If the cucumbers are covered with barren flowers, you cannot do nothing, otherwise the harvest will be disappointing.
Empty flowers do not move on to the next stage of development, but simply fall off, leaving gardeners without crispy and juicy fruits.
A rich harvest can only be expected with a large number of "female" inflorescences. The activities of summer residents are aimed at increasing their number.
An expert of the online publication BelNovosti, agronomist, and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh suggested three ways to do this.
The first way
First of all, you should try to simply pinch the main stem. In this case, the correct flowers should form on the sides.
The second way
More risky and requiring caution, it involves introducing stress into cucumbers.
The plants are left without watering for a long period of time until they begin to wilt. And then they are suddenly given a generous watering with warm water.
The third way
Spraying with a boron solution will help you forget about the abundance of barren flowers. Dissolve 1 teaspoon of powder in 10 liters of warm water. Apply the resulting solution to the leaves in the evening, about 2 hours before sunset.
