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? What’s Happening to Cucumbers

Kitty52Kitty52 Posts: 186
in Fruit & veg
All of a sudden my cucumber skins are looking like this. Anyone know why? 

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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Snails
    I've had quite a few with similar damage 

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • Kitty52Kitty52 Posts: 186
    Oh my goodness.  I haven't noticed any snails either in the greenhouse.  Does it affect the cucumber or all okay to eat? Can I do anything to deter them? 
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    edited August 2023
    The cucumbers are fine to eat. It's just cosmetic damage really.
    I just peel off the snail munched bit and give them a rinse.
    I put a few slug pellets around, but I'm still getting the munch marks. It happens overnight. I do find quite a few resting snails around the plant still during the day.

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • Kitty52Kitty52 Posts: 186
    I'm off to have a hunt. Just been looking it up.  Read about saucers with beer and vaseline mixed with salt?   Oh well the challenges of gardening!! Thanks for the info Pete.8 
  • Kitty52Kitty52 Posts: 186
    It’s a shame that’s happened to them. Lesson learned for next year. I’ve been giving some tomatoes and cucumbers to the food bank too but wouldn’t give these ones. 
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I've been giving my nibbled ones to my neighbour 😁 she doesn't even bother removing the nibbled bit..

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    My snails don’t mind the chewed bits. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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