Cucumber problem

Bart 6/8/2016, 5:57 pm

Hi Folks,

My Cucumbers are dying. The stems are rotting at the soil line. What could be causing this? How do I fix it? Last year they grew like gangbusters..

Bart

CapeCoddess 6/8/2016, 6:06 pm

Can you post a photo? I'm very interested in this as I often have a tough time with cukes.

CC

Bart 6/8/2016, 6:48 pm

I will as soon as the next one goes south. I've thrown away all the dead plants and reseeded.

Bart

**sanderson** 6/9/2016, 2:03 am

Soil too cold?

Bart 6/9/2016, 7:33 am

On the contrary, it's been hot in these parts......

landarch 6/9/2016, 9:14 am

Last year it rained so much here in KC that my cucumbers were almost a total fail...they would rot at ground level once true leaves appeared. The tiny survivors were then ravaged by mildew, pill bugs, and other bugs munching on the leaves.

I think the key is to keep re-seeding then cross your fingers.

Cukes look a lot better this year...I've been se-seeding about once a week since some seeds seem to have rotted in the ground recently when it poured every day for about a week. I've also been more proactive with a basic fungicide spray.

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