Making honey solution for feeding cucumbers

  • Dec 24, 2019
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According to generally accepted standards of cucumber seedlings are planted in open ground at the end of the spring (the month of May) until the beginning of June. Once the plant has been planted in open ground, attacking not only completely different climatic conditions for him, but the other part of the soil.

Fertilizing cucumbers. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru
Fertilizing cucumbers. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

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Honey to feed the cucumbers

To the young bushes have taken root well and fruited, it is necessary to prepare the soil before transplanting. This is easily done by adding fertilizer to the soil. And in the period of active life proper fertilizing plants not only provide abundant harvest, but also extend the life of fruiting. The most effective is the dressing of cucumber honey.

Honey as a dressing. Illustration for an article used open source
Honey as a dressing. Illustration for an article used open source

There are two types of fertilizer and bait honey Cucumber:

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  • Spraying the leaves of the plant.
  • Soak the cuttings before planting.

spraying leaves

As is known, cucumbers are entomophilous plants, ie, to those who need the pollination insects. That's how often the insects will pollinate the plant depends fruiting culture. Therefore, to have a well-pollinated cucumbers, need to attract the bigger insects. However, in the rainy cool time insects are in short supply. And, in order to attract bees and bumble bees, you can use this the most effective way.

Cooking honey solution. Illustration for an article used open source
Cooking honey solution. Illustration for an article used open source

After landing in the open ground is necessary to make a weak solution of honey and sprinkle them cucumbers before flowering. It is advisable to make early spring. The aroma of honey that spreads rapidly through the air, will attract bumblebees and honeybees.

Sprinkle cucumber honey solution needed several times per season. A more experienced growers say that the honey aroma should always be present in the area and especially in the garden.

Such a method of feeding cucumbers will provide not only a constant-pollination of plants, but also a good harvest, despite the deteriorating weather conditions.

To prepare the honey solution, you need to mix 1 tbsp. l. honey with 1 liter of very warm but not hot water. After the resulting solution was cooled, poured it into a fine spray and spray around the bushes, ready to bloom.

Soaking cuttings fruit crops

Many experienced growers say that if before planting in open ground cuttings cucumbers soaked in honey solution, then they are better take root, and their growth will go a lot faster, and the fruit of this plant is much bigger, juicier, and will feature more useful content substances.

To soak the cuttings in honey solution must be 1-2 tbsp. l. honey stir in 5-7 liters of water and drop to the plant for 8-12 hours. For convenience it is better to soak the cuttings in a wide bucket.

You can also combine several kinds of dressings. The alternation of the methods will allow the plant to be fed with useful trace elements, potassium, phosphorus and calcium. However, all known to mix fertilizer and feed in the bushes one time is not necessary, because the in each a certain period of life or vegetation plant it only needed some substances.

For example, to enable the rapid growth of bushes, you need to use those substances, which contain a lot of nitrogen. After all, when cucumbers form the ovary, it is vital phosphorus and potassium.

Thus, when landing in the open ground should be prepared not only the soil but also plants. This is to ensure that, despite the change in the climate and soil conditions, the plant is stuck in a new place and gave a great harvest. Also do not forget about the regular watering, weeding the weeds and bushes from getting rid of the pests. A properly combined and timely fertilizing the plants throughout the growing season and fruiting not only ensure the safe development, but also a rich harvest.

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