Today we will devote our conversation to how to care for cucumbers in a greenhouse. At the same time, we will talk about the rules of care for both seedlings and adult plants in sheltered ground.
Seedling Care
Before we talk about how to care for cucumbers in the greenhouse, we will talk about seedlings. After all, healthy and strong seedlings are the key to a good harvest, therefore, at this stage it is especially important to observe the recommended watering and temperature regime, as well as feed plants in a timely manner.
Activities for the care of seedlings of cucumbers in the greenhouse:
regularly loosen the soil, and do not damage a fragile plant, especially the root (this is done so that the water does not stagnate);
ventilate the greenhouse daily after seven in the morning, beware of a sharp change in temperature, use thermometers both indoors and outdoors;
water the seedlings in moderation (once every five days) and only with warm water;
feed the plant with mineral and organic fertilizers (it is enough to fertilize seedlings once or twice after planting in a permanent place).
Adult Plant Care
A plant is considered an adult when the first flowers appear. At this stage, it is also very important to know how to properly care for cucumbers. In general, all care activities consist mainly of watering and top dressing, as well as loosening, pinching and weeding.
So how to care for greenhouse cucumbers? Here you need to know some tricks that we will share with you:
On an adult plant that has already begun to bear fruit, you need to remove the yellowed leaves and shoots that are already bearing fruit. We will no longer need them. But do not touch the juicy green leaves - they give nutrients to new fruits.
Warm water should be watered not only seedlings, but also an adult plant. In a greenhouse, it is enough to do this two to three times a week.
Combine watering with top dressing with liquid complex fertilizers. Do this at least once a week, because in the greenhouse your cucumbers still do not fully receive all the necessary elements.
If the plant has weakened, then spray the leaves from below with urea. It is the lower part, since there is the greatest penetration of nutrients.
In the first month after planting, loosen the soil, then just pierce the ground with a pitchfork and sprinkle around with fresh soil.
Speaking about how to care for cucumbers in the greenhouse, you should know one trick: cucumbers will not be bitter if you protect them from stress (a sharp temperature drop, unbalanced diet, dry soil).
If you do not want to collect twisted fruits or in the form of pears, then feed the vegetables with potash and nitrogen fertilizers - and then you will get beautiful cucumbers.
Avoid overgrowing of fruits, yellow and large ones lead to a decrease in yield. Therefore, collect cucumbers at least every other day, and you can every day.
Now you know how to care for cucumbers in the greenhouse. We hope that our tips have been useful, and following them, you will definitely get a rich harvest of this juicy and healthy plant.