Matters needing attention in planting cucumber in summer

Cucumber is a kind of melon vegetable that many people like to eat very much, and it has a very large planting area in our country. When planting cucumber, we should adjust the cucumber management method reasonably according to the seasonal change. Especially in summer, because of the high temperature and humidity environment, there are a lot of places that need our attention. So today, the editor brings you some tips on growing cucumbers in summer. Let's take a look.

1. Covered with grass and tied with vines

The temperature in summer is very high, which will cause great harm to cucumber seedlings. Therefore, after entering the summer, we should cover the border with straw about 4 cm thick to prevent the soil temperature from being too high, accelerate water evaporation and promote the growth of cucumbers. Then in the cucumber vines began to draw vines, to use wood strips and other items to do a good job of scaffolding, the height is maintained at about 150 cm, the shape is mainly herringbone frame. When the melon vine grows to about 35 cm, you can begin to bind the vine. Then tie the vine every 3 nodes or so to provide sufficient space for cucumber growth.

2. Water and fertilizer management

Summer is the peak growth period of cucumber, at this time, the growth rate of cucumber is accelerated, and the yield will also increase. Therefore, we must do a good job of water and fertilizer in summer. In the whole growth period of cucumber, topdressing should be applied at least 3 times. According to the soil fertility and cucumber growth stage to control the amount of fertilizer and nutrition ratio, generally with ternary compound fertilizer as the main. Then it is necessary to properly spray foliar fertilizer such as potassium dihydrogen phosphate. In summer, we should also pay attention to control the amount of water, keep the soil moist, not too much watering, avoid excessive water temperature leading to root burning, root rot, cause root diseases, reduce yield.

3. Pruning in time

The growth ability and branching ability of cucumber are relatively strong. So in summer, we should often observe the growth of cucumbers and do a good job of pruning. When planting cucumbers, remove all the side branches of the cucumbers and nip them in 1-2 leaves. If the number of stems exceeds the dry, it should also be pinched in time. Promote the lower branches to produce melons and enhance the growth ability. Then, before the cucumber falls off the vine, the bad leaves such as the old and weak, diseases and insect pests in the lower part of the plant should be removed. Avoid consuming too much nutrition, improve field permeability, reduce the spread of germs, and reduce the incidence of diseases and insect pests.

4. Ploughing and weeding

Summer is also the strongest time for the growth of weeds. If weeds are not weeded in time in summer, there will be a proliferation of weeds. As a result, the nutrition and water of cucumber are robbed, so we must weed in time to ensure the growth of cucumber. However, we should also pay attention to control the amount of weeding, do not get rid of it all, to avoid excessive soil temperature. Then we should also plough regularly to avoid soil consolidation, affect the nutrition absorption of cucumbers, reduce the yield, and proper intertillage can also achieve the effect of weeding.

The above is a brief introduction to the matters needing attention in cucumber planting in summer. In fact, it is also the basic management work that we should do well in growing cucumbers in summer, so we must pay more attention to it. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. I hope it can help you all.