How to make a bed for cucumbers

Cucumbers are heat-loving plants. The germination of seeds, the normal development of plants and the activity of their fruiting largely depend on the average daily temperature. It is quite possible to solve the problem of temperature differences on your own, knowing how to make a cucumber bed. You may have to work a little more, but the time spent will soon pay off with a wonderful harvest.

To prepare a bed for cucumbers, you need to mark the bed in the spring, as soon as you can dig the soil, measure the length according to your own wishes, but the width should be 1 meter. We mark the boundaries of the bed and dig a trench along them with 1-1.5 shovels. and we lay it in a thick layer of twigs, last year’s grass and leaves, tops, and other waste from their beds. Then fill the trench generously with water.

We mix the soil removed from the trench with humus, add mineral fertilizers, a little ash in accordance with the standards, and pour it on top of the waste placed in the trench. If you have available materials, you can make a border around the resulting raised bed. You can simply decorate it with an earthen embankment, making a depression in the middle. Such a bed can rise 15-20 centimeters above the soil.

You can water the soil from above with a solution of “Baikal EM - 1”, cover the bed with film and leave for 10-12 days. During this time, the bed will warm up well, microorganisms beneficial to plants will have time to adapt and multiply.

It is good to plant in such a bed cucumber seedlings grown in cups in a greenhouse or even on a window.Plants need to be replanted very carefully, removing them with a clod of earth. Then you will need to cover the bed with a covering material that allows moisture and air to pass through, but maintains heat. In order for the plants to feel comfortable, the non-woven material must be laid with an allowance so that it does not interfere with the growth of seedlings.

Talking about how to make a bed for cucumbers, you should note that it is recommended to cover its entire surface with mulch, for which you can use straw, hay or just cut grass. Mulch will perfectly retain moisture and stable temperature of the soil in which cucumbers grow. As soon as the cucumbers begin to bloom, the covering material must be removed.