Cucumbers Spring. Peculiarities of growing

Cucumber Rodnichok fell in love with gardeners for the early harvest, amicable fruiting and even, as for selection, fruits. Mid-ripening variety, fruit begins on 50-55 day. A tall plant up to 3 m in height is distinguished by its yield - up to 25 kg / m ² in a closed ground and up to 7 kg in an open plant. The fruit is slightly lumpy, green in color. The variety has the same size fruits up to 12 cm and smooth, without flaws, the surface. The advantage of cucumbers Rodnichok is that they are resistant to a number of diseases, heat and retain their commercial qualities long enough.

Some gardeners, acquiring seeds for planting in a closed ground, complain that the yield was lower than stated in the description. Cucumber Rodney F1 justifies all the features. Just need to take into account the fact that the technology of growing in a closed ground has its own characteristics. Let's consider 3 basic stages.

Features of growing in a greenhouse / greenhouse

• Soil preparation.
• Top dressing.
• Rules of watering.

Soil preparation

In the fall in the greenhouse to restore order: remove the remains of plants, garbage, dig up the soil for cucumbers. To process with a 3% solution of bleach all the glass, metal and wooden parts. Then add to the soil for 1 m ² :

• Reparted dung - bucket;
• Dolomite flour - 300 g.

In spring, about a week or two before planting, you should once again dig out the soil for cucumbers, before you add:

• 20-25 g of ammonium nitrate;
• 20 g of potassium sulfate;
• 20-25 g superphosphate.

After digging, silt the soil with a warm manganese solution. Cover with a transparent film and remove it only before planting.

Application of fertilizers

In the greenhouse, the cucumbers Rodnichok are fertilized several times per season. Nitrogen fertilizers - in the period of growth of shoots and leaves. During flowering - phosphoric. During fruiting - nitrogen and potash. Top dressing in a greenhouse is best done with aqueous solutions and in small amounts.

Radical top dressing. The first application of fertilizer when the appearance of cucumbers 3-4 sheets. The resulting solution is calculated for approximately 10-15 plants. For 10 liters of water:

• 10-15 g of ammonium nitrate;
• 20-25 g superphosphate;
• 15-20 g of potassium fertilizer.

The second feeding - after 2 weeks, at this time, usually the cucumbers Rodnichok bloom and form ovaries. To bring in better organic: mullein, you can bird litter. On the bucket of solution, you can add nitrophos - 5-10 g. The consumption of the solution per 1 m ² - 3 liters. It is desirable to add:

• Ash - 1 glass;
• Boric acid - 0.5 g;
• Manganese sulphate 0.3 g.

Instead of organic fertilizers, fertilization can be carried out with mineral fertilizers, in this case it is necessary to increase potassium and to reduce nitrogen fertilizers.

The third feeding - after 10-15 days of liquid mullein. The solution does not need to be saturated, enough for a bucket of water 2.5 st. L.

The fourth feeding with the same solution - after 2 weeks.

Throughout the season, cucumbers Rodnichok can be regularly, every 10 days, fed with organic or humic fertilizers, combining this procedure with watering.

Foliar top dressing (spraying). You can use complex fertilizers or a solution to prepare. For 10 liters of water:

• 0.1 g of zinc sulfate;
• 1 g of boric acid;
• 30 g of potassium nitrate;
• 60 g superphosphate;
• 0.4 g manganese sulfate.

You can use 1.5% urea solution (150 g / 10 l water) for feeding.

Watering rules

Cucumbers Rodnichok are responsive to regular watering. But waterlogging the soil in the greenhouse is not recommended, as it disrupts the air permeability of the soil.

Before flowering, water the plants - 4-5 l / m ² . In this period it is important that cucumbers do not grow foliage, but actively form ovaries. Therefore, moderate watering is needed. During the formation of the ovaries and flowering water the plant every 2-3 days, water at 9-10 l / m ² . After flowering, every other day.

Only warm water is suitable for watering, this is very important, since the root system can get damaged from cold water. For the same reason, do not water the cucumbers Rodnichok under the root, as the roots are bare and die. This, in turn, affects the fruit bearing. For irrigation, you can make special furrows and pour water into them.

In hot weather, there is a high temperature in the greenhouse, sometimes even aeration does not help. Experienced gardeners recommend spraying the glass on the outside with a solution of chalk. It is possible to carry out sprinkling, this will lower the temperature and increase the humidity in the greenhouse. Sprinkle on the leaves with warm water, about 20 degrees.

The best time for watering is morning (up to 10 hours) and evening (after sunset). In hot weather, watering can be combined with sprinkling. But only at the specified time, because in the daytime, when the sun is active, the leaves of plants can get burned. A good option is a drip irrigation system.

Cucumbers Spring. Reviews

Reviews of the Rodnichok variety are only positive. Gardeners write that never once cucumbers of this sort have not failed. Whatever the summer may be, there is always a high yield. Fruit unite, cucumbers, as a selection, even, clean. Tasty and crunchy fruits are good both in sunset and in salads.