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Struggling Cucumber Plants #754026
Asked June 04, 2021, 3:49 PM EDT
Dakota County Minnesota
Expert Response
Thanks for your question regarding cucumbers.
I believe that recent cold temperatures at night might have shocked them a bit. The leaves also look bleached out. I suspect that they may have been in some type of enclosure at the farm from which you purchased them. When young leaves of many plants are subsequently exposed to intense sunlight, the chlorophyll in the leaves can be bleached out. At this point I would just wait and see what happens. Often plants are able to recover from such events as these. See the following on growing cucumbers in Minnesota:
https://extension.umn.edu/vegetables/growing-cucumbers
Good Luck
Good to hear that the cukes are improving. Please get back to us again if other issues arise