Knowing the agro-technical requirements, you can get a good harvest. For cucumbers always distinguish a good place for planting and extra time to care.
sowing cucumbers
Sow the crop need soil warmed by the sun. This is best done in the middle or at the end of May, when the soil temperature is + 13-15 ° C. At higher temperatures, the soil or seed frost part inevitably die.
Sow the seeds of cucumbers need a depth of 2 cm, 5-7 bushes, as they have to get enough light and fresh air.
soil preparation
Before sowing cucumbers important to choose a site and prepare the ground. Pre-fertilize the need humus manure best suited cow dung. Thus, in the future harvest will get enough nutrients and will be protected from the various pests and diseases.
soil system
Plant seeds of this culture loves excellent access to oxygen roots and sufficient moisture. But gross invasion of the soil can cause great damage to the roots. Therefore, the best land around the planting of cucumbers not loosen, so the roots can be damaged.
Roots are only 5 cm from the ground and reach a length of 25 cm. It is best to cover the useful soil organic matter, further to not loosen and not injure the soil.
Moisture for the crop
The most important thing in this vegetable crop correct watering cucumbers. Insufficient and excessive watering seedling leads to bitter fruit. A lack of oxygen in the soil makes the cucumber leaves pale and fragile.
The soil is preferred to pour warm water, not cold, because the root system of cucumber sour. It is the ground level of humidity for cucumber is 80%, and fatal - 30%. Temperature Water mode should be + 18 ° C.
Caring for cucumbers
Proper cucumber cultivation technique provides a good harvest. It is best to start sown seedlings at the beginning of the summer. So the fruit will get the maximum amount of sunlight and heat. The beds are prepared from the north to the south and pre-fertilized organic matter.
When growing cucumbers is important to abide by the following factors:
• systematic collection of fruit;
• fertilization;
• frequent watering of the earth.
Collection of cucumbers is best done early in the morning, so they are better retain their properties longer stored. If you collect them in the evening, they are less than the store and quickly fade. After collecting the need to remove the bad fruit, or they will interfere with the growth of the next crop.
Pluck the fruit can not be, so it is possible to injure the whip. The correct approach is to gently cut with scissors cucumbers. In order to preserve the plants strong and healthy fruit, it is necessary to clean the beds when viewed yellowed leaves and infected diseases.
With proper watering, and timely fertilizing plants will please a good harvest for several seasons.