It is difficult to imagine traditional Russian cuisine without cucumbers. They, along with tomatoes, one of the most popular vegetable cultures. Cucumbers have great taste and aroma, promote increase in appetite and have dietary properties. Traditions of cultivation of cucumbers in midland of Russia very old and today there is set of the checked ways to receive abundant and early harvest of this great vegetable.
It is required to you
- - wooden boxes for seedling;
- - straw;
- - superphosphate;
- - wooden bars;
- - transparent film;
- - packages or glasses for seedling.
Instruction
1. Dig trench about 50 cm in depth in the fall. Orientation longwise - the West-East. Hillock put the earth on northern edge.
2. On bottom of trench fill humus layer of 20 cm. From above it is necessary to fill friable material like sawdust or straw that the earth did not freeze through in hard frosts.
3. In February-March sow seeds cucumbers in the wooden boxes filled to pochvosmesye to the middle of height. Sow dry seeds on depth of 1-2 cm through each 3-4 cm. Well water, cover with glass and put to the warm place.
4. When there are shoots, remove glass and expose boxes with seedling on solar windowsill. Do not forget to water well. Cucumbers are very exacting to moisture volume during growth. In process of increase in escapes pour in earth boxes. It will lead to significant increase in root system.
5. After emergence in seedling of 1-2 real leaves, replace seedling in individual glasses. It is possible to use plastic bags from under milk. Do not forget to make drainage holes in walls. Glasses have to be also filled to half with the earth. Continue to pour soil in process of growth of cucumber escapes.
6. At the end of February, the beginning of March exempt the prepared trench from snow and remove ukryvny material. Across trench lay wooden bars. From above on them lay transparent polyethylene film. From North side cover edge of film left with earth. The gradient plane turned on the South has to turn out. Thanks to it the earth will quicker get warm.
7. When temperature of the soil reaches 17-18 degrees, plant seedling in trench. Cut landing tanks and plant each bush together with earth lump. 4-5 plants are the share of square meter. Powder plants with the earth mixed with superphosphate.
8. On each side trenches along landings by layer of 8-10 cm lay straw or dead leaves and cover them with earth. Well spill. During rotting these remains will generate heat and carbon dioxide promoting rapid growth of cucumbers.
9. In warm days twist film on northern edge. When the threat of frosts passes, the film can be removed absolutely and to establish high lanes for garter of cucumber lashes. So you protect plants from defeat by mealy dew.
10. Further care for cucumbers – normal.