It is fantastic to have your own vegetables. There is nothing better than enjoying vegetables from your own garden. Therefore, we are always looking for ways to grow them in the smallest patch of land or how to grow as many vegetables as possible from one plant. Imagine using this method, up to 20 kg of these delicious vegetables can be grown from one cucumber shrub and calmly grow them on your balcony. It is important to create the best conditions for the seedlings, and with these tips, they will be really good.
Cucumbers need a warm place, so take a plastic bucket and place a slightly older grass to the bottom. Apply freshly cut grass on this layer. This alternate the layers until around 3/4 of the bucket is covered. Apply a layer of earth on top.
The prepared soil will need to be gradually watered. For this, 2 liters of plastic bottle and 1 screwdriver will be perfect for us.
Fill the bottle of water, insert his neck (ie upside down) into the ground and screw one of the woods in the bottom of the bottle. Then pull it out to leave a free hole from which the water will gradually marry.
Pull the bottle out of the ground, carefully invert and insert it down. In this way, cucumbers will gradually be able to get moisture.
Dig the pit about a depth of about 10 cm. The cucumber roots should not be too deep. Take a cucumber sprout and plant it. Shake the ground around the plant.
Take three sticks to support the cucumber and insert them into the soil as shown in the picture below. Leave to stand like this for an hour. After that, water the cucumber with water. It will absorb into the grass and warm the cucumber. At the same time, the bottle will gradually moisturize the cucumber sprout.
Placing the cucumber in the bucket will avoid ants. Cucumbers like moisture and ants don’t like it. They will not be built in a bucket if you hold the moist soil.
When the first dose of water is absorbed, water the cucumber again so that the water layer is slightly above the ground. If some of the lower leaves are wet, remove them. Wrap the cucumber sprouts muster around the support sticks or you can make soft nodules from them.
When the water at the top is completely absorbed, add some more ground to the top to have them to the edge of the bucket. This is how cucumbers and balconies can be grown.
What cucumber varieties to grow in a bucket?
Not all cucumber varieties are equally suitable for growing in limited space. Recommended varieties:
- Mini cucumbers (eg ‘Partner’, ‘Baby’) – compact shrubs, perfect for pots and buckets.
- Self -pollinated Breeds – It is very convenient for growing on the balcony, no insects.
- Short cucumbers – Less cut, easier to grow in limited space.
Nutrauka @Canva, @toyenapad.dodonony.sk
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I am Jovita, one of the authors of Laud.lt articles. From an early age, I like to cook and I am glad that my mother allowed me to experiment in the kitchen. Favorite dishes are undoubtedly desserts. I also like to “spin” at home, so I try to give readers not only fun recipes, but also useful tips for housework.
