Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

My cucumber plants are turning white and dying :-(

Collapse

X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 1
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous template Next
  • #1

    My cucumber plants are turning white and dying :-(

    Hi, I'm a first time grower this year and have a few vegetables on the go.

    Peppers, Chilli, Tomatoes, Strawberries and Cucumber.

    My concerns are for my cucumbers and tomatoes really... I used propergating equipment to start them off... but since taking off the lids (hardening?) the leaves have just turned white, curled and died. :-/ I had 9 cucumber plants and now only have 1! :-/

    Can anyone please tell me what I'm doing wrong? :-/ Open to any advice...as very new to this. :-)
    Tags: None
  • #2
    Hi and welcome to the vine, well done for starting to grow

    Could you perhaps post a picture?
    Northern England.

    Comment

    • #3
      Hard to tell without a picture, are the leaves completely white or just spotty? If the spots then could be looking at a disease such as powdery mildew. If its happened on all the plants I'm leaning more towards a disease or cold damage but can't be sure without picture.

      Comment

      • #4
        Where are the plants now? You say you used propagating equipment, can you say exactly the process you went through?

        Comment

        • #5
          White cucumber leaves & depending if theyre in direct sun when hardening off sounds like sun damage? It happens to tomatoes in direct sun too,the leaves are very tender when they're young & not used to the elements.
          Location : Essex

          Comment

          • #6
            Without a picture my first instinct from the description would be sun damage too. Are they on a sunny windowsill maybe? The sun coming through the glass can be quite brutal!

            Comment

            • #7
              Hello! Welcome to you Newgrower2016!

              As they said above - show us your piccies - helps to 'see' what you're describing ....

              It was a good job you sowed so many cucumber seeds NG2016, I usually find one plant for me (only I eat them in our household....!) is more than enough .....

              Don't let this bit of a set-back put you off - it's always a learning curve. Also what works well one year doesn't necessarily mean it'll work the same next season .......
              ~~~ Gardening is medicine that does not need
              a prescription ... And with no limit on dosage.
              - Author Unknown ~~~

              Comment

              Previous template Next

              Latest Topics

              Collapse
              View All

              Recent Blog Posts

              Collapse
              View All
              Working...
              X