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Vegetable crops are demanding on the condition of the soil. therefore soil for cucumbers the greenhouse must be prepared carefully. To plant cucumbers, it is better to use loamy or loose sandy soil. Soil with high acidity is not suitable for planting cucumbers in a greenhouse. It is important to know how to properly prepare it for planting vegetables.
When and how preparation begins
Preparing the soil for cucumbers in a polycarbonate greenhouse should be approached responsibly. The first and important stage begins in the fall: you need to remove the remnants of dead plants, accumulated debris and other unnecessary elements. You need to burn garbage and tops in the fall - this will prevent the spread of infections that provoke various diseases of vegetables.
Then start cleaning the walls and other surfaces. They should be cleaned using chlorine or soap solution. Be sure to remove about 7 cm of soil from each bed in the fall. This layer of soil contains accumulated larvae of harmful insects, unwanted bacteria that will harm the crop in the future.
Then work the land. Preparing the ground at the initial stage must necessarily include a thorough digging. If you are thinking of stacking manure, then consider equipping a garden bed. To do this, dig a trench and distribute the manure evenly. But this work can be done in the spring.
Don't forget to disinfect the room
The preparation of the greenhouse necessarily involves the disinfection of the structure and soil. This work can be done with a solution of copper sulfate or other disinfectants. But use any option with caution.
It is difficult, but it is necessary to cultivate the land and beds with diluted bleach. Such processing is carried out in the fall, after digging up the earth and destroying the garbage. Do not forget about the required precautions when doing the work. To prepare the mortar, you need:
- 0.5 kg of bleach;
- a bucket of clean water with a capacity of 15 liters;
- sealed gloves.
Infuse the lime mortar for 5 hours, stirring occasionally. Then, let it brew and remove the layer that has formed on top. Use the resulting sediment to process greenhouse structures, and spray the soil with the top mass.
Dry processing
Such processing is carried out with the use of sulfur checkers. When they burn, gas is released from them, which will penetrate into those places that are inaccessible when spraying. When interacting with moisture, sulfurous and sulfuric acid is formed, which spreads everywhere and destroys microbes, harmful organisms and bacteria.
Disinfector's tip: sulfur dosage is 50 grams per meter3 premises. If a spider mite appears in the greenhouse, double the dosage.
Organic fertilizers should be applied before winter: this will help warm up the soil in the spring.
These include grass, leaves, sawdust. Sawdust helps air to penetrate more freely into the ground, which is good for the future growth of vegetables.
In October, all works on the site are completed, and there is a lot of time left to prepare the land for further use.
What you need to do in the spring
The growth efficiency of cucumbers in a polycarbonate greenhouse will depend on the prepared soil. Good land meets certain points:
- Purity. There must be no debris at all and weeds.
- Grow your beds.The earth must hold moisture well.
- Low alkalinity. The acidic content of the earth should not exceed 7 pH.
- The presence of ash. The presence of loosening agents is necessary in the soil.
- The presence of sand. It is essential for the formation of plants.
- Prepare the manure. The land should be filled with the optimal amount of fertilizers and nutrients.
By following these simple rules, you can get a large harvest of healthy vegetables.
Preparing your greenhouse on time in spring will keep your worries to a minimum for the entire growth and fertility of your cucumbers.
Spring soil preparation also includes several stages. They depend on the work that you did in the fall:
- check the structure for damage, if damage is found, replace or repair the necessary parts;
- warm up the ground after the winter freezing temperature - this way you can plant seedlings much earlier;
- after the snow melts, water the soil abundantly with warm water, the manure placed in the fall will begin to affect the soil, after waiting about a week, you can start planting;
- be sure to use manure - it is an excellent biofuel for your land.
It is very easy to calculate the required amount of manure: it is applied in a proportion of 1/4 of the volume of soil in the greenhouse. Do not forget to add sawdust or ash to the bed to make the soil loose.
You may need to use siderates. Siderata are plants that are specially grown to be buried in the ground in order to improve its soil structure, enrich it with nitrogen and prevent weeds. When using them, you can not use manure: about 3 kg of green manure will replace 2 kg of manure. They are plowed from the ground 2 weeks before planting a certain culture 3 cm deep, after crushing them.
How to prepare the garden for planting
Cucumber is a very thermophilic plant. Therefore, it is better to plant a crop in warm beds. The ideal option is to prepare them in the fall, but if there is not enough time, do it at the very beginning of spring. The bed width must be at least 1 meter. In the ground, make a trench 50 cm deep and put nutrients there. The first layer should be small and consist of tree branches. Then fill in the grass or vegetable strips. The penultimate layer should be rotted manure or compost. After inserting all the components, cover them with a 25-30 cm layer of earth.
Enclose the garden with planks to maintain more heat. This will create convenience and increase the life of the bed up to 2 years.
Useful Tips
It takes a lot of effort and time to grow cucumbers in a polycarbonate greenhouse.
- use only seeds of those varieties that you trust; if you prepare them from last year's harvest, then carefully sort and process them;
- in order to prevent rotting of plants in the greenhouse, maintain the correct humidity, do not allow the temperature to drop below 15 ° C, do not water the plants in the evening with cool water;
- if there are a lot of ovaries, but the harvest is small, fertilize the ground with a mullein, when the harvest decreases sharply, water the vegetables with humus diluted in water.
By properly preparing the land in the greenhouse, you will significantly increase your future harvest. By removing weeds and treating pests, you reduce the risk of vegetable diseases. By applying fertilizer, you will fill the soil with nutrients, creating good conditions for crop growth. But do not forget that during the entire fruiting period of cucumbers, water them regularly, feed the soil in the garden and fight against emerging pests. It is important to know what kind of bud is needed in a greenhouse for cucumbers, and then the result will please the owner.
