When choosing cucumber varieties, keep in mind:īear short fruit (usually 3 to 4 inches) with thin skins and spines, Milkweed, marshcress and yellow rocket and avoid planting next toīrowse cucumber varieties at our Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners website. Marketmore 76, Dasher II, Slicemaster, Spacemaster and Sweet Success.
Space apart to allow airĬucumber mosaic virus - Remove and discard orĭestroy infested plants. Water early in the day so aboveground plant parts will dry as quicklyĪs possible. Scab - Avoid wetting foliage if possible. Plant resistant varieties such as Marketmore 76, In autumn, rake and dispose of all fallen or diseased Space apart to allow air circulation.Įliminate weeds around plants and garden area to improve airĬirculation. Susceptible to bacterial wilt but may not be readily available. (See striped or spotted cucumberīeetles.) Control as soon as they appear. Control cucumberīeetles that spread the bacteria. Remove and discard or destroy infested plants. Squash vine borer - Remove borers by hand and destroy. Check forĮvidence of natural enemies such as gray-brown or bloated parasitizedĪphids and the presence of alligator-like larvae of lady beetles and Off with water occasionally as needed early in the day. A hard stream of water can be used to remove aphids from plants. Control of beetles is important to preventīacterial wilt in cucumbers but less important in other vine crops. Put in place at planting and remove before temperatures get Or cheesecloth or use floating row cover over young transplants and
Stripped or spotted cucumber beetles - Construct tents of fine nettting Choose resistant varieties to prevent many diseasesĪnd/or trellis vining varieties to encourage good air circulation. Leaf bronzing is a sign of potassium deficiency.Īnd disease pressure, do not plant cucumbers where you’ve grown them in Pale, yellowish leaves indicate nitrogen deficiency. Make sure you don’t remove pollinatorįertile soil, nitrogen fertilizer, and/or additions of high-N organic Seed packs of these varieties include aįew seeds (usually marked with dye) of another variety that produces The male flowers blossom first and produce Trellis before planting or transplanting to avoid root injury. Problems), makes harvest easier and produces straighter fruit. Plants.) This also increases air circulation (reducing disease (Make sure the trellised plants don’t shade other sun-loving To save space, train vining cucumbers to a Pinching off new flowers so plants channel energy into ripening Make successive plantings every 2 to 3 weeks until about 3 monthsīefore first fall frost date. If using row covers, remove when flowers begin If using peat pots, make sure they are saturated before transplantingĪnd completely buried. Be careful not to damage roots when transplanting. Plastic mulch or warm garden soil after danger of frost has passed and With one or two true leaves transplant best. Hardening-off plants not to expose them to cold temperatures. GrowĪbove 70 F during the day and above 60 F at night. Usually produce larger yields, as well earlier ones.Įarly crops, start plants inside 3 to 4 weeks before transplanting. Snip off plants when thinning to avoid disturbing theĪnd row covers or other protection to speed warming and protect plants.ĭirect seed into holes in plastic. Thin to 8 to 15 inches apart in rows or 2 to 3
Seed will not germinate if soil temperature is below 50 F, andġ to 1 ½ inches deep, either in rows (2 inches apart in rows 5 to 6įeet apart) or in hills (3 to 6 seeds per hill, hills spaced 3 to 5 Germination may take 10 days or longer at cooler temperatures.Ĭucumbers are very sensitive to cold. May germinate in 3 days at 80 F to 90 F.
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