In our country you will not find a summer cottage, no matter where cucumbers are grown. They can grow in polycarbonate greenhouses, greenhouses, barrels and in the open field. If the goal is set - to collect a generous harvest, you need to understand all the intricacies of caring for this popular crop and know if you need to tie it up and in which mode to water.
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After the emergence of shoots, there comes a crucial moment in the care of vegetables, so that they will delight for a long time with their crunchy greens.
Caring for cucumbers with your own hands is not difficult - you need to follow simple rules.
Rules for the proper irrigation of cucumbers in the greenhouse and open ground
In order for the plant rarity and the cucumber bush to produce a rich and tasty harvest, you need to follow
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- Timelinessfrom the surface of the earth and during watering, water quickly penetrates deep into the ground. Roots with insufficient watering does not receive the moisture that the cucumber bush needs so much for full growth, flowering and fruiting.
Cucumbers also have large leaves that play a large role in the evaporation of moisture. As a result, the plant is watered frequently using the sprinkling method .
Young seedlings can be watered only around the bush. Young seedlings are watered only around the bush, in order not to damage the seedlings and not expose the weak root system. When the roots appear above the soil surface, it is necessary to immediately hilling the plant.- During the period of rains, cucumbers growing on open beds, during growth, during the formation of lashes and during the formation of inflorescences can not be irrigated at all.
- In hot and dry weather, cucumbers are watered with daily , as the top layer dries. For good soil saturation with water, per square meter use with up to 15 liters of water .
- During the period of budding, watering is done: on a sunny day twice a day , on a cloudy day, twice a week. An adult who has formed a bush needs 15 liters of per square meter.meter, and with new greens - 25 liters .
- During fruiting, a large amount of water is necessary for the full development of the fruit( the taste and quality of cucumbers depend on it).
The rate and regularity of irrigation is determined by the degree of moisture enrichment of the soil. With sufficient watering, water is not absorbed into the soil and remains on the ground.
Do not allow drying and strong waterlogging of the soil. The first sign of a lack of water is wilting of the foliage, and an overabundance of moisture can lead to rotting of the roots.
The best time for watering is morning or after sunset , when the sun's rays are still or no longer active. After each watering, is loosening the soil between rows so that the moisture remains longer and does not form an earthen clod.
Watering cucumbers in open ground is different from watering in a greenhouse. Watering cucumbers grown in open field is significantly different from watering greenhouse cucumbers. Here it is necessary to take into account humidity and observe the temperature regime .When the temperature falls below 15 degrees, watering is not carried out, since at low temperatures the root system does not absorb water well, which can lead to plant disease.
In order to enjoy a rich harvest and prevent the emergence of various diseases, cucumbers are watered with exceptionally warm water.If during the day, the temperature is kept at 25 degrees, the bushes are watered not at the root, and around the plant , while increasing, use the method of sprinkling over the .This method is used exclusively in the morning.
By the end of the summer period, watering is reduced, since excessive moisture in cold soil can cause root rot.
Weeding and loosening the beds
Since cucumbers have primary roots close to the surface, weeding and loosening are done very carefully.
. The loosening procedure should be carried out by the after each watering of the , carefully moving the lash away. In the first month, young shoots are loosened daily, to a depth of 4 cm, then this procedure is carried out every 7 days. Hilling is carried out several times per season to build up young lateral roots.
Weeding the bushes is necessary to conduct as weed grows, as weeds carry with them various diseases that can cause irreparable damage to the cucumber vine.
In order to stop the growth of weeds and retain moisture in the soil, you can conduct mulching : mowed grass, sawdust or straw.
. Ways of garter in the ground and the polycarbonate greenhouse.
. Care of cucumber culture is also in the garter of shoots. This procedure should be carried out with the growth of the bush.Correct plant binding solves several serious problems:
- Saves space
- Prevents the occurrence of diseases caused by contact of fruit with the ground
- Facilitates harvestingLate garter carries a high risk of damage to the crop.
Garter for ready-made mesh 
For self-made trellis There are two types of garter:
- Horizontal
- Vertical
Special nets are ideal for tying. The mesh is tensioned on a trellis or support, and cucumbers begin to curl over it themselves. In a greenhouse, cucumbers are tied up with a string to horizontal yards. You can also snap to arcs or make a support yourself.
Necessary top dressing during flowering
All vegetable crops for good growth need correct and timely feeding, cucumbers are no exception. Every gardener should know when, how and how to fertilize cucumbers during flowering.
During the flowering period, the cucumber bush must be fed. Cucumbers fertilize with phosphorus-potassium and nitrogenous fertilizers .Nitrogen and potassium provide active growth and foliage formation, and phosphorus increases flowering.
Plant nutrition improves fruiting and increases the yield of , and also protects the plant from all sorts of diseases.
In order to achieve permanent fruiting, you need to follow three rules:
- Cucumbers are better not to feed at all the needs of the developers. Extra root dressing( spraying the foliage with a nutrient solution)
- Dry dusting
Top dressing of cucumbers under the root during the flowering Fertilizers
- Top dressing with organic. solution of mullein is diluted with water 1:10 and 1 cup of ash is added. Consumption - a liter of 4 bushes.
- From the moment of flowering, if the soil has received a dose of good fertilizer, cucumbers have sufficient fertilizing with wood ash. To do this, 2.5 cups of ash is poured with 10 liters of water, and left to stand for 24 hours. The resulting solution is carried out root dressing
- Sifted ash, pollinate foliage. Cucumbers will receive phosphate fertilizer and prevention from powdery mildew.
- Foliar application.500 grams of ash mixed with 10 liters of water. Ash eliminates potassium deficiency.
- Foliar dressing boric acid .On a bucket of water - ¼ spoon of acid.
- In the absence of time for the production of natural feedings, you can purchase ready-made complex fertilizers .On a bucket of water you need to take 1 tsp.potassium sulfate, urea and superphosphate.
Though the care seems too difficult, but the time and effort expended will not be in vain. The cucumbers in the near future will be pleased with the friendly fruiting and crispy greens.
