linandhar's Blog

We are a newly formed couple , both enjoy gardening.  We are of retirement age and have had our own gardens in the past , but we have become somewhat rusty in the particulars of a successful garden. We began this early summer with just a few annual flowers , and they grew and bloomed as expected . We also tried our luck with one vegetable , CUCUMBER , the seeds were planted with care in a well prepared spot in the back yard. The plants sprouted and leaves formed really well , and we were already counting the number of baskets we were soon to be harvesting. BUT , something awfull went wrong.  The leaves began to wither , seemingly die one after another and soon . The first leaves that developed were the first to die , new growth leaves seemed to be green and healthy , and we thought that maybe we'd see a few cucumbers at least.  But , no . Soon  the whole vine of beautiful green leaves seemed to dry up and  die.  Not a good start for us , so if we are to succeed we need to find some answers and know in advance what needs to be done to grow longlasting vegetables in  the garden. So here we are at square one.