Hi all,
Our fabulous cucumber plants, about 7 of them have this week developed what we think is a bacterial disease, Pseudomonas syringae. We know now not to water them with the sprinkler, or at least that was one piece of advice. And to water them in the morning. But can we just remove the damaged leaves will that stop the spread? Or are all of these plants doomed? Which would be a total shame. All of the plants have sprouted fruit, so we're not sure what to do next. Any thoughts/suggestions would be deeply appreciated. Thanks.
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Keeping your garden area clean of debri and destroying it away from your garden and compost is a good start. You may want to think about using a copper fungis spray this helps in controlling it. If you spray with a copper spray don't forget the neighboring plants. Wipe your gardening tools clean with a little bleach water, this too will help.
You can havest your fruits but not during wet weather. And Do not work with your cucumbers when foliage is wet, this will spread the disease through out your garden plants. Make sure foliage is dry. Once harvest is done, gather and burn your remaining plants, do not leave on garden ground or it will spread next growing season.
Using excessive nitrogen helps in spreading Pseudomonas syringae with excessive moisture. This disease survives up to two years it would be wise to destroy the foliage. And if you are a seed keeper, do not save any of these seeds, the pathogen starts in the seed.
You can havest your fruits but not during wet weather. And Do not work with your cucumbers when foliage is wet, this will spread the disease through out your garden plants. Make sure foliage is dry. Once harvest is done, gather and burn your remaining plants, do not leave on garden ground or it will spread next growing season.
Using excessive nitrogen helps in spreading Pseudomonas syringae with excessive moisture. This disease survives up to two years it would be wise to destroy the foliage. And if you are a seed keeper, do not save any of these seeds, the pathogen starts in the seed.