Cucumbers like their roots to feel comfortable in the soil and to be rich in nutrients. Well-developed leaves promote fruit formation. The leaves feed the fruits that develop underneath them. Therefore, if you keep the leaves in a healthy state, you can achieve long and high fruiting. In addition, the following techniques are known for extending the cucumber season.
Method No. 1
Growth stimulants, together with amino acids and other growth preparations, have a positive effect on the root system. They should be used in accordance with the manufacturers' instructions. To extend the fruiting time, it is important to use flowering and fruit formation stimulants, especially if the weather is cloudy.
Method No. 2
It is very important for cucumbers to keep the bushes upright. This improves aeration and prolongs the fruiting period. To do this, you should install supports with tensioned transverse wires (trellis) while they are being planted in the soil or immediately after emergence.
Method No. 3
To optimize and extend the time of fruit formation, bushes should be pruned. All side shoots should be removed, leaving one main stem.
Method No. 4
Water is considered a prerequisite for the formation of fruits in cucumbers. Of course, you should definitely take into account the type of soil, climatic conditions and quality of irrigation water, etc.Typically, cucumbers require daily watering in the morning or evening.
Method No. 5
To improve the fruit formation process, care should be taken to ensure that a strong bush with a strong root system is formed before the formation of the ovary begins.
All bent and crooked fruits, as well as those that form in the axils of the leaves, should be removed. You need to leave 1 cucumber at a time so that new ovaries appear and grow faster.
Method number 6
Experienced gardeners rejuvenate cucumber bushes. This agricultural technique is based on the ability of this crop to form an additional root system on the vines.
If the cucumbers were grown in a vertical position, then carefully remove the vines and lay their lower part on the ground. The soil must be moistened with special solutions for rapid growth of the root system (for example, Kornevir or Epin). The upper part of the lashes is tied to a trellis. This method promotes the formation of additional roots that feed the plants. In this case, the fruiting period will be slightly extended.
If the cucumbers were grown in a horizontal position, then the vines that lie on the soil take root.
Method No. 7
At the end of summer, after the air temperature drops, the absorption capacity of the root system decreases. At this time, root feeding should be reduced, but foliar feeding on leaves should be increased. This will be a good support for the life of the culture.
By using the above agricultural techniques, it is possible to extend the fruiting period of cucumbers in open ground. In southern areas, this period can be extended until October, and in more northern zones - by 2-3 weeks. I like
Lyudmila
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