Hi I cant grow descent cucumbers in my garden,the plants are small and the leaves have turned yellow,this has?

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happend for three years now.Yet I can grow them in pots,I get massive yields,the leaves are huge,deep green and the cucumbers double in size daily!I grow pretty much everything else in the garden that does very well,whats wrong with my cucumbers?what are they lacking?Help me please,before its too late!Thanx!

Answer 1

Hi! You're not alone...this has happened to others. Here's Dr. Lynette Morgan's reply to this question:
http://www.growingedge.com/community/archive/read.php3?c=PD&q=406
"There are many causes of yellowing in cucumber plants--everything from major nutrient deficiencies and toxicities to pests such as spider mites that are small and difficult to see. There are also many diseases and viruses that can cause plant or fruit yellowing, so it’s almost impossible to guess what is causing your particular yellowing problem. However, here are a few possible causes.
* Nitrogen deficiency will cause older leaves to turn a uniform pale green to yellow. This condition spreads to younger leaves up the plant. Plant may be very stunted in severe deficiency conditions.
* Phosphorus deficiency will cause the oldest leaves at the base of the shoot to turn bright yellow and the leaves will die prematurely.
* Potassium deficiency in cucumber will cause yellowing and scorching of the older leaves. Symptoms begin at the margins of the leaf and spread between the veins out to the center.
* Magnesium deficiency causes yellowing of older leaves. The symptoms begin between the major veins, which retain a narrow green border. A light tan burn will develop in the yellow regions if the deficiency is severe.
* Manganese deficiency will cause the middle or upper leaves to take on a mottled pale-green or yellow appearance with green veins.
* Iron deficiency causes the youngest leaves to turn pale green or yellow with green veins. In severe cases the affected leaves may appear light yellow to white.
* Boron deficiency causes both leaf and fruit symptoms with the appearance of a broad yellow boarder at the margins of the oldest leaves. Fruit may become stunted, develop mottled yellow streaks, and produce corky markings.

Other problems that may cause yellowing include excess nitrogen, chloride toxicity, salinity damage, boron toxicity, herbicide damage, and phosphorus toxicity. Since there is such a wide range of potential nutritional problems that could cause yellowing, it might be a good idea to obtain a well-balanced nutrient mix and apply this to the plants to see if that helps.

Spider mites can also cause yellowing of the whole plant. This starts as a speckled appearance that gradually gets worse until the leaves and fruit become bronzed in appearance. Eventually, the tissue becomes brown and dried. Spider mites are very small and difficult to see, but if you look on the undersides of leaves for a very fine webbing and tiny orange dots, this pest is likely to be the problem.
Mites are difficult to control, but there are now predators that can be purchased for biological control. Also, soap and oil sprays can sometimes be effective if applied correctly.

There are also a few diseases that can cause yellowing, but often the symptoms of disease appear in isolated spots that rapidly spread causing other symptoms such as the appearance of fungal spores or wet rots.
There are also a number of viruses diseases that could cause these symptoms as well. Mosaic viruses can affect cucumbers. Cucumber mosaic virus results in older leaves turning yellow and drying up. New leaves sometimes wilt and die and there will be a slow decline of the plants. Some viruses are carried by insects such as aphids--others can be carried by infected seed. There aren’t any cures for virus-infected plants they are best removed and destroyed."

Dr.Taco, If you don't get good results after applying a well-balanced nutrient mix, then try growing your plants in a different spot with soil that hasn't been used for vegetables recently. As you have said, they do well in pots. So there must be a connection with something being wrong with the area they're growing in -- if it's not a nutrient deficiency maybe it's infected by something from growing the same type of crop in the same ground without rotating crops.
Good luck! I really hope this helps.

Answer 2

In order to have a great garden you have to start with the right soil. Plants don't move very far so you can dig a hole about the size of a flower pot and add the right kind of soil. some plants like sandy good drainage, and some like moist clayish soil humus and fertilizer is good to. You may try and get some Root Stimulator juice to save what you have now. be sure to loosen the soil around the plant without touching the roots. Is you have loose soil around the plants then the hard stuff will loosen on it's own.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Work some chicken manure into the soil around the outside of your mounds. Water well, and this should take care of it.

If you are growing them well in pots, I would leave them there. That has to be so much neater, as you can control where the vines run.

Answer 5

i have no idea what could possibly be wrong with your cucumbers!

maybe there is a lack of nutrients in your soil - have you planted them in a different spot every yr- u should because the spot it is in might be to sunny or shady or ...

always make sure you provide them with plenty of water
i cant tell u what is exactly wrong but i hope this helped

this is the first yr i have planted cukes and mine are doing quite well!
good luck with your green thumb

Answer 6

Are your plants spaced correctly? If they are too close they won't grow right. When you plant them in the pots do you use new potting soil or at least top it off? I'm thinking you need to fertilize.

Answer 7

sounds like u have bad soil -try tilling some good rich dirt into the soil next time -and put in a trellis for them to grow up on so they r not laying on the ground

Answer 8

you might have bad topsoil, so u could try some fertilizer, or getting enriched/better topsoil/miracle-grow. if you get alot of rain, it leaches the nutrients out of the topsoil and into the ground, and rocky soil generally doesnt have decent nutrients to begin with

Answer 9

I have the same problem...I have blamed it on the Houston/Galveston rain. It won't stop!

Answer 10

you gotta check your soil for example you gotta check it weather it is rich in soil or what