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.
Powdery Mildew. Overhead watering can lead to powdery mildew on cucumber leaves. Mildew grows quickly on large, older leaves, causing them to turn yellow and wilt. Cucumber fruits are not directly affected, but can become sunburned when the protective leaves wither away, leaving them exposed.