In order to harvest large yields of cucumbers, it is not enough to simply plant high-yielding varieties and expect great productivity from them. It is also necessary to add growth stimulants and fertilizers to the soil, which activate the growth of vegetative mass, the formation of ovaries and the ripening of fruits.
However, most fertilizers sold in specialized stores contain chemical compounds that are not always safe for the human body. Therefore, many vegetable growers prefer to use natural growth stimulants to feed cucumbers, which are no less effective, but are safe and do not accumulate in ripening greens.
Below are the most popular and effective folk recipes for growth stimulants for cucumbers, which gardeners and vegetable growers use in their garden beds.
Growth promoters using yeast
It is recommended to fertilize cucumber bushes with yeast at least twice a season - the first time 6-8 days after planting the seedlings in a permanent place, and the second time before the flowers begin to bloom.
Recipe No. 1
To prepare, you need to leave the water in a warm place so that its temperature does not drop below 34°C. Pour 500 ml of warm water into the container, add 5 g of dry yeast and half a teaspoon of sugar. All ingredients are mixed. After 10 minutes, another 5 liters of water are poured into the mixture.
Hellatin Potassium is added to this nutrient solution, which will saturate the mixture with all the necessary substances for fruit development. The solution is left in the shade for 3-4 hours to complete the fermentation process.
Under each plant you need to pour 500 ml of this mixture, which should be used on the day of preparation.
Recipe No. 2
50 g of dry yeast is dissolved in 5 liters of warm water, 300 g of wood ash and 35 g of sugar should be added to this mixture. The solution should be left in a warm place to ferment for 120 minutes. Before applying this fertilizer to cucumbers, it should be diluted with 5 liters of water.
Recipe No. 3
You need to dilute 200 g of fresh yeast in a bucket of water, this mixture is left to ferment for 180 minutes. This solution is diluted in a ratio of 1:20 and 500 ml is added to each cucumber bush.
Growth stimulator from bread
Recipe No. 4
500 g of stale bread, 500 g of chopped weeds, 500 g of fresh yeast are poured into a bucket of water and left to ferment for 2 days. The mixture is then filtered and applied to the plants.
You can also place stale bread between the rows, which will add nutrition to the soil after watering or rain. But you need to make sure that a crust does not form on the soil.
Growth stimulator from wood ash
Recipe No. 5
To prepare such a nutrient solution you need 20 tbsp. l. dissolve the ash in a bucket of water and leave for 1-1.5 weeks. During this time, the solution is stirred regularly. Then it should be filtered, 500 ml of the prepared mixture should be added to each plant.
All of the above folk recipes are intended to accelerate the growth of cucumber vines, as well as for the active appearance of ovaries. In addition, such natural growth stimulants can improve the composition of the soil, as well as the taste of ripening fruits.
There are a lot of ovaries, but they just don’t grow, and what’s even worse is that they turn yellow.