Cucumbers - one of the most common vegetables.They were grown by our grandfathers and great-grandfathers. Over the years, accumulated considerable experience. In combination with modern technologies, the old landing methods give very good results. Cucumbers are rather heat-loving plants, but methods of growing them in cold regions have long been invented. To do this, equip special beds for cucumbers. There are several types of them, each of which has its own characteristics.
For regions with a cold climate better than otherssuitable for growing cucumbers in a high dung bed. To do this, in the greenhouse organize a bed of a width of one meter, the length - at your discretion. Fresh manure (preferably cow's, but you can add a little horse) should be laid on the bottom of the bed, 25 centimeters (not less) of fertile, loose soil should be poured on top. Abundantly watered. The bed for cucumbers is ready. You can plant seeds. Note that it is not always necessary to germinate them. If you doubt germination - put on two in one hole. There should be four plants per square meter. If you have grown by two, then the weaker will have to cut. The bed is covered with a film or a covering material of a light color. Inside the bed, due to the decomposition of manure, the temperature rises significantly. In such conditions, shoots appear for 3-5 days. In order not to burn the plants, the greenhouse should be opened in the daytime, but watch the temperature. Under the film, it should be between 18-30
aboutC. Heating is valid for a month, then the temperature begins to gradually decrease. Calculating the time of laying such beds, take this into account.
For slightly warmer regions, a bed is suitable.for cucumbers on compost. It can also be a good way out if you are unable to find fresh manure. In a high bed width of 1 meter, placed plant and food residues. Scorching foliage, last year's tops, vegetable or fruit peeling, everything that usually goes into the compost pit will do. From above it is advisable to lay out a little manure, but if it is not there, it’s not scary, you can use special means to speed up the compost formation (for example, “Baikal EM-1”). Now you need to pour 20 centimeters of fertile soil. In such a bed for cucumbers, it is recommended to plant already germinated seeds or young plants directly in peat cups or on tablets. Further farming of cucumbers is no different from growing in open ground. Only you need to monitor the temperature inside the greenhouse, removing the covering material (if any) in the warm time of the day.
Another warm bed for cucumbers - straw.But you need to cook it in the fall. The width of the beds is standard - 1 meter, length - according to your desire. They dig a 80 cm wide groove, 15-20 cm deep, put straw next to it, cover it with a bed. Leave until spring. When the snow melts, a dense non-woven material is laid over the entire area of the groove. Straw lying next to it is tied up in bunches and laid on the bottom so that it rises 40 cm above the ground. That's it! Straw bed for cucumbers ready. It should be plentifully moistened with warm water and sealed. Now, to accelerate the decomposition of the masses, it must be poured with a solution of a mullein or one of the preparations for accelerated compost formation. Then the bed should be covered with a film. After a week the temperature should be 40-45
aboutС.If warming up is not enough, you need to remove the film and pierce the straw with the forks several times. A week after reaching the required temperature, the covering material is removed, making indentations with a thick stake, into which (on the first true leaves), the cucumber seedlings are buried. Plants sprinkle with humus or peat, plentifully watered. Above a bed, arcs are installed, covered with a non-woven permeable web. Plants need more often than usual, water and air, otherwise there is a threat to burn them. The rest of the usual agricultural technology.
