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lilcee
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Location: Florida

Cucumbers, Zucchini and Lima Beans have brown spots on leave

I've done a search but didn't see an answer for any of these. Does anyone know what it could be? The weather has been hot (North FL) then it got cold and rainy for a couple of days, now it's hot again. I've been watering from above with a sprinkler. Should I water from the bottom? What time of day is best?
This is the first time growing lima beans and cucumbers for me here in FL
Thanks for any help you can give me

Zucchini

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Lima Bean

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Cucumber

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mscratch
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drastic changes in the weather promotes a breeding ground for disease and fungal attacks..your soil looks almost like its mostly sand from the photo..preferably watering in the early mornings before the heat of day is the best time as it allows the foilage time to dry out before the sun roasts them..unless you use a drip system its nearly impossible to keep water off the foilage.. I go back to the soil once again, is it holding any moisture? what is that soil by the way? The plants appear to be growing though and as your weather levels out you may have a nice crop.. might want to clip off those offending leaves and dispose of them away from the garden area.

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lilcee
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Our soil does have a lot of sand. We're working on building it up and adding compost etc. Thanks for your reply.



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