scheme for feeding cucumbers for abundant fruiting
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It is simply unrealistic to get a large harvest of cucumbers if you do not add top dressing to the ground. This is especially important outdoors. Only on condition that the cucumbers regularly receive all the necessary elements can you be sure that your plant is developing correctly, and accordingly it will bear fruit well in the future, and the crop itself will be of good quality, look great in appearance and just wonderful in taste. But all fertilizers must be applied on time and done correctly. Therefore, further we will consider: the scheme for feeding cucumbers.
Cucumber feeding scheme: what is fed?
The scheme for feeding cucumbers in the open field: you can use absolutely any fertilizer and top dressing. Organic, mineral and folk fertilizers, they can be bought ready-made or prepared by yourself. Moreover, these fertilizers can be applied to cucumbers, either separately or by combining them.
Organic fertilizers in the scheme of feeding cucumbers: they are absolutely everywhere where pets are. It can be both manure and humus, which is obtained from it. Compost can also be a fertilizer - these are any plants that are overcooked, wood ash is also an excellent fertilizer. all these fertilizers are very nutritious, the bottom is simply full of various, very useful elements that give cucumbers all the trace elements they need.
Mineral fertilizers in the scheme of feeding cucumbers: Mineral fertilizers are sold at any gardening store. For example, cucumbers get nitrogen from urea and ammonium nitrate.
Superphosphate, double superphosphate will saturate your plant with phosphorus.
Potassium salt, or any potassium containing preparation will give cucumbers a sufficient amount of potassium, when used in cucumbers there will be no shortage of it.
Gardeners use mineral fertilizers because it is very convenient, because they are sold ready-made and do not need to be diluted with anything. Yes, and you can make it into the soil absolutely at any time when it is necessary for your plant and there are simply no restrictions in their amount when using it.
Complex fertilizers: in such fertilizers, useful for nutrition are in a complex, several at once. There are such complex mixtures as nitroammofoska, azofoska - these are the most popular among gardeners, but there are also others.
It is very easy to apply fertilizers to the soil, and it is like root fertilizers that are used to water the soil in which cucumbers grow. And there are also foliar ones - they are used to treat the leaves, they are mainly sprayed from a spray bottle. In order to dilute any fertilizer, warm water is needed, and the solutions themselves are infused in advance. All substances are added to cucumbers at the proper time, and after watering.
It is best to prepare a garden for cucumbers in advance, in the fall. Accordingly, it is then that the first fertilizer should be applied. You can apply both organic fertilizers and replace them with superphosphates or any fertilizers containing potassium, but in addition to it, chlorine must be included in the fertilizer. And you can also use complex fertilizer right away. and used from according to the instructions indicated on the package. When fertilizers are applied to the dug soil, they need to be mixed with it, before the spring planting, any fertilizer will dissolve in the soil and saturate it with useful substances. But if for some reason in the fall you have not been able to prepare a place for seedlings of cucumbers, then this can be done in early spring. But in this case, either humus or compost is introduced into the dug up bed.
In this case, fresh manure is not recommended to use, because it simply does not have time to burn out before planting the cucumbers in the ground. Also, in order to save, mineral and organic fertilizers can be applied to each hole during planting. But along with humus and compost, it is best to add ash. After fertilizing the hole, you need to plant several seeds at once.
The scheme for feeding cucumbers in the greenhouse and in the open field: when and how to apply fertilizers?
After the seeds sprout, it is also better to feed the plants with organic fertilizers, humus, manure or chicken droppings. But you need to use them not in pure form, but diluted with water in a ratio of 1:10. These fertilizers will saturate young plants well with nitrogen, and they will begin to grow rapidly and actively. But in addition to droppings or manure, ammonium nitrate can also be used as fertilizer, it is diluted in an amount of 30 grams per 10 liters of water. It should be borne in mind that 10 liters of solution is poured out per square meter. Moreover, when fertilizers are applied, it does not matter how you planted the plant, by seedlings or directly by seeds in open ground. Even if you have planted cucumbers with seedlings, then you need to apply top dressing immediately after they take root, this is after about 10 days. The second time, root dressing is applied just before the flowering of cucumbers. Moreover, it was at this time that cucumbers most of all need phosphorus and potassium, and most of these elements are found in ash. Moreover, you can either dissolve it in water and water the garden, or simply sprinkle the earth on it. But if you just sprinkle, then after that you need to water the garden right away. And if you use mineral fertilizers, then it is best to choose superphosphate. The third time feeding is carried out already when the cucumbers begin to actively bear fruit. At this time, ash can be added to the garden bed again, or potash fertilizers that do not contain chlorine can be used. These fertilizers are applied strictly according to the instructions written on the package. If you correctly apply fertilizers in the right amount, then the female flowers on the cucumbers will become much larger, respectively, there will be more ovaries, and due to this, the number of fruits will increase. Cucumbers themselves grow very quickly, especially on warm nights. And when they have enough feeding, then the fruit will be smooth, tasty without any defects. When you apply foliar dressing, then it must be done in the same way at a strictly defined time. Or rather, they bring it in during the period when cucumbers are actively bearing fruit. For this, there are ready-made fertilizers, they already have all the necessary elements. These fertilizers just need to be diluted with water according to the instructions on the package, where the required ratio is indicated. The main thing to remember is that the water must always be warm. Leaves from a spray bottle are treated with this solution.
Also, speaking about the scheme for feeding cucumbers, it is necessary to take into account the fact that all fertilizers are applied only early in the morning or late in the evening. During the day, when the sun is in the active stage, do not water, in no case do not feed the cucumbers. After all, if any moisture gets on the leaves during solar activity, they can simply burn out.
Folk feeding methods
When feeding plants, gardeners are very fond of using folk recipes, because they are very effective and completely harmless. They can be used regularly, at any time it will only benefit the plants. Ash - this organic fertilizer is simply impossible to replace with anything. You can feed her a plant all the time, and at any time, it definitely won't get any worse. It nourishes the plants very well and has a great effect on the harvest. Ash solution is very easy to prepare. 300 grams of ash is diluted in 10 liters of warm water, insisted in a dark place for 4 days, then cucumbers are poured with this solution, half a liter under the root of each solution.
There is also a scheme for feeding cucumbers in the greenhouse and in the open field using yeast.Cucumbers are fed with yeast - common or brewer's yeast is used to improve the growth of roots and foliage. Cucumbers begin to develop actively and, accordingly, the amount of harvest increases. For the solution, not only dry yeast is used, but dry yeast in granules is also used with the same success. A packet of dry yeast is mixed with two glasses of sugar, which are dissolved in 10 liters of warm water, and placed in a warm place for about 3 hours. After that, the resulting infusion is mixed with 50 liters of water, and the cucumbers are watered with this solution strictly under each root. During the season, such feeding is carried out only a couple of times.
There is another scheme for feeding cucumbers in the open field using honey. If the weather is bad, and accordingly few bees fly, then in order to lure them to the cucumber garden, so that they pollinate it, they make an infusion of honey, which must be sprayed on the leaves. For him, they take one liter of practically hot water and dissolve a tablespoon of honey in it. When the liquid cools down, she needs to spray cucumber leaves from a spray bottle. The smell of honey will attract bees, they pollinate the plant, and you will enjoy the harvest, its quality and quantity.