What to do after transplanting cucumbers

Cucumber - is the main vegetable crop among truckers and farmers, which is planted in May-June. Consider the necessary actions after planting cucumber seedlings in the ground (in a greenhouse or glasshouse). But until this study, what to do before planting and planting cucumbers.

What to do before and during planting

The hole at planting cucumber seedlings introduced humus and compost, because the cucumbers like nutritious land. During the week a bush cucumber "eats" to 30 grams mineral fertilizers. In this soil must be loose and breathable, sterilized from diseases and pests.

Also, in each well, experts recommend make Trihodermin (complex biological product) on the development of fungal and bacterial infections. Or roots of seedlings can be soaked for 1-2 hours before planting in Trichoderma solution (5 grams of substance per 1 liter of water).

Means is discharged as a slurry or powder. This drug is active at a temperature of not less than 14 degrees.

Instead trichodermine a week before planting a flower bed shed fitosporin solution as prophylaxis against fungus, the microorganisms actively started their activities in the land.

What to do after landing

watering

Cucumbers need to provide moisture. Compared with these tomatoes hygrophilous vegetables. The root system is practically surfactant, not more than 20 cm in depth. The main part of the roots is at the level of 5 cm above the ground. Therefore, moderate watering with warm water is carried out every day. Oversupply of moisture contributes to stop the growth of cucumber wilt lashes, and the appearance of root rot.

You can use the mulch to prevent moisture retained as long as possible.

Removal stepson (suckers)

If the plants are grown on a trellis, it is recommended to remove appeared stepchildren, which culture is spending its strength and nourishment from the soil. Also pinch mustache.

Cucumbers are planted in open ground when the soil warms up to + 13- + 15 degrees. Otherwise, it is likely the plant root rot disease. Seeds sown to a depth of no more than 2 cm.

feeding

The first feeding is carried out in 10-14 days after planting in the ground or when 2-3 true leaves when cucumbers sown seeds. The plant initially require phosphorus to develop and strengthen the root system. It is possible to use potassium monophosphate or a complex fertilizer with a high content of phosphorus.

Later, after another 10 days make a fertilizer with equal amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Due to the feeding actively developing green mass, a good image of the ovary after flowering.

In the early fruiting cucumbers require potassium, calcium and magnesium. These elements sufficient to ash (natural fertilizer), particularly rich in potassium. Therefore recommended to feed the plants with a solution of ash in the fruiting period. Consumption - 1 cup of water in the bucket.

From organics after planting cucumbers after 10-14 days are used mullein infusion (in relation to water of 1 to 3), the mixture is 10 days in a warm place until the fermentation process occurs. Then the infusion is used for feeding. Flow Rate - 1 L of 10 L of water. The container with the infusion, you can add 50 grams of superphosphate.

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