Planting cucumbers in a barrel: practical, convenient, effective

Amateur gardeners and gardeners try to use the available summer cottages to maximum benefit. After all, many people have a garden plot that is not too large in area, but they want to plant fruit trees, berry bushes, and beds with their own vegetables, and they also need to leave room for a green lawn. That is why many people use a method such as planting cucumbers in a barrel.

This method of growing, of course, sounds strange. But in fact, this way to get a decent harvest of these tasty and healthy vegetables turns out to be very, very convenient.

Steel or plastic barrels are used to grow cucumbers. They are filled with removed weeds, vegetable peelings (when cooking), and manure. By the way, it is very convenient to put unrotted manure in such barrels - it will not take up space on the site and will rot together with the grass into rich fertilizer. It should be taken into account that the mass with which the barrel will be filled will shrink over time. Therefore, the barrel will have to be filled within two months, just from March to May. Before planting in a barrel, add a 15-20 cm layer of good fertile light soil suitable for planting cucumber seedlings.

Cucumber seedlings should be planted at a distance of 15 cm from each other. In order to protect the seedlings from rain and possible frosts, arcs are installed above the barrel on which the film is fixed.You should not stretch the film directly onto the barrel, as after rain it can fill with water and break fragile plants. In addition, this way the plants will not only be protected from rain, but also from frost.

The yield from one barrel of cucumbers is the same as from a three-meter bed.

Try this method - planting cucumbers in a barrel, this may be how you will grow cucumbers all the time.

Good luck!