Gardeners dream of a delicious and beautiful cucumbers, but in fact are often bitter, intricately curved vegetables that still grow in the right quantities are unwilling. From this crop you want to cry, and never take up cultivation of green fruit. Our tips will help you do everything right and pleasure to see how mature crunchy cucumbers.
Buying the right seed - an important task, but with her growing cucumbers is just beginning. What to do next? If you are faced with green vegetables for the first time or from time to time you do not get the crop, which had been counted, it's time to familiarize yourself with our tips.
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Choose the right varieties and hybrids of cucumber
The very first step. If you stumble on it, the whole process can not be saved. Manufacturers seeds offer gardeners are hundreds of varieties, are placed on stacks of colorful pictures and big promises. We must remember that there are no miracles. Cucumber, intended for growing in a greenhouse, do not give an abundant harvest in the open field. And vice versa. Therefore guided by growth conditions, read details on particular grades can be on the back side of the package.
Seeds vary in price. Do not skimp on the purchase of varieties resistant to common diseases in your area. Modern hybrids also guarantee the absence of bitterness. But as popular hybrid beam - it is better to pass. They look impressive and huge harvests yield theory. But in practice, require endless attention, down to hourly watering. Few people can provide such conditions.
Do not make cucumber crowded
Cucumbers trailing or branch (shrub varieties), therefore, require a lot of space. If the plants are planted too heap, they will diligently compete for resources, and before fructification case can not reach. So always expect to planting, so that each cucumber had enough personal space. Classic embodiment, between bushes remains 60 cm, and the rows are arranged at a greater distance twice. If you are planning a vertical cultivation, the plants can be planted thick - 40 cm from each other.
By the way, in one well on the two seeds are planted not to increase the number of plants. The idea is to continue to keep the most powerful and the weak to remove.
Properly moisturize cucumbers
Bitter cucumbers - an incorrect watering offerings. A disadvantage, excess moisture, cold water provoke production kukurbitatsina. It is this substance gives an unpleasant bitter taste. In order not to spoil the harvest, it is important to always stand in front of the water curtain and allowed to warm in the sun. Land on the ridges should not dry, it should be watered about twice a week, but in any case not to allow education impassable swamps.
Water is necessary to pour into the aisle, and not under the root. Cucumbers do not mind sprinkling, but to spray water on the leaves should be in the evening, to avoid sunburn.
Observe the temperature regime
Cucumbers are grown almost everywhere, but it is very capricious plant. In most latitudes conditions for their normal development inappropriate. So, they need the daily average temperature is below 15 degrees. Not every summer can boast such results. For the active formation of ovaries air to warm up to 25 degrees, but if it gets hot 33 on cucumbers can be found only barren flowers.
Night frosts disastrous for the plant, and after lowering the night temperature to 10 degrees must prepare for numerous diseases. Therefore, cultivating supporters crop in the open ground should be ready to competently react to changing weather conditions. If the temperature is not happy, the beds should be mulched and covered with a film or a modern spunbond.
Protect cucumbers from the wind
Wind - another enemy of cucumbers that can lead to bitterness and the development of disease. Plants love humidity and no wind, so the heifer feel fine. In an open air mass movement of soil can not be avoided, so it is necessary to create protection. You can use a light wooden panels, also helps to planting plants in the walls.
Provide nutrition cucumbers
On cucumbers immediately clear when they are dissatisfied with the conditions of cultivation. Signs of problems every gardener needs to know to fix the position of the time:
- fruits brighten, tips zauzhivayutsya and bent - it is necessary the introduction of nitrogen;
- cucumber one hand grow narrower, and on the other broad - potassium;
- wilted and fell on the beam ovary grades - a little power;
- narrowed in the middle of the fruit - excessive moisture, drought;
- curved arc of cucumbers - the neighborhood of different varieties, cross-pollination.
Fertilizing plants need regular, it is necessary to alternate root and foliar fertilizers. A good effect is given special formulations for cucumbers and folk remedies.
Timely pinch whip cucumber
Cucumbers should be sure to pinch back, otherwise they will grow uncontrollably until they become a greenhouse in the lush jungle. But it would not be terrible if among the green mass of the fruit met. Ovaries are formed only in the side shoots that gets too little power due to uncontrollable growth.
Pinch cucumbers should be correct. In self-pollinated - the main escape at a height of one and a half meters, and then 2-3 at the side of the first sheet, the next - a few feet from the stem.
Pcheloopyljaemogo - similarly, only the first 4 side is completely removed, the next 4 to 20 cm, the remaining - 60 cm.
It is important!Some varieties do not require topping: odnostebelnye, some hybrids. This information should be indicated on the package with seeds!
Specially pinch varieties that do not require pollination. Four lower escaping should be removed from the first sheet of the next meter - leave one ovary, then two feet - two ovaries. Once the stem will grow up to the top, it is necessary to put horizontally, to leave 3- and 4 prischipit escape.
It is important!The maximum length of the main whip cucumber - not more than two meters. Begin pinch they should not before reaching 30 cm in length.
Protect cucumber against diseases and pests
Cucumbers are subject to mass disease, so it is important to be etched seeds. Many manufacturers sell ready for planting materials passed all the processing. Protect may not work if the time does not handle itself and greenhouse. Usually, only one disinfection season.
Among the pests from cucumbers, too many enemies. Aphids, spider mites can penetrate into the greenhouse at any time, will only regular monitoring of the state of landings and time taken protective measures. If folk remedies do not help, you can take advantage of the achievements of the chemical industry.
Mulch cucumber beds
Cucumbers do not like weeds neighborhood. Uncultured plants depriving them of nutrients, in addition, they contribute to the spread of pests and diseases. Therefore, it is necessary to regularly remove weeds and loosen the ground.
To care for the plants yl easier and more efficient, Zamulchiruyte beds. Choose turf, straw, mulch or ground cover with geotextile.
Collect cucumbers neatly
Gathering cucumbers - a separate art. Fruits should not be messy pluck, pull - risk damaging the whip. Break off the legs gently at the base of cucumber, as if pinching off. You can use sharp scissors.
Growing cucumbers - not an easy task, but armed with the tips, you're sure to consult.
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