Pickle Plants Dying - Ask Extension
My pickle plants that I have planted came on great and now all of a sudden they are slowly dying off. Looks as if the stem is rotting at the soil lev...
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Pickle Plants Dying #758382
Asked June 25, 2021, 1:14 PM EDT
My pickle plants that I have planted came on great and now all of a sudden they are slowly dying off. Looks as if the stem is rotting at the soil level. Any help in possibly saving them? Pictures included.
Thanks
Licking County Ohio
Expert Response
https://extension.umn.edu/yard-and-garden-insects/squash-vine-borers
https://u.osu.edu/vegetablediseasefacts/cucurbit-diseases/bacterial-wilt/advanced/
It appears that you have either squash vine borer or bacterial wilt in your cucumber. The attached fact sheets will provide some control measures. For the plants affected, remove them from your garden and replant seeds in an area away from the current plants and away from the area where cucumbers were grown last year.
