This cucumber leaf damage pattern is cause by the leaf hopper. I identify the leaf hopper and discuss treatment using peppermint oil spray. It is very important to know what is cause damage to your plants so you can effectively treat you plants. Cucumber fungal diseases are treated differently than cucumber pest problems.
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17 Comments
Awesome videoš¹š¹š¹š¹š¹
My cucumbers never turned green. They did turn big
No insects yet. I have some hail damage to the cuke leaves. Some of the leaves are turning a bit yellow. Should I leave the damaged leaves or remove them?
Perfect timing!
Thank you so much.
Thank you so much for this video. You're never too old to learn new things. I've seen those bugs but I never paid any attention to them. I have that damage on my leaves and thought it was a disease. Now I know and I will be spraying my new planting of cukes with my peppermint spray. Thanks again.
This really works. I swear by it
Would neem oil also work?thank you
Omgoodnessā¦I have so many of these on my flowers. Oddly, I thought they were harmless until earlier in the season when I suspected they were causing problems. Iāve never seen spider mites, but suspected them possibly, too.
I have hand squished so many cucumber beetles and squash bugs. Iād go out early on with my head lamp just after dusk. It was nuts! I wasnāt able to save the squash plantsā¦I did harvest two fruits though. Still not sure if it may have also been vine borers that got to them.
Cukes, I had to stay on top of the bugs, but did get some harvesting in before/as theyāre dropping like flies. I have some germinated to pop in their placeā¦but, now Iām seeing some nymphs. š¤¦āāļø some years seem so much worse than others, but I feel if I donāt start taking strong measures, Iāll forever have a fight on my hands and no worthwhile harvest.
Do you happen to deal with the type of stink bug that causes internal damage for tomatoes?
Harlequin bugs have moved in on the lacinato kale. Thinking Iād shorten it (in hopes it would re-sprought for fall) spray and net.
The long spring and late onset of cabbage moth was really nice.
-On my patch of curly kales, I wish I would have just dug it up and planted beans and then seeded another round indoors, to set out once the beans finished.
I guess Iām realizing it may not be wise to attempt keeping kale growing through the summer. It does bounce back string after cutting it back, though.
Lol, too many options can leave my head spinning š but makes gardening a challenge that we love!!
Enjoy learning from you! Curious, did you not use your recommended spray mixture enough on your first cucumber plant? Looks like they were really attacked.
I got a late start with cucumbers(early June), and the plants are getting tall…with lots of MALE flowers…hardly any fruit. What causes this. I have fed regularly with a 5/10/10, Calcium/Mag, and amended the soil initially with leaf compost and fertilizer. They are in grow bags…so I have watered daily unless it rains a lot… Any thoughts?
Thank you for the infoā¦I donāt have the issue with the underside. My leaves appear to have something munching on them from the tip to the stem overnight. I have no idea what it could be.
White flies are KILLING me š¢
Your thoughts on spraying a kaolin clay solution on the leaves, particularly the undersides? I use that on my fruit trees every year.
Thanks ā¤
Are you still having this problem even with you spraying routinely?
What is causing some of my cucumber plants to wilt?