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To get a rich harvest of cucumbers for the next 2021, you need to take care of this in advance. At a minimum, gardeners begin preparation work in the fall. In the spring, the soil will be ready for planting, and the seeds are selected correctly. Not everyone uses purchased material and tries to prepare seed seeds on their own. Let's talk about what needs to be done to get a rich harvest of cucumbers in 2021. A certain scheme of work and comprehensive care will help to avoid failure.
Preparatory work
In order to sow cucumbers or grow seedlings from them in 2021, you need to carry out preparatory work in the garden the day before. The fact is that cucumber desperately needs soil fertility, he is responsive to the introduction of fertilizers of both types:
- organic;
- mineral.
What is the preparatory work? As a rule, the garden is dug up, any fertilizer is applied and left for the winter. The same work is being done in greenhouses. Film shelters are removed for the winter.
Particular attention is paid to hardening the soil. The snow cover does not allow the hardening to be carried out properly.
If the snow is removed in the place where cucumbers will be planted later in 2021, leaving the soil open in the frost, this will kill many bacteria and viruses in the soil, which will have a beneficial effect on seedlings in spring and summer.
Winter work on this is completed, you can return to the garden only in the spring.
When the snow melts, you can prepare the soil for planting. Cucumbers love loose, oxygen-rich soil.
Organic matter is also introduced if there is a risk of a drop in air temperature in your region even at the end of May and June.
At the same time, organic fertilizers are applied immediately before sowing to a depth of 40 centimeters. When decomposed, it will generate heat without damaging the rhizomes of the cucumber seedlings.
Good seeds are the basis for a rich harvest
The seeds of cucumbers must be of good quality so that in 2021 they turn out to be resistant to external influences of seedlings. Two types of seeds are suitable for planting:
- prepared independently in advance from varietal cucumbers, fully ripe;
- purchased in a store from a trusted manufacturer.
There is a certain scheme for preparing seeds for planting. To get high-quality seedlings, it is necessary to harden them to the conditions in which the cultivation is planned. Some gardeners from the south of Russia do not adhere to these rules, since their climatic conditions are close to those where cucumbers grow in nature.
The preparation scheme for landing is as follows:
- calibration;
- hardening;
- germination.
The first stage is to screen out low-quality material. A teaspoon of table salt is dissolved in a glass of water at room temperature and the seed is thrown into it. You can stir a little. After a while, only dummy seeds will remain on the surface, which are not suitable for growing seedlings.
The second stage is hardening cucumber seeds... It can be divided into two types:
- solution processing;
- cold hardening.
To date, there are solutions for the preparation of material for planting on sale. This process disinfects, which allows the seedlings to remain resistant to diseases and viruses. In the soil, our seeds are also attacked by insects. Disinfection will avoid this. A simple method of disinfection is shown in the video.
If you do not want to use chemistry, you can disinfect with garlic pulp (for 100 grams of water, 25 grams of pulp). The holding time of the seed in this solution is 1 hour.
The next step before planting the cucumbers is to cold harden the seeds. Seedlings in this case will be more resistant to temperature extremes. The seeds are placed in damp gauze and left in the refrigerator (preferably on the door) for 36 hours.
As for germination, you can skip it if:
- you have experience in planting cucumbers in open ground;
- if you are planting cucumbers for seedlings under certain conditions, following the planting scheme.
Beginners are advised to germinate them before sowing.
To do this, they are kept in damp gauze until sprouts appear. When everything is ready, you can proceed to sowing.
Sowing
For every summer resident, it is important what the future 2021 will be like: warm, rainy. If you are planning to plant cucumber seedlings, this is even more important. This vegetable crop is very demanding on heat, moisture and uniformity of warming.
Before sowing, you will need to familiarize yourself with the lunar sowing calendar 2021. It indicates favorable days for planting seeds for seedlings and in open ground.
The sowing time and the yield of seedlings depend on how warm they are. Sowing can be divided into:
- early;
- late.
Early sowing
Early sowing is possible only in the southern regions of Russia, where the risk of frost completely decreases at the end of spring. Here, planting seeds in open ground is not only convenient, but also recommended, since nothing threatens the seedlings of cucumbers.
In the southern regions, with proper care, you can get two harvests by autumn, using early ripening cucumber hybrids.
Seedling care for a rich harvest includes:
- abundant watering with warm water;
- fertilization 2-3 times per season.
You can sow seeds in partial shade, but you should not shade the seedlings. The second sowing can be done in partial shade, since it is already quite hot in summer.
Late sowing
Remember that in the middle lane, in the Urals and in other regions where caring for cucumbers is difficult, it is better not to rush into the timing of planting seeds. It's too early to make predictions for the 2021 season, but you can use a different planting scheme with cucumbers. First, plant seeds for seedlings, and when it gets warmer, transfer it to open ground or under a film shelter. If the care is correct, you can expect a rich harvest.
Even if the weather permits, late sowing of seeds can be carried out. Such a scheme will allow you to get resistant seedlings in a cool climate and become the owner of a rich harvest at the end of August 2021.
More information about the late planting of cucumbers is described in the video.
General rules
To get good seedlings from seeds, you need to know about the following rules:
- cucumber seeds are sealed to a depth of 2-3 centimeters;
- the rhizome of cucumber seedlings is very small, but the bush will grow, therefore, the planting scheme for hybrids is indicated on the package, and it must be observed;
- the standard scheme is 50x50 or 30x50, for 1 m2 there should be no more than 7 seedling bushes.
Cucumber care is a separate topic. Despite all the assurances that cucumber seedlings are resistant, it is important to understand that this plant is quite capricious. This is due to the fact that in Russia only the conditions in the southern regions can be equated to the tropical climate. In the middle lane, quality care is needed.
Seedling care
So, a cucumber is a plant that needs:
- sunlight;
- air temperature from 22-30 degrees;
- abundant watering;
- loose fertilized soil;
- garter;
- air humidity.
If all the conditions are met, you can expect a rich harvest in 2021. You need to follow the following rules:
- planting seedlings or seeds of cucumbers in a sunny place (permissible in partial shade);
- you need to water the seedlings of cucumbers only with warm water, by no means cold;
- it is good if there is a reservoir near the site; if it is not there, the seedlings are sprayed from time to time with warm water;
- fertilizers are applied 2-3 times per season: necessarily during flowering and fruiting.
Care is not limited to this. Someone likes the seedlings to trail along the net, someone ties it up. It is better for cucumbers not to lie on the ground so that the fruits do not rot and are not eaten by insects.
Cucumbers are one of the favorite vegetables on our table. Seedling care will allow us to grow a new rich harvest in 2021. You can purchase several varieties and hybrids of seeds at once, they perfectly coexist together.
Spring and summer 2021 are said to be warm. This is good, because then the gardeners will have less worries.
