How to grow cucumbers on a windowsill

The theme of the vegetable garden and growing cucumbers on the windowsill is the goal of many gardeners. This is especially convenient when you consider that you can not only dump hats and bags on the windowsill, but also place useful things. You can also buy cucumbers in the store. But no one can guarantee quality. In addition, gardening is not a hobby, but a way of life.

Let's look at an approximate work structure

• A garden on a windowsill is not a myth. Many people do such things as growing strawberries on the windowsill, but growing onions is quite simple. Cucumbers require more attention. But the time spent will be rewarded - after all, products grown on your own, without the use of toxic substances, are much safer than store-bought ones;
• Identifying a variety is a favorite pastime for many gardeners. It doesn't matter what needs to be planted. The main thing is to use freedom of choice. As you know, cucumbers can be greenhouse parthenocarpic (in other words, self-pollinating) varieties. Bee-pollinated cucumbers are more capricious. But they are more useful and aesthetic;
• Next, determine the point for planting the plants. Vegetables can be heat-loving - as is the case with cucumbers. Therefore, it is necessary to choose a window opening so that the window faces south, southwest, or southeast. Do not forget that the window should be insulated to the maximum. Install a fluorescent lamp. This is especially important in the dark winter time.

How to plant

After choosing a place, you need to find a pot.We remember about drainage and the possibility of water drainage. Add layers:

• Humus and peat, in equal proportions;
• Every 5 kg of the mixture is diluted with a glass of wood ash, a tablespoon of ground chalk and a tablespoon of granulated superphosphate;
• You can fill it with ready-made plant soils.

Seeds are kept at a temperature of 30 degrees. After all, growing cucumbers on the balcony can be organized at any time of the year.