Content
- Cucumber care with sun, moon and more
- Pour cucumbers and water - when and how?
- Pour more or less?
- Better repot with the moon
- 5 reasons to cut cucumbers:
- Cucumbers pests that keep coming back
- What happens when green leaves suddenly turn yellow?
- Use the full moon to fertilize
- Tips & Tricks
Cucumber care with sun, moon and more
Sun and moon also influence fruit vegetables such as cucumbers. For this reason, recreational gardeners use the power of the moon for cucumber care. Cucumbers, which are planted and cared for as the moon grows, are richer in ingredients and taste more aromatic. Hand in hand with sun and moon.
When the night gets brighter as the moon grows, everything should be set, planted and cared for, which grows above ground, such as cucumbers and broccoli. It is also the ideal time for refining plants, propagating through cuttings and harvesting.
Pour cucumbers and water - when and how?
Can you pour cucumbers wrong? Yes! If you administer appropriate but unfavorable single doses at the wrong time, the plants will suffer. Because cucumbers love heat and constantly evaporate moisture. Therefore, in case of dryness: pour cucumbers properly.
Pour more or less?
Cucumber plants are on the one hand thirsty and want to be kept moist. On the other hand, you should not pour them too strong and avoid waterlogging.
Better repot with the moon
Cucumbers, like all fruit plants, grow above ground. During the increasing phases of the moon, you can repot cucumber plants into the open air after the icy sacred ones. Important after repotting is sufficient watering of the roots, so that they grow faster.
5 reasons to cut cucumbers:
From sowing at the beginning of March to the harvest, several months pass, during which one should regularly divorce his cucumbers regularly.
Cucumbers pests that keep coming back
Maintaining cucumbers properly also means that annually recurring cucumbers can prevent diseases and pests in good time, treat them effectively and protect the cucumber plants sufficiently.
What happens when green leaves suddenly turn yellow?
Yellow leaves and pale green may be an indication of moisture loss or mineral deficiency. Additional fertilization and mineral intake allow the plants to produce fresh green again.
Use the full moon to fertilize
Just before the full moon, plants absorb nutrients and liquids very well. The ideal time to fertilize cucumber plants organically or to provide them with a slow-release fertilizer.
Tips & Tricks
Gardeners distinguish snake cucumbers, also called cucumbers, and pickled cucumbers. The latter are more robust, can be grown in the field and are thus for leisure gardeners and those who want to become it, the better choice. If they are to be served on a salad table, they are left to grow longer and harvest later.