Cucumber Mix resistant to anthracnose, bacterial wilt, and downy mildew

[CareoftheEarth (Care of the Earth Community Farm)]

We planted about 30 plants of 8 “varieties” this week that we will use to create a grex that is resistant to anthracnose, bacterial wilt, and downy mildew. The 8 “varieties” are “Natsu and Friends” (Lot 20), “Natsu and Friends” (Lot 23), “Costa”, “Ashley”, “Joesen”, “GTS Everything Mix”, Bellevue”, and “Bhutan Meets Greg”. We have had some success with most of these varieties and are excited to see what a mix of a survivor population of these varieties looks like in the future.

[jens (Jensigne)]

How did your project go?

I ordered “Bhutan Meets Greg” for next season. How did it do for you?

[CareoftheEarth (Care of the Earth Community Farm)]

Bhutan Meets Greg did really well - several different phenotypic types showed promise. You can read the update about our project here:

Update on Cucumbers with resistance to Angular Leaf Spot, DM, and Bacterial Wilt

We harvested our seed crop from our original cucumber planting. We are happy with the final grex. Early in the planting, we had cucumber beetle pressure (bacterial wilt) and Angular Leaf Spot, which is common here in June. We may also have had some Target Leaf Spot, but it is hard to distinguish them. We rogued any plants that were particularly affected. It has been really warm and dry here most of the summer, so also we had good selection on drought. We did have a wet stretch at the end of July…