Cucumbers - a culture that grows almost every gardener on his site. Someone prefers to immediately sow the seeds in the open ground in the prepared wells, and someone diligently grows the seedlings on the windowsill and only then planted in the ground. And already at this stage, sometimes you have to face the fact that for some reason the seedlings of cucumbers dry leaves.
It is rather unpleasant to encounter this at the very beginning of the journey, especially if the planting time for the seedlings is tight, and there is no time to cultivate the new seedlings. You can try to cope with the situation and save the crumbs.
What to do if the leaves of the cucumber seedlings dry?
If the seedlings as a whole are weak and frail, with dry tips, this may mean that the seeds were initially poor and substandard. In this case, unfortunately, we will have to start all over again. Of this seedling nothing worthwhile will not work. Hurry to resettle cucumbers, only when buying new seeds make sure that they are good and again you will not let down.
The second reason is inappropriate land. There are several variations of soil composition for cucumbers:
- peat, humus, rotting sawdust (2: 2: 1) with the addition of wood ash, urea, superphosphate and potassium sulfate;
- soddy earth humus or compost (1: 1) with the addition of wood ash, superphosphate and potassium sulfate;
- peat , humus, sawdust, sand, mullein (6: 1: 1: 1: 1);
- soddy land, peat, humus, stale sawdust (1: 1: 1: 1).
Probably, your seed did not fit the soil or it lacks nutrients. Try to change it, neatly transplanting sprouts.
Also, the cause of dry leaves may be incorrect watering. And it can damage both insufficient and excessive level of soil moisture. Among other reasons why the cucumber ends of leaves dry and do not grow - non-compliance with temperature, insufficient air humidity, insufficient lighting, the presence of a draft, as well as pests in the soil and on leaves.
To solve the problem, you need to follow all the requirements of growing seedlings. In the case of pests, it is necessary to transplant the seedlings into a new land or to water (sprinkle) with appropriate medications.
Why do the cucumbers dry the leaves?
If you want to harvest without leaving your house, grow cucumbers on the windowsill and suddenly notice that their leaves dry, you need to take urgent measures to save plants.
Causes to cause diseases of indoor cucumbers are some pests. For example, aphids, which are brought together with soil and planting pots. The leaves damaged by this insect dry, curl, the flowers fall and the whole plant gradually dies. Once you have noticed the aphids on your plants, sprinkle them with an actinic, intra-vir, phosbicide or infusion of garlic.
Damage to the plant can be a germ fly - a gray insect with a strip on the abdomen, larvae - white. They winter in
Also, the cause of the fact that cucumbers on the windowsill dry leaves can be root rot - a fungal disease. Decay of roots leads first to the drying of the leaves, and then to the complete death of the plant. To prevent this from happening, it is necessary to observe the temperature regime for the soil, water it at room temperature, do not allow waterlogging or drying of the land. If the rot can not be avoided, it is necessary to pour the earth into containers to form additional accessory roots.