Many summer residents were more than once worried about the need for a garter of cucumbers. This procedure will help to significantly increase the amount of the crop, since untied cucumbers can rot due to contact with wet soil.
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Cucumbers can be grown outdoors and in greenhouses, so their garters will vary.
Open field garter for cucumbers
If your cucumbers grow in the beds, and you are still in doubt whether it is worth tying them up or not, then remember the advantages of such a dressing:
- Convenience in pollination. In a tied state, it will be much easier for insects to pollinate cucumber inflorescences.
- Ease of care. When the plants are tied, it becomes much easier for you to improve the soil around them. In addition, it will be easier for you to water and feed the plants.
- Good lighting and ventilation of plants.
- Reducing the risk of plant diseases as they will not come into contact with the ground.
In addition, there are two ways to tie plants: horizontal and vertical. The horizontal version of the garter is considered the easiest: you need to prepare a 4 meter peg made of wood or iron, as well as a strong rope or twine.
There is also an option with a net for garter bushes, which will help you implement both methods at once. If you have a fence in your garden, then it can serve as a necessary structure, which otherwise can be purchased at the store. Then you will need to pull the net between the pegs that you hammered into the ground. If your plants occupy a large area, then you will need to increase the number of columns to secure the mesh, otherwise it can sag under a lot of weight.
Garter cucumbers in the greenhouse
Mixed garters are also used in greenhouse environments, as this helps save space for other crops.
As a rule, the garter is in a V-shape, as it helps to separate the shoots and avoid their plexus. This option contributes to good lighting of the plant from all sides. So, first you need to tie a rope to the base of the greenhouse, and lower its ends to the plants and tie their base. One end of the rope is for the main shoot and the other for the side branch.
In addition, there is another tying option - blinding. To do this, you need to pull a rope or twine over the soil and tie up all the main shoots under the bottom sheet. And all the shoots that will grow above this rope must be cut off. This option will help you not only control the growth of plants, but also guide them in the right direction for the formation of ovaries.
What do you think, is it worth tying cucumbers in the greenhouse and in the open field?
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