Planting cucumber seedlings in open ground

Planting cucumber seedlings in the ground should be done only when 2-3 real, well-developed leaves appear. Before planting, the soil should be well moistened, and holes should be made in the center of the bed.

Cucumbers and their cultivation

It is worth noting that the seedling method of growing cucumbers gives the earliest harvest provided that a temporary shelter is installed. After all, you need to try to protect the fragile young plant as much as possible from possible frosts.

The optimal period for planting seedlings is the third ten days of May. But even at this time, you still need to take care of additional protection of the cucumbers. It is advisable to install wooden or wire arches over the seedlings and cover them with a special film on top.

As soon as the threat of night frosts has passed, the secondary cover is removed and the cultivation of cucumbers on the trellis can begin.

Growing cucumbers in open ground includes the following care: regular watering, shaping the plants, removing weeds and loosening the soil.

Depending on the variety of cucumbers, the distance between seedlings should be from 30 to 40 cm.

As for watering, it should be most abundant and frequent in hot weather. In addition, it must be increased during the beginning of flowering and fruit set. By the way, cucumber seedlings are watered only with warm water. Keep in mind that the absence of bitterness in this vegetable depends on proper watering. Therefore, take this issue seriously.

Thus, growing cucumbers is a painstaking and time-consuming job.But, knowing the characteristics of each variety, you will get a good harvest.