You can grow cucumbers at home, observing a number of rules, adhering to which you will soon enjoy an excellent harvest.
Choosing the Right Variety
Not all seeds available on the market are suitable for growing a house. The future bush should be:
- stunted;
- shade-loving;
- self-pollinating (F1 mark);
- resistant to diseases of the root system;
- early ripening.
Great varieties:
- City Cucumber.
- Swallowtail.
- Debut.
- The booth.
- April.
- Masha.
Landing Features
For planting, choose the brightest place in the apartment. If this is a window sill, then it is desirable that the temperature level in the battery under it be regulated. On the open balcony, you can plant cucumbers that need pollination, because there is access of insects to flowers. But when planting a house or on a closed loggia, it is necessary to focus on the possibility of self-pollination of the selected variety before purchase, otherwise you risk not waiting for the crop.
Soil suitable universal peat. For reliability, bake it in the oven for 30 minutes at a temperature of 200 degrees. And the landing itself must strictly comply with the instructions on the package.
Take care correctly
- It should be remembered that because of the weak air circulation in the apartment, the bushes are most susceptible to diseases such as stem rot and powdery mildew, so you need to choose varieties that are most resistant to this type of ailment.
- To avoid harmful fungus, overflows should be excluded. Watering plants need warm water.
- Drafts also have a detrimental effect on the shoots.
- For better germination, it is recommended to use a phytolamp. If the air in the apartment is dry - do not forget to spray the leaves.
- The optimum temperature for cucumber plantings is +20 degrees. The south side of the apartment is well suited for them, but it would be even better to plant plants on a heated balcony, lit from three sides by sunlight.
