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Asked by: Sherril Boter
medical health skin and dermatologyWhy do my cucumber seedlings keep dying?
Soil saturated with water will cause a plant to wilt because of the lack of oxygen in the soil. If the cucumber plant wilts only during the day and recovers at night, then the soil may be too dry. Cucumber plants infected with bacterial wilt have individual leaves that become dull green and wilt soon after infection.
Then, can a wilting cucumber plant be revived?
Most wilt problems occur from improper soil moisture, although sometimes disease or pests may be the root of the problem. Properly diagnosing the cause and treating it quickly can revive the cucumber and prevent many cases of wilt from turning into a death sentence.
Furthermore, how do you know when a cucumber plant is dying?
Bacterial wilt's first sign is rapid wilting of foliage, and the leaves may eventually turn brown and die. Powdery or downy mildew both begin as spots on the leaves, which can lead to browning and dying of the foliage. Anthracnose, leaf spot and blight can all cause the foliage of cucumber plants to turn brown and die.
Overwatering is one of the worst things that can happen in a garden. Although you may think you are helping your cucumbers by watering more often, too much water can damage and quickly kill them by allowing roots to sit in damp soil and by removing beneficial oxygen from the soil.