All the details of planting cucumber seedlings in the greenhouse

Some regions of the Russian Federation do not have a climate conducive to the good growth and development in the open ground of heat-loving plants, including cucumbers. Therefore, planting such vegetables in the greenhouse is practiced. This makes it possible to get a high yield.

Everyone can arrange a film greenhouse on a country site. This is not particularly difficult. But here we must take into account and know some of the nuances of planting cucumbers and caring for them.

Greenhouses today can be seen on almost every summer cottage. Such a room makes it possible to harvest in any weather.

Cucumbers are in demand all year round. They can be added to salads, pickled and pickled. Grown independently vegetables will differ in environmental friendliness and taste, compared to the store.

Cucumbers can be of different varieties, but mainly divided into two groups:

• not pollinated;
• self pollinated

Since the pollination of plants is carried out by insects only in open space, for planting in the greenhouse it is necessary to choose a variety that does not need to be pollinated by female flowers. Experienced experts advise to purchase hybrids from Holland, which can be seated indoors.

If we take into account this recommendation, then the owner of the cottage will not remain without cucumbers. Hybrid vegetable fruits steadily. After planting seedlings of such plants, cucumbers can already be collected after 2 months. They will differ in beautiful appearance, and also will be suitable both for salad, and for winter preparations.

The fecundity of Dutch cucumbers is large. With proper care and disembarkation, you can collect up to 25 kg from a bush. Also, these plants are resistant to pests and diseases. The fruits have good taste in any form of cooking.

The most suitable varieties of cucumbers that can be grown in a greenhouse for salads:

• "Courage";
• "Cartoon";
• Vicenta;
• "Annie";
• "Solar".

For salting:

• "Hector";
• "Buran";
• "Adam";
• "Legend".

Universal:

• "Corporal";
• "Tom Thumb";
• "Northerner";
• "Sunrise";
• "Blessed".

Many gardeners try to plant seedlings right away and miss the moment of its growing from seeds. Someone, on the contrary, seeks to grow seedlings on their own. In this case, you will need to plant seeds before the twentieth of April on the lunar calendar. After 2-3 weeks, seedlings can be transplanted to the open ground.

Seeds sown on seedlings in the spring. Planting is carried out at a temperature of 11-13 degrees, when there is no frost at night. It is also desirable to cover the seedlings with film in the evening. When the temperature rises to +20 degrees, it will be possible to ventilate the greenhouse and allow fresh air to penetrate there.

Planting seedlings in a greenhouse will be ideal when it is not cold outside. The procedure for planting seedlings is simple, and therefore everyone can handle this issue. The seedling sets at the beginning of summer, when the air is warm enough.

In addition to the selection of cucumber varieties, attention should also be paid to the soil for the seed. These vegetables do not like transplants, and therefore the seed must be planted in peat containers, which will help to solve the problem with a transplant. The volume of cups should be up to 500 ml so that there is enough space for the roots, and the seedlings fully developed. At the same time, holes are made in the lower part of the cup, which will facilitate the ventilation of the roots and the removal of excess moisture from the soil.

You can prepare the soil for the plants themselves. Make this better in the fall. Need to take:

• peat;
• garden land;
• sawdust;
• humus.

All these components are mixed together, and a tablespoon of any fertilizer is added to the composition.

It is advisable to harvest this soil in the fall and put it in the cellar or in the greenhouse for the winter. When the snow melts, it is scattered around the greenhouse, dug up, loosened and then cucumber seeds can be planted in it.

In some cases, it is not necessary to additionally process the seeds, as they have already been processed by the manufacturer. Information about this is usually on the package. If there is no such information, the seeds are necessarily processed independently, otherwise they will die. Shelf life of seeds is 2 years, because you need to pay attention also to this point.

Before planting, the seeds are placed in a warm place (it can be a battery) and stay there for a day. At the same time it is necessary to examine them and remove the damaged or sick. Next, you need to put the seed in salt water and remove the specimens that have surfaced. Then the water is drained, and the seeds are dried. After that, they are ready to disembark.

It is required to moisten the ground before planting and make indentations in which seeds are poured to a depth of one and a half centimeters. Before planting, it is also necessary to check the acidity of the soil. If it is above 6.5 units, then it is recommended to add a little lime to it, since these vegetables do not like sour soil.

Also in such soil microbes and bacteria will develop. Well cucumber fruits on rich soils, which are sufficiently moist and loosened. Compost or manure should be applied to the soil. This can be done both in the fall and immediately before disembarkation.

Adding 10 kilograms of fertilizer per square meter will be optimal. But in some cases, you can additionally make a special mixture to improve the growth of cucumbers. Then this soil is loosened and evenly watered.

In properly prepared greenhouses you can plant both seeds and seedlings. In the first case, you will have to work a little, caring for the seeds so that they will germinate safely. Also after that it will be necessary to transplant them correctly to a new place with roots. It is recommended to plant seedlings at a distance of 50 cm between the rows and 20 cm between the plants themselves.

Not bad take root cucumbers on round beds. In this case, a pole should be placed in the center of the bed, and the cords on the pegs should be strengthened along the perimeter of the circle. Seedlings are planted in a circle at a distance of 20 cm bush from the bush. After planting it is necessary to water the plants with fertilizers.

The beds for cucumbers are recommended to choose small ones that are in open space and the sun penetrates there in sufficient quantity. The optimal size of such beds is 2x2 m. In the middle you need to make a path so that you can take care of the plants.

If it is right to plant cucumber seedlings in a greenhouse made of polycarbonate, then there is a guarantee that the plant will germinate well and give a great harvest. Planting cucumber seedlings is necessary only in a designated and prepared place, as well as in optimal weather.

The distance between the bushes should be 20 cm. And the distance between the rows should be up to 40 cm.

Seeds should be sown to a depth of one and a half centimeters. Seedlings are planted immediately in peat cups, depending on their size. Therefore, before disembarking, it is necessary to make corresponding holes in the ground where the glass will enter along its upper edge. Such planting gives the opportunity for cucumber sprouts to develop well and settle down on new soil. It will also allow not to remove overgrown culture during its development.

Transplant seedlings after the leaves appear on the stems. Approximately this happens after planting seeds on day 25.

To get a good harvest, the gardener does not need to make special efforts, it is recommended only to follow these rules:

• not to allow the soil to dry out at the site of the cucumber planting and to be constantly watered;
• from the moment of planting until the moment of emergence, it is recommended to pour cucumbers with fertilizers at least once;
• if necessary, illuminate the seedlings with fluorescent lamps;
• observe the condition of plants, removing damaged and diseased processes;
• for hardening sprouts, it is necessary to allow fresh air to enter the greenhouse from the street.

Planting cucumbers in the greenhouse does not take much time. When the seedlings are already in the ground, you need to properly care for her. To do this, you must observe the formation of the bush, and also remove damaged shoots from it, feed the plants, water, maintain the optimum temperature of the soil and air, and treat with special preparations for diseases or pests. It is also important to tie the lash.

At the landing site of cucumbers, it is necessary to tighten the net or string, along which the vines will wind. Such constructions should be located at a height of up to 40 cm, since in most cases the cucumber bushes no longer grow in height. If the shoots during the growing season will appear more than 4 shoots, they must be removed to give the opportunity to grow vines in length and not to grow in width. Also, these shoots will take nutrients from the roots and will not benefit.

It is advisable not to plant seedlings in the place where they grow tomatoes or peppers. This will negatively affect the formation of cucumbers. It is also important in dry weather to well water the area with these vegetables, using up to 10 liters of water per square meter. Watering is desirable to produce in the morning or evening.

Since the greenhouse will collect moisture after frequent watering, it is necessary to periodically ventilate the room so that the humidity of the air is within acceptable limits. It will also facilitate the entry of fresh air into the greenhouse, which will affect the rapid growth of plants. After watering, it is necessary to loosen the soil a little, if at the same time the roots of the plants appear at the top, they should be sprinkled.

If the moisture in the greenhouse is large, then the roots may rot. This will adversely affect shoots and sheets. In this case, the greenhouse needs to be checked and also there is an acceptable temperature.

After planting cucumbers, in order to get a good harvest, it is necessary to apply fertilizers. If you do not want to use chemicals from the store, you can use organic fertilizers. This will help not only to get a good harvest, but also to strengthen the immunity of plants, increasing the period of fruiting. In this case, the greenhouse can be used at full capacity, and get quite large yields.

Feeding can be:

• root;
• foliar.

The first option is used in order not to cause burns on the green shoots when in contact with fertilizers. The compositions are poured directly under the root of cucumbers, which gives them the opportunity to absorb more nutrients. For the preparation of mineral fertilizers for cucumbers that are grown in the greenhouse, you can use:

• borofosku;
• urea;
• superphosphate;
• saltpeter.

Before the flowering of plants, it is necessary to make sure that in solutions with fertilizer there is less nitrogen and more phosphorus. It is also recommended to stop using nitre and urea in July. Such feeding will contribute to the growth of green mass, but it will not give the opportunity to develop well the fruit.

Equally important is the temperature in the greenhouse during the care of plants. Experienced gardeners know that temperature problems can occur 2 times throughout the season. It is spring when there is a decrease in temperature at night or a strong heat in summer days.

In spring, seedlings can be protected from frost with a film that will cover the material. You can also use cut plastic bottles, putting them on the seedlings themselves, to raise the temperature there. If light can be led to the greenhouse, then a heater or heat guns are used there.

Too high a temperature for plants is also dangerous, as is cold. When the thermometer reaches 40 degrees and above, the plants begin to wilt. At the same time, cucumbers do not like drafts, and therefore problems may arise when airing the greenhouse in the summer.

No plant can be 100% safe from the appearance of pests and diseases. To the occurrence of such problems can lead to improper care of the plant, as well as the invasion of various pests in the greenhouse. If the inside is too hot, it can rot. Ash, diluted with lime in a ratio of 3: 1, will help get rid of it. With this composition, the stems must be powdered and inclined to the ground.

When aphids appear on plants, you can use ashes diluted with hot water with the addition of a tablespoon of soap. This solution should be sprayed plants once a week. After the procedure, you can sprinkle the green steam with ash.

To strengthen the immune system of plants, you can add a little iodine and water. For this, it is bred in a ratio of 1: 35. Such a composition is poured on the plants in the greenhouse. 1-2 days after the procedure, the leaves will be green again.

It is important to pay attention to the fact that some gardeners do not properly care for the plant, and therefore this leads to a slower growth of the fruit. If outwardly the bush is healthy, but it has a lot of greenery, and the fruits are small, then it is necessary to clarify and find out what kind of variety. It happens that the sort that could not be planted in the greenhouse was mistakenly chosen because it needs pollination.

At the time of fruiting, the owner of the greenhouse also can not relax. To do this, twice a week you need to inspect the plants and clean the greens. Such vegetables can be used for winter harvesting, and larger fruits leave on salads. You can store cucumbers in different ways, depending on their variety.

Using the information on the label, you can first understand the characteristics of the variety, when and how to collect it. In order to avoid problems with this, it is recommended to carefully choose the right varieties of cucumbers when buying in a store, taking into account the conditions in which it will grow.

As can be seen from the above, the difficulties with growing and seedlings of cucumbers in greenhouses are not as great as it may seem initially. In the Urals, anyone can handle this kind of work, regardless of their experience in gardening.

The main subtleties of planting cucumbers in the greenhouse, see the following video.