How to use manure for cucumbers?

Manure is an excellent organic fertilizer, where there are many nutrients that are needed for the growth and fruiting of garden crops. In addition, it helps to improve all the properties of the soil, has a beneficial effect on the structure of the earth, the reproduction of microflora and the balance of the mineral composition.

When you want cucumbers to be healthy and of good size, you need to grow them in a special way. For this there are some ways, among which the most popular is the use of manure. It contributes to the rapid production of fruits, plant nutrition and still saves from the cold.

The fruitfulness of the warm beds with the use of manure, is obtained as a result of the decomposition of living tissue. A similar effect occurs when gardeners form a compost in the form of a pit or heap.

It is made from natural waste that is constantly available on the site:

• fallen leaves;
• rotted grass;
• debris branches;
• cleaning of vegetables.

All this gives heat, thereby ensuring the speed of seed production and development of cucumbers. They love such feeding with their own hands. When adding manure, the effect is enhanced, so you can expect the best harvest. For cucumber culture is very necessary warmth and high humidity. Heated bed has these conditions. The layer of humus does not allow the roots to dry up, and the decay of organic matter gives the culture the warmth it needs.

Using this method, it is possible with excellent results to grow and feed early types of cucumber culture in an open place, without using special facilities, even in regions with a cold climate. If you follow the rules and conditions of the bookmarks, which need cucumbers, then we can expect a rich harvest. In the wells in the open field is best to put fresh manure. It can be diluted and make the necessary consistency in order to qualitatively feed the seedlings and fertilize the cucumbers during their growth.

The beds fertilized by manure have the following advantages:

• almost complete absence of weeds;
• good resistance to pests;
• natural drainage;
• fast warming up of the soil;
• profitability;
• opportunity to get rid of garden waste.

The main advantage of such beds is the ability to plant cucumbers early. In some regions, even in the first days of summer, the air temperature may drop to negative indications, as a result, the tender plant will instantly react to the cold.

Always have their place and disadvantages:

• the balance of nutrients is disturbed, since it is difficult to balance them perfectly with the organic composition;
• may exceed the dosage;
• weed seeds may be present;
• there is a danger of entering diseases;
• attract toxic substances, especially aluminum and lead.

Horse manure begins its decomposition at a temperature within eighty degrees, while the processes of decay occur much faster than in other species, and in the final result, this fertilizer turns out to be the most loose in structure. The composition of this type of organic fertilizer content of nutrients is much higher than that of cow manure. It can be used for fast warming up of any soil, which is very important for cucumbers, since they are a thermophilic culture.

Pig manure itself has a liquid state and contains an insufficient amount of potassium, because of this, lime is added to it. Experienced gardeners are advised to make this type of fertilizer in warm soil mixed with horse manure.

Most gardeners try not to use chemicals or to reduce their amount to the utmost in the process of growing crops in garden beds. That is why many people prefer organic fertilizers. There are uses for certain purposes.

Manure from horses can be made before digging up the site in autumn, and not only for cucumbers, but also for other individual crops. Such fertilizer is applied at the rate of about six kilograms per square meter. From this nutrient for plants prepare a liquid feed in a ratio of one to ten.

Birds litter quickly decomposes and emits ammonia in the process. After about two months of storage, almost half of the nitrogen from the bird droppings disappears. In addition, before you put the litter in the soil, you need to grind it, because of its large elements can occur burns cucumber culture. At one hundred square meters of planting should be less than five kilograms of bird droppings.

Unlike the fertilizers described above, cattle manure will be a bad way to feed a cucumber crop, as it contains much more water. When using cow manure, it is better to make it in the beds that have soil with a light composition of particles. Most often it is used in growing crops that are resistant to cold.

In the spring, two weeks before the planned planting of seedlings or seeds, it is necessary to start preparing a dung bed. Preparation of such beds is made by laying organic layers. It is advisable to do this in an open place where nothing can cover the sun. The dimensions of the beds are usually made less than nine hundred millimeters wide, while the length is chosen at their discretion.

First, you need to dig a place under the bed depth of about forty centimeters. It is advisable to put a metal mesh on the bottom, if there is one on the farm. This will protect the roots of plants from pests of rodents. Then a bed structure is created.

Layers are arranged in this way:

• various paper waste - such material is rotting and decomposing;
• shavings, twigs, chips, trimming of bushes and trees, bark, sawdust, in general, all wood waste - organize drainage;
• old leaves - after debate will be a good organic fertilizer;
• horse manure - the main layer, reproducing heating;
• chernozem or humus - the top layer, where the seedlings will be planted.

In order for the bed to burn, the warming up process begins, it is necessary to pour it with hot water to the extent that each layer is well soaked. Cover with a film of polyethylene. After a few days you can already notice how the film from the inside was covered with sweat. Consequently, all the works were not in vain, and the heating process began. Fifteen days later, you can sow cucumbers or plant seedlings. Thus, a warm bed is created.

Experienced gardeners, who have been growing cucumbers for years, always give beginners a lot of useful tips.

Let us examine the most popular ones.

• It is important to start sowing or planting at a time when the temperature is most stable. And first you need to water the bed with a solution of potassium permanganate in a small proportion.
• When planting, the border of the stem and roots should be at the level of the soil - this applies to vegetable seedlings. Such a technique will prevent the stem from rotting, as less water will get on it. As for the seeds, there is no need for such an action, since they germinate naturally. To speed up the germination process, they create greenhouse conditions.
• Horse manure is considered the best fertilizer among gardeners, the use of which contributes to the excellent development and growth of cucumbers. It is available even in granular form, so if there is no natural product, you can use the granules.
• It must be remembered that a thorough acquaintance with all the nuances, following the recommendations will have a significant impact on the final result.

• It is necessary to use only high-quality feed and seeds, however, it is necessary to take into account that not all of them are the same for different regions and regions. It is necessary to choose appropriate for specific conditions biological materials.
• In the process of growing is also very important cutting and care, as it is necessary not only to achieve the emergence of the culture, but also to give it the right conditions for growth.

In the next video, four rules of using manure for fertilizer are waiting for you.