Bitterness - not! Subtleties of growing delicious cucumber in the garden

Good morning, readers of our channel! Do you like cucumbers? Of course, if they do not taste bitter. And this, unfortunately, often happens. No matter how we tried. I'll tell you why cucumbers taste bitter, and how to get rid of the bad taste and get excellent harvest!

I will not retell the long botanical features, because of which there is bitterness in cucumbers. I will say briefly: it is a sign of violation of the chemical processes in the plant. And now - 3 Reasons Why cucumbers taste bitter, and how to fix it.

It is interesting: Development of kukurbitatsina - a substance that imparts a bitter taste - mostly plant response to stress.

1. Cold or heat

fluctuations in air temperature - the most common cause of the problem. Cucumbers, although capricious less than tomatoes, yet very demanding growing conditions. The optimum temperature for mature plants during the day - 25 ° C-30 ° C, and at night - from 15 ° C to 18 ° C.

But we understand that the nature brings in all their adjustments. HAsha task - to protect plants from harmful to taste (and fruiting!) factor. This can be done in the following ways:

• Chill less scary for cucumber growing in the country in a careful gardener. Just because a save landing from a low temperature is much easier than from the heat. Suffice it protect the beds film (or other material for cover) or open greenhouse.
• In the heat of cucumber in need of abundant irrigation.
• In planting the heat needed to shelter from the direct rays of the sun. Use any means of shading. My greenhouse is glazed, and I'd like to stick a mirror film. Including the roof!

2. The use of manure

Adding fresh cow manure during fruiting of cucumber - a sure way to ensuring that the fruits of bitterish. Use only rotted manure. And even better - make it organic fertilizer from the fall or spring.

3. poor soil

The imbalance of micro and macro can be detrimental to plant growth and tasty cucumber. Talk about what substances are necessary for the successful development of planting, can be long. I'll tell you in brief: for cucumbers not suitable clay soil. And since the beginning of flowering and at the time of the growth of the fruit they need potassium and phosphorus fertilization.

4. insufficient irrigation

The reason, smoothly flowing from the first point. In the heat of cucumber suffer greatly, because the heat is literally dries up the plants from the roots to the fruits. My experience has shown that it is in the hot days of rises most bitter cucumber. It solves the problem of the correct watering. In the heat of cucumbers is recommended to water 2 times, morning and evening after 18:00. The water must always be warm!

Council: to reduce the evaporation of moisture, can be zamulchirovat ground around the stem.

Be sure to water the cucumbers evenly. There should not be such that a couple of days you have them abundantly watered, and then forget about the soil moisture. Because of this, the fruits become bitter. ✔ Place the "Thumbs Up" if you like the publication. Read more: How to care for strawberries in the country after the harvest. Helps plants!