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Watering mistakes cause cucumbers to grow bitter: even experienced gardeners make these mistakes
30.05.2023 17:47
Even resistant varieties do not tolerate these mistakes.
Often, summer residents face a problem: cucumbers in the beds or in the greenhouse grow bitter. In addition to this, the fruits can also crack.
Such a harvest can only be thrown away. All troubles are due to improper watering.
Irregular watering
Ripe fruits taste bitter if irregular watering was carried out during cultivation. Cucumbers are among those vegetables that love humidity. This is their fundamental difference from tomatoes.
If watering is done every other time, a negative process occurs. Substances are produced in the fruits that give them bitterness.
Abundant watering
Often, summer residents water cucumbers once a week, but use a lot of water. This option is even worse.
In this case, not only bitterness appears, but also voids in the fruits, and this leads to cracking.
Thus, the secret of a luxurious harvest is simple. It lies in regular and moderate watering.
