Planting cucumber seeds in the greenhouse and greenhouse

You can grow crispy cucumbers at home all year round. If you plant vegetables in a greenhouse or greenhouse, adhering to simple rules, the harvest will be rich, and the fruits will be large and tasty.

When choosing the time to plant cucumbers in greenhouses, gardeners are usually guided by the peculiarities of the local climate. Residents of the southern regions plant these vegetables in the first half of April. In the middle lane, gardeners are doing this at the end of this month, in the Urals and in Siberia - in the second half of May. When planting cucumbers in the greenhouse, it is important to focus on the air temperature.

When planting cucumbers, many gardeners are guided by the lunar calendar. Sowing seeds or planting seedlings is recommended to be carried out on the growing moon. It is believed that in this case, the plants develop much faster.

Before planting cucumbers, you need to prepare both the planting material and the greenhouses themselves.

Harvesting should start a few weeks before planting vegetables.... First you need to carefully inspect the room and fill up all the cracks. This will protect the cucumbers from the negative effects of cold air.

Next, the room must be disinfected. For this, you can use any antifungal formulations. After this procedure, all surfaces should be thoroughly cleaned using a soap solution. It is very important to treat all hard-to-reach places.

Having cleared the room, it is important to think about the location of the beds. In greenhouses, they are usually placed along the walls. The width of one bed should be between 50-60 centimeters. It is important to leave wide aisles between the rows. This is to make it easier to care for the plants.

You can buy soil for sowing seeds at many specialty stores. This substrate is disinfected. It is high quality, nutritious and perfect for growing cucumbers. At the same time, many gardeners prefer to prepare the soil mixture at home. To do this, cleaned sand, peat and sod are mixed in a container in equal proportions. After that, a small amount of rotted compost is added to the soil.

Before use, the soil must be disinfect... This can be done in a number of ways. Usually the mixture is sent for 20-30 minutes to the oven preheated to 180 degrees.

The preparation of planting material begins with the selection of suitable seed varieties. The following types of cucumbers are suitable for planting in greenhouses.

• Adam F. It is a hybrid Dutch variety. He is early maturing. The first fruits appear on the site within a month and a half after planting the seeds. At the same time, plants bear fruit for a long time. The fruits are dark in color and small in size. Their surface is covered with neat small spines. Cucumbers are tasty enough. Therefore, they can be eaten fresh or canned.

• Zyatek F1... This is another hybrid variety. The fruits ripen early enough. Plants are resistant to most common diseases. In addition, they are not afraid of sudden temperature changes.

• Herman F1. This hybrid is also resistant to various external factors. Cucumbers feel equally good in open beds and in greenhouses. The fruits have a pleasant taste and rich aroma.

It is recommended to process the planting material before sowing.Proper seed preparation helps to improve seed germination. The seed processing technology is as follows.

1. Treatment... First you need to carefully examine the seeds. For planting, use large grains. It is desirable that they are the same size. In this case, the sprouts will appear at about the same time. You can make sure that the planting material is of high quality by dropping it into a glass of saline. Seeds that remain on the surface of the water must be thrown away. The rest must be rinsed under running water and dried.
2. Disinfection... Selected seeds need to be disinfected. Most gardeners prefer to soak them in a light solution of potassium permanganate. The seeds are usually left in a container of liquid for only 10-15 minutes. After processing with potassium permanganate, the planting material is washed again.
3. Hardening... So that the plants can quickly adapt to new conditions, it is recommended to additionally harden the seeds. To do this, they are placed in a tissue bag and placed next to heating appliances. After a while, the seeds are removed to the refrigerator. Such temperature changes have a positive effect on the seed.
4. Germination... To speed up the process of growing cucumbers, the seeds will need to be germinated. To do this, they are laid between separate layers of gauze. Next, the seeds are gently sprayed with warm water. They are left in this form for several days. It is very important to ensure that the fabric does not dry out during this time. Once the seeds germinate, they can be sown in a greenhouse or polycarbonate greenhouse.

You can plant both seeds and grown seedlings in a greenhouse or greenhouse.

It is worth planting seeds in the soil at a temperature of at least 20 degrees. To begin with, several small holes are made in the beds. This is important so that when the plants grow, they do not interfere with each other. Fertilizing when planting is not worth it. If the soil has been prepared in advance, it is already fertile enough. It is recommended to place one or two seeds in one hole. In this case, when the cucumbers grow up, the gardener will be able to choose the strongest seedlings.

Sowing cucumbers is recommended in sunny weather. After planting, they must be well watered. A couple of days after this procedure, the plants are additionally fed. Usually, urea or other fertilizers that contain nitrogen are used at this stage. Such feeding helps to speed up the process of seedling emergence.

The step-by-step process of growing seedlings consists of the following steps.

1. First you need to prepare the appropriate containers. It is recommended to plant cucumbers in special peat pots. These can be purchased at most specialty stores. The peculiarity of these pots is that they can be placed in the soil. Over time, they decompose, thus feeding the soil. Therefore, when transplanting seedlings into open ground, its roots are not injured.
2. Having placed the seeds at a shallow depth, the soil must be watered with warm water. Proper watering allows the plants to take root faster.
3. After that, the containers with seeds must be covered with transparent film or glass. Transfer the pots to a sunny windowsill or balcony. It is important that the temperature in the room where the seedlings are germinated is at least 23 degrees.

In the process, it is necessary to check the crops, and also spray the plants if necessary. As soon as the first shoots appear on the soil surface, the soil will need to be fed with complex fertilizer. From time to time, containers with seedlings need to be turned. This is done so that it does not stretch.

A few days before planting plants in open ground, they must be hardened. To do this, it is enough to take out containers with sprouts at night on the balcony or in the yard. It is recommended to plant seedlings in greenhouses or in a greenhouse in May. This is done so that the weak roots do not freeze after disembarkation. Typically, plants are replanted 29-35 days after sowing the seed.

Seedlings in a greenhouse are planted in rows. The distance between the bushes should be in the range of 20-30 centimeters. For plants to thrive, it is very important to choose the right neighbors for them. Cucumbers are usually placed next to peppers, cabbage, or legumes. You can also place spinach or mustard there. It is not recommended to water the planted seedlings in the next 1-2 days. It will only hurt her.

In order for cucumbers to develop normally, they need to be properly looked after. The gardener needs to regularly carry out the following procedures.

Cucumbers growing in greenhouses or greenhouses should be watered regularly. To do this, use well-settled warm water. Some gardeners for this purpose install containers in the room. It is from them that they collect water for watering plants. Do not water the plants too often. This will cause the roots of the seedlings to rot.

After watering, it is recommended to additionally loosen the soil. This is done so that a dense crust does not form on the surface of the earth.... You need to loosen the soil carefully, trying do not damage plant roots... It is also important to remove all weeds in the process. They can be sent to a compost pit and then used to feed plants.

Regular application of fertilizers to the soil can increase the yield of cucumbers, as well as improve the quality of the fruits. You can feed the plants in the greenhouse both organic and mineral fertilizers.

Top dressing is applied to the soil 3-5 times. After planting the seedlings, it is fertilized with organic matter. Usually, a chicken or mullein diluted in warm water is used for this. During flowering, a solution of potassium salt is introduced into the soil. During the period of fruit formation, the bushes are fed with fertilizers containing phosphorus or potassium.

To make cucumbers less likely to get sick, the room in which they grow must be regularly ventilated. It is recommended to do this in dry, calm weather. It is especially important to ventilate greenhouses on hot days. This allows the room temperature to be lowered to a suitable level.

This procedure will help improve the yield of plants and the quality of the fruit. After the appearance of five full-fledged leaves on the plant, all the greens that are located at the bottom of the bush must be removed. After the appearance of three more sheets, a second pinching procedure must be carried out. At this stage, each bush should consist of one main stem and several branches.

Adult bushes are recommended to be tied to strong supports.... After carrying out such a procedure, the cucumber lashes do not get confused. It also makes it much easier to care for your plants. You can tie cucumbers to both iron and wooden supports. For this, twine or wire is usually used.

Cucumbers growing in greenhouses often suffer from various diseases. The following diseases are dangerous for them.

1. White rot... The foliage surface of diseased plants is covered with a dense white bloom. It is spreading rapidly. Infected plants die after a couple of days. The treatment of the site with copper sulfate will help to save the bushes.
2. Gray rot. This disease can be recognized by the gray spots appearing on the ovaries and foliage. For plant protection, an ash solution or copper sulfate is used.If the area is too infected, the bushes can be treated with special preparations.
3. Root rot. The foliage of ailing plants dries up quickly, and the stems become cracked. Over-watering or using too wet water to irrigate the soil can lead to infection with such a disease. Infected bushes can be sprinkled with wood ash. If such treatment does not help, the plants should be removed from the site. After that, the soil must be spilled with a solution of potassium permanganate.
4. Powdery mildew... This is one of the most common diseases. A white bloom usually appears on the surface of the foliage. At first, it covers only the foliage, then it spreads to the stems and fruits. To fight the disease, the bushes can be treated with "Topaz" or other similar preparations.
5. Black mold... This fungal disease also often affects young plants. Dark spots appear on the infected foliage, which eventually merge into one. It is impossible to fight this disease. Therefore, infected plants should be removed from their site and burned.

Plants have to be protected from the following insects.

1. Aphid... Owners of cucumber beds should be wary of melon aphids. It damages foliage, which immediately curls and dries up. If there are not very many aphids on the site, the bushes can be treated with an infusion of dry onion husks or ordinary ash solution. In case of severe infection of the site, gardeners are advised to use chemicals.
2. Greenhouse mite. This is one of those pests that usually live in greenhouses and greenhouses. They start in the event that a large number of weeds grow in the beds. To prevent the appearance of these pests, they must be removed regularly. If you do not start to deal with these pests in a timely manner, they can destroy all plants. Chemicals are usually used to protect your site. The most popular of them is Fitoverm.

The rest of the pests do not pose a particular danger to pests.

In general, growing cucumbers in a greenhouse or greenhouse is fairly straightforward. Therefore, even a novice gardener can easily cope with this task.