Cucumber Cultivation Techniques and Management
You may not be familiar with the cultivation techniques and management of cucumbers and the skills to grow them, as well as knowledge about flowers. Next, the editor will introduce these.
Cucumbers are a type of melon with thin skin, and the cultivation techniques and management methods for cucumbers are not complicated, suitable for both southern and northern regions. The cultivation techniques for cucumbers need to be adjusted according to the cultivation facilities and cucumber varieties, for example, greenhouse cultivation often uses the hanging or trellising methods, while open-field cultivation often uses the ground sprawling method. Let's talk about the cultivation methods for different cucumber varieties.
Xiangjina Cucumber
Firstly, we will take the mainstream cultivation varieties in the current main domestic production areas as examples. The yellow and white-skinned "Xiangjina," the green-skinned and green-fleshed "Xintianlubao," the flowery-skinned "Jinchun Bali Xiang," and the oblong-shaped "Jinchun Yangjiaomi 2" are quite representative and are the mainstream varieties in the country, widely cultivated with good quality and mature cultivation techniques in various regions.
Xintianlubao Cucumber
Let's start with the Xiangjina variety with yellow and white skin. Xiangjina has the characteristics of early maturity, high yield, and high sugar content, maturing about 21 days after flowering, with a single fruit weight of about 500 grams, resistant to diseases like wilt. This type of yellow and white-skinned cucumber variety usually has a plant spacing of 45 centimeters and a row spacing of about 70 centimeters, with generally 2000 to 2300 plants cultivated per mu (667 square meters). About 2000 kilograms of farm manure is applied per mu, along with 10-15 kilograms of 50% potassium sulfate and about 7 kilograms of diammonium. Generally, the plants are pinched at five leaves, leaving four lateral vines. This type of variety is suitable for both open-field and protected cultivation.
Jinchun Bali Xiang Cucumber (Bud)
The green-skinned and green-fleshed "Xintianlubao" cucumber and the flowery-skinned "Jinchun Bali Xiang" have similar cultivation methods, usually cultivated in protected areas with hanging vines, with about 2600-2800 seedlings per mu (667 square meters). The top is removed when there are 3-4 leaves and one heart, and each lateral vine can be left with 3-4 fruits. Phosphorus fertilizer should be applied promptly within a week after planting to promote root growth and strong seedlings. Fertilization and watering should be stopped 2-3 weeks before flowering to prevent excessive growth of the vines. Fertilization should be stopped one week before harvesting to ensure quality.
Jinchun Yangjiaomi 2
Let's take "Jinchun Yangjiaomi 2" as an example for the cultivation method of Yangjiaomi. Generally, choose a plot with good drainage and leave the fruit on the offspring vines. Use a single蔓 branch training with a high ridge double row, with a row spacing of 40 to 45 centimeters, and about 1800 plants per mu. Fruits can be left on the 10th leaf and above, usually 2-4 fruits, with the main蔓 topped at 25-28 leaves. Base fertilizer should be mainly composed of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers and bacterial fertilizers with decomposed organic manure, with phosphorus and potassium fertilizers applied in later stages. Not watering 10 days before maturity can improve the quality. The above are the cultivation techniques and management methods for four different types of cucumbers. Each type has a mainstream variety's cultivation method listed for reference. There are many ways to grow cucumbers, and adjustments can be made according to local cucumber cultivation habits.
The above experience and knowledge about cucumber cultivation techniques and management, and skills to grow cucumbers, hope this article can provide you with a bit of help!