The frequency of watering cucumbers depends on the stage of their development. Agronomist Alexei Volodikhin told socialbites.ca about this.
Plants should be watered once a week before flowering. During fruiting – twice a week. And if heat and drought – every day,” she says.
For those who come to the cottage only for the weekend, Alexei Volodikhin recommended mulching the cucumber beds, that is, “covering them with humus, compost, grass, and preferably straw – also protects against diseases.”
“To get a guaranteed crop of cucumbers, choose parthenocapric hybrids – they form fruits without pollination by bees and are not dependent on the weather,” said the agronomist.
At the same time, he warned that most cucumber varieties do not tolerate frost, and any temperature below zero is deadly for them. But if it doesn’t drop below 0 °C, the plants will survive. But it should be borne in mind that at temperatures below 15 ° C their growth is inhibited. And how many cold nights there will be, the ripening of the crop will be delayed for days,” warned Alexey Volodikhin.
In his opinion, it is better to grow quick-ripening early varieties of cucumbers in open ground in regions with short, cool summers.
Formerly socialbites.ca said About plants that cannot be grown in the country.