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Cucumber Seedlings-Fail
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:15 pm
by Garden_by_Faith
My cucumber seedlings were doing great. Then I noticed they started to weep and then they dried up. They stayed green they never changed color. They had moisture, I just don't know what happened!
They are in newspaper pots in my window... could they have gotten too much direct sun?? Help
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 10:26 pm
by digitS'
Perhaps so . . . could just have been too hot.
weep = wilt?
Plastic pots shield the potting soil from drying and too much heat. Cucumbers, squash, melons . . . these plants can only tolerate a pot for a few days. Many gardeners just refuse to do other than direct-sowing in the garden. It is difficult to get more than a tiny jump on the season. Also, it is difficult to get the plants out there without serious transplanting shock.
Steve
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:41 pm
by Garden_by_Faith
Thanks Steve. I might have to just sow them directly. And yes, weep=wilt lol