Any gardener knows that cucumbers belong to crops that grow rapidly and at the same time require competent and quality care.
In addition to fertilizing and constant watering, this greenhouse vegetable also requires tying. It would seem, why do we need this procedure?
It turns out that the garter of cucumbers in the greenhouse is not only necessary, but even necessary. When it is done, cucumber care and harvesting will be much easier.
Why do you need tying?
Cucumbers are annual crops of the pumpkin family, having a pentahedral stem and resembling a vine in appearance. By means of a mustache, a plant spreads along the ground or clings to a nearby surface. Is an light and moisture-loving. During the whole season the bush produces a considerable amount of greenery, actively absorbing the beneficial substances contained in the soil.
The easiest way to grow a good crop of this vegetable in the greenhouse, where it is much easier to create the necessary conditions.
Garter is needed so as not to lose some of the fruit at the stage of formation of the ovary.
If the bush spreads over the surface of the soil, it usually does not have enough light. In this case, the buds begin to crumble, and the fruits lying on the ground are exposed to pests and begin to rot.
If we talk specifically about cucumbers grown in the greenhouse, here tying up is necessary for the same reasons:
- Vegetable gets more light.
- It saves more ovaries.
- Whiskers do not cling to nearby bushes.
- Easier to harvest.
Many have the question of cucumbers in a greenhouse made of polycarbonate how to tie up? Experienced gardeners tie up the stem when the latter grows up to 30 cm. At this moment it already has 4-5 leaves. If the garter is held later, care must be taken not to inflict accidental injury on the stem.
How cucumbers garters in the greenhouse
- Horizontal way Garters are practiced directly in the greenhouse. On both sides of the beds set 2 columns of metal or wood, between which stretch the rope or wire. The first step is 27 cm from the ground. Others are attached with a gap of 35 cm. The stems join the horizontal garter, along which they begin to grow. Side shoots usually cling to the next step.
- For vertical method characteristic construction of a wooden frame, and, quite high: about two meters. As a rule, the upper plank is located right under the ridge of the structure. The lower bar, respectively, is placed on the ground. In this position, the plants get more light. Between the lower and upper planks the wire or ordinary rope is stretched.
Attention! This method has one major drawback. After the whiskers reach the first row, the plants begin to curl over it and do not show any more striving for growth upwards.
In a polycarbonate greenhouse, the number of stretch marks will depend on the number of lashes. In particular, each stalk requires a single rope, which is pulled onto the greenhouse frame with hooks. The second end digs into the ground, most often, along with the bar. There are other ways.
For example, tying can be carried out on a peg. To do this, dig into the ground wooden plank. Its length depends on the height of the greenhouse. A peg is tied to a peg with cloth ribbons.
3. Mixed way used in the greenhouse, where there is a circular arrangement of garden crops. At the same time, 9 rods are driven into the soil.
This design has the shape of a cone. On it the grid in which openings the whiskers of a bush are passed is pulled. He, in turn, begins to weave a structure that takes on the form of a hut over time.
4. Ideal - trellis grid for cucumbers in the greenhouse: durable and comfortable, helping to take a garden building into a very aesthetic look, although its cost is quite palpable. To install the grid, on the cucumber ridge at the edges of the columns are mounted.
A good option will be and arcs. The height of the whole structure should reach 80 cm. Arcs are made of durable material, because the structure will eventually put a certain pressure on them. The columns are driven into the ground by 30 cm, then compacted around. The grid should be selected with a cell diameter of 10 cm. This is ideal. The shape of the cells does not matter.
5. Traditional and "blinding" cucumbers. The main stem binds to the trellis, with his mustache removed, as well as side shoots (50 cm from the soil)
The grid for the greenhouse for cucumbers is placed between the columns, completely covering the space. Her tension rope, which is attached to the bottom. First, the lower edges are fixed, then the upper ones. The material is firmly fixed in the center. If the quality product does not have enough funding, you can use regular wire.
As we see, the ways are different. But, if used correctly, it will be easy and convenient to care for cucumbers. The fruits will be in sight, they do not have to look deep in the foliage. You just have to choose how to tie cucumbers in the greenhouse, what method to choose.
A photo
The easiest and most common way of tying cucumbers can be seen in the photo below:
Forming a bush
Bush formation method gardeners began to use not so long ago. The bottom line is to make it from the main stem and side shoots.
- Using this method, the central stem is attached to the trellis, similar to how it is done with "blinding".
- Before the appearance of the first ovaries, the side lashes can develop without any restrictions.
- When the ovaries appeared, the lateral shoots artificially attract the main thing.
- The mustache from the main stem is wound around one of the side arms. It is best to make 2-3 turns, especially the flexibility of the whiskers makes it possible to do this without much difficulty. Over time, you need to hold some more of the same garters with mustache. Extra mustache and shoots are removed. If this is not done, the harvest will noticeably decrease. This, of course, do not like any gardener.
Garter cucumbers: materials
For greenhouse cucumbers The easiest to use is a two-meter vertical trellis. It is attached to the side profile of the greenhouse at the top. Trowel made of different materials.
Among them:
- Fiber bast;
- Thin branches of trees;
- Textile patches;
- Jute twine.
Tapes 2-4 cm wide are easily cut from old rags, are stitched or tied with each other, which results in a tapestry of that length that is needed. The main drawback is their fragility and fragility.
Lanes for cucumbers in the greenhouse are made of thin wood branches, which are not difficult to find in the forest. The branches are cleared from the side shoots, after which only a thin twig remains, which is fixed to the upper profile with the help of a wire. The lower end is stuck into the soil and buried. Cucumbers are very tightly wrapped around such natural supports.
To make vertical trellis, it is best to use twine from some natural material, such as jute. It is not recommended to use nylon and nylon twines that damage shoots. Cucumber lashes, which are strongly pressed by the leaves and fruits, on such twine, slide down.
Twine is fixed on the upper profile of the greenhouse, then it is lowered to the bed. From the main trellis retreat by half a meter, after which the twine tied for side shoots is tied. Scourge plants in the presence of the grid is not tied. Usually they themselves cling to the cells with their whiskers and then rise up without additional bindings. But the grid will need a special frame. It must be built before the cucumbers are sown in the greenhouse.
To make such a frame make by yourself, you will need 8 stakes with a diameter of 8 cm and a height of 2 and a half meters. Add to this 4 slats of 0.8 cm length, and another 4 lengths of 2.5 meters and a cross section of 4 to 4 cm.
Further along the length of the row 4 stakes are driven in with an interval of 1.25 meters. Stakes must have a height of 1.8 meters in the driven state. Top pegs tied with slats. It turns out the frame on which the grid is mounted.
Conclusion
Thus, how to tie cucumbers in a greenhouse, each gardener chooses himself, based on their preferences and financial capabilities. How to form cucumbers in a polycarbonate greenhouse, read on our website.
