Good afternoon, my reader. Some gardeners have ripe cucumbers are empty. Such vegetables when salting lose their taste and crunch. How to fix it and in the future do not make mistakes when growing?
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You cut the usual cucumber, and inside discovered emptiness and seeds, pressed against the walls. The reason lies in the improper nutrition of plants during the period of active growth.
Care for cucumbers (Photo Used by Standard License © azbukaogorodnika.ru)
The most popular error is the overaction of nitrogen compared to potassium, calcium and phosphorus. And during flowering for high yield, these substances are required and in due quantity. Nitrogen affects the formation of green foliage, i.e., the ground must be fertilized in advance: by the time of disembarking the seedlings before the appearance of uncens and flowers.
The oversupply of the nitrogen may form after an excessive addition to the soil of manure, as well as fade by plants during the growth period with such means as ammonia nitrate or urea. Apply compost on cucumber beds. For culture, we need regular introduction of mineral agents and microelements in chelated form.
90% of the liquid is present in the cucumber, so it requires a lot of moisture. However, it is impossible to overdo it. If it is plentifully pollen after a strong drying, then vegetables will certainly grow empty.
Watering cucumbers in the open soil (photo used by standard license © azbukaogorodnika.ru)
Polyber should be regular and uniform. Cucumbers, in the hot period left without irrigation, increase the crust in order to keep inside moisture. This situation leads to the formation of internal emptiness. In addition, the uneven watering adds a bitter taste cucumbers.
Take advantage of drip irrigation. You can climb the wells straw to prevent the soil cracking. If you water the plants with a watering can, then make sure that the soil is constantly wet. From sunlight, create a shadow around the bushes, run greenhouses.
From the formation of hollow vegetables to a pair with an ash dressing perfectly helps the frequent ventilation of the greenhouse. Watch out for moisture drops, this also affects the development of cucumbers. Light soil can be watered more often, and heavy - less often, useful looser for vegetables. Definitely affect the fruit of sharp changes in night and daytime temperatures.
Cucumbers in the greenhouse (photo is used according to a standard license © azbukaogorodnika.ru)
Plants planted on the garden require the shelter of shrubs for the night.
In order for your site, cucumbers do not appear with internal emptiness, it is important not to sleep the point of collection. Overrex vegetables can also be empty, as it is already difficult to provide food and moisture all the inner part.
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The ideal solution during the harvest period will be daily collection. Garders attending their sites on weekends risk collecting only empty vegetables.
The hollowness of cucumbers may appear due to the incorrectly selected variety. Do not squeeze under autumn pollinated or early cucumber varieties. Light autumn days are becoming short and during this time they will not be able to form good, ordinary cucumbers.
Pay attention to the characteristic of seeds, sometimes it is directly indicated that the cucumbers grow without internal voids. Find out what they are intended for. If the cucumbers are used for canning, then the appearance of emptiness is unlikely. For such varieties, there are salad and universal vegetables.
Canning cucumbers (Photo used by standard license © azbukaogorodnika.ru)
Experience hybrid partrenary cucumbers with special designation F1 on bag. These varieties do not react to a wasting day, and the main whip grows constantly. If you want to collect vegetables during the early autumn period - use varieties with medium or late ripening time.
Before preserving vegetables, hold the hollow cucumbers in water with the addition of salt for 2-3 hours. They absorb moisture, and the salt, penetrating inside, will hold fluid. Explore vegetables on banks, in winter you will try delicious crispy cucumbers.