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Questions tagged [cucumbers]

Cucumis sativus, member of the gourds with cylindrival "fruit" which are eaten as a vegetable.

Cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) is a member of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae). It grows as vines producing cylindrical green fruit, which are eaten as a vegetable. It is a popular choice for salads and sandwich garnish.

Cucumbers originate in India, and the earliest known evidence for cultivation dates back to Western Asia and the Epic of Gilgamesh.

Cucumbers are typically eaten fresh (eg. in salads and sandwiches) or pickled for longer shelf lives. These are known as "pickles" in the US or "gherkins" in the UK (a gherkin is actually the same species as a cucumber but technically a different cultivar).

Use this tag for all questions about growing cucumbers.

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What are these white irregular sized spots on my cucumber and melon plants?

Most of my cucumber and melon plants have these (cream) white spots of various size. The white spots grow and some of the older leaves have withered (partly). All plants come from seed, and have been planted in potting soil. Only common denominator…
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Are my tomatoes and cucumbers dying from overwatering?

I sowed some cucumbers and tomatoes in April and already lost them all. Now the other batch is dying; I presume it might be over watering as I used different compost. Basically the leaves became a little bit yellowish on their sides, then the whole…
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Help identify what is breaking or eating the branches off my plants?

I have tomato and cucumber plants, and I've observed a few broken branches. Initially, I attributed it to the weather, but it seems that even during a sunny week, more branches have been breaking off. Additionally, I've noticed a significant number…
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Should I harvest undersized cucumbers to stimulate the production of new ones?

I have a pickle plant of the type Profi F1. This is a plant with only female flowers. Based on the picture on the package I expect fruits of 5-10cm. It is now the end of July, and the plant was moved outside half April (this is in the…
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Cucumber leaves yellowing and most cucumbers have been colorless - is this P or K deficiency?

After moving to a new place we started a garden in what has been lawn for a lot of years. Our cucumbers grew vigorously at first and have been producing nicely, but the cucumbers started out only half-green / half-light yellow, now they are all…
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Does cucumber fruit re-grow on older vines?

I noticed that my cucumber fruit grows on younger vines. I did not cut off the suckers, and the plant is growing all over. I wanted to know - do cucumber fruit re-grow on the older vines again later on, or do they only pop up in the younger areas of…
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White spot on my cucumber seedlings

These seedlings are 3 weeks old that are grown indoors still in a bio-dome plug. They started developing white spots on the first real leaves. Is it a fungus?
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I have hand pollinated my cukes but they are still dying off

I have hand pollinated my cukes but they are still dying off. What else could be the problem? They look great when starting off but almost overnight...they are gone. I don't have bee's but I've been very diligent about pollinating on a daily…
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Are these spots on cucumber plant leaves from insects?

Some of my cucumber plants have small spots on the lower leaves. The affected leaves have small white/yellow spots on their edges, and a few spots on the leaves are dead. The dead spot had a yellow "halo". Right now I just see this on a couple of…
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Is this how cucumber seedlings react to cold?

Some days ago, I planted cucumber seeds in my garden. They didn't all sprout at the same time, and the ones that I'm showing are the ones that appeared few days later than others. The climate is Mediterranean in the north African coast, and the…
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small cucumbers shrivelling, turning yellow and dying

They are an all female variety, regularly watered, in a greenhouse with plenty of light. Door and window open every day. Started with lots of small cucumbers and only 3 have fully developed, the rest got no bigger than 2 - 3 inches then shivelled…
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Do I need to pollinate cucumbers?

I planted a few cucumber plants back in May, and a few weeks ago, they have started to flower and produce fruit, though they have not grown much, perhaps due to the lack of pollination. After doing some research and asking some friends, I received…
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What can I do to help root-bound cucumber plants?

I planted some cucumber seeds in egg cartons and then repotted the best of them twice in coconut coir pots, first a 3" and then a 4" pot. Some of the seedlings had stopped growing and had to be trashed. Three of the plants, though, have done quite…
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What is the disease of cucumber leaf?

I want to share some pictures of the cucumber leaf. I have no idea. Several days ago, there were some white spots. I uses some soda power water. But now it is totally yellow.
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What is this fungus in my raised bed garden?

I live on the Gulf Coast. Torrential 1/2 hour rainfalls each day - dropping 2"-3" of rain, then sunny and 80-100% humidity, heat index 100-105F for past 2 weeks. Spores are beginning to spread to soil. When you scratch it from wood, it falls to…
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