil), but sounds like you've already checked.
A mystery
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