Why do cucumber leaves wilt? The main reasons and what to do to avoid losing the harvest
To prevent cucumber leaves from wilting, you must first determine the cause and immediately take appropriate measures.
Sometimes, in greenhouse conditions, with the same care, some bushes begin to wither and die.
The cause may be infection with a fairly common fungal disease - root rot.
Fight this disease
If the disease is detected early, the bush should be removed along with the roots, and the area should be treated with wood ash to prevent the infection from spreading to neighboring plants.
If adult cucumber bushes that are actively flowering and bearing fruit are infected, you can try to overcome this disease.
During intensive fruiting, it is not advisable to use chemical-based preparations.
If detected early, you can use organic fungicides "Trichocin" or "Gliocladin".
First, to relieve the load, all the ovaries, flower stalks and several leaves are torn off from the cucumber bush.
It is necessary to mulch the soil around the plant. Then water the plants on the root system with a biofungicide solution.
Foliar treatment is carried out with such preparations as "Alirin" and "Gamair" according to the instructions on the packaging.
Repeat these treatments of cucumbers after 4-5 days.
