nice after a cold winter and no less than a long spring replenish vitamins crunchy cucumber.Of particular pride can be tested, if this vegetable is grown with their own hands.However, very often the joy of summer residents can be spoiled - cucumber is failing, the flesh is far from being called sweet.In such a situation invariably pops the question: "Why gorchat cucumbers?"
Causes of bitterness
In fact, the cause of the bitterness in these vegetables is the same: the presence of the substance kukurbitatsin that give the vegetable a bad taste.This material has historically been designed to deter pests.Thanks to this plant was an opportunity for the full maturation of seeds, and, hence, a full reproduction.
kukurbitatsin usually prevails in the young fruit.Today breeders achieved that in such a contemporary hybrid material was minimal amount because bitterness is less pronounced.Availability of cucumber in a gene called bi, can guarantee the absence of bitterness.This seemingly impossible to distinguish bitter cucumber plants on which they mature, their sugary counterparts.
main reason why gorchat cucumbers, understandable.However, this property can be manifested in different degrees.
The following factors may lead to the fact that the summer visitor will find that his taste bitter cucumber:
- Excessive exposure to the sun's rays directly.
- not enough abundant watering.
- excess or insufficient humidity of ambient air.
- overheat plants in hot dry weather.
- Wrong balance fertilizer (particularly potash and phosphate).
- plant diseases.
also the reason why there are bitter cucumber, can be a sharp difference of day and night temperature.
How to prevent bitterness
Homeland cucumbers - tropical forests in the south-east Asia.The climate is warm and humid, no direct sunlight.At home cucumber twisted trees.It is important to create conditions similar to the plant, then the question of why gorchat cucumbers, simply does not arise.
Watering cucumbers must be in the evening with warm water so that the soil is completely moistened.In the hot and dry days of additional irrigation is carried out.For this purpose, suitable watering can with small holes.Such watering helps wash away the dust from the leaves, to create a favorable humidity.The plant is thus further absorb moisture through their leaves and shoots.Good watering is especially important during the formation of ovaries.
desirable to observe temperature.Ideally, it is about 28 degrees during the day and 16 at night.In a sudden cold snap cucumbers should be covered.In addition, the appearance of bitterness in cucumbers should feed their nitrogen-potassium fertilizers: best integrated or potassium nitrate.In order to avoid any question of why gorchat cucumbers can be grown hybrid varieties resistant to the appearance of kukurbitatsina.However, even in the case of bitter cucumbers in the garden, should not get upset.These vegetables should be immediately after harvest peel and cut their tails.Cucumbers gorchat which can be used for pickling, as during preservation kukurbitatsin destroyed and bitter leaves.
Although kukurbitatsin can spoil the taste quality of cucumber, the substance is useful.It has anti-tumor properties.Therefore, you should strive to grow varieties, which it is not.It is much better to create optimal conditions for plants, observing the agricultural techniques of cultivation.
