wilting cucumber

[KayJay]

I have four cucs in my greenhouse along with toms and peppers all doing nicely except one cucumber seems to have wilted. Have I overwatered it? All the rest seem to be thriving. How big can iI expect peppers to grow? they are in grow bags off the floor.

[shirlthegirl43]

I have a chili plant from last year which is around four and a half foot high. Peppers will prolly reach a good 3 foot this year. Toms go as high as you let them and cucumbers the same.

[TPeers]

Check the soil - if they are in grow bags, did you remember to spike them for drainage? I wouldn't have expected a cucumber to wilt from watering - could it be under attack from something? check the stem around the back you might have snail damage!

Are the leaves pale and yellow tinted? could be a deficiency thing (hopefully not mosaic virus!) runnning out of ideas now.... any of those look right?

Terry

[Cutecumber]

I once had young cucumber plants wilt and I found little maggots in the stem. Not nice. I had to chuck them.

Can you re-pot it?

[libbyloulou]

When it was warm, a while back, i noticed one of my 4 wilting, but that was down to the heat in my greenhouse, can't see that being the problem at the moment in this weather.
Peppers, i have mine in large pots so, similar set up as you, i usually get my peppers about 3 foot tall, but, i suppose they will get larger in a good warm run of weather

[Alice]

One of my cucumbers just wilted KayJay. I had it out of the pot and examined it and found nothing to account for it. I guess it just died. The others are all fine.

[KayJay]

wilting cucumbers

Thanks for info. I cannot see any damage, but it does look pale. I'll leave it till weekend, then check again.
KayJay

[Alison]

Cucumbers in my experience can be a bit temperental and keel over for no apparent reason even though there's one next to it in the same conditions which is fine. As a result I always plant a couple of spares, that way I usually end up with too many!

[Vegmonkey]

I find the same, mine went white around the edges and then keeled over. I think, from experience that they do need quite a sheltered site, and good drainage. Ours were a trailing variety, which we put in hanging baskets, but i think they were planted out too young and got a battering.

Replaced them with some spares and they blew over...will try again next year

[noidea]

I have ended up with 10 cucumber plants (over zealous 3 year old)... and they have all gone through phases of looking like they have every disease under the sun, wilting, leaves falling off etc but every one of them has pulled through. They are huge now, flowering and we have several mini cucs.

I am trying to apply the 'leave them alone' theory. It's working not too bad so far but they are the first thing I go to look at in the morning for the next illness!!! (After the kids of course!)

C

[Alice]

Enjoyed your Blog Vegmonkey. You've got some good ideas there and everything looks to be doing very well. Nice smart coldframes and compost bin.

[Vegmonkey]

Thanks Alice, that's the first feedback i've really had, apert from bias friends! Come visit us again! And tell your friends!