After the end of garden season you should not despair. It can be prolonged in house conditions if there is such opportunity. For example, cucumbers can be planted in the room or on the balcony. How it is correct to grow up cucumbers on windowsill?
To grow up at home cucumbers it is necessary to choose grade carefully. In house conditions put only the self-pollinated grades of early or sredneranny term of maturing, for example the Voyage, Berendey, City Cucumber, Room, Klin and others. If to grow up cucumbers, since February, no additional lighting will be required. And if to plant them in the fall or at the beginning of winter, then it is necessary to highlight phytolamps.
Cucumbers put in separate tanks of 3-5 liters. On bottom fill drainage, layer up to 10 cm thick. For this purpose use small crushed stone or shredded brick. From above in capacity fill up the soil soil consisting of sand, prime quality land and peat. Before landing the seeds of cucumbers ret in water and turn in rag. After emergence of small sprouts, they are ready to immersion in soil. Cucumbers put on depth up to 2 cm on one sunflower seed in each capacity. This improvised bed about 20-25 degrees have in the warm room with air temperature. After landing cucumbers it is abundant water with warm water. In process of growth they need to be hilled regularly – it will allow root system to expand, and to plants to become stronger. Then at the height about 1.5 m pull wire and tie up cucumbers twine.
In few weeks after landing introduce the fertilizers consisting of 50 g of superphosphate, 30 g of potash salt and 30 g of ammonium nitrate. They are parted in water and water plants. Such fertilizing carry out regularly throughout all growth.
For the correct forming of cucumbers in house conditions the main stalk is prishchipyvat at the height about 1.5 m, and by side escapes when they grow by 30-40 cm. Plants need to be preserved against drafts. Watering is carried out almost every day in the morning. Depending on grade in 40-50 days on windowsill the first fruits will already appear. They are brought together regularly, without allowing to outgrow.
For pest control in house conditions on cucumbers use only folk remedies. For this purpose prepare garlic infusions, onions peel or red siliculose pepper.
Observance of all above the listed conditions will allow to use during the whole year for cooking only fresh cucumbers which are grown up in house conditions.