Do you know how to properly tie cucumbers in greenhouses?

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

When growing garden crops, devices and devices are used that facilitate care and allow you to get a high yield per unit area. Various agricultural practices are also used. One of them is tying up cucumbers, tomatoes and other plants. Do you know how to properly tie up cucumbers in greenhouses?

Tapestry

Tapestry is a strong steel wire, which is stretched along the rows at the top of the greenhouse. Its ends are tied to steel studs in the shape of the letter "P", which are driven into the wooden elements of the base. Studs do this: pieces of steel wire are pointed at the ends and bent in the form of a bracket.

Instead of wire, you can use bitten-off nails. How to tie up cucumbers in greenhouses with a trellis? You need to do it this way: the twine is tied to the bottom of the culture under the bottom leaf with a free loop, and then the stem is wrapped around it.

The upper end with an allowance of 20 cm is thrown over the wire andtie with a tie knot, bow or sliding figure-eight loop.

Instead of twine, you can use cord, ribbon, but they should not be too narrow, as they can cut the thin stalk of cucumbers. Reel-to-reel tape has proven itself well: it is durable, does not rot and does not get wet.

Some gardeners are at a loss as to how best to tie cucumbers - stronger or weaker? A small loop at the bottom of the stem when it thickens makes it difficult for the flow of nutrients and can cause the death of the plant. With a strong pull on the twine, as a result of the oscillation of the trellis, cucumbers can break out of the soil. Therefore, you need to tie it up without undue tension, and as it grows, wrap the stem around the twine.

Wooden ladders

In the spring-summer season, the question becomes relevant: “How to tie up cucumbers?” The photo shows that for tying, special ladders can be made from wooden slats with a section of 15 x 15 mm.

Their length should be 10 cm longer than the distance from the trellis to the beds. Two-millimeter holes are drilled in vertical slats every 15 cm and burnt matches are inserted.

You need 1-2 ladders for each plant. In order for the design to be successfully used, split rings are made of soft wire. The diameter of the rings is 30 mm, the quantity is 7 pieces per 1 plant.

How to properly tie cucumbers in greenhouses with wooden ladders? First, stretch the wire. Ladders are placed near the culture when the fourth leaf appears andthe plant begins to lean toward the ground.

The ring is tied to the trellis and the top of the stairs is inserted into it. The lower end is placed on the ground, the lower part of the plant is attached to the structure with a divorced ring. Matches will be the support for the steps. As the lashes grow, they themselves will be attached to a wooden structure. This method is labor-intensive, but the stairs and rings will last more than one season, and the harvest will pay for all costs.

Grid

You can grow cucumbers on a vertically stretched grid. The plant itself clings to the support. In small greenhouses, 2 mesh fabrics are stretched in the form of a tent (obliquely). In such a "tent", the leaves and stems are not damaged, they are well ventilated, and it is convenient to harvest.

Can be used to support a strip of metal mesh 2 m long and 2 cm wide or light metal chains. The supports are attached to the cable with metal hooks and ropes. In greenhouses, the cable can be tied in several places to the roof for strength.

How to tie up cucumbers in greenhouses? There are several options, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages. The easiest thing is to make a trellis. If you have time and desire, you can make ladders or make nets. In any case, tied cucumbers will feel better and give a good harvest.