Comments on: What Happened to My Cucumbers?!? Growing Healthy Cucumbers http://www.borntogarden.com/2008/06/what-happened-to-my-cucumbers-growing-healthy-cucumbers/ A complete resource for all your gardening projects - flowers, vegetable gardens, container gardening, house plants, garden tools, compost and more Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:40:48 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Sara http://www.borntogarden.com/2008/06/what-happened-to-my-cucumbers-growing-healthy-cucumbers/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Sara Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:19:00 +0000 http://www.borntogarden.com/?p=36#comment-65 I think that my cucumbers have bacterial wilt. The cucumber beetles have been prevalent. I read in a book about organic gardening that removing the bugs, and killing them was really the best form of control. Can you recommend any organic insecticide that would be safe to use? Also, is it safe to eat (or compost) the cucumbers if you suspect bacterial wilt? Thanks a bunch! I think that my cucumbers have bacterial wilt. The cucumber beetles have been prevalent. I read in a book about organic gardening that removing the bugs, and killing them was really the best form of control. Can you recommend any organic insecticide that would be safe to use? Also, is it safe to eat (or compost) the cucumbers if you suspect bacterial wilt? Thanks a bunch!

]]> By: greenthumb http://www.borntogarden.com/2008/06/what-happened-to-my-cucumbers-growing-healthy-cucumbers/comment-page-1/#comment-64 greenthumb Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:41:57 +0000 http://www.borntogarden.com/?p=36#comment-64 Sorry you're having an issue with your cucumbers. If the cucumber is left on the vine too long it may begin to turn yellow or white. Another possibility is that the plant is getting too much water or not enough nutrients. Do you compost? That's a great way to ensure rich soil. We have a series of pages on composting that you can check out. Also, it is better to have the cucumber climb a vine. This way it gets good air circulation and excess water will not sit on the cucumber. Cucumbers will not cross-pollinate with squashes, pumpkins, or watermelons. Cucumber varieties may cross with one another however. If you tell us where you live and what variety of cucumber you planted, we may be able to find a more specific solution. Thanks for reading www.BornToGarden.com Sorry you’re having an issue with your cucumbers. If the cucumber is left on the vine too long it may begin to turn yellow or white. Another possibility is that the plant is getting too much water or not enough nutrients. Do you compost? That’s a great way to ensure rich soil. We have a series of pages on composting that you can check out.

Also, it is better to have the cucumber climb a vine. This way it gets good air circulation and excess water will not sit on the cucumber.

Cucumbers will not cross-pollinate with squashes, pumpkins, or watermelons. Cucumber varieties may cross with one another however.

If you tell us where you live and what variety of cucumber you planted, we may be able to find a more specific solution.

Thanks for reading http://www.BornToGarden.com

]]> By: Cucumber Novice http://www.borntogarden.com/2008/06/what-happened-to-my-cucumbers-growing-healthy-cucumbers/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Cucumber Novice Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:52:18 +0000 http://www.borntogarden.com/?p=36#comment-63 Hi, our cucumbers are turning extremely white on the sides closest to the sun. The earliest cucumbers we picked didn't turn white, though. The leaves look fine except for a few yellow spots here and there. There's a possibility of cross-breeding with watermelons, except it seems unlikely because the watermelons have no visible flowers yet. Any one have any idea that is causing that? Hi, our cucumbers are turning extremely white on the sides closest to the sun. The earliest cucumbers we picked didn’t turn white, though. The leaves look fine except for a few yellow spots here and there.

There’s a possibility of cross-breeding with watermelons, except it seems unlikely because the watermelons have no visible flowers yet.

Any one have any idea that is causing that?

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