Tips for high cucumber yields

As a crop that adapts to normal temperature growth, cucumber 's planting area usually exceeds that of other vegetables , whether grown in the open air or in a greenhouse. They grow best in temperatures between 20 and 30 degrees Celsius and have high water requirements. Let’s learn some tips for increasing cucumber yields.

1. When transplanting cucumbers, you should choose shallow planting rather than deep burial.

The root system of cucumber is shallow. The main root does not go deep into the soil, while the lateral roots are mainly distributed on the surface, responsible for absorbing oxygen and adapting to the surface temperature. If the plants are buried too deep during transplantation, the air permeability of the roots will be affected and the soil temperature will drop, which will be detrimental to root growth, thereby affecting the plant's nutrient absorption and reducing yield. After years of experiments and comparisons, it is recommended that the soil coverage thickness above the cucumber roots should be about 3 cm when transplanting, and the maximum depth should not exceed 5 cm.

2. Using wood ash in appropriate amounts can not only prevent and control pests and diseases, but also increase yields.

Wood ash is a high-quality potassium fertilizer that can adhere to plant leaves and help cucumbers absorb better. Starting from planting, you can choose to sprinkle dry wood ash on the plants in the morning, about once every ten days, throughout the entire growth cycle.

3. In order to increase cucumber yield, the number of female flowers should be increased.

Cucumbers have two kinds of flowers. The male flowers do not bear fruit, only the female flowers can bear cucumbers. Therefore, increasing the number of female flowers is the key to improving yield. You can use sodium naphthylacetate, dilute it according to the instructions, and spray it evenly on the leaves of the plant before flowering. Spray it 1 to 2 times at intervals of 10 days. This will not only promote the healthy growth of the plants, but also increase the number of female flowers by at least double, significantly increasing the yield of cucumbers.

4. Reasonable spraying of foliar fertilizer can increase the fruit setting rate of cucumbers.

During the flowering and fruiting period of cucumber, you can use potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution (20 grams of potassium dihydrogen phosphate to 10 kilograms of water) to spray on the leaves of the plant, once every 10 days, and spray continuously 2 to 3 times. This can promote more flowering and fruiting of cucumbers.

In addition to the above-mentioned tips for increasing production, increasing cucumber production and efficiency also depends on good planting and management, including suitable water, fertilizer , temperature and light conditions.