Your carefully nurtured cucumber plants are suddenly wilting despite all your best efforts. Or maybe it's your squash, melon or pumpkin plants that are affected. Perhaps you see a bug you don't ...

Are the leaves of your cucumber plants wilting despite consistent watering? Do you notice brown, white, or yellow spots on the leaves or cucumbers? Your cucumber plant may be infected by bacterial, ...

Q: Last year, my cucumber plants kept wilting, no matter how moist the soil was. How can I help them fare better this year? A: You probably ran into bacterial wilt, a common disease that affects ...

Experienced vegetable gardeners know that when cucumber and squash vines start to wilt there may be more than lack of water at fault. Plants in the cucurbit family include cucumbers, squash, ...

The cucumbers in the photo appear to have bacterial wilt, which is caused by the bacterium Erwinia tracheiphila. The leaves of infected plants first appear a dull green, then wilt during the day and ...

Signs of cucumber beetle activity include chewed leaves, holes, dimples, and scars on fruits. Cucumber beetles transmit bacterial wilt and cucumber mosaic virus, which cause plant death. Cucumber ...

You tuck cucumber vines into the soil while dreaming of the fresh, crunchy fruits and tart pickles to come. And then one day, you walk into the garden to find holey, sickly plants in place of the lush ...

If you want to grow some veggies at home, cucumbers are one of the best options to start with. They are pretty easy to grow, and once you're successful, you'll be sure to enjoy them — few things are ...