2007-07-11 14:45:57 · 6 answers · asked by piglet9804 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
give your summer runners (cucumbers, squash, pumpkins, watemelons, etc.) a 3 foot fece at a 45degree angle to climb up. This gives the fruit good air and the water in the soil only goes to the roots and doesn't rot out the leaves and fruit.
2007-07-11 14:53:31 · answer #1 · answered by Greg L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In years of cucumbers I have never seen greyish. Not long after the blossom comes off they are little green things iwth little pimple-liek bumps. They get bigger and stay green and the bumps turn into black pointed stickers. Eventually they are full sized and ready to pick. If they are left too long they will start to turn yellow or white (especially on the underside).
Grey sounds like a problem I have never seen) and it is not a good sign.
2007-07-11 21:52:40 · answer #2 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like too much water. are they mushy? also, they might be affected by a fungus, again due to overwatering. don't let them lie in overwet dirt either. try again with a new crop, but change locations.
2007-07-11 21:49:09 · answer #3 · answered by Cathrine K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
too much water& lack of neutrients. pick them off and discard. put some miracle grow on them and keep them cooler by putting some landscaping materials around them to help them grow.
2007-07-11 21:53:02 · answer #4 · answered by donna D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like they are overwatered
2007-07-11 21:47:58 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Goodkat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not enough sun, perhaps?
2007-07-11 21:47:49 · answer #6 · answered by spudmunkey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋