Yellow Spots on Cucumbers: Why They Appear and How to Get Rid of Them

If the leaves of cucumbers begin to turn yellow, white, or brown, it is time to take action and address potential diseases.

How to Protect Cucumbers?

1. Stop watering for 5 days.
2. Remove the leaves that are already affected by the disease from the shoots.
3. If the temperature is low, cover the cucumbers with agrofibre at night.
4. Place warm water bottles between the beds to prevent cucumbers from freezing overnight.
5. Fight the disease using fungicides, folk remedies, or bio-preparations.

Folk Remedies:

• Dissolve 40 grams of soda and 15 ml of warm water in 5000 ml. Pour the solution around the soil and spray the whips themselves. Repeat the treatment once a week, up to 4 times during the summer.
• In 1000 ml of warm milk, dissolve 35 grams of grated household soap and add 40 drops of iodine. Spray every 10 days until the end of the season.
• In 10 liters of warm water, dissolve 1000 grams of ash. After a week, add 30 ml of soap to the filtered solution and spray as needed.
• Dissolve a couple of tablespoons of mustard powder in a bucket of warm water. After cooling, spray the bushes.
• In 2000 ml of water, dissolve 50 grams of squeezed garlic. After 24 hours, spray the cucumbers with the filtered solution.
• Boil 500 grams of husk in a bucket of water for 5 minutes. After 5 days, spray with the filtered solution once a week.

By following these tips and using these remedies, you can keep your cucumbers healthy and free from yellow spots.