Cucumber farmer, my sample cucumber at my backyard is changing colors and the leaves are drying. Pls what s the cause and solution to these? U need your opinion. Thanks

Do you water dem everyday? And at what period do you do so (morning, afternoon or evening?

wet it early in d morning or late in d evening

webhostbiz:
Cucumber farmer, my sample cucumber at my backyard is changing colors and the leaves are drying. Pls what s the cause and solution to these? U need your opinion. Thanks

Several things could cause that
1. Inadequate watering
2. Reacting to chemicals such as insecticide, pesticide or fertilizer
3. The soil is infected etc
Check what and what you have been applying to your crop

@ jethto, titanic2, neduzz, Watering has been adequate, no insectides or pesticides used and about soil infection, that may be another factor cause I noticed the pumpkin leaves nearby are like that ooo. Thanks

yellowing of leaves is chlorosis ( de soil lacks nitrogen) and browning to death of leaves is necrosis. Apply compost manure, poultry, pig dungs.

Pix of the the cucumber

webhostbiz:
Cucumber farmer, my sample cucumber at my backyard is changing colors and the leaves are drying. Pls what s the cause and solution to these? U need your opinion. Thanks

Try to add nitrogen nutrients to the soil around the plant root.
If you discovered tiny or spotty holes on the leaves, look out for beetles and find suitable spray to apply.
Ensure they are having enough sunlight during the day

It could be that the plant need some water. I once have those type of leave with my cucumber farm. I was still contemplating what to do when there was an heavy downfall which makes everything disappear.
Adding more chemicals might compound the problems.

@ op you said no chemicals has been used, I think this is a fungi infection called downy mildew, it started with a brownish spot at the middle and the leave margins burnt........ Copper oxide is the solution. It a major disease cucumber farmers face especially during raining season. One way to control is that avoiding over head irrigation but how do u control that in raining season? It not possible cos u can't stop rain..... That is why we advice u plant a resistance verities or a verity that is tolerant to such disease......

If it and Hybrid seeds u planted, don't worry much just apply the copper oxide but if it an open pollinated, pls try again later......

Soloxam:
@ op you said no chemicals has been used, I think this is a fungi infection, it started with a brownish spot at the middle and the leave margins burnt........ Copper oxide is the solution. It a major disease cucumber farmers face especially during raining season. One way to control is that avoiding over head irrigation but how do u control that in raining season? It not possible cos u can't stop rain..... That is why we advice u plant a resistance verities or a verity that is tolerant to such disease......

If it and Hybrid seeds u planted, don't worry much just apply the copper oxide but if it an open pollinated, pls try again later......

How can he/we get the copper oxide?

Neduzze5:



How can he/we get the copper oxide?

Go to any agro shops who sales chemicals, tell them u want any fungicide that contain copper oxide...... I know of KOXIDE.

@soloxam thank you. The seed I planted is murano the one I bought from your office at ibadan. I will buy the copper oxide and use to see the result. Thank you

webhostbiz:
@soloxam thank you. The seed I planted is murano the one I bought from your office at ibadan. I will buy the copper oxide and use to see the result. Thank you

if it is murano u planted don't be disturb, it is tolerant to downy mildew, just get copper oxide and spray at 5 days interval. Cos it infected already. But I advice every cucumber farmer to start spraying as early as possible to prevents this disease, they said prevention is better than cure......

Under what trade name are copper oxide marketed? Same thing is happening here.

saliubello:
Under what trade name are copper oxide marketed? Same thing is happening here.

I know of koxide. U can ask ur dealer for other brand.

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Soloxam:
Go to any agro shops who sales chemicals, tell them u want any fungicide that contain copper oxide...... I know of KOXIDE.

am having the same challenges @soloxam and come across this suggestion, I wanto ask if Z-Force contain carbon oxide. Pls I need help

Xolo sam got it perfectly. The problem is not with water. It is fungi infection. I think you have strted using cozide immediatly u noticed change in colour. You can also use milk. If you are an organic farmer

That my friend is a chronic nitrogen deficiency, the leaves drying from the stalk outwards...get yourself liquid fertilizer and spray on the leaves...immediately you see changes, follow it up with phosphorus needed for fruiting and good quality fruit

MrKong:
That my friend is a chronic nitrogen deficiency, the leaves drying from the stalk outwards...get yourself liquid fertilizer and spray on the leaves...immediately you see changes, follow it up with phosphorus needed for fruiting and good quality fruit

how will som1 get phosphorus?

knostbrown01:


how will som1 get phosphorus?

SSP fertilizer...Single Super Phosphate

MrKong:

SSP fertilizer...Single Super Phosphate

thanks bro, is it liquid or granular?, am faced with such challenges, I have applied fungicide but no different, thing kip escalating

knostbrown01:


thanks bro, is it liquid or granular?, am faced with such challenges, I have applied fungicide but no different, thing kip escalating

There's both...liquid is more appropriate in your case

MrKong:
There's both...liquid is more appropriate in your case

thanks bro

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Cucumber farmer, my sample cucumber at my backyard is changing colors and the leaves are drying. Pls what s the cause and solution to these? U need your opinion. Thanks

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