Why cucumbers taste bitter: experienced gardeners listed the main reasons

Many summer residents may be upset by the fact that the cucumbers grew bitter: such a vegetable is extremely difficult to use for food purposes.

However, in some cases the problem can be prevented.

Why do vegetables taste bitter?

Moisture

The most common reason is untimely introduction of moisture or insufficient amount of liquid. The taste of cucumbers is very dependent on water, so there should be enough of it.

Cucumbers become most vulnerable in hot weather. Therefore, the issue of watering should be treated with extreme care.

Nitrogen and potassium

Not everyone knows that the bitter taste of fruits is often a reaction to a lack of important nutrients, reminds the expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", landscape designer and agronomist Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .

Therefore, you just need to add special fertilizers. If we are talking about potassium nitrate, then 20 grams of fertilizer are taken per bucket of water. In order to eliminate nitrogen deficiency, thirty grams of urea are taken per ten liters of liquid.

Vegetable variety

Some varieties of cucumbers and hybrids based on them suggest the presence of bitterness in the taste. Therefore, before purchasing planting material, it is worth carefully studying the information regarding the variety and taste qualities of the offered cucumbers.

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• 9 February 2023

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