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Everyone's favorite cucumber is an annual plant. You can enjoy the fruits within a few months after sowing the seeds.
The most common and profitable method of growing this crop is considered to be seedlings. With this method:
- adult plants form earlier;
- hardening of seedlings ultimately produces more hardy shoots;
- plants quickly gain strength;
- it is possible to carry out very early sowings, even in cold weather;
- The yield of cucumbers increases significantly.
Knowing the features of seedling cultivation of cucumbers, in 2024 it is necessary to take into account the desired date and time of planting the plants in a permanent place.
When sowing is carried out on time, then, by the time of planting, strong healthy seedlings with full leaves will be formed. This will give the gardener confidence that the seedlings will do very well in the open ground.
If sowing is carried out much earlier, we will get elongated and overgrown cucumber seedlings. In this form, plants will be prone to various diseases, may take root poorly or even die.
This means that growing will be difficult; getting a full harvest will be very problematic.
The importance of meeting deadlines
Cucumbers love moisture, warmth, and light. Fruits even grow at night with good humidity and above-zero temperatures. Therefore, the timing of sowing seeds and planting seedlings affects the yield and quality of fruits. Planting plants on time is considered the main task of a gardener.
The second important condition is care during transplantation. If even a slight injury is caused to the roots of cucumbers, this will significantly reduce the survival rate of the seedlings.
The third condition is the time of each operation. All factors must be taken into account here. Carrying out excavation work when it is convenient is extremely frivolous. It is important to choose the “right” or favorable days. Some use the experience of their predecessors, but most modern farmers trust scientific facts. And here knowledge about the influence of planets on the growth and development of plants comes to the rescue. The main luminary on which the harvest depends is the Moon. Even the folk calendar takes into account the main days of the lunar cycle.
"Lunar" influence
The dependence of plant development on lunar phases and the passage of zodiac signs has been noticed since ancient times. The most unlucky days were the days of the new moon, full moon, as well as solar and lunar eclipses. At this time, a change in the impact of lunar radiation occurs. Cucumbers, like other crops, have to adapt. This takes a lot of energy, but it is not enough for growth and fruiting. Therefore, if you sow seeds or plant seedlings at this time, then an excessive load will be placed on the plant.
It has a very good effect on the development and fruiting of cucumbers when the waxing moon combines with the fire signs - Aries, Sagittarius and Leo. The combination of both factors will make growing easier, but will not completely replace the work of a gardener. Therefore, to get a decent harvest, you still have to follow all the recommendations of professionals:
- Choose quality seeds. Regardless of what year you plant cucumber seedlings, you need to take seeds of proven varieties of good quality. In 2024, you can plant seeds from the 2020 harvest. But, you shouldn't risk using older ones. Their germination rate can be disappointing, and growing your favorite cucumbers can be frustrating.
- Use good soil. The composition of the soil affects the yield quite strongly. It may change on certain days. If there is a deficiency of nutrients, a lot of fertilizing will have to be done, which will make growing cucumbers very expensive. Excess minerals will immediately affect the taste, shape, and nutritional value of the fruit.
- Provide seedlings and adult plants with a comfortable thermal regime. Growing cucumbers in 2024 should be checked against the weather forecast, and measures should be taken in time to improve temperature conditions. To do this, use plastic film to cover the seedlings. Also recommended plant cucumbers in a greenhouse or at home before the onset of guaranteed heat, in certain landing days.
- Planting seeds correctly, care for seedlings. It is better to sow cucumbers immediately in containers made of organic material - peat pots, coconut tablets. In this case, there is confidence that the roots will not be injured during transplantation.
- Water wisely cucumbersTo do this, you should follow the watering schedule and use the recommended days.
- Carry out high-quality, timely fertilizing. For this operation, it is imperative to comply with the deadlines.
How to determine when It is better to plant cucumbers for seedlings? The best way is to follow the recommendations of the lunar calendar for 2024.
Lunar landing calendar
Using knowledge of the position of the moon on certain days helps not only to get a good harvest, but also to avoid many diseases of cucumbers. Information in the lunar calendar allows the gardener to plant, loosen, water, and fertilize the plant on time. Cucumbers are melon crops; their fruits grow above the ground. Such vegetables need to be planted on the waxing moon. At this time, the luminary has a beneficial effect on the above-ground parts of plants.
Favorable and unfavorable days for planting potatoes in 2024 according to the Lunar calendar:
It is very important to keep time planting cucumbers for seedlings.
The optimal time for transplanting cucumbers is 18–24 days after seed germination. It is necessary to take into account the temperature regime of the region in which the cultivation is carried out, as well as the timing of fruit ripening. In warm areas, seeds are sown and seedlings are planted two to three weeks earlier than in colder areas.
When it comes time to plant cucumber seedlings, then greenhouse self-pollinating varieties are sown first. Greenhouse cucumbers are the second in time for planting, and sowing cucumber seeds in open ground occurs last.
Successful days for planting
Each month of the year has its own specific agricultural work. To significantly speed up the growing and ripening of crops, vegetable growers sow seeds already in the cold winter months. Such seedlings are then transplanted into greenhouses or under film covers and produce an early harvest. At the beginning of the year, an inventory of all remaining seeds is carried out and new ones are purchased.
If workload or other troubles do not allow you to strictly adhere to the recommendations of the lunar calendar, then you should not be too upset. The main condition is to avoid unfavorable days. But it is quite possible to hold events on other days. You just need to be prepared to put in a little more effort when growing cucumbers. You will have to more carefully monitor humidity, temperature conditions and plant feeding schedules.
But if you find the opportunity to accurately check your actions with the sowing calendar, then this method of conducting agricultural work will surprise you with its advantages. Plants will grow more harmoniously, suffer less, and produce a high-quality and guaranteed harvest.
