How to feed cucumbers: old-fashioned method

28.05.2024 11:20

Cucumbers in the garden are one of the main crops that any summer resident considers it his duty to grow.

To ensure that the bushes bear fruit abundantly, cucumbers should not be left without feeding.

Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", an agronomist and landscape designer, told how to prepare a simple fertilizer according to a folk recipe.

Grandfather's method

To prepare a folk remedy, it is better to immediately use a container with a capacity of 50 liters.

First of all, pour 500 grams of onion peel and 100 grams of ash into it.

Cucumbers
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Next you will need nettle leaves - a tightly packed liter jar.

The next ingredient is one tablespoon of yeast.

Fill everything with water and let it sit for 24 hours.

Before use, the finished concentrate must be diluted with water in a ratio of 1:2.

It is worth adding that the first feeding of cucumbers is carried out two weeks after planting in the garden.

If you sowed seeds, then after the first leaves appear on the seedlings.

Earlier we talked about the reasons why gooseberries may not bear fruit well.

Igor Zur Author: Igor Zur Internet resource editor

Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert: Anastasia KovrizhnykhExpert / Belnovosti