Cucumber is loved by almost everyone. Its fresh and invigorating smell is associated with fragrant okroshka and summer warmth. Refreshing in the heat, okroshka can be prepared without meat, and without radishes, but nothing without cucumber and greens!
Growing vegetables in a greenhouse or a greenhouse in a suburban area will enrich the family diet with vitamins in early spring, maintain it at the proper level until the autumn cold and make it possible to make winter supplies.
Caring for cucumbers in a greenhouse is practically no different from agricultural technology in greenhouses and open ground. One of the main components of the future rich harvest is the selection of suitable, proven varieties and quality seeds. Before sowing the seeds, they must be soaked for about a day in spring or rain water (you can melt it, and if you take it from the tap, it’s good to defend it). The swollen seeds are sown in pairs in peat pots no deeper than 2 cm, covering the top with a film.
After 25 days, seedlings can be transplanted into a greenhouse or greenhouse. Earth needs more c
autumn after harvesting and plant waste to be disinfected with bleach solution. The solution is prepared as follows: dissolve 40 g of lime in 12 liters of water, let it brew for 2 hours and filter. In spring, the soil must be shed with a solution of potassium permanganate (3 g per 10 liters of water). For central Russia, the optimal time for transplanting to a greenhouse is after the first decade of May, and to a garden bed - a month later.
To simplify the care of cucumbers, the width of the ridge should be no more than 60 cm, and it is better to plant the plants in one row. As they grow, they form a plant by pinching lateral shoots at the bottom of the main vine, and pinching it when it touches the upper trellis. Make a pinch after the third leaf behind the last fruit. This technique is guaranteed to increase the future yield. Further, the care of cucumbers consists in maintaining a balance between temperature and humidity and maintaining an appropriate microclimate.
When the plants bloom, the greenhouse must be ventilated (especially on sunny days). But ventilation should be carried out carefully, eliminating drafts: cucumbers do not like this very much and may stop growing. Watering during this period should be increased in volume to 5 liters (always with warm water). Watering is best when the heat of the day subsides.
Cold water can provoke a formidable disease - root rot. When grown outdoors, the disease may appear in cold, rainy summers. Caring for cucumbers during illness is a neatpollination of the roots and the basal part of the stem with a special mixture. To prepare it, you need to add 1 cup of copper sulfate and 2 kg of lime to 6 kg of wood ash, mix well. After pollination, the roots should be sprinkled with fresh fertile soil.
Plants need to be fed twice a month with a solution of mullein, diluted 10 times. Mineral fertilizers can also be applied between organic subcorks. Fruits should be harvested every day or every other day. This gives an incentive for the maturation of the rest. If the care of cucumbers was correct, then you definitely won’t be left without a harvest, and a fresh salad until the very cold weather or pickled crispy cucumber for potatoes in winter will be provided!
