Cucumbers [View all]

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For the second year in a row my pickle cucumber plants are just about dead. I bought three beautiful healthy seedlings that were thriving until they were planted. Following last year's progression these plants' leaves started yellowing then shriveled up. The plants are now just about dead. Three years ago we had a huge harvest so I don't think it's the soil.

The weather hasn't been helpful this year. Last Saturday and Sunday nights we had to cover all the plants due to possible frost. Last year it was very warm early and stayed warm all season so I don't think it's weather related. I'm baffled. Any thoughts on this problem?

UPDATE: DH went to the greenhouse this morning and got three new plants. He spoke to the man who does the planting about the first plants. He was told that he's watering them too much! The man told him not to water them every day even if we don't get rain. The same goes for the tomato plants. We'll see how the new plants work out. Thank you for adding your thoughts, Nutmeg Yankee.