How to transplant cucumbers to another place and is it possible during flowering

There is an opinion among gardeners that transplanting cucumbers is a waste of time, as the plants will die or cucumbers will take a long time to adapt to a new place. It's a delusion. Consider how to transplant your cucumbers to another place so that the procedure goes well.

Time for transplanting cucumbers and soil

These two parameters - the period of transplanting cucumbers and the degree of readiness of the soil - are interconnected, success when changing places largely depends on them. It is necessary to take into account the age of cucumber seedlings. By the time the cucumbers are planted in open ground, at least 20 days must pass from the emergence of seedlings, and the age of 25 days is considered optimal for seedlings.

Adding five days for spitting seeds, we get the time before the transfer of cucumber seedlings to a new place:

to the greenhouse;
outdoors;
under temporary shelter.

The soil on the future cucumber bed in the open field should ripen - warm up to a temperature of 15 ° C. You need to measure the temperature in the morning, and not on the surface of the soil, but at a depth of 15 - 20 cm - where the roots of a young plant will be. There are special soil thermometers on sale.

Roots of cucumbers planted in cold soil do not absorb nutrients in the right amount, the plant stops growing, lags behind in development.Immune system is weakened, the likelihood of disease of cucumber seedlings increases.

Possible diseases of cucumbers in the open field:

ascochitosis;
bacteriosis;
cladosporiosis;
root rot;
mosaic;
powdery mildew;
fusarium wilt.

In addition to soil temperature, the chemical composition, structure and acidity of the earth are important. Transplanting cucumbers into heavy, dense soil is rarely successful.

Preparing the soil for transplanting

Already on the 20th of April, you can plant seedlings in a greenhouse, after May 20 - in the ground under the arc, in June - in open ground. With any landing option, prepare the ridge in advance.

Be sure to add organic matter (compost, humus) to the soil before digging. Organics will not only enrich the soil with nutrients, but also improve its structure. Increases soil friability peat, river sand is applied to heavy loamy soil.Acidity is regulated by adding ash, chalk or dolomite flour.

According to the norms indicated on the package, when digging the soil for cucumbers, scatter fertilizer over the area of the ridge:

urea;
superphosphate;
potassium nitrate.

Irrigate well. You can use any biological product such as Baikal Em1. The use of biological products accelerates the reproduction of microorganisms necessary for the plant, which will have a positive effect on cucumber seedlings.

Spill the earth with a solution of phytosporin. Use a fungicide if there were plants infected with the fungus in the previous season. There will be no problems with the preparation of the drug. The package contains detailed instructions for using the drug.

Growing seedlings of cucumbers correctly

Reproduction by seedlings accelerates the fruiting of cucumbers in the open field and in the greenhouse. For greenhouses, you need to purchase varieties (hybrids) that do not require pollination - parthenocarpic, any will do for the street:

bee-pollinated;
self-pollinating;
not requiring pollination.

Cucumber seeds not processed by the manufacturer before planting should be sorted out, damaged ones should be discarded, whole, without visible defects, soaked in water. Those seeds that have surfaced should be rejected, the rest should be placed in a pink solution of potassium permanganate for 15 minutes. Seed dressing kills fungi and other infections.

Seeds can be wrapped in a damp cloth, put in a plastic container, placed near the battery. Plant the hatched seeds in peat pots filled with loose, fertile soil, water. To speed up the germination of the container, cover it with PVC film and put it in a warm place. Cucumber sprouts at an air temperature of 25 - 28 ° C will appear in 5 - 7 days.

Transplant Tips

A good manufacturer always has a recommended planting pattern on a bag of cucumber seeds.The scheme must be followed when forming landing holes. In general, they should be placed no closer than 35 cm from each other. Maintain a row spacing of 50 to 70 cm. According to summer residents, if cucumbers are planted less often, the yield from one plant is higher.

When transferring plants from the container to the planting hole, do not damage the earth ball and do not deepen it too much. Cotyledon leaves of cucumber should be 1 - 2 cm above ground level.

Pour warm water over the wells and sprinkle with humus - a 2-3 cm layer will suffice. When it gets cold, the mulch will protect the roots of the cucumber from the cold, in the heat it will slow down the evaporation of moisture from the soil.

If the cucumbers are thickly sprouted

Seed germination is never 100%. When sowing cucumbers with dry or germinated seeds, 3 to 5 cucumber seeds are placed in the hole. The number of seeds depends on the size of the holes. If the seeds are successful, with good germination, you will have to decide how to thin out the seedlings.

It is necessary to carry out thinning of cucumbers within 20 - 25 days. Cucumbers planted densely, growing up, will shade each other. This will affect the future yield of cucumbers and the he alth of cucumber lashes.

You can thin out by pinching weaker plants or transferring extra bushes to another ridge. Do not delay the transplant, because during flowering, moving to a new place is more difficult for the bushes to carry. Work on transplanting into open ground should be carried out in the evening.

Choose a convenient scoop for transplanting cucumbers, preferably a large one. Dig a hole 2525 cm. Try to dig the plant along with a large clod of earth, carefully move the cucumber to a new place. Sprinkle with earth, do not press hard on the root area, water the soil. Under the action of water, the loose earth itself will adhere tightly to the roots of the cucumber.

Post transplant care

When 10 - 12 days pass after transplanting cucumbers, the first fertilization is carried out into the soil. For watering 1 m² of soil with plants in a 10 l bucket, dissolve 1 tbsp. l. urea and 2 tbsp. l of superphosphate, the time for the second fertilization will come when the cucumbers begin to bloom.

Fertilizers are taken for the same volume of water:

40 g superphosphate;
30g ammonium nitrate;
20 g of potassium nitrate.

Active formation of ovaries and fruits in cucumbers has begun. This means that it is time to feed the third time. In a bucket of water, dilute 2 tbsp. l. potassium nitrate and water each plant.

Many modern hybrids need pruning to maintain normal fruiting. The pruning scheme for cucumbers depends on the variety. In bee-pollinated varieties, pinch the top of the central conductor of the cucumber, provoking the growth of side shoots in the cucumber.

In parthenocarpic cucumbers with a bundle type of fruiting, the central conductor is not touched. Remove flowers from cucumbers and ovaries from the lower 4-5 leaf axils. Leave the next side shoots, but pinch them over the first cucumber ovaries.

Need a trellis if you plant cucumbers in a greenhouse. The support will not hurt for cucumbers in the open field. As the lashes of cucumbers grow, they must be attached to the wire (net) using soft knits or twine.

The main point of cucumber care is watering. It is carried out regularly, at least 1 time per week at the beginning of the growth of cucumbers and 1 time in 3 days - during the appearance of flowers and fruits in cucumbers. The frequency of watering cucumbers can only be reduced during a cold snap.

In the cold earth, the absorption of nutrients and moisture slows down. Remember that cold water is prohibited, only warm and separated. Water cucumbers only in the morning, spending at least 10 liters of water per 1 m² of soil.

The absence of weeds is rare. Usually, all summer long, in the beds, despite the efforts of summer residents, weed grass climbs, which not only takes away nutrients from cucumbers, but also contributes to the spread of diseases. Keeping the ridges clean is an important duty of the gardener.

Cucumbers attacked by pests

The question of what to do if pests (aphids, thrips, thrips, spider mites) attacked cucumber lashes often worries gardeners.

You can get by with folk remedies if you noticed the problem at the very beginning and the insects have not yet begun to multiply exponentially. Until the whips have reached a great length, they can be washed by drawing water into the basin and passing a soft sponge over the plants.

You can scare away aphids and other pests from cucumbers with soapy water. To prepare the solution, liquid soap (antibacterial) is suitable. For 1 liter, 2 tbsp is enough. l. The resulting liquid must be sprayed on all plants.

Harmful insects do not like the smell of tobacco, hot pepper and garlic. To get a 3-liter jar of infusion, you need 0.5 kg of pure garlic. The bitters preparation process takes just under a week (5 days).

The following folk recipe for pests may come in handy: 5 parts Coca-Cola, 1 part water. This is no joke: Coca-Cola helps with insects. An aqueous solution of Coca-Cola should be sprayed on the lower parts of the cucumber leaves.

Processing plants with any means will have to be repeated repeatedly. At a minimum, cucumber processing is carried out once a week, in case of severe infection of plants - 2 times a week.

Cucumber leaves show signs of disease

In the middle and at the end of summer, a picture is often found - on the leaves of a cucumber there are white spots that darken over time or dried leaves and bitter fruits. These are symptoms of a common disease - powdery mildew.

Without the struggle of the summer resident with a fungal infection, the cucumber will gradually wither and cease to bear fruit. To prevent this from happening, you need to treat the leaves and stems of plants with the appearance of the listed symptoms with a solution of soda (4%). You can use the drug "Bactofit". Reviews about the drug are positive.

Danger for cucumbers is Fusarium wilt. Up to 50% of the crop may die. Especially often this disease affects cottage plantings with cucumbers in the southern regions of the country and among summer residents growing cucumbers in greenhouses.Sick plants are recommended to be treated with the drug "Privikur" or ruthlessly pulled out and burned.

You can cook a trendy folk recipe for all cucumber diseases. To prepare it, you need 1 liter of milk (can be sour), 35 drops of iodine and a tablespoon of grated soap. Plants are sprayed with this preparation in the morning until the sun has risen.

Summer residents about transplanting cucumbers

Feedback on the cucumber transplant procedure is mixed.

Alina, 59 years old, Moscow:

“I prefer to sow dry seeds directly on the beds. In my many years of experience, transplanting cucumbers is a troublesome business. Cucumbers after transplantation get sick much more often, take root for a long time. It is easier if the seedlings are small, with 2-3 leaves. Worse, if the cucumbers stretched out and gained color. After transplanting cucumbers, flowers and ovaries will still have to be cut off. True, they themselves can crumble from stress. ”

Andrey, 44, Kostroma:

“I don’t have a question if cucumbers can be transplanted if they sprout too often. I do it successfully. In rare cases, plants do not take root. I'm not smart with technology. I do it in cloudy weather: I dig up cucumbers with a large clod of earth and immediately plant them in a garden in another place. I cover cucumbers in the garden with cardboard boxes for 3 days. Plants adapt quickly.”

Aleksey, 67 years old, Voronezh:

“The shoots of cucumbers turned out to be uneven. In one half of the bed it was completely empty, and on the other all the cucumbers crawled out. Until this year, I did not transplant cucumbers in the open field, so I doubted it, but I planted cucumbers evenly throughout the ridge. The transplanted plants at first noticeably lagged behind in development, but then the cucumbers leveled off and gave a good harvest of cucumbers. I processed cucumber plantings once with Epin, then a week later I sprinkled cucumbers with milk and iodine.

Conclusion

Regarding the transplantation of seedlings of cucumbers - how many summer residents, so many opinions. Whether the resulting crop will justify the effort and time spent on growing seedlings of cucumbers can only be found out in the fall. But it's worth a try, because early cucumbers are tasty and he althy.