Cure for Cucumber Basal Stem Rot??

Hi chums. I'm growing cucumbers too this year. It's been maybe 10 years since my last attempt, which were totally rubbish :( This time (as before) I'm trying all female plants and SO far the plant is looking ok. I read somewhere before about not letting the base of the plant getting too wet, so this time I've set up a watering system that uses drippers. Also, I'm trying to keep the humidity high, which is proving a lot easier than last time (this greenhouse still has soil underneath instead of concrete). I planted it at the same depth as it was in the pot. I'm away for a holiday for the next week so hopefully nothing will beset my cucs and all the other stuff I've got growing. Cheers...freddy.

 

Good tip Dave, Ill give it a try.

 

Dave - your method looks fantastic - well worth a try with a couple of the plants. I currently have 7 of them (my kids love cucumber) - all female variety so can stay in the greenhouse. Last year I didn't lose any to the basal rot - I put the containers into a tray and as another poster did, I watered in the tray and fed from the top - it worked well and we were not without cukes all summer.

 

Dave

Felt slightly depressed that they were this years cucs but when I checked on my pot this morning I couldn't believe that two were well through the soil. Thought I'd only planted them two days ago but now thinking it must be more, though not much. Must be the food bag keeping the compost warm and moist. Worried i'll leave this on two long and they'll rot. Any suggestions as to when I should remove it and whats the next step. I'm just chuffed they're through and don't want to lose them again.

BTW if you're reading this Freddy my parsnips are doing great with no gaps in the rows, will put photo on sometime, so thanks for all your help.

Sheelagh

 

Once the seedlings have appeared you can remove the covers so long as the plants are in a fairly warm place. If you have sown the seeds in individual small pots you can grow them on for a while before potting on. If you've several seeds in each pot or in seed trays you should pot them up individually when large enough to handle.

 

According to my crop records they should germinate about 4 - 5 days after sowing, and be ready to pot-on about 14 days after sowing

 

Hi chums. Came back today from my hols :thumb: My Cucumber looks pretty good, as do my toms :thumb: