Cucumbers are an easy crop and it’s not too late to sow seed for a late summer/fall harvest.

For those of you with mature plants, have them staked to keep the fruit off the soil and less susceptible to slugs.

Keep a lookout for cucumber beetles and their eggs.

These bugs will wreak havoc on your cucumber and squash plants. Check the underside of leaves and around your plants and remove the bugs and eggs and destroy them. If you have damage but no sign of the bugs, spray with Neem oil. There is a labeled jug in the shed with a sprayer.