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Everyone's favorite cucumber is an annual plant. You can enjoy the fruits within a few months after sowing the seeds.
The most common, profitable way to grow this crop is seedling. With this technique:
- mature plants form earlier;
- hardening seedlings eventually gives more hardy shoots;
- plants gain strength quickly;
- there is an opportunity to carry out very early crops, even in cold weather;
- the yield of cucumbers is significantly increased.
Knowing the peculiarities of seedling cultivation of cucumbers, in 2021 it is necessary to take into account the desired date and time of planting plants in a permanent place.
When the sowing is carried out on time, then, by the time of planting, a strong healthy seedling with full leaves will be formed. This will give the gardener confidence that the seedlings will take very well in the open field.
If sowing is carried out much earlier, then we get elongated and overgrown cucumber seedlings. In this form, plants will be prone to various diseases, they may take root badly or, in general, die.
This means that cultivation will be difficult, it will be very problematic to get a full harvest.
The importance of meeting deadlines
Cucumbers love moisture, warmth, light. Even fruits grow at night with good humidity and freezing temperatures. Therefore, the timing of sowing seeds and planting seedlings affect the yield and quality of the fruit. Planting plants on time is considered the main task of the gardener.
The second important condition is care when transplanting. If even a small injury is inflicted on the roots of cucumbers, this will significantly reduce the survival rate of the seedlings.
The third condition is the time of each operation. All factors must be taken into account here. It is extremely frivolous to carry out earthwork when it is convenient. It is important to choose the "right" or auspicious days. Some use the experience of their predecessors, but most modern farmers trust scientific facts. And here knowledge about the influence of planets on the growth and development of plants comes to the rescue. The main luminary, on which the harvest depends, is the Moon. Even the folk calendar takes into account the main days of the lunar cycle.
"Lunar" influence
The dependence of plant development on the lunar phases and the passage of the signs of the zodiac have been noticed since antiquity. The most unfortunate were the days of the new moon, full moon, as well as solar and lunar eclipses. At this time, there is a change in the impact of lunar radiation. Cucumbers, like other crops, have to rebuild. This takes a lot of energy, but they are not enough for growth and fruiting. Therefore, if you sow seeds or plant seedlings at this time, then an excessive load falls on the plant.
It has a very good effect on the development and fruiting of cucumbers when the growing moon is combined with the fire signs - Aries, Sagittarius and Leo. The combination of both factors will facilitate cultivation, but will not be able to completely replace the work of the gardener. Therefore, in order to get a decent harvest, you still have to follow all the recommendations of professionals:
- Choose quality seeds... Regardless of the year in which you have to plant cucumber seedlings, you need to take seeds of proven varieties of good quality. In 2021, it is possible to plant seeds from the 2018 harvest.But, you shouldn't risk using older ones. Their germination can be frustrating, and growing your favorite cucumbers will be disappointing.
- Use good soil... The composition of the soil affects the yield quite strongly. It may change on certain days. With a deficiency of nutrients, you will have to carry out a lot of dressings, which will make growing cucumbers a very costly business. An excess of minerals will immediately affect the taste, shape, nutritional value of the fruit.
- Provide seedlings and adult plants with a comfortable thermal regime... The cultivation of cucumbers in 2021 should be checked against the weather forecast, and measures should be taken in time to improve temperature conditions. To do this, use a plastic wrap to cover the seedlings. Also recommended plant cucumbers in a greenhouse or at home before the onset of guaranteed heat, at certain landing days.
- Plant the seeds correctly, take care of seedlings. It is better to sow cucumbers immediately in containers made of organic material - peat pots, coconut tablets. In this case, there is confidence that the roots will not be injured during transplantation.
- Water competently cucumbers. To do this, you should follow the watering schedule, and also use the recommended days.
- Carry out high-quality, timely feeding... For this operation, it is imperative to comply with the deadlines.
How to tell when it is better to plant cucumbers for seedlings? The best way is to follow the recommendations of the lunar calendar for 2021.
Lunar landing calendar
Using knowledge of the position of the moon on certain days helps not only to get a good harvest, but also to avoid many diseases of cucumbers. The information in the lunar calendar enables the gardener to plant, loosen, water, fertilize the plant in time. Cucumbers belong to melons, their fruits grow above the ground. These vegetables should be planted on the waxing moon. At this time, the luminary has a beneficial effect on the aerial parts of plants. Time is very important planting cucumbers for seedlings.
The optimal time for transplanting cucumbers is 18 - 24 days after seed germination. It is necessary to take into account the temperature regime of the region in which the cultivation is carried out, as well as the timing of fruit ripening. In warm areas, sowing seeds and planting seedlings takes place two to three weeks earlier than in colder areas.
When comes time to plant cucumbers for seedlings, then first of all they sow self-pollinated greenhouse varieties. Greenhouse cucumbers are the second in terms of planting, and sowing cucumber seeds in open ground is the last.
Good days for planting
Each month of the year has its own specifics of agrotechnical work. To significantly speed up the cultivation and ripening of crops, vegetable growers are already sowing seeds in the cold winter months. Such seedlings are then transplanted into greenhouses or under film shelters, giving an early harvest. At the beginning of the year, an inventory of all remaining seeds is carried out, the purchase of new ones.
If workload or other troubles do not allow you to accurately adhere to the recommendations of the lunar calendar, then you should not be very upset. The main condition is to avoid unfavorable days. But holding events on other days is quite possible. You just need to be ready to put in a little more effort during the cultivation of cucumbers. You will have to more closely monitor the humidity, temperature and feeding schedule of plants.
But if you find an opportunity to accurately compare your actions with the sowing calendar, then this method of agricultural work will surprise you with its advantages. Plants will grow more harmoniously, hurt less, give a high-quality and guaranteed yield.
