sick cucumbers

[canny]

Hi all,
I planted 6 cucumbers in my glasshouse back in March and they were growing happily in pots. A few weeks ago I planted them out in the tunnel and they seemed alright but yesterday 2 of them were looking rather wilted and they are even worse today, the base of the stems appear to have been eaten or rotted away. Can anyone advise me on what might be the problem.
Thanks.

[plot 11 pam]

dear canny it sounds like slugs
reach for the organic slug powder if you have some. tonight when its dark take a torch and go slug hunting and keep hunting every evening especially when its wet or damp weather. put the culprits in an bag tie up and bin it or put them in a solution of water and a drop of bleach.
Make a couple of slug traps with some upturned citrus fruit skins and a beer trap,a shallow pot sunk into the ground with beer, this will catch and drown the tiny underground slugs with no shell. good hunting.

[Geordie]

Are the plants sitting in a hollow....it might be overwatering at the base. Do the plants still have a healthy root system? How tall are they?

[SueA]

I think it's probably stem rot, cucumbers are really susceptible to this & you have to be careful not to over water them. You might find they keel over & die & you'll just have to try again.

[canny]

Hi everyone,
Thanks for all the suggestions. The plants are about a foot high but the roots don't look too healthy, does that sound like overwatering? I'm going off to hunt slugs now, recipes for slugs anyone!