What's wrong with my cucumber plant?

luigiwu · July 1, 2013

I have 4 cucumber plants that I was given. My friend told me they were Korean cucumbers and I have each one planted in their own 2-bucket-type SWC 5-gallon container. They've all grown well, are well over 10ft, and we've harvested over 2 dozen cukes from them. I think these are hybrids and as a result do not need the male-female pollination. Every flower/blossom has a fruit/cuke.

Anyways, one of them recently however has been well. All the baby cukes start out like normal, but eventually start yellowing at the blossom end and soon, the whole things turns yellow, shrivels up and brown. They are only succumbing when they are approx 1.5in to 2in long.

Any clues what might be happening?

raindrops27 · July 12, 2013

This is my first year growing cukes, but it sounds like the cuke may not be getting pollinated? But not sure..

July 1, 2013	#1
luigiwu Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: ny Posts: 1,219	What's wrong with my cucumber plant? I have 4 cucumber plants that I was given. My friend told me they were Korean cucumbers and I have each one planted in their own 2-bucket-type SWC 5-gallon container. They've all grown well, are well over 10ft, and we've harvested over 2 dozen cukes from them. I think these are hybrids and as a result do not need the male-female pollination. Every flower/blossom has a fruit/cuke. Anyways, one of them recently however has been well. All the baby cukes start out like normal, but eventually start yellowing at the blossom end and soon, the whole things turns yellow, shrivels up and brown. They are only succumbing when they are approx 1.5in to 2in long. Any clues what might be happening?

July 12, 2013	#2
raindrops27 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: long island Posts: 327	This is my first year growing cukes, but it sounds like the cuke may not be getting pollinated? But not sure..