Usually cucumber seeds are sown in the ground in May, planting seedlings in a permanent location when the soil and air warm up.
However, according to the expert of the online publication BelNovosti, scientist-agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , it is possible to sow the crop in open soil in the middle of summer.
Why are more and more gardeners sticking to this decision?
It turns out that July sowing has many advantages.
For example, by the time the first shoots appear, there is no longer any intense heat. But at the same time, the temperature remains quite warm for fruiting.
The germination of the seeds that summer residents started in July can be described as very fast.
In addition, the gardener has the opportunity to save space on the plot by planting cucumbers in the beds where early ripening vegetables and greens were previously grown.
To sum it up: those who planted a vegetable crop in the summer will be able to serve fresh cucumbers from their plot until the onset of frost.
The main thing is to choose only early varieties for planting, since later ones simply will not have time to give you a harvest before the frosts come.
