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4 postsTwo exotic gourds that shrug off mildew better than the garden cucumber: the grape-sized cucamelon and the stuffable achocha. An eye-catcher along the fence, started indoors from CW 16 and planted out from mid-May.
Spider mites love dry, hot air and give themselves away through pale stippling and fine webbing. Why moisture of all things is your best remedy, how the paper test confirms the infestation, when predatory mites help, and why the chemical hammer often backfires.
Two diseases, one confusing name: how to tell powdery from downy mildew with a glance at the leaf underside, why one needs fine weather and the other wetness, and how to prevent both with robust varieties and an airy stand.
Salad or pickling cucumber, greenhouse or outdoors, and why a cucumber turns bitter. How to grow both types, train them up a support and harvest them crisp.
