garden mellonsOR white blight on leaves of yellow zuchini type squash, browning leaves of cucumbers?Jew4Jesus

Question

what should I do-thanks

I do got the Jesus part covered -I repented of my sins even one lie, and asked him into my heart to help me and be my friend, amen

Now that took care of the garden of my soul, and i am going out to my garden again now to read my bible

but i would like it to look good and keep prosperin-the squash leaves are like over a foot big and the cukes produced alot of Kirbies but its starting to fail, and i got watermellon only growing about 9 inches around dark black and cantelopes about 7 inches but not ripening-so i am in kinda a fix and a tomato plant with tons of tomatoes but none ripening about 6 to a shoot of them and about 5 shoots goin and growin but the biggest tomato is abut2 1/2 inches around.

ok any expert information?

very good answer and thanks for the insights


MY BIGGEST PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IS THE WHITE ON THE LEAVES THAT LOOKS LIKE DOTS AND IF I DONT PULL THE LEAF OFF IT COVERS BASICALLY THE WHOLE LEAF

help me please about this white stuff on my cucumber and squash leaves-thanks David

Answer 1

Keep repenting as we all sin daily....for example "thou shalt not kill" may not seem to apply to us, but aren't we damning the driver that just cut us off in traffic?

Anyway, garden plants such as squash and cucumbers aren't eternal. As they ripen they make internal chemcials that signal the plant to slow down, they've done their job. We try to stay ahead by picking frequently thus slowing down the auxin formation, but we can't keep the plants alive for ever.

As for the watermelon, each vine can, at best, produce one or two full size fruits. If you have more than that, remove the extras. It may be too late, they should have been removed as they first formed, but try anyway.

Any type of insect will slow the plants down; squash bug, vine borer, white fly. If you've had uninvited guests, well then be grateful for what you've already harvested.

As for the tomatoes....be patient. They may suddenly ripen at once. If frost threatens, you can pull the plants with the tomatoes attached, hang the plant upside down in the garage out of the frost and they will ripen. If they are trying to ripen, you can pick them, wrap in newspaper (individually) and store in warm area, they will ripen.

Are you sure the tomatoes aren't the smaller type, not bigger? I assume you are watching for insects, especially the ones that eat the leaves.....tomato hornworm for example.

If all else fails, you'll have some good green tomatoes for frying.