As long as the dead mouse is in your home, the smell will get worse with time as the animal decays. So itâs important to find the carcass ASAP and get rid of it to stop the smell from getting worse. To locate the dead mouse in a wall or enclosed space, follow your nose.
Most cucumber plants contain compounds known as cucurbitacins (âkyew-ker-BIT-a-sinsâ) that cause fruit to taste bitter. At low levels, you arenât likely to detect them. But high levels of cucurbitacins produce extremely bitter fruit. Some cucumber varieties possess a gene that inhibits their formation.
It's critical to give cucumber plants plenty of mulch. They need lots of water and if the soil gets too hot or it dries out, the plants will stop producing fruit. When mulching around any vegetable be sure to add at least 4 inches of mulch. Keep the mulch away from the stem of the plants so they don't get too wet.