This is a public-interest archive. Personal data is pseudonymized and retained under GDPR Article 89.

Cukes and Squash question

Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html

Hello all, I have a couple questions.... 

First, my cucumber plants made it through the hot weather without any
further loss, but now one of my plants has white powdery looking leaves. It
isn't the entire leaf, but a portion of it and it seems to not affect the
production of flowers or baby cukes. Could it possibly be a fungus? 

Second, I have a squash plant that seems to be doing great. It looks
healthy, the leaves are fine and it is getting flowers, BUT, at the base,
the stems are split right down the middle about an inch or so. At the site
of the damage there is no major discoloration or anything.  It's as if
someone sliced them with something sharp. As I stated, the plant doesn't
look stressed or anything and I haven't seen  any pesky bugs lurking on
them. I check them almost daily and last night was the first time I noticed
the problem. Should I be worried? Any ideas? 

Also, on a side note, I picked and ate my first tidbit from the garden. A
sweet strawberry. It was great. I'm so excited. This is my first major
garden project and so far so good. My previous problem with cabbage worms
has been  battled and I just might get some cabbage out of it after all. 

Thanks again everyone for the great advice. I just love the helpful
information that is passed around the list. 

Theresa
newbie in Michigan
zone5


______________________________________________________________________
To unsubscribe, write to sqft-unsubscribe@listbot.com
Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index