How to tie cucumbers?

How to properly tie a cucumber - this question does not allow many inexperienced gardeners to sleep. Cucumber plant curling, so it is very important in time and correctly to give it a support for further growth up. It's no secret that the harvest of this vegetable, so beloved by many, depends to a large extent on how well the garter is made.

Do I need to tie cucumbers?

In principle, cucumbers can not be tied at all. But leaving them to freely move along the ground, the gardener risks losing a large part of the crop. First, some cucumbers will be lost due to the fact that it will rot on the ground, and some will simply remain unnoticed. Secondly, the plant will still tend to grow upward and some of the whips will break under the weight of the fruit. Therefore, it is better to give time for garters of cucumbers.

Methods of garter cucumber

How best to tie cucumbers? There are three ways to tie cucumbers:

1. Horizontal - for garter use horizontally stretched between two pillars of rows of thick rope. The main disadvantage of the horizontal garter method is that, having reached one of the rope rows, the cucumbers cease to grow up and begin to braid the rope sideways.
2. Vertical - the garter of each stem by means of a vertically stretched rope fixed with an upper end on the U-shaped support. The garter is performed vertically in this way: gently, trying not to damage the plant, wrap its stem under the first leaves. Also, the vertical garter can be made by fixing the lower edge of the rope not to the lashes of the plant, but to the peg, driven into the ground. In this case, the risk that the plant will pull itself out of the ground is much less.
3. Hybrid - the support pipes have a pyramid, and between them stretch the horizontal rows of rope.

Garter cucumber in the open ground

Cucumbers growing in the open ground should be tied up when their height reaches 30 cm. Making a garter for younger plants does not make sense, and in later terms it is much more difficult. To garter cucumbers in this case, you can use any of the above methods.

Garter cucumber in a greenhouse

Cucumbers growing in greenhouses and greenhouses , most often tied up vertically, using as a top support the details of the roof. For this, special holes are made in the roof and a rope is passed through them, with which they make a garter. For convenience, fastening of the upper end of the rope is carried out in such a way that its tension can be further regulated: strengthen or weaken.

In addition, a wide application in recent times, finds and tie cucumbers with a special net. Garter cucumbers are put on the grid as follows: two mesh cloths are stretched at an angle to each other to form a tent. Then in the mesh holes manually fix the cirri cirri, which then independently will go along it.

How to tie a cucumber on a balcony?

When growing cucumbers in the home: on balconies or window sills , without a garter can not do. It is very convenient at the same time to use a mobile trellis - a U-shaped or stair-shaped support, which is inserted into a pot or a pot with a plant. The plant can be easily moved from place to place, without fear of damage. When using a mobile support, cucumbers can be let along its contour or tied to it in a vertical fashion. More adult plants can be tied up vertically, fixing the upper end of the ropes with self-tapping screws at a height of 2-2.5 meters.