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 cucumbers, tomatoes and other plants. Do you know how to properly tie cucumbers in greenhouses?
Trellis
Tapestry is a strong steel wire that is pulled up at the top of the greenhouse along the rows. Its ends are tied to steel pins in the shape of the letter "P", which are driven into wooden elements of the base. Studs do this: pieces of steel wire are sharpened at the ends and bent in the form of a bracket.
Instead of wire, you can use nails with a bitten off hat. How to tie cucumbers in greenhouses with trellis? This should be done 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 onto the wire and tied with a tie, a bow or a sliding figure-eight loop.
Instead of twine, you can use a cord, ribbon, but they should not be too narrow, as they can cut a thin stalk of cucumbers. A film from a reel tape recorder has proven itself : it is durable, does not decay and does not get wet.
Some gardeners are at a loss about how best to tie cucumbers - stronger or weaker? A small loop at the bottom of the stem, when thickened, impedes the flow of nutrients and can cause the death of the plant. With strong twine pulling as a result of trellis oscillation, cucumbers can break out of the soil. Therefore, you need to tie it up without undue pulling, and as the stem grows, wrap it around twine.
Wooden ladders
In the spring-summer season, the question becomes relevant: "How to tie cucumbers?" The photo shows that for tying it is possible to make special ladders 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. In the vertical slats every two inches, two-millimeter holes are drilled and burnt matches are inserted.
For each plant you need 1-2 ladders. To make the structure successfully used, make split rings from soft wire. The diameter of the rings is 30 mm, the quantity is 7 pieces per 1 plant.
How to tie cucumbers in greenhouses with wooden ladders? First pull the wire. Ladders are placed near the crop, when the fourth leaf appears and the plant begins to slope to 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 a support for the steps. As the lashes grow, they themselves will be attached to the wooden structure. This method is laborious, but stairs and rings will last more than one season, and the crop will pay for all expenses.
Grid
You can grow cucumbers on a vertically stretched grid. The plant itself clings to the support. In small greenhouses, they pull in the form of a tent (obliquely) 2 mesh sheets. In such a “tent” leaves and stems are not damaged, well ventilated, and it is convenient to harvest crops.
Can be used to support strips 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 cucumbers in greenhouses? There are several options, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages. The simplest thing is to make a trellis. If you have time and desire, you can make ladders or make nets. In any case, the tied cucumbers will feel better and give a good harvest.