Cucumber seedling toppled over

  • 4 Replies
  • 1844 Views
*

juebill

  • New Member
  • *
  • Location: West Yorks
  • 10
Cucumber seedling toppled over
« 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 ?
- Like a flower in the desert -

*

milkman

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Location: Hampshire
  • 1260
Cucumber seedling toppled over
« 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
Gardening organically on chalky, stony soil.

*

Aunt Sally

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Location: Sunny Kent
  • 30504
  • Everyone's Aunty
Cucumber seedling toppled over
« 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

  • New Member
  • *
  • Location: Maidenhead, Berks
  • 11
Cucumber seedling toppled over
« 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

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Location: near diss norfolk
  • 11971
Cucumber seedling toppled over
« 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
still alive /............


xx
my cucumber seedling last year

Started by Y.E.A.H on Grow Your Own

12 Replies
3001 Views
Last post April 08, 2010, 13:41
by madcat
xx
toppled sprouts

Started by jjbull on Grow Your Own

4 Replies
973 Views
Last post July 18, 2009, 08:43
by Mike.white
xx
seedling help

Started by nitiram on Grow Your Own

10 Replies
5769 Views
Last post April 24, 2006, 19:15
by John
xx
My son's first seedling!

Started by Limey153 on Grow Your Own

11 Replies
4162 Views
Last post May 16, 2014, 18:02
by evie2
 

Page created in 0.448 seconds with 28 queries.

Powered by SMFPacks Social Login Mod
Powered by SMFPacks SEO Pro Mod |