What is the summer begins? From the flavor of freshness of the first collected cucumbers! The main thing is to ensure the correct care for such gentle and requires the attention of vegetable!
Planting cucumbers in open ground
Preparation of the garden for landing and growing cucumbers start in autumn, bringing organic fertilizers into the soil. If for some reason you did not have time to do this, then early in the spring reappeat the soil with humus to the bayonet shovel. At about the twenties of May, in the ground, make integrated fertilizers, reappel, crush the top layer of the soil and you can start landing. The cucumbers are best grown on the sleeper, the fruits are less susceptible to diseases and pests, without touching the Earth. To care for them in this form is much more convenient than in the garden, which will subsequently grow across the entire area.
How to care for cucumbers in the open ground - watering
The quantity and quality of the future harvest depends on the timely regular irrigation.
- It is necessary to water the cucumbers regularly, at least twice a week, in the heat every day when the sun sits.
- Water must soak the land for the entire depth, where the roots live.
- Under the roots pour water is not recommended. After watering, make a groove and carefully cover the eye of the grass or dry ground to hold moisture.
- Water should be accumulated in the sun, the temperature of at least 20 degrees. Cold water is destructive for this culture, twisted small fruits will appear and fallen leaves.
- The cucumbers really love watering "rain", but it is possible to water only in the evening, to avoid burns on the leaves.
- Dachnips are usually not possible to water the cucumbers every day. Then plastic bottles will come to the rescue. Cut the bottom, and around the plugs make several holes. At a distance of 10 cm from the root, insert a bottle and pour water into the well. During the week, your cucumbers will not need watering.
How to care for cucumbers in the open soil - trimming and garter
To form the right Lian, the first two wounds need to break, the second wounds should also be removed. Approximately over the third-fourth sheet, we leave buds, they are mainly harvesting. For the formation of sidebands and increase the yield, pinch the tip of the bush over 7-8 sheet. Sometimes a lot of empty-flowers are formed on cucumbers, the reason is sowing not heated or fresh seeds. If a lot of men's colors, make a superphosphate feeder. In 10 liters of water, throw 60-70 g of the superphosphate, let the solution of the day, after which the cucumbers.
How to care for cucumbers in the open soil - feeding
An important aspect of care for cucumbers is their nutrition. The feeding is recommended at least once every fifteen days.
- The first feeder is carried out when two leaves on the bush appear, at this time the plant needs nitrogen, which contributes to growth. Adjust the plant with chicken litter or urea, at the rate of 1 tablespoon per 10 liters of water.
- During flowering, paint the cucumbers with a speckless infusion: pull the nettle, sort it into small pieces and fill with 10 liters of water, let's break 1-2 days. For watering, divorce 1 liter of infusion with 9 liters of pure water. In nettle a lot of nitrogen, potassium, calcium, which contribute to the growth and appearance of the first harvest.
- To increase the crop, divert 1 kg of wood ash for 10 liters. Insist the day, then dig with water and swipe cucumbers. The feeding is enough for one liter bank for each bush.
How to care for cucumbers in the open ground - harvesting
At the initial stage of fruiting, cleaning is carried out every 2 days, and with abundant harvest every other day. The best time is considered early morning or late evening after irrigation, when the cucumbers are elastic and juicy. The collection is very carefully collecting healthy cucumbers, simultaneously remove patients and spoiled fruits. Unmanded during the Zelentsy, prevent the barring for new ones. It is forbidden to tear, twist, pull the cucumbers with your hands, separate from the fruit by a secitor or a knife, in order to avoid injury.