How to Double Your Cucumber Yield: You Only Need Two Simple Ingredients

11.04.2023 19:15
Updated: 15.04.2023 05:10

To surprise cucumbers with a rich harvest, it is not necessary to feed them with expensive fertilizers.

You can prepare the nutritious fertilizer yourself. It can be used both in a greenhouse and in open ground.

How to increase harvest

Experienced gardeners, in addition to standard fertilizers, use regular milk.

The product is rich in potassium, the content of which ranges from 135 to 170 mg per 100 g of milk. In addition, milk promotes the reproduction of beneficial microorganisms in the soil.

How to make fertilizer for cucumbers

To prepare the feed, milk is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:5. The product is not used in its pure form.

Cucumbers
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The first time cucumbers are fertilized before the beginning of fruiting. The plants are watered 2 times a month. As a result, the yield increases approximately 2 times.

Dmitry Bobrovich Author: Dmitry Bobrovich Internet resource editor


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  1. How to increase harvest
  2. How to make fertilizer for cucumbers