Cucumber plant problems

[Argonaut]

Help …. Bought some cucumber plants after 2 weeks potted into larger pots … and moved into greenhouse.
All looked well for a week …. And in last 48 Hrs leaves have died …… any advice as to why ?

[nickdub]

Looks like they got a bit overheated in the recent hot weather ie sun scorch - pots look dry too - I'd put them in a bucket of water for an hour, to give the compost a good soaking, might need to weigh them down with a stone. Mature plants can stand a lot of sunshine, but seedlings are much more delicate.

[Argonaut]

OK will do that ... will they recover

[nooby]

I was just coming on here for some advice on a few things, one being a similar problem. Mine have been in little pots in the polytunnel, I have definitely watered them enough. I planted them in a bed of good quality compost in the tunnel and they have gone all crispy and white around the edges of the leaves. Was it too early to plant in the bed?

[Jungle Jane]

Give them a bit of shade when it’s this hot,if you’ve already planted them you can hang a shade cloth in the window to protect from direct sunlight particularly midday,the plants are still young & tender they need a little time hardening up. It won’t be this hot anymore,tomorrow & the week ahead look cooler,some of my plants have a bit of sunscald,they'll grow more leaves & it’ll all be ok. When watering I sit them on a tray of water for a few minutes,not too much water or they could suffer stem rot,keep water away from the stem,plant it on a slight mound etc

[nooby]

Thank you!

[nickdub]

OK will do that ... will they recover

Yep - should be fine

[Penellype]

Although cucumber plants like warmth (and humidity) they don't like hot sunshine and often wilt in direct sun. They are best in part shade or behind shade netting in a greenhouse.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Have to agree with the above, hot and humid but protected from strong sunlight. I have my plants in the corner of the GH and white wash the glass.

[self-contained]

If they are going outside (not in a GH), should I still aim for my sunniest spot? I set up my container and support ready for them (only just had my first ones germinate so I'm a way off planting out) and put it in one of my sunniest spots. If I need to move the container elsewhere, I'd be better off doing it before I start planting in it.

[Penellype]

I use a corner of the garden that gets sun in the afternoon, so probably something like 6 hours in mid summer. The plant is trained against the fence, and in strong sunshine I have to shade it otherwise it wilts.

[nickdub]

I'd stay with your current plan if I was in your shoes. If we knew exactly how the summer weather was going to turn out, gardening would be a lot easier :-) but it will be simpler to give you plants a little shade if we get really hot weather, than it will be to try to warm them up if we get miserable cold stuff. Also mature plants are much more able to cope with strong sunlight than seedlings are.

[NatalieCooke]

Sorry to jump on this thread but this is the first year I’ve grown Cucumbers. I’ve only got one plant growing the greenhouse which is growing really well. The problem is I’ve not idea what to do with them and I don’t even like eating them.
They got what looks like tiny Cumcmbers already growing, are these the female flower which need pollinating? And how many cucumbers per plant also?

[veggiechicken]

What variety are they? Some are all female, others need pollinating and all sorts of other intricacies.

[annie8]

Can I ask if gherkins are the same. Growing them for first time and was planning to keep them in the greenhouse. They were looking a big wilty so put them in the cold frame but also looking like they are not enjoying the heat there. Last year I grew cucumbers and they were fine in the greenhouse - which does get really hot.