Rookie,

First it could just be the heat and the plants inability to keep up with water flow. This can be complicated by bugs eating on the plant. Bugs that can weaken most any plant are ones like Aphids, leafhoppers and nematodes. Bugs like Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Stripped Cucumber Beetle and Squash bugs love to eat on all vine crops like I like to eat cake. You can usually see these though so it is no shock when the plant gets pwned by them.

Also it could be Squash Vine Burrower (SVB). They like Summer Squash, Zucchini, Pumpkins and HubbardÂs the most but no vine is safe from them. These are a real problem and I bet you get a lot of other people tell you the same thing. You can search this board for lots of info on SVB and some links iwth pictures and help.

Christopher
S. OKC

Well i water my garden every 2-3 days depending if it is still wet a couple inches down.

We have found some squash bugs on our pumpkins but not on the cucumbers. We dont have any pumpkins growing yet... But we gave 2 or 3 little bitty cucumbers growing on the cucumber plants.

I just went outside to see if it perked up and it did...which is good..but some of the leaves are yeallow and look like they are going to die.

I've linked a previous recent discussion on squash vine borers below and you just click on the link to read it.

They normally show up here in July and then another generation hatches out anywhere from 4 to 6 to 8 weeks later.

I haven't had any SVB damage to my plants yet, but saw one of the moths near the garden fence yesterday and bet she was laying eggs, although I haven't found them anywhere yet.

Here is a link that might be useful: Previous thread on squash vine borers

Dawn

Thanks for telling me that! I will have to go outside when it stops raining (if it still is) and check the stems.

What do the moth's look like??

Zoe

Zoe,

You're welcome.

Go to the linked page, click on the little box that has squash vine borer images, and you'll see them. The one I saw yesterday was mature and had the highly visible clear wings.

Dawn

Here is a link that might be useful: Images of Squash Vine Borers

Thanks Dawn!! that helps me alot! =D

Zoe

Zoe,

You're welcome.

Dawn