Fresh, aromatic and crispy cucumbers are an ideal addition to breakfast or lunch. Even better if the vegetables were grown in your own garden.
But it happens that newcomers to the dacha business cannot always boast of an excellent harvest. Most often, the problem is that there were problems in caring for the plantings.
Therefore, you need to remember simple rules that will help you preserve and increase your harvest.
Watering
Errors in this procedure lead to faster wilting of plants.
You can't water cucumbers with cold water. It's important that it sits in the sun.
It is better to water in the morning.
Disease prevention
We must take preventive measures to prevent root rot and leaf spot.
Suitable biological preparations (for example, Fitospor), alkaline and acidic solutions, which are easy to prepare yourself.
For an alkaline solution, you can take 100 g of laundry soap or half a glass of ash per 10 liters of water. Once the components are mixed, you can spray the mixture on the green mass.
For acidic solutions, you can take 2 liters of milk or whey per 10-liter bucket of water, as well as a few drops of iodine.
Shelter for the night
This is necessary to save the plantings from night-time temperature fluctuations.
It is enough to put a perfume of the appropriate size and cover the beds with spunbond.
