Pinching cucumbers

To obtain an excellent harvest of cucumbers, it is necessary to apply important agrotechnical techniques, one of which is pinching cucumbers.

Already 2 weeks after planting this agricultural structure, it is tied to the wires using twine. This is done to divide the plant into the main stem and side shoots.

In this case, the main stem must be pinched to cause the formation of stepsons - new side shoots, which are subsequently recommended to be tied to a wire.

Pinching cucumbers is necessary to obtain a good harvest. This is due to the fact that on the main stem of a cucumber, as a rule, male flowers are laid, that is, barren flowers, and female flowers are needed to obtain a harvest. Fruiting flowers appear exclusively on side shoots, so pinching the main stem is mandatory.

Thanks to pinching cucumbers, you can reap a large and high-quality harvest even from one plant.

The latest achievement of breeders in this area was the development of cucumber varieties in which female flowers appear mainly on the main stem. But even in this case, it is necessary to cause the appearance of fruiting flowers. The same principle applies here - pinching the main shoot. And barren flowers are formed on the side shoots that appear later.

Pinching cucumbers is not the only method for obtaining a rich and high-quality harvest. Currently, many additional effective agricultural practices are used.