New Rhubarb's leaves turning yellow! Wilted Cucumber seedlings!

Kitty Catnip 5/10/2015, 10:08 am

I'm new here and this is my first post. I have a problem with some of my nursery plants that I just bought 1 week ago. They are still in their containers as it has been too wet and cool here lately.

First it was my 3 cucumbers in a little square pot, 3 days after buying them they started wilting one by one while still green and the soil was still moist. Now they died and I'm not sure why.

Second is my 1 gallon pot of Rhubarb. It was fine till 3 days ago. The little green shoots of new stalks coming up turned yellow. Now just over night the a few of bigger leaves are now almost completely yellow too. affraid

What is going on? How can things go wrong in just a week. Mad

I thought I'd buy these veggie plants from a respected popular nursery that I have known since I was a kid instead of the usual place that I normally buy from which is Wal-Mart or Menards. I have never had problems with their plants, in fact the flowers I bought this year are fine and still in their containers. I paid a lot of money for all my veggies this year for the garden

**sanderson** 5/10/2015, 2:39 pm

Kitty Catnip, Welcome to the forum from California! $glad you\'re here$ Love your avatar!

I hope someone from your area can help you with the dying cucumbers and rhubarb. I have a heck of a time with my cucumbers if the Mel's Mix is still to cold and wet. They just fall over. I still haven't transplanted any because their bed is still too shaded.

**walshevak** 5/11/2015, 7:50 am

Return the plants and see if the the nursery is having problems with other seedlings from the distributor. Not transplanting should not be a problem like this.

Kay

BTW $glad you\'re here$

CapeCoddess 5/11/2015, 5:09 pm

OMG! How cute is that avatar, Kitty! Welcome to the forum.
OK, now I'll go back and read your post. lol

Were they outside or inside? I know cukes can't take any type of cold but I know nada about rhubarb.

I second taking them back for a refund. Hope you saved your receipt.

CC

Kitty Catnip 5/11/2015, 5:21 pm

CapeCoddess wrote:OMG! How cute is that avatar, Kitty! Welcome to the forum.
OK, now I'll go back and read your post. lol

Were they outside or inside? I know cukes can't take any type of cold but I know nada about rhubarb.

I second taking them back for a refund. Hope you saved your receipt.

CC

LOL Thanks! Very Happy

They were outside for 1 day before it started to rain and I brought them all inside where they are still on my kitchen table in front of the window.

Yep, I still have the receipt but I don't know if they do returns or not yet.

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