What is bacterial wilt disease?
It is a disease which plugs the water carrying vessels of the cucumber and melon plants. It is spread by the cucumber beetles and is always fatal. Cutworms Should something be done to prevent cutworm damage? Yes, cutworms can really devastate your transplants. They come up at night and cut the tomato plants off at just above ground level. Use some type of mechanical barrier around the plants to keep the cutworm away. Tin cans or milk cartons with the ends cut out work well.
