Our summer vegetable gardens are paying off now. We are picking tomatoes and peppers and cucumbers ... . Wait a minute. If you’re like a lot of us, you picked a few cucumbers and then our plants got ...

Seeing your cucumber leaves turning yellow can indicate that the cucumber plants are stressed by pests, diseases, or other factors. Taking action at the first signs of leaf yellowing can increase the ...

Whether you have an existing vegetable garden or you're looking to start one, cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) can make an excellent addition. Not only do cucumber plants grow rapidly, but they are also ...

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 ...

Some garden vegetables can go from healthy to dead in the matter of a few short days. Here are some tips to keep those disease-ridden vegetable plants alive and producing veggies. Not all vegetable ...

Every home gardener knows it takes a certain amount of TLC to ensure your plants are healthy and thriving. Whether it’s pest and disease control or staying on top of your watering schedule, there’s ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - A pathogen attacking cucumber and cantaloupe plants is making its way to southwest Virginia. Cucurbit Downey Mildew is spreading fast around the state. It’s a disease that can ...

The aim of this study was to investigate effects of essential oils of origanum (Origanum onites L.), lavender (Lavandula stoechas L. subsp. stoechas), fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.), laurel (Laurus ...