Seven tips on how to plant cucumbers correctly

It is difficult to find a summer cottage where diligent amateur gardeners do not grow cucumbers. And almost everyone is sure that he knows how to plant cucumbers correctly. Sometimes the advice of experienced gardeners on methods of growing cucumbers is radically opposite. Some people prefer to grow seedlings, some sow cucumbers directly into the ground, some leave the cucumbers lying freely on the ground, and some prefer the trellis method of growing cucumbers.

How to properly plant cucumbers under a trellis

1. A ridge 1 m wide is formed from the prepared (fertilized and dug up) soil, and a small shaft about 15 cm high is placed in the middle of it.
2. Holes are made in the shaft at intervals of 20 cm, into which cucumber seedlings are carefully planted.
3. A peg is driven in near each plant, to which twine is tied to form a trellis (you can use a special trellis mesh made of wire or slats).
4. On cucumbers, the twine should be tied very lightly so that it does not interfere with the growth and development of the plant.
5. When planting cucumbers, which are pollinated by bees, the plant should be planted in one stem. This is where the bulk of the harvest will be formed. To do this, you need to pinpoint all the emerging growth points without affecting the leaves and the main stem.
6. Hybrid cucumbers, in which female flowers are formed throughout the bush, can be sown in two or three shoots.But if the plant grows uncontrollably, the onset of fruiting may be delayed and the number of fruits will decrease.
7. To avoid excessive shading with a significant number of vines, cucumbers need to be planted much less often than when forming a plant into one vine.