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By Yusuf

United Kingdom

Cucumber plants in high polytunnel. Old leaves gettting brown and shedding. New leaves coming with yellow color on all around about a mm like a frill. Flowering is adequate. Temp during the day 20C and night is 0C. Is this lack of epsom Salt?




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Possibly but the big variation in temperature may be the cause 0c is very cold for them

15 Jan, 2014

 

Hi, welcome to GoY, cucumber's, {cucumis sativus}, is a half hardy annual, usually grown in summer, in a greenhouse , {or poly tunnel}, and do best when a temperature of 71 deg f can be maintained, although some varieties can be grown in a cool greenhouse, or cold frame, but will generally produce less fruit.
Whereabouts are you in the uk, as 20 deg c in the daytime, at this time of year is well nigh impossible without some sort of heater.
I think the best thing you can do is get rid of them, as they're past their best, and will not come again next year, I don't think it is lacking any nutrients, just past it's sell by date, Derek.

15 Jan, 2014

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