Our summer vegetable gardens are paying off now. We are picking tomatoes and peppers and cucumbers ... . Wait a minute. If you’re like a lot of us, you picked a few cucumbers and then our plants got ...

Are the leaves of your cucumber plants wilting despite consistent watering? Do you notice brown, white, or yellow spots on the leaves or cucumbers? Your cucumber plant may be infected by bacterial, ...

Brown spots on cucumbers often come from mildew, beetles, spider mites, or fungal disease. Prune infected leaves, sanitize tools, improve airflow, and use sprays or insecticidal soap. End-of-season ...

Something is wrong with my cucumbers, leaves are fuzzy-looking with white spots and also yellow spots that turn brown. What is the cause and what can I do about this? This is most likely due to ...

PLATTSBURGH — Powdery mildew blotches leaves of yellow squash, melons and cucumbers. The disease is wrecking gardeners’ harvest locally. “Each type of powdery mildew is host specific, and some ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - A pathogen attacking cucumber and cantaloupe plants is making its way to southwest Virginia. Cucurbit Downey Mildew is spreading fast around the state. It’s a disease that can ...

The pickle is in peril. Each summer since the mid 2000s, Florida winds carry downy mildew to cucumber fields north. By summer’s end, the disease reaches Michigan, leaving a trail of withered leaves ...

I see orange crystals on one of my cucumbers. Each crystal is a little larger than a poppy seed. What is this? Other than a few dead leaves, the plants look healthy and produce lots of cucumbers.

Now is the time for growers to come to the aid of their cucurbits and rise against downy mildew. Downy mildew is a water mold that destroys plant foliage and is common on cucurbits, a family of plants ...

Melon flies are a type of fruit fly that attack cucumber plants. >> Male annihilation: Male melon flies are caught with traps. >> Bait sprays: Commercial bait products are used with approved ...

The most common problem of growing cucumbers is dealing with white leaves on the vines. Most farmers have been asking, ‘why are my cucumber leaves turning white’?. This article will explain why the ...