Bacterial Wilt

shelleybean · September 8, 2013

I grew cucumbers and squash in a particular bed this summer and I had A LOT of cucumber beetles. I did my best to get rid of them but I've had at least a few all summer and a real invasion of them for about two weeks at the end of June/beginning of July. I planted another round of cucumbers in the same location at the end of July and I see part of the plants are wilted. I suspect bacterial wilt from the cucumber beetles. I planned to put tomatoes in that bed next summer and of course I don't want bacterial wilt with the tomatoes. It's my understanding that bacterial wilt lives in the soil. So here is my question. Should I try solarization in that bed or is there another way to get rid of this? Thanks for any help you can offer.

September 8, 2013	#1
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	Bacterial Wilt I grew cucumbers and squash in a particular bed this summer and I had A LOT of cucumber beetles. I did my best to get rid of them but I've had at least a few all summer and a real invasion of them for about two weeks at the end of June/beginning of July. I planted another round of cucumbers in the same location at the end of July and I see part of the plants are wilted. I suspect bacterial wilt from the cucumber beetles. I planned to put tomatoes in that bed next summer and of course I don't want bacterial wilt with the tomatoes. It's my understanding that bacterial wilt lives in the soil. So here is my question. Should I try solarization in that bed or is there another way to get rid of this? Thanks for any help you can offer. __________________ Michele