To achieve a good harvest of each culture is required certain Attention.
And without proper care, it is unlikely that it will be possible to reap a good harvest. Growing cucumbers in the greenhouse also has its own nuances.
The task of any gardener when growing cucumbers in a greenhouse is guide the growing bush and increase its performance. This is called shrub formation.
The reasons
Cucumber Lash should not grow without corresponding care. And for this there is a number of reasons:
- In thickened landing difficult to reach by pollinating bees. A lack of pollination leads to a small number of ovaries.
- Strongly overgrown bushes are an excellent environment for the development of diseases and pests.
- The length of the whip is inversely proportional to the quantity and quality of the fruit, since all power plants go away in the growth of shoots.
- In a greenhouse, it is important not to allow overgrown bushes to shield the plant from sunlight.
There are varieties of cucumbers that do not need to be staved and pinching. On the rules of watering cucumbers in the greenhouse, read on our website.
Masking
Masking of cucumbers in greenhouse conditions make for, to direct all the power plants in the main stem.
If this is not done, then with a large number of branches mutual darkening occurs and the plant begins to reach for the light even more and will occupy a larger area.
How to pinch cucumbers in a greenhouse? Gowing of cucumbers in a greenhouse occurs in several stages:
- In the lower part of the plant, all lateral shoots and flower buds up to 3-5 leaves should be removed. This is done to fully air the stem below and to avoid rotting of the lower part. Disease prevention occurs radical rot.
- At a height of 70-100 cm from the ground, a couple of shoots and leave, not allowing them to grow longer than 20 cm. Leaves should be 1-2.
- Height is 130 cm. At this height, the lateral processes do not exceed a length of 40 cm, and on them leave two or three sheets and as many ovaries.
- When the plant grows 150 cm, then 4 leaflets and 3-4 ovaries are left on each side shoot.
- When whip have grown to the top of the trellis, their should tie. The exception is a low greenhouse ceiling. In this case, the lash can be thrown down for its further growth. Pinch it to stop development should, when to the earth will remain 18-20 cm.
Special attention should be paid to leaf thinning and shoots at the very top of the trellis under the ceiling.
How to pinch cucumbers in a greenhouse, see the figure below:
Formation of the main stem
Harvest can be extended by simple manipulations. After fruit picking remove all leaves at the bottom and stepchildren. When the top of the whip has reached the top of the greenhouse, you can lower the cord, on which the stem twists to the height of the peeled stem.
After that, the cord is fixed again and now in cucumbers there is a place for further growth. In this way, you can get a crop until frost.
How to form cucumbers in the greenhouse, you can look at the diagram below:
Pinching and trimming
- all manipulations, such as pruning, pinching, removing leaves are carried out in the early morning. This is done in order so that the plant can recover in a day.
- Taking into account the very rapid growth of cucumber, it must be remembered that at the beginning of the growth of the lash in the lower part, flower ovaries can form, which actually do not give fruit, but take away strength from the main shoot. flower bosoms need to be removed.
- with the actions performed in the greenhouse and in the collection of fruits it is important not to change the direction of growth of lashes and do not turn them in the opposite direction. As a result, leaves and lashes may turn yellow;
- adult plants need to remove yellowed and withered leaves.
rules
How to pinch cucumbers in the greenhouse: step-by-step actions and photos.
- Pinching only beginner shoots, not allowing the growth. The plant is severely injured if you pin a lash longer than 20 cm.
- So that the wounds on the plant heal faster, need not to tear leaves and shoots and trim their a sharp knife or special scissors.
- If the plant has a lot of empty ovaries, you should not immediately remove them. You just need to dry the ground, and then all the substances will pass from these barren flowers into fruit.
- Leaves cut away without leaving hemp, because they are the ones that can cause such a disease as powdery mildew.
- Tying up the lash you need to be extremely careful not to accidentally pull out the plant from the root. As a rule, at this moment the seedlings are still quite young and not much caught on the soil.
- Once or twice a week stem need to wrap clockwise around the cord. In doing so, be careful, as he quite fragile and can crack easily.
On the plant tendrils, damaged cucumbers and male inflorescences must be promptly removed. Antennae take almost all nutrients. and energy, not allowing the plant to grow.
These are general recommendations and rules generally suitable for the main varieties of greenhouse cucumbers. But each variety has its own characteristics garters and pinching. And the formation of cucumber bush in the greenhouse should be based on the characteristics of certain species. Also on our website you can find out how to form pepper bushes in greenhouse conditions.
Video about the formation of cucumber bush in the greenhouse:
