(July) I would
like to have some information on growing cucumbers. My vines look pretty good
and they bloom good and get cucumbers which get to be about 1" to 1 and1/2" long and
they just dry up and on some of the vines the leaves just seem to dry up . Have
sprayed with Liquid Seven and also for Fungicide. Hope you can help me with this
problem.
Cucumbers can suffer from a disease called bacterial wilt, which is transmitted by the cucumber beetles. These lady bug look-alike are usually a yellowish green beetle with black spots on the back. As they feed, they transmit the disease. The disease begins with wilted tips of the vines, which is then transmitted to the rest of the plant. Sprays for the disease are not effective. To keep the disease in check, you need to prevent beetle infestation. When the vines wilt and collapse (usually about the same time that the first cucumbers are half grown), it is too late to prevent the disease.