Q: Last year, my cucumber plants kept wilting, no matter how moist the soil was. How can I help them fare better this year? A: You probably ran into bacterial wilt, a common disease that affects ...

Are the leaves of your cucumber plants wilting despite consistent watering? Do you notice brown, white, or yellow spots on the leaves or cucumbers? Your cucumber plant may be infected by bacterial, ...

Experienced vegetable gardeners know that when cucumber and squash vines start to wilt there may be more than lack of water at fault. Plants in the cucurbit family include cucumbers, squash, ...

Signs of cucumber beetle activity include chewed leaves, holes, dimples, and scars on fruits. Cucumber beetles transmit bacterial wilt and cucumber mosaic virus, which cause plant death. Cucumber ...