The technology of growing cucumbers in a polycarbonate greenhouse

Imagine a sweet, crispy fresh cucumber on your table at a time when it is winter outside. Is this not pleasure? Cucumbers from the nearest supermarket are not comparable in quality to those you can grow in your polycarbonate greenhouse. It is from polycarbonate, since this modern material has unique properties for the construction of greenhouses.

Contents

1. What determines the yield of cucumbers;
2. Selection of seeds for the greenhouse;
3. Greenhouse soil for cucumbers;
4. Seed preparation before planting;
5. Planting and caring for cucumbers;
6. Pollination of cucumbers.

What does the harvest of cucumbers depend on?

Modern gardeners get large yields of cucumbers all year round, even from small plots. You can provide fresh vegetables for the whole family or start a small business by learning some subtleties about how to grow cucumbers. Fruiting of cucumbers continues throughout the year.

Proper planting of cucumbers in the greenhouse, care and compliance with the correct temperature regime will help any beginner achieve the same results.

Which cucumber seeds to choose for the greenhouse

Any person who is familiar with biology at the high school level knows that reliable pollination is necessary for a good harvest. Therefore, it is better to choose self-pollinating varieties. Modern stores offer a huge selection of seeds for various purposes. However, if you want to plant non-self-pollinating varieties, see the end of this article for tips on how to pollinate your plants without insects.

Greenhouse soil for growing cucumbers in a greenhouse

Proper soil preparation is an equally important task that guarantees a high yield of cucumbers. If the greenhouse is installed in a place where weeds used to grow, then preparation will be required. In that case, the greenhouse is installed on the garden bed, the preparatory work is much easier. In any case, you should remove the weeds, carefully loosen and fertilize the soil.

Acquiring ready-made soil is an unreasonable extra cost. Therefore, it is best to fertilize it with one of the convenient options:

• humus;
• compost;
• turf;
• manure (we do not recommend using it if you are familiar with the technology of manure preparation for soil fertilization).

Thoroughly mix the soil with the selected fertilizer. After that, let the soil “rest” for two weeks. After that, you can plant cucumbers in the soil.

Seed preparation before planting

Growing cucumbers in a polycarbonate greenhouse does not require pre-growing seedlings. Planting cucumbers in a polycarbonate greenhouse can be carried out directly in the ground. While the soil in the greenhouse is resting, seeds can be prepared for planting.

Place the selected cucumber seeds in gauze, tie the gauze and dip it in a weak solution of potassium permanganate. It is better to hold the seeds there for about thirty minutes. This will protect the plant from pests.

Important! In order to have fresh cucumbers for Christmas, you need to start preparing the seeds in October, and prepare the ground at the end of September.

Take a shallow container and lay gauze or rags on its bottom. Then put the seeds in there. This kind of cushion should be constantly moist, but avoid covering the seeds with water. And with drying, and with excessive moisture, they disappear. After about a week, the first shoots will appear, which indicates the readiness of the seeds to move into the ground.

The temperature in the greenhouse during planting and during growth should not fall below 22-25 degrees Celsius. You need to provide the sprouts with heat, light and humidity. The constant high temperature in the greenhouse leads to the fact that it is necessary to control the humidity. To solve this issue, you can put water containers around the perimeter, spread out wet rags and spray the plants daily.

When planting sprouts in a greenhouse, make sure there is enough space between the cucumbers. Between each seed at least 20 centimeters and between rows at least 80 centimeters.

Important! Densely planted seeds do not guarantee a high yield. The plant loves space and will thank you for such conditions.

There is a special scheme for planting cucumbers in a greenhouse. This is when the seeds are planted in a checkerboard pattern. So it is possible to achieve greater distance between the bushes. The seeds have been planted, and then only care for cucumbers in a polycarbonate greenhouse and harvesting are required.

Planting and caring for cucumbers

It is clear that any owner is concerned about how cucumbers will grow in a polycarbonate greenhouse, planting and caring for them, how to harvest their excellent harvest. After landing, regular care and monitoring will be required. What it includes:

• temperature and humidity in the greenhouse should be constant;
• provide daylight for ten hours;
• daily watering and spraying with water for moisturizing;
• pollination, even if self-pollinating varieties were used;
• top dressing, if the soil was not fertilized before planting;
• soil loosening, weeding.

These are simple daily chores that guarantee high results. Moreover, it is simply pleasant to observe the process of growth and development of plants.

Pollination cucumbers in a greenhouse

In the summer, bees and insects work on the pollination process. Considering that the temperature in the greenhouse is high, there may appear different flies. But this is not exactly a favorable neighborhood. The role of bees falls on the shoulders of the owner. Doing pollination yourself is easy.

At the time of flowering, male and female flowers will appear on each bush. They are different from each other. The female flower has a small ovary of the future cucumber, if it is not pollinated, then this flower will simply dry out and fall off along with the ovary. Male flowers do not have such ovaries. You need to do the following:

1. Carefully tear off the male flower.
2. Carefully tear off the petals, freeing the stamens.
3. Bring the male flower to the female.
4. Touch the pestle several times, leaving some pollen on it.
5. One male flower can process up to ten female ones.

In a few days, the result will become obvious. All these simple chores will very soon lead to the fact that fresh, mouth-watering, organic cucumbers grown by your own hands will appear in your daily diet.

Important! The most dangerous disease for a plant is powdery mildew!

If gray or yellow spots appear on the surface of the leaves, this may indicate a disease. Powdery mildew usually appears where the growing regime is violated, the temperature is not respected, or the plant needs watering. If this is not removed immediately, the plant will die.

Now you know how to grow cucumbers in a polycarbonate greenhouse and provide them with timely, and most importantly, high-quality care.