The gardening season is in top form right now - so are the cucumbers in the vegetable patch.
In order to keep the harvest as productive as possible, we have put together four care tips for you.
While the first types of vegetables have been sown and planted in spring, the first harvest can slowly begin.
As long as the vegetable patch * has not been attacked by pests, there is a good chance of a successful yield.
And what could be better than fresh lettuce, raspberries or cucumbers from your own garden?
In this article, we want to tell you how you should water the latter, especially during the hot summer days.
Regularly water cucumbers
So that the cucumbers produce a high-yielding harvest even in midsummer, you should make sure
to keep
the
soil constantly moist
.
Just like the tomato plants, the cucumbers want plenty of water to grow.
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Pour the cucumbers sufficiently
The main component of cucumbers is water.
And so it is no wonder that the vegetables also require a lot of liquid.
Ideally, water in the morning with plenty of water.
The daily requirement of water is around
one and a half to three liters
- in the summer months it is even more.
It is worth pouring something again in the evening.
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Pour cucumbers with warm water
Lukewarm water is actually much better for cucumbers than ice cold water.
The latter can cause the cucumbers to have a
bitter taste
.
The portal
gartentipps.de
therefore recommends
watering
with lukewarm water.
Then nothing stands in the way of the high-yielding cucumber harvest.
Do not pour cucumbers directly
The cucumber leaves should ideally not come off any water.
Otherwise, there is a risk of fungus and bacteria growing on it.
That would of course be detrimental to the harvest.
So please
only
water
the soil
.
(swa)
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