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Only the lazy does not plant cucumbers on his site! Just a few seeds, planted and carefully grown, are able to provide a family with tasty, crispy fruits, and they will also remain for salting. Growing cucumbers in the open field has a number of features that every gardener needs to remember.

Growing cucumbers in a summer cottage - choose a place

Growing cucumbers in your garden is much easier. When choosing a location, it is important to remember two things: predecessors and lighting. It is fundamentally important to observe the crop rotation - if melons, watermelons or cucumbers were grown on the site in the past 2-3 years, you cannot re-plant cucumbers in this place. It is advisable that the sun illuminates the selected bed as best as possible, although cucumbers will yield crops in partial shade.

The bed must be well fertilized. Since the root system of cucumbers is small, fertilizers can be applied pointwise, directly into the plant wells. When decomposed, compost will give a lot of heat, thereby accelerating seed growth, and there will be enough nutrients until autumn. It should be applied to a depth of about half a meter. The bed should be dug up in the fall, if the soil is heavy, add sand - cucumbers love it.

Garden and vegetable garden - growing cucumbers for maximum benefit

At first, the soil around the cucumber plantings will be idle, so you can freely plant a salad or radish. These plants produce a fast harvest, just in time for the cucumbers to start growing. It is also recommended to plant corn at a two-meter distance from the cucumber garden - in summer, its stalks will serve as good protection from the scorching sun and wind.

The cultivation of cucumbers in the summer cottage should be started when the risk of frost has passed. germination is recommended.

To do this, spread them out on wet sawdust or a clean cloth and cover with another layer. In a day or two, the root will appear, and when its length is equal to half the length of the seed, you should start planting. Prepare shallow holes - 2-3 cm deep. You can make one common trench with a hoe, however, the cucumbers should be planted at a distance of 15-20 cm.When the seedlings have appeared, they should be thinned out - the plants grow very quickly, so you can safely leave half a meter between them.

Growing cucumbers in the garden - watering

Cucumbers love generous watering. It is important for him to use well-heated water, and to water strictly at the root, not irrigating the foliage. Cold water will significantly slow down plant growth. If you skip watering at least once, the cucumbers can pick up bitterness. Weeding and loosening of the soil should be carried out as long as the growing fences allow it.

It will not hurt to mulch the beds - mulch (straw, foliage, sawdust) reduces moisture loss, improves soil aeration and promotes better and even heating... In addition, it is important to slightly huddle the seedlings so that moisture does not linger under them - this will prevent the appearance of diseases. When 5-6 leaves appear on the stem, it should be pinched to stimulate the development of new shoots. This technique can significantly increase the yield.

Growing cucumbers in the open field - preventing diseases

Failure to comply with crop rotation can lead to sudden wilting of apparently healthy plants. You can reduce the risk of disease by annually dressing seeds in a solution of potassium permanganate at the stage of their germination. However, this does not always help - fungal diseases await plants in the ground. Often we ourselves become the cause of their appearance - either we were too lazy to heat water in the sun, or we applied fertilizer with pathogens.

In order for the harvest of cucumbers to be rich, it is necessary:

Prepare the seeds

The fruit of the cucumber is male and female. A triangular cucumber in cross-section is a man's, and a square one is a woman's. We choose 2-3 tetrahedral (female) plants with good fruits - these will be our testicles - we leave them until they are fully ripe (30-35 days), you can leave them until the last day until you remove all the tops from the cucumber ridge. Then remove the testes and place them on a cold windowsill or some other cool place, where you leave them until the cucumber shell cracks.

Next, take it, cut it, take out the seeds from the middle of the fruit along with the pulp and pour it into a glass. After a couple of days, you need to rinse the seeds twice in clean water and once in a solution with soda. Dry the seeds and fold in a paper bag, sign the variety and date, and leave for 3 years. If these seeds are sown next year, a barren flower will grow.

In spring, take seeds from a 3 year old crop. Before sowing, the seeds must be well warmed up. In apartments, you can put the seeds in a canvas bag and hang them from the radiator, and in a private house, put them on the stove. Soak the heated seeds overnight in warm milk - this will protect the plants from powdery mildew and fungal diseases, and will also be a good strengthening.

Soil preparation

Dig up the garden in the fall. In the middle of the bed, make a deep (40 cm) ditch, into which you lay the leaves from the trees, healthy tops of beets, carrots, beans, peas, and cover the top with soil with a layer of 5-6 cm. All this decays and by the spring the bed settles.

In early spring, after excavating a small ditch in the middle of the ridge, add fresh manure (for warmth) there, spill it with warm water and cover it again with earth, and loosen the bed shallowly.

Planting cucumber seeds

Cucumbers can be sown in the beginning - mid-May. In order for the seeds to germinate faster, the soil must be warmed up to a temperature of +20 degrees. Make a deep (6-7 cm) oblong hole, pour warm water with potassium permanganate and place two seeds, nose up at an angle of 45 degrees, at a distance of 9 cm from each other. If both seeds sprout, then carefully transplant one with an earthen lump to another place. Cover the seeds with a 1 cm layer of soil and cover the bed tightly with a transparent film, the edges of which are thoroughly covered with earth. There should be a small space in the hole until the film, so that the first two weeks the plants can grow and develop well. At night, on top of the film, the garden bed can be covered with a rug to keep the seeds warm and they sprout faster. When shoots begin to appear, the film can be removed, and plastic bottles can be placed above the shoots - cut off the neck, and make several holes in the bottom. In good weather, the bottle can be removed for the day and closed again at night.

Seedling care

Along the edges of the ridge, place two wooden pegs about 2 meters high, between them pull a rope or wire so that it passes over the holes. If frost suddenly hits, then you can easily cover the bed with a film or covering material. As the plant grows, tie a rope to it (just do not overtighten), and fasten the other end to the wire. When the antennae grow up, they need to be twisted around the rope. At a height of one meter, pinch the main shoot, and sprinkle the side shoots with earth so that they form roots and increase the yield. Lateral shoots need to be pinched after 6-7 true leaves. On these shoots, female flowers are formed, and as a result, more crops mature.

Plant feeding

During the growing season, cucumbers must be fed with a solution of mullein or bird droppings diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 7 or ash (200 g of ash per 10 liters of water). Top dressing should be applied at the root every 2 weeks, try not to get on the leaves. The first time the plants need to be fed before flowering, the last - in mid-August. When a cold snap begins and the roots absorb less nutrients, you can make foliar feeding - spray the leaves of the plant with a 1% solution of complex fertilizer. This procedure will provide another wave of flowering, and therefore increase the yield.

For excellent fruiting, onion peels help well. Pour a bucket of husks with cold water, leave for two days, drain into another container, add water to make a 1: 1 solution and spray the cucumbers every 10 days.

Watering

In sunny weather, cucumbers should be regularly watered with warm water. Watering must be abundant, and in hot weather every day and always under the bush, the leaves of the plant must remain dry. Since cucumbers are very light-loving, do not allow the plants to thicken, if large leaves appear, they need to be cut off in the morning so that the wound dries up in a day.

Pest control of cucumbers

Never wait until powdery mildew and aphids begin to rage, for this, from about the second half of June and every 20 days, spray the cucumbers with the following composition: dilute 5 drops of iodine and 1 liter of serum in 10 liters of warm water, stir well and spray the leaves with two parties.

In order to get a rich harvest, it is necessary to observe crop rotation, and also choose the right cucumber varieties for your climate. Resistant to stress and disease include such hybrid varieties as: Crane F, Swallow F, Lesha F.

For better pollination by bees in June, when the cucumber lashes are already tied to the supports, plant seedlings of low-growing annual flowers that attract them, such as phlox, feathery cloves, low varieties of marigolds, at the beginning of the cucumber ridge. Plants will not interfere with each other.

The more often you harvest, the richer it will be. At night, the best growth of fruits, therefore, a favorable time for harvesting is in the morning. Such fruits are more juicy and have less bitterness. Do not leave diseased or overripe cucumbers on the plants, as they will inhibit the growth of healthy fruit. When harvesting, try not to break the whips and in no case break off the antennae - all this can injure the plant, lead to its stress and reduce the yield.

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Inna Gurda-Mitko 08/17/2015 | 18798

Growing cucumbers in the open field has its own characteristics. If you want to get a good harvest, follow our advice.

Cucumber bed

You need to start preparing the beds in the fall. The soil is dug up to a depth of 30 cm and organic and phosphorus-potassium fertilizers are applied at the rate of 5 kg per 1 sq. M. If it was not possible to prepare the bed before the onset of cold weather, it can be done in the spring. Then, when digging, humus and compost are introduced, as well as complex mineral fertilizers in accordance with the recommendations on the package.

The place for cucumbers is chosen sunny and protected from cold northerly winds. These are very thermophilic plants and if the temperature drops below 10 ° C, cucumbers completely stop growing. Therefore, it is very important to place them in a comfortable environment.

If you want to harvest cucumbers three weeks earlier than usual, you can build a warm bed or bed-box for them. Such constructions will definitely be able to protect plants from return frosts and other unfavorable climatic conditions.

Seed preparation

Warming up and soaking of seeds should be carried out before planting. The process of soaking the seeds is simple and takes about 12 hours before sowing. It will take a little more to warm up. To do this, hang the seeds in a gauze bag. It is advisable to hang it near a battery or in a room where the temperature does not drop below 20 ° C. Warming up is necessary for plant resistance to various diseases. This has a positive effect on the quality of the crop. Seeds germinate at a temperature of 12-13 ° C.

Sowing seeds in the ground

When the bed is ready, you can start sowing. First, rows are marked at a distance of 65-75 cm from each other. In each row, at a distance of 20 cm, make holes up to 4 cm deep. Water is poured into each of them and wait until it is absorbed. After that, seeds are laid out in the holes, covered with soil and tamped a little.

So that the soil evaporates less moisture and does not form a crust on it, the aisles of the cucumber beds are mulched with sawdust or humus.

Immediately after sowing the seeds, the bed should be covered with foil or spunbond. When the first shoots appear under it, you need to install arcs or other supports and spread covering material on them so that the seedlings do not touch it.

Proper care of cucumbers

To make your cucumbers please you with a good harvest, follow some simple rules.

Rule 1. Cucumber beds should always be weed-free.

Rule 2. Loosen the aisles throughout the growing period.

Rule 3. Tie the shoots to vertical supports as they grow.

Rule 4. After the formation of 6-7 leaves, pinch the main stem - this stimulates the branching of cucumbers and increases their yield.

Rule 5. Be sure to cover the bed with foil or spunbond at night (especially while the plants are still young or cold snaps are expected).

Rule 6. Harvest regularly (at least 2-3 times a week). This promotes the formation of new ovaries.

How to water cucumbers

During growth and development, as well as during fruiting, cucumbers need a huge amount of water (every 2-3 days, 0.5 liters per young plant and 1 liter of water per adult). Even short-term droughts lead to bitterness.

Before flowering, cucumbers are watered every 5-7 days, when the first inflorescences appear - every 2-4 days, during fruiting - every 3-4 days.

Remember that cucumbers are watered with warm water and poured not on the plant itself, but under the roots or in the aisles. Cucumbers are not hosed with running water.

If the water is poorly absorbed, the soil can be punctured in several places with a pitchfork.

This will help the water penetrate deep into the roots without disturbing the root system.

How to feed cucumbers

For the entire cultivation period, cucumbers must be fed 3-4 times. The first feeding is carried out at the stage of the appearance of the first true sheets with a solution of 1 tbsp. nitrophoska and 1 tbsp. mushy chicken droppings in 10 liters of water. The second feeding is carried out when the second real leaf appears, with a solution of 1 tsp. potassium sulfate and 0.5 liters of mullein per 10 liters of water. For 1 sq.m. 4-6 liters of solution are consumed. The third feeding is done according to the same scheme after 15-17 days. It is worth noting that foliar feeding will allow the plants to absorb nutrients faster. Therefore, spraying cucumbers with 5 g / l of ammonium nitrate water and urea solution will bring a great effect. In order not to burn the leaves, spraying is carried out in the evening.

Harvesting cucumbers

The growing season for cucumbers depends on the variety and ripeness and ranges from 40 to 70 days. Timely harvesting significantly increases fruiting. With regular harvesting, the fruits have a good appearance and excellent taste, fruiting continues for a long time.

The most optimal interval between harvests is 3-4 days. If the fruits grow on the bushes for a very long time, they outgrow, lose their taste and turn yellow. In addition, they deplete the plant and prevent new fruits from forming.

When harvesting, it is important not to damage the cucumber lashes. It is best to remove the fruit by pressing on the stem, while leaving part of it on the cucumber in order to prevent damage to the whip.

Experienced gardeners advise picking cucumbers early in the morning, before the fruits have had time to warm up, and I will fight to take them indoors to protect them from the sun's rays.

It is necessary to collect all the fruits from the lashes, especially the overgrown sick, because it is they who stop the growth and development of other fruits, and are also the spread of diseases.

How to collect cucumber seeds

To harvest the seeds, you must choose the strongest fruits. This is necessary in order to get cucumbers with a good set of genes in the future.

The F1 designation on the seed package indicates that this is a first generation hybrid. Such crops are obtained by crossing two or more varieties.

To collect seeds, they choose the most beautiful cucumbers from the strongest bushes. This is necessary in order to get cucumbers with the best set of genes next year. Seeds are harvested only in those bushes that give the most delicious fruits.

Seed cucumbers are left hanging from the bush. They should swell, become yellowish and even a little brown - all this also suggests that the seeds in them are ripe.

To collect the seeds, pick an overripe cucumber and leave it in the sun for several days, until it becomes completely soft. After that, it is cut lengthwise, the seeds are taken out with a spoon and transferred to some container.

Fermentation will help separate the seeds from the pulp and remove inhibitors. It will also slow down germination. It is carried out as follows: the seeds should be left in a jar of water so that they float freely, and the jar should be closed with gauze so as not to attract small insects. After 2-3 days, fermentation will end, drowned seeds will testify to this. It is not worth leaving the seeds in this state for a longer period - they may begin to germinate.

Good cucumber seeds will settle to the bottom, while empty ones will float up.

The next step is to remove the formed layer of mold, add water and shake the jar - empty seeds along with debris (husks) will float up, and good seeds will settle at the bottom. Finally, place the seeds in a colander and rinse under running water.

At the last stage of preparation, the seeds are dried and put in paper bags or cloth bags. They should be sown no earlier than in 2-3 years - only then the plants grown from them will give the highest yield.

Follow the rules described above, and then you are guaranteed success.

Not only an experienced agronomist, but also a novice gardener will be able to create at their summer cottage all the necessary conditions for obtaining a large harvest. We will try to figure out what cucumbers love when growing, what fertilizing and fertilization they need, how much they usually grow until the first fruits ripen and how to grow them correctly. There is nothing difficult in this, it is enough to adhere to simple rules and work throughout the entire time: from the moment of planting cucumber seeds to fruiting.

How to get a large harvest of cucumbers? How to achieve an early harvest without resorting to large cash investments? How to learn not to leave all your energy in the beds? We will analyze these and other questions in today's publication.

Choosing a variety of cucumber

From this begins a long, interesting and very pleasant process, which, ideally, should lead the gardener to a bountiful harvest. Most often, preference is given to those varieties of cucumbers that lend themselves well to pickling and pickling, however, early varieties are also quite popular, it is just important to understand that their purpose will be somewhat different.

Pickling varieties are usually deep green in color with rows of pimples. There are also so-called "salad" varieties of cucumbers, which can also be used in "pickling", but only as an additive to the main ingredient. This type of cucumber is not crunchy, rather soft, more watery, but it has a very thin peel, which is why it is comfortable to use it straight from the garden: wash and eat it or cut into a salad.

Below we list the varieties of cucumbers that are most popular in the Central European part of our country:

• "Parisian gherkins".
• "Salting".
• "Salting barrels".
• "Goosebumps".
• "April".
• "Graceful".
• "Altai Early".

The varieties of cucumbers "Zozulya", "Nightingale", "Real man", "Phoenix", "Blizzard" and "Merry guys" deserve special mention. They are very resistant to the soil prevailing in our latitudes, temperature extremes and most of the known diseases. Many of these varieties are planted in May and begin bearing fruit fairly quickly (with proper care).

The long history of growing cucumbers has led to the emergence of many so-called crossed varieties.

Cucumber hybrids are more independent, require less maintenance, and are not so demanding on soil and weather conditions.

Anyone who knows how to grow a common plant such as cucumber plants several varieties at once to see which one best adapts to the local black soil and weather. The next step is to determine the site for planting.

Determining the landing site

You can only grow a good harvest of cucumbers in specially prepared soiltherefore, the process of choosing a landing site should be taken seriously. It should be remembered that there are certain varieties of plants intended for planting only in open (or, conversely, closed) ground. For the first case, those varieties that imply pollination by bees are most suitable. For growing parthenocarpic varieties of cucumbers, a greenhouse is best suited, because these varieties do not need a pollinator. In the bosom of such a plant, flowers appear that contain cucumber embryos. In the future, such a variety may well do without pollination during the growing season, since the cucumber flower is formed into a full-fledged fruit.

We sow cucumber seeds for seedlings

Cucumber growing technology means variety. Recommended to plant several seeds at onceto get an early harvest later. It is still not necessary to get carried away much, there is always a risk that immediately after disembarkation the weather will remain dry and hot for a long time, and this negatively affects young seedlings. In hot conditions, young cucumbers take root much worse, especially immediately after planting. During this period, the seedlings will have time to catch up with other plants that have emerged from the seeds planted in the garden. If all the necessary conditions are met, there will be a significant increase in the yield of cucumbers from one bush, and the first fruits of zelents can be harvested in late spring - early summer.

So, first of all, we prepare the seeds. This is usually done about a month before the intended planting in the garden. To do this, they are placed in a special cotton fabric that does not interfere with the penetration of oxygen. Then the seeds are soaked in a solution of ordinary potassium manganese (1.5-2% solution will be enough) and kept in it for no more than 20 minutes. The tissue with the seeds is removed and placed in the next solution with microelements, now at 9-11 hours. If such a solution is not at hand, it will be enough to dilute wood ash (one spoon) in a glass of boiling water, wait until the mixture has settled (24 hours), and place the planting material in it for 7-9 hours.

The secrets of growing cucumbers lie in thoroughly washing the soaked seeds. After washing, they are placed in the refrigerator (just not in the freezer) so that they are hardened there. After hardening, the seeds are exposed to a warmer place for germination. At the same time, they must always remain moist, since at this moment they are most susceptible to the negative effects of the environment.

And now, finally, the long-awaited moment comes when you can notice the whitish roots with the naked eye, which means that it is time to plant them in separate containers.

The pumpkin family, to which the cucumber belongs, does not take root well during transplantation and reacts negatively to picking, so it is necessary to plant the seeds in separate containers with peat, 7-9 cm each.

The composition of the earth should be lightweight and rich in nutrients, fertile. If desired, you can plant 2 seeds in each such container, and see how they will sprout. Then leave only the one that will take root.

You can get a large harvest of cucumbers only if all the "pre-sowing" work is done correctly. In the center of each container, it is necessary to make a hole no more than 3 cm deep. You need to lower the seeds into it, and then sprinkle it with soil without tamping it. Containers are usually covered plastic wrap and exposed in a warm and bright place (windowsill). Those who know how to grow cucumbers correctly, at the first emergence of shoots, try to reduce the average daytime temperature to 19-23 degrees and make sure that the night temperature does not drop below 14 degrees.

Numerous tips for growing cucumbers all as one argue that you should not over-water the seedlings. This can cause the seedlings to stretch out.

After 3 weeks, you can start planting cucumbers in the main garden. Here are the approximate dates when you can plant seedlings to grow cucumbers in the country in a greenhouse:

• Polycarbonate greenhouse - May 1-10.
• In the presence of lutrasil and film shelter - from May 14 to 28.

To the garden - from the 20th of May, depending on weather conditions. Cucumbers do not like shade: seedlings need sun, especially those seedlings that will grow in open ground.

The end of May is the best time for planting cucumber seedlings in open ground.

Judging by the numerous photos and videos posted on the network, many gardeners prefer this proven method. The question arises, how many days will the seedlings take root? It will be very difficult to answer specifically, since this will depend on many different factors. For example, seedlings in a polycarbonate greenhouse will not be so afraid of possible night frosts, therefore, they are more likely to emerge in a shorter time. On the contrary, seeds planted in open ground receive more sunlight and also have a certain advantage, although they risk falling behind their greenhouse counterparts in case of frost.

It should be noted that beds extending over several hectares (hectares) take root better than single plantings. However, there is not always a need to grow cucumbers on an industrial scale. Such technologies are more common in the agro-industrial business. It is used quite often there interplanting cucumber: a technology that allows you to grow already mature plants together with young ones that have just hatched.

Seed planting

So, we prepare the seeds in the same way as if they were going to grow seedlings. After preparation, we plant them in the prepared bed. The pumpkin crop prefers organic fertilizers, so it is worth fertilizing the soil in advance before planting. Do not forget about the standard size of the bed, its width should not exceed 60 cm in order to absorb sufficient heat.

It is best to sprinkle the bed with granules of special preparations for various kinds of pests.

If the garden bed has not been fertilized since the fall, digging a trench no more than 25 cm deep will help. Rotten compost is placed in it (a shovel of ordinary manure is also suitable), which is sprinkled with soil. Next, you need to make a depression, allowing a distance of no more than 35 cm. You can make them in one row, or you can arrange them in a checkerboard pattern. These depressions are watered abundantly with water and germinated seeds are planted in them. Planting cucumber seeds should be deep no more than 3 cm... If the sprouts began to sprout rather heap, then the weakest can be removed.

After sowing follows cover the beds with foil... To do this, use:

• Agrotextile fabrics.
• Lutrasil covering.
• Spunbonded flooring.

Plants will be comfortable under such a cover, because it allows moisture to pass through and retains heat. At the time of flowering cucumbers, the flooring is removed for the day, and at night it returns to the garden.

How to care for cucumbers

It is easy to grow cucumbers in the country, in a greenhouse and on a soil bed, if you follow some simple recommendations. For example, at the moment when the cucumber ovary rises by 20-30 cm, they are fixed with the help trellis... But they do it indoors (a greenhouse or greenhouse, where a gust of wind will not blow off the peg itself), it is not customary to do this in an open garden.

Young shoots like late watering (in the evening), moreover, this is best done warm water... As a rule, the interval between waterings is set at 3 days, however, it can vary depending on weather conditions, on which, as you know, the yield depends heavily.

Feeding freshly planted cucumbers can lead to a double harvest peat. It is excellent as a mulching compound. Ideally, this can eliminate the need for constant loosening of the soil. The roots of the cucumber culture are very sensitive to loosening and do not tolerate it well, and the procedure can also have a bad effect on the leaves of the ovary.

In the process of harvesting, it is worth protecting the vines, not tearing or twisting them. It is best to harvest in the early morning when the fruits are at their strongest.

If you notice that the roots are bare, you should add peat or enriched soil, this will help to avoid periodic feeding. In the first case, in the process of trenching in the garden, it is necessary to put a little compost, manure or a teaspoon of "cucumber" fertilizer on each plant. This supplement improves root nutrition.

In order to increase the harvest, it is necessary to remember about foliar feeding of cucumbers. These types of fertilizers are applied to the vine in case the grower is dissatisfied with the growth rate of the plant.

However, the reason for the low growth dynamics may be not only a lack of nutrients, but also night frosts, which are quite common in May, as well as a low average temperature during the day. It is for this that the garden bed is covered in case of low temperature.

Cucumber responds well to organic additives... When it comes to natural fertilization, they usually mean the mullein. It can be diluted 1:10 in a bucket, but regular rotten compost will work as well. Fresh grass and leaves are diluted in water 1 to 7, after allowing it to ferment for a week. The last dressing helps very well immature specimens with faded leaves. Someone may be scared off by a pungent smell, but this, albeit a significant minus, is easily crossed out by pluses: natural fertilizer, not chemistry, besides, it is rich in nitrogen and lies literally underfoot.

Disease prevention

Answering the question of how to increase the yield of cucumbers, it is important not to forget about such a point as disease prevention. In the fall, after the harvest has long been harvested, it is necessary to collect all plant residues and throw them away (or burn). It is recommended to remove the top layer of soil 5-8 cm or disinfect him a special solution (copper sulfate: 50 grams per 9-10 liters of water). In case of detection of certain diseases, it is better to take action as soon as possible, in which case the chances of a safe preservation of the crop will be much greater.

For example, to prevent many diseases of cucumbers, you can use the following recipe:

• 900 gr of milk (package).
• 30 grams of high alkali soap.
• 40 drops of iodine.

We rub the laundry soap using a grater, then mix everything well. It is necessary to spray for several days, this will help protect cucumbers from many common diseases.

Powdery mildew is a real scourge of summer cottages. To combat it, we recommend using:

• Milk whey (1 liter is enough).
• 3.5-4 liters of water.

We mix the ingredients in warm water and spray both healthy and diseased cucumber vines.

Against aphids and ants on cucumbers, the following remedy will certainly help:

• 2 liters of hot water.
• Wood ash (1 glass).
• Laundry soap (15 grams).

The ash is lowered into hot water and mixed thoroughly. The resulting liquid is defended for 1-2 days and filtered. Now add the grated soap, mix everything again and spray the plants. The resulting solution will not harm the plants, and in some ways it may even be useful for them, because contains ash (natural dressing). As we remember, it contains a lot of potassium, and other trace elements are also present.

To combat pests of cucumbers, various groups of drugs can be used (something like "phytosporin" or its analogs, the main thing is to look at the tolerances, is it allowed to use / spray on the cucumber crop).

Conclusion

Now you know some tricks for growing a large harvest of cucumbers. Despite the fact that this process is far from easy, and sometimes troublesome, requiring concentration and patience, all efforts will be rewarded with the final result - large fruits hanging on strong and strong vines.

Experienced gardeners know some of the features and secrets of how to grow cucumbers in the open field. For example, if in the south every year it is possible without special devices (used to create all the necessary conditions for

heat-loving cucumber) and special efforts to achieve a good harvest of this crop, then in the middle lane things are completely different. According to statistics, for growing in the open field, the cucumbers loved by many, the favorable time falls only 3 times in 10 years.

There are many effective and simple agricultural techniques, thanks to which you can grow a fairly good harvest of cucumbers, despite any statistics. The fact is that we have the opportunity to use numerous ultra-early ripening, high-yielding varieties of sprinter cucumbers. As well as reliable modern covering materials, various means used to stimulate plant growth and combat diseases of vegetable crops, and other scientific achievements. If you promptly and competently follow all the recommendations that have been repeatedly tested by experienced gardeners, then every year at your summer cottage, in the open field, from 1 m 2 you can easily collect up to 10 kg of crop.

1. Optimal for salting - "Murom" and "Nezhinsky".

2. The "steppe" variety resists droughts well.

3. Universal hybrid - "rural fair".

4. Early ripening - "Moscow pickling" and "Altai early".

5. Bee-pollinated hybrids - "fontanelle", "santana", "octopus", "Othello", "libelle", "Annushka", "farmer", "crane" and "nightingale".

6. Self-pollinated varieties - “Matilda”, “Crispina”, “red mullet”, “German”, “blizzard”, “Lapland”, “blizzard”, “son-in-law”, “Claudia”, “ant” and others.

How to grow cucumbers in the open field: planting and care features

This culture is grown not only by sowing seeds, but also by seedlings. It is better to grow this plant in narrow beds with a height of 0.4 meters, on slopes located in the south and protected from cold winds. Since these beds will warm up much faster, they will have to be watered very often. To create a favorable temperature for the culture after sowing it, it is recommended to install a film greenhouse frame over the garden bed. Thanks to this structure, the optimum temperature will be maintained on cool and windy days.

How to grow cucumbers outdoors and enjoy a good harvest?

It is best to grow about 6 varieties of cucumbers at the same time during the season (the same applies to hybrids). This is explained by the fact that for some varieties the season may be unfavorable, and for others - exactly the opposite. Thus, by growing several types of cucumbers, you are guaranteed to get a good harvest. One of the best varieties is a hybrid called F1 Goosebump, which consistently produces high yields outdoors almost every year. But in rainy years, when insects pollinate plants with great reluctance, self-pollinated varieties will help you out.

How to grow cucumbers outdoors using dry seeds and seedlings?

It is recommended to sow seeds at the end of May, and plant seedlings after June 5th. But we must remember that the years that can please us with warm weather rarely come out, when the daytime temperature is more than 20 degrees from the end of April and for a long period of time. Therefore, you can take a chance and plant 8 cucumber bushes in the early stages under temporary film shelters. Without losing anything, you can get an early harvest - small, of course, but it's better than nothing!