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shihtzumom Pearisburg, VA(Zone 7a) Jul 06, 2007

Any special cuke ferterlizer of home products to boost production? Also, leaves are white? To much moisture?

Kathy

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BDale60 Warren, PA(Zone 5a) Jul 06, 2007

Hi Kathy,

I'm not sure about the white leaves. Several possibilities.

Maybe you could be a little more specific about the production problems. Do you have any cucumbers (fruit) at all, or just vines and blossoms?

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shihtzumom Pearisburg, VA(Zone 7a) Jul 07, 2007

vines, blooms and 3 or 4 small cukes - they are pickling cukes. They look like they have dusty white leaves.
k

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NatureLover1950 Vicksburg, MS(Zone 8a) Jul 07, 2007

Hmmm. Dusty white leaves--could be powdery mildew--a picture might help. Are your cukes getting plenty of water? Cukes are water hogs. Also, don't use nitrogen fertilizer on your cukes--like tomatoes, you will get a wonderful green jungle but very few cukes. I always amend my soil with lots of compost (homemade or composted cow manure works good) before I plant the seeds. You can side dress later with more if you think they need it.

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shihtzumom Pearisburg, VA(Zone 7a) Jul 08, 2007

It is powdery mildew! And, I water them on the ground, not leaves, they have tons of blooms, so maybe it's just a bit behind. What commercial fert. should I use?

kathy

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