Feeding for cucumbers at home on the balcony or windowsill

We all love wildlife, we always look forward to the summer to go to the country and work in our garden, but what to do when this wonderful time ends? It was for this purpose that an abundance of varieties of various vegetable crops were bred that can be grown at home, right on the windowsill, and today we will talk about what fertilizers are used for cucumbers on the balcony, how to grow them properly, and so on.

Acceptable conditions for cucumbers

It is very important for cucumbers that they receive enough light and that the temperature around is acceptable. Try to place containers with them on windows facing the east or southeast side. If there is not enough lighting, artificial lighting should be done by installing special fitolamps. Please note that this vegetable crop does not tolerate drafts.

For a good growth of cucumbers, the temperature in the room during the day should be between 23 and 26 degrees. At night it should be at least 15 degrees. Regarding watering, it should be regular, but it is highly not recommended to fill the bushes, otherwise the rhizomes may begin to rot.

Soil

If you choose the right soil, a good harvest is guaranteed. Often the best option is when the following types are mixed in equal proportions:

turf soil;
humus;
sawdust;
peat.

Approximately 5 kilograms of such a mixture should be obtained. To it should be added 15 grams of nitrophoska, 100 grams of wood ash and 7 and a half grams of urea.Then all this must be mixed well. Then cucumbers are planted there, and from the very beginning they will grow strong and he althy.

The soil mixture needs to be scattered in containers. One plant should have about 5 liters of soil. As a container, plastic pots or boxes are used. Vegetables need space so don't plant them too close together.

The optimal distance between the bushes is 30 cm. In no case should one plant oppress another, otherwise everything will end badly. Seed containers should be placed where there is enough lighting, and the temperature is 22 degrees (lower is unacceptable). It is in such conditions and with good soil that it will be possible to get an excellent harvest at home. Creating such conditions at home is not so difficult, lighting can be added with lamps, and the temperature can be adjusted with heaters.

How to plant correctly

Before planting cucumber seeds, they should be properly prepared. It is necessary to make a solution of potassium permanganate and soak the seeds in it, literally for half an hour. After that, you need to put them on a damp cloth and wait for pecking.

When the seeds are ready, you need to plant them in the ground by 2 cm. After that, cover the container with polyethylene and put it in a place where it is warm. After the first shoots, you can clean the greenhouse and put the plants in a bright place. Make sure there are no drafts. Next, you need to harden the seedlings, for this the temperature drops to 19-20 degrees. After a month, the seedlings will grow up and can be transplanted. This must be done carefully, because cucumbers have a very complex root system and can be easily damaged. Now let's look at feeding cucumbers on the windowsill.

How can you feed cucumbers at home

How to feed cucumbers? There are a lot of ways to feed cucumbers at home. However, there are some folk remedies that are used most often when growing cucumbers on a window:

Ash. This is the most common fertilizer for organic farming. It contains two important components - phosphorus and potassium. Thanks to them, the fruits grow and bloom quickly. If containers with plants are located on the windowsill, you need to wrap the leaves and soil. This is done with a special solution, which is very easy to prepare. In a container with two liters of boiled water, one tablespoon of ash is stirred. Then you need to leave the top dressing to infuse it and be sure to strain it.
Banana peel. It contains potassium, and in large quantities, so you do not need to throw it away, use the peel so that the cucumbers grow better.As a top dressing, it is necessary dry, you can dry the peel on the battery. Next, you need to grind it, almost to a powdery state, and you can add it to the soil. In addition, they also make an infusion of banana peel, it is infused for two to three days.
Eggshell. This is also a very useful fertilizer, as it contains a huge amount of trace elements. After the shell is soaked in water, it will begin to release a useful substance - hydrogen sulfide. It smells very unpleasant, but thanks to it, cucumbers grow much better. The infusion is prepared simply, you need to take the shell from 4 eggs (crushed) and soak it in three liters of water. Then leave the whole thing, let it brew for three days. Be sure to leave the lid slightly open. Fertilizer can be used when its color becomes cloudy and the smell is specific. Fertilizer is applied every day, soil and leaves are processed with it.
Coffee grounds. Not everyone knows that coffee can be used as a fertilizer.Thanks to coffee beans, the soil becomes looser and its water permeability increases significantly. They contain many trace elements that favorably affect the growth of cucumbers on the balcony. Please note that only grounds from roasted coffee are suitable, unroasted beans spoil the soil.
Onion peel. It is used by experienced gardeners when growing cucumbers on the balcony, since onion peel has a double effect. It not only promotes the development of the plant, but also prevents unwanted microorganisms from developing. An infusion is prepared by adding 20 grams of husk to 5 liters of boiled water. Then all this needs to be infused for about 5 days, after which you need to strain the infusion.
Potato peel. A considerable number of plants are capable of accumulating starch, and gardeners are well aware of this. Starch improves the growth of cucumbers, so you should use a fertilizing decoction from it. To cook it, you need to boil the potato peel.
Sugar is also an excellent fertilizer for fruit growth. Houseplants get a lot of useful substances from it. Plants also love sweets, just like people, so sometimes it’s worth pampering seedlings. Sprinkle the soil with one teaspoon of sugar and pour warm water on top.

There are some more ways to feed cucumber seedlings:

Manganese with wood ash. A solution is made from them and applied to the soil every 10-14 days.
You can use pure wood ash (not a solution). It is sprinkled under the root and watered. Gradually, the ash will flow into the soil.
Chicken manure. Another very good remedy for improving the growth of cucumber fruits when grown in a loggia. However, the dosage should be observed, since fresh manure is not recommended to be applied to the soil due to the fact that it contains harmful toxins, they can burn the roots. This can be avoided by making an infusion of 1 to 20. By the way, this fertilizer may contain helminths, be careful.
Horse manure. They also make fertilizer for cucumbers, and feed cucumbers on the windowsill.
You can use water in which fresh meat was washed as a top dressing for seedlings of cucumbers on the windowsill. It should be watered plants.
Frozen capelin. This is also a very good fertilizer for balcony cucumbers. Pieces of fish should be buried in the soil around the plant.

So we looked at all the popular ways of feeding cucumbers at home.

Nitrogen deficiency

Sometimes plants may lack nitrogen, they become frail, look bad, their fruits are very small. To make up for the deficiency, fertilizers based on urea are needed.

It may be the other way around that there is too much nitrogen, then the color of the foliage changes to dark green, and the old leaves are bent. If there is too much nitrogen, the plant will die within a few days. The problem is eliminated by daily watering the plant and soil with calcium nitrate.

Calcium deficiency

If a plant lacks calcium, its leaves will be yellowish. Then cucumbers need to be treated with potassium sulfate - 1 tablespoon per 10 liters of water. Often, calcium deficiency affects young leaves. By the way, the other side of the leaf will be slightly purple.

Features in the care of cucumbers

You now know how to feed cucumbers. When growing cucumbers at home on a windowsill, there are a few things to keep in mind to get the best results.

For example, it is highly recommended one and a half weeks after the seedlings are transplanted, tie the plant with twine to a rope or wire. Next, you should wait until the bush grows to a rope, and then pinch the top of the main shoot.

To get an even stem, you should periodically cut off the antennae and fertilize the cucumbers. Various secondary processes also need to be eliminated, otherwise they will impair the fruiting of the plant.

Conclusion

This article is useful for all those who feed cucumbers. Now you know how to feed cucumber seedlings, what means to use. The main thing is to do it regularly to get good results.