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The subtleties of cucumber cultivation
The gardening season has already begun. Have you all planted potatoes? and it's time to get started. Separately, you should pay attention to cucumbers. Those who do not grow them in the greenhouse are now planting seeds in the ground.
The best time to plant cucumbers is mid-May, when the air temperature will reach 15 ° C. Before planting, you need to prepare the soil, dig it up, fertilize it with manure, and then prepare the seeds.
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On gauze, bandage or simple cloth put the seeds of cucumbers. Then fold the fabric in half and moisten it with warm water.
This is done in order to make the seeds grow. Not all will sprout, some will be empty, others will rot, they will have to be thrown away.
Periodically check if there is enough moisture and wet the fabric again, but not strongly so that the seeds do not float in water. Keep it in a warm place where the temperature is above 20 ° C for 3-5 days.
How to properly plant cucumber seeds? Plant good seeds in round holes or long beds. Make beds with your boot. The distance between the rows should be at least 40 cm, taking into account the fact that cucumbers in the future will grow and intertwine.
Place the seeds to a depth of 5 cm at a distance of 20 cm from each other. Then a series of filling with earth and fields with water.
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If you put in a hole, then in each put two seeds. When they come up, leave one sprout. The depth of the hole should also be about 5 cm, the distance between the holes is 60 cm.
Do not grow cucumbers in one place more than 1 time in 5 years, otherwise they will be very sick. It would be good to put them where tomatoes, corn, peas and early potatoes grew last year.
Cucumber beds should always be clean of weeds. During the first 3 weeks, while the plants are small, carefully loosened the soil to a depth of 5 cm. Then, once a week. Pull out the weeds with your hands.
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During the growth and formation of fruits, cucumbers need a lot of water. If possible, water with warm water. Before flowering - every 6-8 days, during fruiting - every 3-4 days. But without fanaticism, if it rains, let it rain.
Growing cucumbers, it is necessary to regularly supply them with various nutrients, produce fertilization with organic and mineral fertilizers.
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For the first time cucumbers need to be fed during flowering. In 10 liters of water, dilute a tablespoon of urea, superphosphate, sodium sulfate and a glass of muffin. Pour a glass of solution under each plant.
Once again, four feed cucumbers during their fruiting with the following solution: in 10 liters of water, dilute a tablespoon of nitrophosca and a glass of chicken droppings. Pour a liter of the solution under the plant.
After the formation of 6-7 leaves, the main stems of cucumbers should be pinched to stimulate the branching of plants and increase their yield. Each plant should also be tied up. At a distance of 10 cm from the root, install a stick in the ground and tie the stem to it.
Cucumbers often suffer from various diseases. The most common of them: root rot and premature yellowing of leaves. These ailments can be fought with folk remedies.
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Root rot occurs due to watering plants with cold water, excessive soil moisture and increased temperature. Cracks that formed during the disease should be treated with an iodine solution. Mix 1 liter of milk, 20 g of finely sliced soap, 30 drops of iodine, 10 liters of water. Processing should be carried out every 10 days.
How to treat cucumbers from diseases? Yellowed leaves should be sprayed with a solution of whey or kefir (2 liters per 10 liters of water). In parallel, watering with a weak solution of permanganate can be carried out.
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Don't forget to harvest on time. Premature cucumbers take a lot of strength from the plant and do not allow new cucumbers to develop if they are not picked. They grow to huge sizes and become watery and tasteless. It is optimal to pick young cucumbers once every 4 days.
Read more about how to care for garden plants in our next articles. Follow the links.
The best time to plant cucumbers is mid-May, when the air temperature will reach 15 ° C. Before planting, you need to prepare the soil, dig it up, fertilize it with manure, and then prepare the seeds.
DepositPhotos
On gauze, bandage or simple cloth put the seeds of cucumbers. Then fold the fabric in half and moisten it with warm water.
This is done in order to make the seeds grow. Not all will sprout, some will be empty, others will rot, they will have to be thrown away.
Periodically check if there is enough moisture and wet the fabric again, but not strongly so that the seeds do not float in water. Keep it in a warm place where the temperature is above 20 ° C for 3-5 days.
How to properly plant cucumber seeds? Plant good seeds in round holes or long beds. Make beds with your boot. The distance between the rows should be at least 40 cm, taking into account the fact that cucumbers in the future will grow and intertwine.
Place the seeds to a depth of 5 cm at a distance of 20 cm from each other. Then a series of filling with earth and fields with water.
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If you put in a hole, then in each put two seeds. When they come up, leave one sprout. The depth of the hole should also be about 5 cm, the distance between the holes is 60 cm.
Do not grow cucumbers in one place more than 1 time in 5 years, otherwise they will be very sick. It would be good to put them where tomatoes, corn, peas and early potatoes grew last year.
Cucumber beds should always be clean of weeds. During the first 3 weeks, while the plants are small, carefully loosened the soil to a depth of 5 cm. Then, once a week. Pull out the weeds with your hands.
DepositPhotos
During the growth and formation of fruits, cucumbers need a lot of water. If possible, water with warm water. Before flowering - every 6-8 days, during fruiting - every 3-4 days. But without fanaticism, if it rains, let it rain.
Growing cucumbers, it is necessary to regularly supply them with various nutrients, produce fertilization with organic and mineral fertilizers.
DepositPhotos
For the first time cucumbers need to be fed during flowering. In 10 liters of water, dilute a tablespoon of urea, superphosphate, sodium sulfate and a glass of muffin. Pour a glass of solution under each plant.
Once again, four feed cucumbers during their fruiting with the following solution: in 10 liters of water, dilute a tablespoon of nitrophosca and a glass of chicken droppings. Pour a liter of the solution under the plant.
After the formation of 6-7 leaves, the main stems of cucumbers should be pinched to stimulate the branching of plants and increase their yield. Each plant should also be tied up. At a distance of 10 cm from the root, install a stick in the ground and tie the stem to it.
Cucumbers often suffer from various diseases. The most common of them: root rot and premature yellowing of leaves. These ailments can be fought with folk remedies.
DepositPhotos
Root rot occurs due to watering plants with cold water, excessive soil moisture and increased temperature. Cracks that formed during the disease should be treated with an iodine solution. Mix 1 liter of milk, 20 g of finely sliced soap, 30 drops of iodine, 10 liters of water. Processing should be carried out every 10 days.
How to treat cucumbers from diseases? Yellowed leaves should be sprayed with a solution of whey or kefir (2 liters per 10 liters of water). In parallel, watering with a weak solution of permanganate can be carried out.
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Don't forget to harvest on time. Premature cucumbers take a lot of strength from the plant and do not allow new cucumbers to develop if they are not picked. They grow to huge sizes and become watery and tasteless. It is optimal to pick young cucumbers once every 4 days.
Read more about how to care for garden plants in our next articles. Follow the links.
