[Optimistic Gardener]

Hi everyone

I've got a mini cucumber plant 'Diva' in my 6x4 greenhouse which is reasonably happy (by cucumber standards that is!).  I grew the same variety last year very successfully.  Towards the end of the season I started to get some grey mould but the plant continued ok until I took it out in October.  This year the grey mould has reappeared, about two thirds of the way up on the main stem.  Leaves above it are looking a bit limp but everything below is looking fine and healthy.  If I take off the top section to remove the mould, will my cucumber plant re-grow again or will it keel over in shock and I lose the whole thing?

I've had 4 cucumbers so far off it and I'd hate to think that was the end of my season already!

OG

[mumofstig]

Take the top off and hope for the best, it is all you can do at this stage.

All this wet weather has caused a lot of mould problems this year, some of my tomatoes have very few leaves on 

[sunshineband]

This time in the season, the plant might just grow a new shoot from the leaf joint below where you cut it, and off it'll go

[allot2learn]

I've had this problem in the past and was told to spray the leaves with 1 part milk to 10 parts water. It worked.

[mumofstig]

I've had this problem in the past and was told to spray the leaves with 1 part milk to 10 parts water. It worked.

That's the usual treatment for mildew rather than grey mould 

[allot2learn]

I've had this problem in the past and was told to spray the leaves with 1 part milk to 10 parts water. It worked.

That's the usual treatment for mildew rather than grey mould 

So it is. Silly me.................... 

[Optimistic Gardener]

Well just to say that I removed the top third, and since then I've got several healthy sideshoots coming up with flowers on already.  Another couple of weeks and I reckon that I'll be eating cucumbers again!

[Aunt Sally]

It is probably mildew that's on the cucumber leaves.

[Optimistic Gardener]

H Aunty...I've haven't got a mildew problem at all.  I think it was allot2learn that thought I had a mildew problem by mistake.  Thanks anyhow.

[Aunt Sally]

Having re read your original post I can see you are right. 

Have you got a picture to show us me dear ?

[mumofstig]

You can't have a picture, Aunty - cos the top's already been chopped off 

Well just to say that I removed the top third, and since then I've got several healthy sideshoots coming up with flowers on already.  Another couple of weeks and I reckon that I'll be eating cucumbers again!

[Optimistic Gardener]

 

[Aunt Sally]

Well, Optimistic Gardener might have taken one before they chopped the top off 

[Optimistic Gardener]

Sorry Auntie.  Didn't think / have time .... it was a life and death situation for the cucumber!  Will remember next time.  Thanks all.