Baby Cucumber plants dying - Ask Extension
Hi, all of the seedlings that I started indoors died within a few of days of each other, just wilted and died. I planted a few more from the store and...
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Baby Cucumber plants dying #867641
Asked May 08, 2024, 5:26 PM EDT
Hi, all of the seedlings that I started indoors died within a few of days of each other, just wilted and died. I planted a few more from the store and those died too. ITs year two in my new raised bed gardens and last year the cucs did very well...
Multnomah County Oregon
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Thank you for your question, Stan. Without photos, I can only speculate that you planted them before the soil was warm enough. Most guides recommend a soil temperature of 70 degrees, so getting an inexpensive soil thermometer may save you money on dead plants. If the soil is too cold, they are susceptible to a fungus, and "damping off": https://pnwhandbooks.org/plantdisease/host-disease/cucumber-cucumis-sativus-damping
The following has information about planting dates, and whether transplanting or direct seeding work best: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pub/em-9027-growing-your-own#planting-dates
Good luck.
The following has information about planting dates, and whether transplanting or direct seeding work best: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pub/em-9027-growing-your-own#planting-dates
Good luck.
I just submitted a new request with photos and that plant was just put in the ground a couple of days ago.
Thanks. I'll wait to see if question #2 gets assigned to me.
Here are some pics
Thank you. Are better able than I to compare the spots on the leaves to those pictured here, illustrating different diseases? https://www.vegetables.cornell.edu/pest-management/keys-for-identifying-vegetable-diseases/cucurbit-key/cucumber-disease-key/cucumber-leaf-symptoms/
