Also, thought this could be Iron issue, which I was hoping the minors fert would resolve.

Well, whatever it is I'd think Al or JAG may know. Why don't you post this question and the picture over at the Container Forum so we can see what they think....

Nice to hear somebody in Zone 10 has been able to grow cukes this time of year :-)

Tom

I am surprised too. I have heard people say it is too late. But they are doing great, so far... They are droopy during the day and pickup around 4. The problem is in the container and in the ground. Wandering maybe heat issue.

it looks vaguely like anthracnose to me... mine are totally infected, but happily still producing. tough little plants...

it's amazing yours are still alive in z10, and even more amazing that they're not infested with pickleworms. your minors should help if it's a deficiency. have you done a good wash of chelated iron? if indeed it's an iron deficiency (entirely likely with rain + potting mix), that should turn it around in a few days... a tablespoon in a gallon of water, and splash it all over the leaves and in the pot.

nice job with the cukes. where'd you get the seeds?

Think got seeds from Southern Seed Exchange and the variety is "Poinsette 76". I have been spraying with Thuricide which seems to be getting things under control, I have lost a few though to the pickleworms (pickle worms are the worms the burrow into the fruit right?).

Another member in the container garden forum recommended that it might be an iron issue as well. So I am going to head down to my local nursery this morning and see what I can come up with. I am suspecting an Iron deficiency myself.

Thanks

linchat, how about a pic of your containers and how you are supporting the cuke vines?

bernie

huh--i'm amazed by the disease resistance of this open-pollinated cuke... why aren't we all growing it? sez it's resistant to anthracnose... HAH! nothing's resistant to it! but i'll definitely grow this next year...

Here are the pics. Does not quite show how the cucmbers are growing on the Okra stocks real well though.

This is a picture from the backside. Okra are out in front.
Cucumbers are up in the tomato cages and wandering over to cukes in other pots.
(The black containers get virtually no sun, so no, they are not heating up :) )

Here is from the side so you can see (if you can see) how the cucumbers wandered over to the Okra. Did not come out well in to the pic, you can kinda see how the cucumbers has become intertwined with the okra. Really worked out well.

Good job! You also get a Blue Ribbon in the Summer Veggie Green Thumb award category :-)

Tom

I've been growing the same cucumber, "Poinsett 76" since March here in Altamonte Springs. I paid a $1.00 for the seeds from either Home Depot or Walmart. These are a wonderful tasting cucumber, I have harvested over 60 cukes and am just now losing the plants to the heat and the pickle worms. I used seaweed kelp mixed with fish emulsion & epsom salts for fertilizer but I am going to try Espoma's Vegetable-tone when I replant in the Fall.

In the ground or in containers? I will definitely be planting these in the fall. First time with cucumbers I got a significant harvest thanks to this variety.