How to grow cucumbers?
How to grow cucumbers in pots
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Equipment to be prepared
- Cucumber seeds
- Sand loam that has been exposed to the sun.
- Composting
- Pots for planting seedlings and large pots to down cucumber plants.
- Bamboo for making the vine tangle.
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The process of growing cucumbers.
1. Prepare cucumber seeds should be seeds with strong and complete characteristics to achieve good effect.
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2. Get the soil ready.
The soil on which the cucumber is to be planted must be sandy loam, well drained, and must be adequately fed with nutrients from the sun. Then mix the soil with compost in a 50: 50 ratio, mixing garden leaf debris with it is recommended to condition the soil as if it were planted into the ground.
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3. Seed in pots
Bring a small pot to seed first, with gravel or stone debris to foundation the pot, so that the water drains well and prevents moisture that can cause mold. Later, pour the compost-infused soil into the pot.
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4. Dig the soil into the courage
Dig a pit in the middle of the pot to a depth of about 1.2 centimeters, and put the cucumber seeds that we have prepared in a hole of about 4-5 seeds, and sort them to spread. The seeds should not be sprinkled on top of each other, watering them, but do not fade. It is important to note whether the water drains well.
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5. Put the pots in the sun
Cucumbers grow well in warm, not too hot and not too cold, damp. Therefore, if one plants in a building, the pot should be set in a sunny place. But if planted in a garden, put it in an open, sunny place is enough.
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6. Dare to move big pots
When the seedlings begin to grow up to 5-7 centimeters, remove the seedlings that are not the best or weakest, leaving only two strong and good seedlings, but must be withdrawn carefully, do not hit the strong tree, and then plant the cucumber tree in a large pot.
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7. Set down the vine
If someone wants a small tree to be a shrub for planting in a building or a narrow area, find a stick to plant a chopstick in the ground to make the shrub grow. But if you want the vine to grow into a facade, you should find a long bamboo to plant it in a pot and put it near a slat or fence that we have prepared. This method is better than a shrub because the cucumber fruit is upright, beautiful, disease-free and insect-proof.
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How to take care of cucumbers
Cucumber is a very hydrophilic plant and needs up to 3 liters of water per day. Watering time to water carefully, do not hit the vine or trunk, otherwise the tree will rot. It is best to water the tree's cone and ensure that the roots are hit by the water. Check the drainage well, do not have waterlogging. Place the pots to be exposed to the sun for at least 6 hours a day, fertilize and shovel the soil in the early stages to remove weeds only.
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Cucumber fruit harvest period
The cucumber harvest is about 60 days or more after the seeds are taken to the ground. Notice that the cucumber is 7 centimeters or more long. You can cook or slice the skin for beauty.
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