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From the photo, your cucumber plant actually looks quite healthy @adkandel. There’s plenty of green growth and it’s flowering well. At this stage, nothing stands out as a problem.
Are you noticing any specific issues, like poor fruit set, yellowing leaves, pests, or anything else that’s worrying you? If you can provide a few more details about what you’re seeing or what you’re concerned about, we can give more targeted advice to help your cucumbers along.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Mitchell
From what you've shown, those brown-stained leaves could be a bit of sunburn @adkandel, though it’s hard to say for certain. Since your cucumber is planted right in front of a dark fence, that could be radiating extra heat onto it during the hottest part of the day. You could try giving the plant some temporary shade during peak sunlight and make sure it’s getting enough water to help cope with the heat stress. Overall, the plant still looks healthy, so I’d recommend removing the heavily browned leaves so it can focus its energy on the healthy growth.
Mitchell
It sounds like the early fruit decay could be related to a few different things, including water stress, heat, or even a fungal or bacterial issue. Since your plant already has some yellowing and brown leaves, it may be under stress, which can cause young fruits to fail. Make sure the plant is getting consistent watering, ideally at the base, and avoid wetting the foliage too much to reduce the risk of disease. Also, check for pests or signs of rot around the fruit stems.
Mitchell
