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Flowerlady · Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 3364 Location: Herts

***** oh bums ... my cucs and gherkins have keeled over
... WHY ??? Confused

what causes this ???

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redimp · Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 4:29 pm Post subject:

I thought we were going to discuss the merits of Tom Sharpe Confused

Usually being unhealthy for some reason causes them to to keel over. Sympathetic this evening aren't I.

Where are they at the moment and how have you been treating them. Are there any other signs or have they just toppled. Is the stem OK etc etc etc?

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reedos · Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 8:33 pm Post subject:

Possibly cucumber wilt - a bacterial caused by a bug called the cucumber beetle - not much you can do about it Flo if it is Confused

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frenchchique · Joined: 22 Sep 2006 Posts: 3506 Location: Kent

And I can't help Flo cos all my cucs have been munched Sad

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lily · Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 7:52 am Post subject:

2 years ago all my cucs keeled over - didn't manage to grow any from seed, resorted to buying plants Evil or Very Mad

I couldn't work out why they did it, but had another go this year and have managed to grow 2 (out of 3) from seed Very Happy

I did read somewhere that they don't like to be too wet whilst young, especially round the base of the stem, so kept them fairly dry and watered them from the bottom until they were big enough to put in a growbag a couple of weeks ago Very Happy

Flowerlady · Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 3364 Location: Herts

Yup thats what I thought ... don't fuss 'em just leave them be and water from the bottom! Embarassed

... welll I have a couple left! Very Happy

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Gulp ...
I love my vegetable garden. So here is my sad ballad: I nurtured it for months, And ate it in one salad!