Cucumbers are very popular with gardeners. What a pleasure it is to pick a strong pimply fruit and taste its sweetish crispy flesh! But, like any other cultivated plant, cucumbers are susceptible to disease. The sooner the cause of the disease is recognized, the more effective the treatment of cucumber disease will be, which means that the plants will be saved and the crop will not suffer.
From the most common among vegetable crops, a fungal disease of white rot can be distinguished. It affects not only cucumbers, but also onions, tomatoes, celery, cabbage and other crops. White rot spreads throughout the plant, covers stems, roots, leaves with white mycelium. Vegetable culture dries, withers and dies. The spread of this disease is facilitated by cool weather with high humidity, poorly ventilated greenhouse. So that the disease of cucumbers does not lead the plant to death, you need to do the following. It is necessary to maintain in the greenhouse where the plants are planted, the level of air temperature and humidity that is optimal for them, and regularly arrange ventilation. Greenhouse soil should be disinfected. If the plant is already affected by the disease, it is necessary to remove its infected parts. As a top dressing for cucumbers, aqueous solutions of urea are suitable,zinc sulfate and copper sulfate.
Fungal diseases of cucumbers are not limited to white rot. Anthracnose also belongs to similar plant diseases. It also poses a danger to the plant. Signs of the disease are light brown spots that appear on leaves and stems, as well as mucous ulcers on cucumber fruits. As a result, they begin to rot, become wrinkled. As a preventive measure, seeds should be chosen for planting only from he althy fruits, bleach should be used in the greenhouse as a disinfectant. The remains of plants, especially those with cucumber diseases, must be immediately destroyed. It is necessary to monitor the plants affected by the fungus during the flowering period and during the selection of seedlings for planting in the ground. To prevent the occurrence of bacteriosis (angular spotting), plants should not be planted densely. For prevention, they can be treated with Bordeaux liquid, mineral fertilizers that contain potassium.
In addition to fungal diseases, cucumbers also have viral diseases. These include ordinary mosaic. As a result of its appearance, spots of light green color appear on the leaves of plants. To eradicate cucumber disease or prevent it, the following measures are used: regular inspection of the plant and monitoring for signs of its occurrence. It is necessary to adhere to the observance of crop rotation. For spraying plants, a solution of green fertilizer with wood ash is suitable. Ingredients must be taken fromthe ratio of one glass to one bucket of solution. A dangerous disease is root rot, which can destroy the plant. Among the measures for its prevention, the following can be mentioned: watering cucumbers with warm water, mulching the soil in the greenhouse, removing the affected plant elements. The root part of cucumbers should be sprinkled with charcoal.
Cucumber seedling diseases are known that can lead to the death of plants. For example, powdery mildew. It appears as a white coating on the leaves. To avoid it, you should regulate the flow of moisture to vegetable crops, alternate plants planted in one place. By following these preventive measures, you can save plants and ensure a high yield of cucumbers.
