help what to I do???

newwine · April 18, 2012

So this is what happen started my cukes(marketmore)on 3/27.inside undder florescents yesterday i looked at them(2.5in tall) the leaves were llike chalky so I did that milk/water spray, then this morning i looked they seemed to be better REALLY so I took them outside it was real sunny along wit my toms for about 5 hrs. went to go get them OMG they were all chalky again and now even on my toms should I toss em or is somethin I can do.

janezee · April 18, 2012

Can you take pictures, please?

Duets · April 18, 2012

I wouldn't toss 'em, but I would continue the milk/water spray. Yep, a pic would be good. Good luck!

newwine · April 19, 2012

these r the cukes best pic I can get until my son comes home

newwine · April 19, 2012

i posted sum pics of my cukes any advice is needed

Crandrew · April 19, 2012

to be honest, we need better pics. Wait to do anything drastic until the son can take better pics.

noinwi · April 19, 2012

Cuke seed sprouts pretty quickly. I would restart more seeds and keep the soil barely moist(it looks awfully wet in your photo). Or, start them in their permanent home outside, maybe under a cloche. I direct sow mine in their container when the weather is warm.

newwine · April 19, 2012

start outside under what????

BarbJ · April 19, 2012

A cloche is just a transparent cover you put over a seedling or plant to protect it from the cold. (I think cloche is french for bell)

An easy one to make is to take a plastic gallon milk jug and cut off the bottom. Then just set it over the seed area, like a little tent.

newwine · April 19, 2012

Thanks Barb Im going to go and get right on it I get so excited then I was crushed you know never grew anything before so thanks again esp thephoto

newwine · April 19, 2012

the squash was wat i was most worried about

Sun City Linda · April 19, 2012

Newwine - I am wondering if some of this is milk residue from the spray. Please satisfy my curiousity and see if you can wipe or wash it off one of the leaves.

Worth1 · April 19, 2012

I dont see much of anything wrong.
And I would just sow outside.
Cucumbers and some squash will just set there and do nothing till the weather warms up.
The longer they sit the more of a chance they have of something eating them.

When it gets hot and the nights warm up they will explode with growth.

Worth

April 18, 2012	#1
newwine Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 10	help what to I do??? So this is what happen started my cukes(marketmore)on 3/27.inside undder florescents yesterday i looked at them(2.5in tall) the leaves were llike chalky so I did that milk/water spray, then this morning i looked they seemed to be better REALLY so I took them outside it was real sunny along wit my toms for about 5 hrs. went to go get them OMG they were all chalky again and now even on my toms should I toss em or is somethin I can do.

April 18, 2012	#2
janezee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Whidbey Island, WA Zone 7, Sunset 5 Posts: 931	Can you take pictures, please?

April 18, 2012	#3
Duets Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: NV Posts: 36	I wouldn't toss 'em, but I would continue the milk/water spray. Yep, a pic would be good. Good luck!

April 19, 2012	#5
newwine Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 10	i posted sum pics of my cukes any advice is needed

April 19, 2012	#6
Crandrew Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: asdf Posts: 1,202	to be honest, we need better pics. Wait to do anything drastic until the son can take better pics.

April 19, 2012	#7
noinwi Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: PNW Posts: 486	Cuke seed sprouts pretty quickly. I would restart more seeds and keep the soil barely moist(it looks awfully wet in your photo). Or, start them in their permanent home outside, maybe under a cloche. I direct sow mine in their container when the weather is warm.

April 19, 2012	#9
BarbJ Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: California, USA Posts: 154	A cloche is just a transparent cover you put over a seedling or plant to protect it from the cold. (I think cloche is french for bell) An easy one to make is to take a plastic gallon milk jug and cut off the bottom. Then just set it over the seed area, like a little tent.

April 19, 2012	#12
Sun City Linda Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Inland Posts: 2,705	Newwine - I am wondering if some of this is milk residue from the spray. Please satisfy my curiousity and see if you can wipe or wash it off one of the leaves.

April 19, 2012	#13
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I dont see much of anything wrong. And I would just sow outside. Cucumbers and some squash will just set there and do nothing till the weather warms up. The longer they sit the more of a chance they have of something eating them. When it gets hot and the nights warm up they will explode with growth. Worth