Cucumber seedling toppled over

juebill · « **on:** March 15, 2007, 08:59 »

I had 5 healthy cucumber seedlings in my greenhouse and now one of them has just suddenly toppled over and gone limp.

This has happened in previous years.

What am I doing wrong ?

milkman · « **Reply #1 on:** March 15, 2007, 09:11 »

is the greenhouse heated - if not it may be objecting to a large fluctuation in temperature from very hot to very cold and back again?

ps. hallo and welcome to John's site

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #2 on:** March 15, 2007, 09:26 »

Hi juebill

could your seedlings be damping off. Do they fall over right at the bottom of the stem where they meet the soil :?:

berksmike · « **Reply #3 on:** March 15, 2007, 10:17 »

Sounds like they have stem rot....

They are prone to rot at the base of stem because of damp...
You should water them from the bottom of the pot and when repotting keep the base of the stem proud of the level of the soil.

Hope this helps

Mike

muntjac · « **Reply #4 on:** March 15, 2007, 10:40 »

dont watter them for the day .then only sparingly the morrows .every other day is fine ,sounds like your over watterin em

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