Each of us dreams of summer (as soon as possible) delicious crunch cucumber grown on their own garden.But in our country, unfortunately, not frozen back down as fast as we would like.And we all know that cucumber - a very heat-loving plant.Therefore, to achieve early harvest is possible only if the planting of cucumbers in the open ground will be carried out using seedlings.
Seedbed preparation seed
today in stores you can find a huge number of varieties of cucumbers.But many people still prefer to collect the seeds from your own garden.At the same time there are a few features.Choosing the material for sowing, it is important to bear in mind that last year's planting seeds of cucumbers may be less effective.The fact that the yield of cucumber seeds increases with age and reaches a maximum in three years, and then decreases.
In other words, quality seeds of cucumbers from their own planting materials do not lose their characteristics for several years.At the same time the hybrid cucumber grows almost never the same as in previous years.For planting is best to choose their seeds bought in the store.
Planting cucumbers necessarily made after the preliminary preparation of seeds.Shops in decontamination need not collected as their own planting material must always stand in a weak solution of potassium permanganate or ready disinfecting.
After disinfecting the seeds are soaked for naklevyvaniya.To this end, they are wrapped with a damp cloth and allowed to stand for several days at room temperature.This procedure significantly accelerates the emergence of seedlings.
planting and caring for seedlings of cucumbers
cucumber transplants take root and very bad for a long time ill.Therefore, planting seedlings of cucumbers carried out in such a way as to eliminate the need for picking.For this planting cucumbers produced in the peat,
paper cups one - two incipiently germinating seeds.In principle, you can use any other molds, as long as the seedlings can easily be taken out of them with a dirt clod.
Before germination pots with crops must be in the room with a temperature of 22 to 28 degrees Celsius.Quality is considered to be such seedlings of cucumbers, which are not stretched.Prevent stretch is possible, if after germination keep pots in a cool place where the temperature is between 18 and 20 degrees.As the seedlings in pots need to pour the ground.If the cucumber is still stretched, you must be sure to provide additional highlighting crops.It is important to take into consideration that the optimal age of the seedlings is not more than four weeks.
transplanting cucumbers
Planting cucumbers grown seedlings into the soil produced after spring frosts.The soil should warm up to a temperature of 16 degrees, and the air to 20.
desirable pre-prepared for planting.To do this, the seedlings for seven days bring to the fresh air.A per night abundantly watered.
cucumber seedlings should be planted so that the edges of coma land on the same level with the surface.If the plants have grown, in the wells of a slant.It is important during the first days after planting cucumbers provide abundant watering and pritenenie.In the case of lowering the temperature to 15 degrees cucumber seedlings need to cover the film.
Compliance simple advice and careful care can help you get a good crop of cucumbers.
