Today we'll talk about what a watering cucumbers.Nothing complicated, you might say.Yes, to water the plant does not need to be an expert.However, some crops require special care, including cucumber.
From sowing to flowering
Once you have planted the seeds, immediately have to take care of the soil moisture.At this stage, while you wait for the first seedlings, use a watering can for watering.In no case do not pour out of the bucket, or simply wash away seeds.Watering cucumbers spend the settled warm water.Wait five days, until the leaves begin to break, and then continue watering from a watering can.Make sure that the land is not dried up.
from the ovary to fruit
finally appeared ovary!So, very soon there will be cucumbers.To this process was delayed for a long time, watering the bushes every day.Now we'll show you how to water the cucumbers.This should be done strictly under the root.If the street is kept hot weather (25 degrees and higher), you should still carry out and spraying the leaves.This is done in order to cool them.So the flowers and ovaries will not fall off.This procedure is done only in the extreme heat, the other days watering cucumbers carried out by necessity, that is, not every day.
of the fruit before harvest
Some gardeners there is a question: how often watered cucumber during fruiting?Here opinions differ.Some believe that it should be done every day, others argue that the day twice.In fact, when your plant gives you a fruit, it needs more power.To Cucumbers were juicy, you need more water.So, in this period should be watered abundantly.This is unique.And how often do you need to decide on the circumstances.Again, if the court tridtsatigradusnaya heat (and in recent years, anomalous forty-degree), it will not be superfluous to water twice a day.If the weather is moderately hot, then it is sufficient once.
Tips and tricks
Watering cucumbers, as you understand, is simple enough, but there are some subtleties.For example:
- cold water can lead to diseases of the root system (various rot) or subsidence of ovaries (withering away);
- strong jet dilute the ground around the bushes, exposing the roots, and this not only leads to disease, pests and attacks;
- if the roots still exposed, it is necessary to immediately loosen the soil to hill and bushes covering the lower part of them;
- watering cucumbers (and all plants) should be early in the morning (until dew) or in the evening;
- on the flowering period of 1 sq.m.land is recommended to consume 3 liters.water;
- when fruits ripen, the water takes much more, namely, not less than 10 liters per square meter;
- greenhouse cucumbers sprinkled along the same lines as in the garden, only to irrigation may be omitted (if the greenhouse is provided with humidity control);
- not overdo watering, do not dilute the beds slush, just moisten the soil;
- one of the reasons is the lack of bitterness cucumbers watering, so treat this matter seriously;
- irrigation should be combined with fertilizing, and it can be done simultaneously using liquid mineral and organic fertilizers.
Now you know all about the science called "watering cucumbers."You delicious fruit and bon appetit!
