Gummy stem blight
Mycosphaerella cucumis in cucumber causes brown lesions on the foot and higher up on the stem. On the lesions, golden-brown gummy drops occur, hence the name [...] gummy stem blight. On the lesions, black specks, the new fruiting bodies with spores, become visible. On the leaves, round and extending lesions may occur [...] times Extra Silicon and/or Calcium nutrition hardens the cell walls and makes it harder for the fungi to enter the leaves Pick flowers within two days