Every second summer resident on the garden site grows up such vegetables as cucumbers. And there is no wonder, this culture is absolutely unpretentious, practically always yields good harvest, is quite resistant to various wreckers.
In general, cucumbers - culture fast-growing if to contain it in conditions, favorable for it, then after landing of seeds in 25-27 days it is possible to plant seedling on the constant place. At change of plants very important that the earth has got warm at least up to 15 degrees for this reason for their disembarkation in hotbed the period is from May 10 to May 20 favorable, and for disembarkation to the open ground - the beginning of June.
Naturally, this framework can fluctuate depending on climatic zone. If you have decided to grow up cucumbers in the open ground, surely before disembarkation carry out hardening of cucumbers: at first daily air the room with seedling, and in five-seven days prior to ""moving"" of seedling daily expose it on open balcony for one or two hours. It will help plants to adapt better after change, will save from death. A day before disembarkation process seedlings immunotsitofity, epiny or any other similar means.
How to plant seedling of cucumbers to the open ground
Very important for planting of seedlings correctly to prepare beds. You remember, cucumbers love fertile and very friable soil therefore since fall fertilize beds, and at disembarkation only to their prorykhlita. If autumn preparation has been excluded, then the organic chemistry can be brought locally directly in landing holes.
So, issue bed no more than 130 centimeters wide (that you could reach without difficulties its middle on both sides), naturally, clean it from branches, leaves and other garbage, dig over and make holes in chessboard order at distance slightly less half a meter from each other (on square meter about four plants).
Spill each hole water, further put the rerotting organic fertilizer (manure), slightly powder it with soil, then plant cucumbers, powder with the earth and accurately stamp the soil around plants. Water each plant with liter of warm water, mulch the soil straw.
Do not plant cucumbers at all on beds where last year pumpkin, zucchini, squash, beet, bush pumpkins, etc. were grown up. Right after change it is not necessary to tie up cucumbers, however on reaching plants of 30-35 centimeters in length it is just necessary.
Very important at change of cucumbers not to damage backs of saplings, for this purpose before the procedure water plants that the earth lump without difficulties was taken from pot. You remember, cucumbers transfer change much better in the evening therefore try to find for planting of saplings of a little free time during the period from 17:00 till 20:00 o'clock.