Feeding of cucumbers during fruiting

To get the best quality and large yield of cucumbers, they need to be fed up throughout the growth period. This should be done even after the ovaries appear on the bush. To obtain a good harvest, it is very important to know which fertilizers are best used for fruit bearing cucumbers.

In this article we will consider what is the feeding of cucumbers in the period of fructification and how it can be prolonged.

Addition of cucumber in the period of fruiting

After the ovaries appeared on the ceca lap, two additional fertilizing should be done:

In each of them it is recommended to use several types of fertilizers, selecting them taking into account the needs of the vegetable culture. During this period the cucumber needs mineral substances, especially potassium, magnesium and nitrogen.

Top dressing at the beginning of fruiting

From organic, you can make green fertilizers in the form of compost or infusion in a concentration of 1: 5, diluted mullein or ash .

Among the variety of mineral fertilizing are best suited:

The given fertilizing should be introduced into the moistened soil, then the effect from their use will be higher.

Also, the cucumber well responds to spraying with a solution of urea (12 g per bucket of water), but you can do it only on a cloudy day or in the evening, otherwise on the leaves of the plant there may be burns.

In order to understand how to feed cucumber ash, you should know the following. It is enough to dilute 250 g (1 glass) of ash in 10 liters of standing water, stir and water. Such feeding of cucumbers can be carried out in the open and closed ground (in the greenhouse) every 10 days.

Extra nutrition for fruiting prolongation

Stimulate a second flowering after harvesting, you can, using the following fertilizing:

A non-standard fertilizer for cucumbers during fruiting is the use of a yeast solution (10 g per 10 liters of water) or bread soup. This method is becoming more popular among gardeners.

Knowing how to feed cucumbers during the fruiting period, you will not run into problems that they grow poorly or the fruits are crooked and yellow.