Should dying and dried leaves of squash and cucumbers be cut off ?
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Yes, but if they have verticillium wilt, that needs to be treated, or at least the shears wiped clean w/ Chlorox wipes, with each cut.
Hi Doris,
The first thing you need to do is to check the cucumber plant for disease and treat it if you find that to be true. Here's an article about cucumber diseases that should help you. Wishing you the best.
https://www.seminis-us.com/resources/agronomic-spotlights/important-cucumber-diseases/
Yes, it may be fungus or a disease that can spread.
Thank you