The right time to plant any plant is the key to a good future harvest. And in general, laying a strong “foundation” is the most difficult and knowledge-requiring process, but extremely important. The article talks about when to plant cucumbers for seedlings in 2019 according to the lunar calendar and regions, as well as many related points.

How to determine the time of sowing seeds

Cucumber seedlings can be planted in soil heated to a temperature of at least 15ºС, and air - from 20ºС and above. To calculate the correct timing for planting cucumber seeds for seedlings, it is necessary to take into account some factors:

1. The climate of the region plays a big role for obvious reasons. In the southern and northern regions, these numbers will differ significantly. This is described in more detail below.
2. The landing site will also affect the calculations. You can plant in a greenhouse much earlier than in open ground, and if it is heated, then cucumbers are grown all year round.
3. Landing method. Many do not grow seedlings, but plant seeds immediately on permanent place.

Seedlings of cucumbers are planted at the age of 2 to 3 weeks, no more. Planting time also depends on the plant variety.

What dates to plant cucumbers for seedlings in 2019

In order not to calculate the sowing dates on your own, you can use ready-made information on this topic.

A popular sign is that you can start planting cucumbers in the ground when dandelions bloom en masse.

Cucumbers are also sown in the ground when rowan and lilac bloom.

Depending on the variety

Here the rules are simple - early and ultra-early varieties are planted on seedlings before anyone else. They are more cold-resistant, so they are more often recommended for the northern regions.

And mid-season and late-ripening ones are usually sown starting from the first days of April.

Depending on the future landing site

When growing cucumbers in greenhouses with heating, the timing can be neglected, paying attention only to the sufficiency of lighting.

And in unheated greenhouses and greenhouses, seedlings are planted two weeks earlier than in open ground.

You should also take into account the time it takes to prepare the seeds (if they were collected from their site). For purchased seeds - read the manufacturer's instructions.

Depending on the region

Climate also plays a big role in choosing a seed planting date. Below we will tell you when to plant cucumber seedlings in different regions.

First of all, you need to monitor the weather conditions and air temperature.

Central Russia

Germinated seeds can be sown:

• in greenhouses - mid-May,
• film shelters - the end of May,
• open ground - until June 5.

Leningrad region:

• plant cucumbers for seedlings: end of April - beginning of May,
• landing in greenhouses: end of May.

Cold snaps are not uncommon in the first half of June - do not forget to use covering material.

Siberia

Cucumbers are sown for seedlings in mid-April or, depending on the conditions, later. Therefore, it is better to grow them in a greenhouse or low-growing varieties at home.

Ural

In the Urals, the second week of April would be preferable, it can be a little earlier based on the conditions or using a greenhouse.

In these areas, it is better to choose early-ripening varieties, especially for outdoor cultivation.

They are moved to the greenhouse - in early June, and in vegetable patch outdoors - after June 10.

South of Russia

In the south (Stavropol Territory, Krasnodar Territory, Volgograd Region, Rostov Region, Caucasus) you can start from the last week of February, especially if you use an unheated greenhouse.

It is permissible to plant in a garden bed already in mid-March

Ukraine

early varieties:

• Northern and central parts of the country - March 8-23,
• South - February 26 - March 18.

Late varieties:

• Northern and central - February 18 - April 1,
• South - March 8-27.

In these regions, cucumbers are often sown directly into open ground in late April - early May.

Terms of sowing seeds of vegetables for seedlings for the Rostov and Volgograd regions

Crimea

You can plant seedlings in open ground or sow seeds in the ground in early May. Cucumbers are planted for seedlings in the first weeks of March.

Lunar calendar for planting cucumbers for seedlings in 2019

The planting date can also be found by the lunar calendar, which many gardeners take quite seriously.

Cucumbers should be sown with the growing moon. It is at this time that all vegetable juices rush upwards.

Cucumbers can be grown and. To do this, they can be landed in the following numbers:

• January: 1-3, 28-30,
• February: 25-27

Auspicious days for nursing work

Terms of work on seedlings of cucumbers Lunar calendar 2019

Month	Numbers of the month	Featured Works
March	8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 23, 26
	10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31	Watering seedlings
	5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
	10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
April	9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 27, 28	Weeding work, thinning plantings
	4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 19, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30	Cultivation, soil loosening
	9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 19, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30	Extermination of pests and pathogens
		Watering seedlings
May	9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 27, 28, 31	Weeding work, thinning plantings
	4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31	Cultivation, soil loosening
	9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31	Watering seedlings
		Extermination of pests and pathogens
June	7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 25, 26, 29	Weeding work, thinning plantings
	2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29	Cultivation, soil loosening
	7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29	Watering seedlings
		Extermination of pests and pathogens

When according to the lunar calendar to plant seedlings in the ground and greenhouse

When to plant seedlings of cucumbers or sow seeds in the ground according to the lunar calendar 2019.

In open ground

Auspicious days:

• March: 7, 11, 12, 17, 18, 21, 24
• May: 8-9, 2-18.

bad days

• March: 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19.
• May: 5, 10, 11, 12, 19, 20.

Landing in a greenhouse

Favorable days for planting cucumber seedlings in a greenhouse

• March: 8-10, 14-16
• May: 6, 7, 11, 13-18
• June 4, 8, 9, 11-14

bad days

• March: 5, 11, 12, 13, 19
• May: 5, 8, 9, 10, 19
• June 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 16, 17, 18

Folk signs:
May 19, abundant dew and clear weather - to a bountiful harvest of cucumbers!
May 27, clear weather marks good harvest cucumbers.

How to plant cucumbers for seedlings

We examined when to plant cucumbers for seedlings, now let's look at the features of its cultivation. Growing seedlings of any crop is a rather time-consuming process, but it has its advantages and cucumbers are no exception:

• the opportunity to harvest earlier and in larger quantities;
• the seedling method of growing cucumbers allows you to get the desired harvest in the northern regions;
• if a bear is divorced in the garden, then the seedlings are easier to protect from it.

If there is no time to mess with seedlings, then you can plant them with germinated seeds in open ground or a greenhouse. Moreover, cucumbers transplant with great difficulty, which is their disadvantage.

Seed selection

Exist a large number of cucumber varieties. There are two main varieties: requiring pollination by bees and not needing it (parthenocarpic). The latter are ideal for greenhouses and hotbeds, while the former are only for open ground.

Examples of varieties for open way cultivation:

• Competitor;
• Elegant;
• Altai early;
• Series F1 - Baby, Gemini, Khrum-khrum, Appetizing, Baby, Antoshka, Preschoolers.

Examples of varieties for growing in polycarbonate greenhouses and others:

• Malachite;
• April;
• Courage;
• F1 - Baba Masha, No hassle, Great five.

Seed preparation

Before planting cucumber seeds, you need to prepare everything: seeds, container, soil, film and the place where the seedlings will stand.

A plot of 10 m 2 will require 6-8 g of cucumber seeds.

Seed preparation takes about 5-7 days. Her stages:

1. Selection the best seeds for landing. Sort the seeds and remove the damaged ones.
2. Completeness check. Pour water into a shallow bowl and pour them into it. Those that drowned are left, and the rest can be removed - they will not give a good harvest.
3. Disinfection in pink manganese solution or any other. If the seeds were purchased in a store, then this is not required, since they have already been processed.
4. Hardening. You can wrap unsprouted seeds in a damp cloth and harden by placing them in the refrigerator for two days. The temperature should be from 0 to +2ºС.
5. Germination. Lay out the seeds on a damp cloth or gauze, wrap and leave for 24 hours. The humidity of the gauze must be constantly maintained, but so that the seeds do not float in the water.

Soil and container for seedlings

It is most convenient to grow seedlings of cucumbers in peat pots. They can then be immediately easily transplanted into the ground. The method of growing “in a snail” is also convenient.

It is advisable to plant each bush in a separate container - cucumbers do not tolerate transplantation well.

But first prepare soil mixture from peat, earth, sand, wood ash and you can add sawdust to create drainage. This fills the pots, leaving 1 cm from the top edge. They are installed in another plastic container or you can purchase a ready-made cassette of peat cups right away.

The soil is treated with a solution of potassium permanganate or fungicides and moistened.

The soil can also be purchased at the store. For example, "Spring".

Sowing seeds

Holes are made from 1.5 to 2 cm, the seeds are laid horizontally, covered with earth and pressed a little. The pots are covered with film or glass and left for several days until the cucumbers germinate. After that, the covering material is removed.

Seedlings are placed in warm place with temperatures from 25ºС. It can be a window sill next to the battery or a heated balcony.

Cucumber seeds germinate in 3 to 7 days. It depends on how you land. If you plant germinated seeds under a film, then the first shoots appear on the third day.

If you just plant them in moist soil, they will have to wait about a week.

When seedlings appear, the container with seedlings is transferred to a bright window sill.

Cucumber seedling care

Properly grown cucumber seedlings should have a strong stem, two full leaves, bright green color and good root system.

To get it, you need proper care:

1. As soon as the first cotyledon leaves appear, the seedlings are placed in a cooler place or such conditions are created, for example, by reducing the heating.
2. Watering is carried out only warm water when the soil surface dries up. From cold water seedlings may start to hurt.
3. The room must be ventilated, but drafts should not be allowed.
4. If daylight hours are less than 10 hours, additional lighting should be created (at least 14-16 hours in total).

Top dressing is carried out twice

First. After the appearance of the first two leaves, urea, ammonium nitrate, superphosphate and potassium are added. However, it is safer to purchase ready-made fertilizer for seedlings.

Second. It is carried out before planting in the ground, using superphosphate and potassium sulfate.

After each top dressing, you need to pour a little earth.

When to plant in the ground

When the seedlings have at least three full-fledged leaves (preferably 5-7), they are transplanted to a permanent place. But first, the beds are prepared, they are dug up, introducing humus or compost. After disinfection with a solution of manganese.

Holes for seedlings are prepared at a distance of about 65 cm, if there is space, you can make 100 cm. Seedlings do not deepen much, planting flush with the ground.

Watering is carried out regularly, you can every day. To do this, use a sprayer or watering can to ensure soft watering.

Experienced gardeners advise cooking for seedlings paper cups. Since they will be easy to remove during transplantation.

Also, many planting cucumbers are stretched in time, planting first in May and then in June in order to get a longer harvest.

Strong seedlings to you!

Cucumber is an unpretentious culture, but you need to know some growing secrets. The choice of planting time is one of the moments on which the further development and fruiting of cucumber lashes largely depends. We will study in detail the issue when cucumbers are planted in open ground with seeds, we will understand the varieties and choose the best of them for sowing in the beds.

Unlike greenhouses, where only hybrid self-pollinating varieties are sown, both hybrids and bee-pollinated cucumbers can be planted on beds of unprotected soil. AT recent times vegetable growers in the open field prefer to grow hybrids, as they mostly ripen faster and better tolerate excess and lack of moisture. The disadvantages of hybrids include their high cost and the impossibility self harvesting seeds.

What cucumbers are best planted in open ground:

• Krepysh - an ultra-early variety (term before fruiting 38 - 40 days), fruit length up to 10 cm, resistant to adverse climatic phenomena;
• Pinocchio is a mid-early variety (term before fruiting 48 - 50 days), fruit up to 8 cm with average weight at 85 g;
• Pickle - late variety(fruiting begins by the 55th day of vegetation), the fruit is up to 11 cm long and weighs 100 g, the hybrid is resistant to bitterness, has a delicate taste.

Also, from the early cucumbers in the open field, the Aprelsky, Valdai, German varieties have proven themselves well. The most popular mid-season varieties are Nezhinsky, Table, Competitor, of the late-ripening ones - Winner, Solnechny, Rodnichok, Dasha, Zanachka.

On a note! When choosing an outdoor variety, ask which cucumbers grow best in your area. Planting a zoned variety will increase the chances of a bountiful harvest.

Terms of sowing cucumbers in open ground

Too early sowing leads to a decrease in the germination of the crop and the formation of barren flowers that do not produce a crop. Late planting will also negatively affect cucumbers, as most of the growing season will be in the dry season. With a lack of moisture in the air and soil, cucumber lashes develop with deviations and age faster, less ovaries are formed, and the fruiting period is significantly reduced.

early boarding

To correctly determine the timing of planting, it is necessary to focus on the weather and warming of the soil. The conditions are considered optimal when the soil has warmed up to +14 - +16°C, the air temperature has stabilized to +18 - +21°C in daytime, and the thermometer does not fall below +15°C at night. Return frosts should already have passed, otherwise the cucumbers will not tolerate a sharp cold snap in the open field.

Such warm weather in regions of middle latitudes, it is usually established in the period from the last ten days of April and during the month of May. In the southern regions, the time for sowing seeds comes earlier by about 2 - 2.5 weeks, cucumbers are planted here, starting from last numbers Martha. In the northern regions, planting cucumbers in the beds begins no earlier than the second decade of May, and under adverse weather conditions, they are attributed to the first half of June.

On a note! For planting, choose the time in the spring, when the soil has already warmed up, but still retained enough moisture. Under such conditions, seeds will germinate quickly, and germination rates will be higher than with late sowing of seeds.

Medium and late sowing

Many gardeners sow cucumber seeds in several stages in order to receive products throughout the summer. Planting in early spring allows you to get early vegetables to the table for fresh consumption and salads. The fruits obtained as a result of medium and late sowing are used for pickling. The terms of the average sowing fall approximately at the beginning of June, late - in July.

In the southern regions, where heat is established early, as early as early March, and the first frosts do not occur until early December, all three types of planting are successfully practiced in open ground. In mid-latitudes, cucumbers planted in July may not have time to ripen, so early-ripening varieties are used for late planting or cucumbers are planted in a greenhouse. In the northern regions where early boarding falls at best at the end of May, late planting of cucumbers is not practiced.

According to the lunar calendar, the following numbers are considered favorable for sowing seeds and transplanting seedlings of cucumbers into the ground:

in April: 24 - 26 and 29;
in May: 6, 9 - 11, 18 - 19, 24 - 28;
in June: 3 - 5, 10 - 11, 15, 23 - 24.

Avoid planting cucumbers on days of new moon, full moon, total or partial lunar eclipses.

Site and soil requirements

Cucumber care begins with a choice right place on site and soil preparation. Cucumbers are not planted after the crops of the pumpkin family, to which they themselves belong, these are zucchini and pumpkins. These plants have common diseases and pests, so the risk of infection of plantings already at initial stage vegetation.

Cucumber lashes develop poorly after squash and gourds - melons and watermelons. Cucumbers are planted with caution after herbs, as they take a large amount of nutrients out of the soil.

Any root crops - carrots, beets, potatoes - will be good predecessors. Only after them the soil needs to be disinfected with a solution blue vitriol. Cucumber grows well after cabbage, onions, tomatoes and any vegetable crops, under which organic matter was laid last season.

For lack of space in small areas, cucumber is often planted with strawberries, garlic and corn. And sometimes beds with corn or Jerusalem artichoke are specially alternated with cucumber plantings to protect the latter from drafts.

Fertilizers on the site where it is planned to grow cucumbers are applied in the autumn digging. You can do otherwise: sow green manure before winter, for example, white mustard or cereals, and in early spring close up mineral-organic nutritional compositions.

In any case, 50 kg of humus will be needed per 10 m2 (in autumn you can apply fresh manure) or compost from plant residues, as well as 200 g of potassium salt, ammonium nitrate, double superphosphate.

Ammonium nitrate is applied only in spring digging, since the nitrogenous compounds contained in this fertilizer are unstable, and it makes no sense to introduce them from autumn.

Seed preparation

Before starting preparations directly for sowing, cucumber seeds are calibrated and stratified. Calibration (selection of seeds suitable for sowing) is carried out manually at first. All broken and empty grains are discarded, after which the seeds undergo stratification (heating) near heat sources at a temperature of +28 - + 32 ° C for 2 - 4 weeks.

Next, the seeds are sent for viability testing in saline solution: edible salt 30 g / 1 liter of liquid, in which the seed is kept for no more than 10 minutes. Cucumber grains that have sunk to the bottom are suitable for sowing, they are further worked with, the floating seeds are removed.

At the next stage, the seeds are disinfected in potassium permanganate (pale solution), brilliant green solution (pharmaceutical composition is diluted 1: 1 with distilled water) or garlic infusion (2 squeezed cloves / 150 ml of water). In potassium permanganate, the material for sowing is kept for 20 minutes, in garlic infusion and a solution of brilliant green for about 2 to 4 hours. After the seeds are washed with warm running water.

Before planting, the seeds are soaked overnight in nutrient formulations with fertilizers or growth stimulants. During this time, the seeds will be saturated with useful trace elements and swell. From fertilizers, you can use nitrophoska (5 g / 1 l) or boric acid(1 g / 1 l), from growth stimulants - the drug Zircon, Epin extra, Potassium and sodium humate according to the instructions.

It is not necessary to carry out germination before planting on open ground beds, the main thing is to plant seeds according to all the rules.

Schemes for planting seeds and seedlings in open ground

planting technology and cucumber seedlings in the open field is somewhat different, although the timing is generally the same. In both cases, beds are prepared for planting, between which a distance of at least 1 m is left for cucumbers pollinated by bees, and 70 cm for hybrid varieties.

Seedlings and seeds in the beds are planted in one or two rows, depending on the width of the beds, but the two-line method is usually used, since in this case it is more convenient to tie the cucumbers. The minimum allowable distance between the lines on the bed is 30 cm, the distance of 50 cm is considered optimal.

Sowing seeds

For sowing seeds, two parallel furrows are made with a depth of 2.0 - 2.5 cm, into which grains are laid out at a distance of 4 cm. Not one seed is laid, but 2 - 5 pieces, in order to subsequently leave the strongest sprout. Thinning of plantings is carried out after the formation of the first true leaf. Instead of furrows, holes of similar depth can be made. Such sowing is called point.

Seeds are covered with fertile soil with a layer of at least 1 cm and not more than 1.5 cm. To maintain soil moisture and warmth during planting in early spring, the crops are covered with a film, which is removed as soon as shoots appear. With the advent of sprouts, care begins, consisting of regular watering, loosening and fertilizing.

Seedling transplant

Seedlings can be immediately planted at a distance at which the plants will have enough nutrition and sun rays. Many vegetable growers pre-drive supports or trellises in order to less injure the vulnerable root system of seedlings and cucumber lashes. The distance between seedlings is about 10 cm, denser plantings are considered thickened.

Holes are prepared for seedlings with a depth of 20 - 25 cm, into which, if necessary, add organic fertilizers and then poured profusely. The landing is underway vertical way with a soil clod to the level of cotyledon leaves. Holes fall asleep, like seeds, fertile soil, water again and wait for the complete rooting of the seedlings, after which they begin the standard care of watering, loosening, weed control and top dressing.

Planting cucumbers with seeds is the easiest way to cultivate a crop. Cucumbers sprout quickly and give a good harvest if you follow all the recommendations for fertilizing the soil and consistently carry out all stages of pre-sowing seed preparation.

The lunar calendar for sowing and planting cucumbers for 2019 is made in the form of two tables indicating favorable timing works for growing cucumbers in a greenhouse, hotbed and in the open field. Calendar compiled for growing cucumbers in middle lane Russia.

The first table contains the sowing and planting dates for growing cucumbers in a greenhouse or greenhouse seedling way. The second table contains the timing of sowing and planting cucumbers through seedlings for open ground and favorable days for sowing directly into open ground.

The lunar calendar for 2019 indicates the days of work in the fertile signs of the zodiac. Sometimes the agrarian dates for sowing seeds and subsequent planting force sowing or planting during the waning moon. It is desirable to sow cucumbers on the growing moon, and it is permissible to transplant seedlings during the waning moon. In the Lunar calendar, we indicate among the dates for sowing seeds the most favorable days that fall on the growing moon and fertile sign zodiac.

Subsequent measures for the care and planting of cucumbers should be carried out focusing on the growth of plants. If the cucumbers are sown at the earliest dates according to the given lunar calendar, then the date of transplantation to a permanent place should also be the earliest among those indicated in the calendar.

Lunar calendar for growing cucumbers in a greenhouse or greenhouse

For growing cucumbers, we advise you to choose the most favorable days for sowing from those indicated in the lunar calendar table, because. these days fall on the growing moon. When sowing seeds on a windowsill, they will germinate in six to eight days.

The best air temperature for seed germination and growing seedlings for planting in a greenhouse and hotbed: on sunny days 20-25°C, on cloudy days 18-22°C and at night 16-18°C.

Lunar calendar for growing cucumbers in the open field

	auspicious days sowing and planting cucumbers FOR OPEN GROUND according to the Lunar calendar in 2019
Sowing seeds for seedlings	May 6-7
Planting seedlings in open ground	June 5-6, 11-14
Sowing seeds in open ground	June 5-6
Pinching	19-20, 28-31 August, 1 September
picking cucumbers	22-24, 27-28 July, 7-10, 19-20, 23-25, August 28

Cucumbers grown in open ground can be sown on seedlings or directly in open ground. If you will sow seeds in open ground, then choose from the days indicated in the second table, such a day that, according to the weather forecast, the last severe frosts fall on the first week from the date of sowing cucumbers. Experience shows that the most frost-resistant seeds sown dry, although they will sprout later. Soaked cucumber seeds, too, but slightly less frost-resistant and will sprout a little later. And germinated seeds will give the earliest shoots, but more often die during freezing. Cucumber seeds germinate about two weeks after the soil temperature reaches 15°C. When sown in warm soil, seedlings of cucumbers may appear in six to eight days.

Any cucumber seeds germinate at temperatures above 12°C. Seed hardening promotes earlier seed germination.

Many summer residents sow cucumbers on their first spring visit to the country, sow the seeds in boxes or 8x8 pots and then water the seedlings every 7-10 days. Picking seedlings of cucumbers is not necessary. For an early abundant harvest, we advise you to provide seedlings of cucumbers with bright light for 6-8 hours and complete darkness for 12-14 hours.

Cucumber seedling one month old, which has 3-4 leaves, planted in a greenhouse, greenhouse or in open ground at the appropriate time, on favorable days according to the lunar calendar.

Cucumber seedlings are planted in the greenhouse when the temperature in the greenhouse reaches 15 ° C, but in order to reach the dates indicated in the first table, cucumbers can be planted at a temperature of 10 ° C, but not lower. Covering material allows you to increase the temperature by 5 ° C. Cucumber seedlings can be planted in a greenhouse at a temperature of 10-12 ° C.

Seedlings are planted in open ground, when average daily temperature will be set above 10 ° C, covering at night and on cold days with covering material (in Central Russia spring frosts may be before June 12). If in your area ground water located high, then sowing and planting cucumbers in the ground is better to move to the most late deadline so that the groundwater warms up and does not interfere with the formation of the ovary in cucumbers.

Apart from auspicious days According to the lunar calendar, we recommend planting cucumber seedlings on a cloudy day or in the late afternoon.

The best air temperature for cucumber growth before fruiting is 20-25°C on sunny days, 18-22°C on cloudy days and 16-18°C at night.

Three to four weeks after planting the seedlings, cucumbers will begin to bloom. Cucumbers form an ovary and fruits grow at temperatures above 15 ° C, so you should not rush with early sowing in open ground. During the fruiting period of cucumbers, the optimum temperature on sunny days is 25-27°C (not higher than 30°C), on cloudy days 22-24°C and at night 20-21°C. Cucumbers can be harvested a month after transplanting seedlings to a permanent place. Cucumbers are harvested daily or every other day.

Cucumbers are not at all laborious, but there are some nuances that every gardener who decides to plant this vegetable in his area needs to know. You can plant cucumbers both in a greenhouse and in open ground, both by planting seedlings, and by simply sowing seeds. Since cucumbers do not perceive the transplant very well, it is preferable to sow the crop with seeds immediately to a permanent place. In this case, it is more likely that all the seedlings will take root, and there will be no hassle with transplanting.

When to plant cucumbers in the open in the Moscow region, in Siberia, in the Urals

Cucumber is a crop that is very demanding on heat, so it cannot be planted in open ground too early. Seeds germinate at a soil temperature of 15-17 degrees, in cooler moist soil planting material just rots. It is not difficult to check whether the time for sowing has come, it is enough to place an ordinary thermometer at a soil depth of 10 centimeters and wait 15 minutes. As for the specific dates for planting cucumbers, it is impossible to answer with accuracy, because everything depends on the weather. For example, in the Moscow region, usually in mid-late May, it is quite possible to sow seeds, but as for the north of Siberia and the Urals, it is not worth planting cucumbers in open ground in these regions, it is better to choose a greenhouse method, and even grow a crop better seedlings(The fact is that the short, cool summer that happens in these regions will not allow plants to form normally, and you can forget about the harvest altogether, since cucumbers stop growing at temperatures below 15 degrees Celsius).

Most gardeners prefer to plant many crops. It is believed that the flowering time of mountain ash is the best period for sowing cucumber seeds in open ground.

When to sow cucumbers with seeds in open ground according to

In 2017:

• in May - 4, 15, 19, 24, 25, 31;


• in June - 1, 2, 11, 16, 20.

In 2018:

• in May - 1, 8, 16, 28;


• in June - 7, 19, 27, 30.

It is worth noting that when growing, it is desirable to plant seedlings in open ground also on the days listed above. The work carried out these days will favorably affect the growth of crops, the quantity of the crop and its quality.

In general, many gardeners do not use the lunar calendar when planting plants, and at the same time they annually collect excellent harvest certain cultures. From this we can conclude that competent care is much more important than landing in accordance with such calendars.

Advice 2: When to sow cucumbers in 2018 according to the lunar calendar

Cucumbers are practically the most popular vegetables and are grown almost everywhere. As with planting any crop, it is important to choose a favorable time for sowing cucumbers. The lunar calendar will help gardeners in this matter.

It is believed that the optimal age of cucumber seedlings is about 27-30 days. At this time, seedlings need to be planted in a permanent place - in the ground, a greenhouse or a greenhouse. Therefore, when choosing a date for sowing seedlings, it is important to consider where cucumbers will grow in the future.

Sowing cucumbers in February 2018 according to the lunar calendar

In February, cucumbers are sown for seedlings if it is possible to plant them in a heated greenhouse in about a month. The most successful days for sowing cucumbers according to the lunar calendar: 16-18, 21-22 and 25-26 February. Seedlings planted in these terms can be planted in a heated greenhouse 20-21 and 24-26 March according to the lunar calendar.

Sowing cucumbers in March 2018 according to the lunar calendar

With the onset of the first spring month, cucumbers are sown, which will then grow in a greenhouse or unheated greenhouse. According to the lunar calendar, in March 2018, cucumbers can be sown on these days: 20-21 and 24-26 numbers.

Sowing cucumbers in April 2018 according to the lunar calendar

In April, you can sow cucumbers, which will later be planted in open ground. The most favorable days for this in April: 27th and 28th.

Sowing cucumbers in May 2018 according to the lunar calendar

In May, cucumber seeds are sown directly into the ground, provided that the soil has warmed up well. According to the lunar calendar, this must be done from 24 to 28 May.

Advice 3: When to plant cucumbers in open ground in 2018 according to the lunar calendar

Planting cucumbers in open ground is always carried out in two ways: seeds or seedlings. However, whichever method of planting is chosen, it is important to choose the right time for planting the crop.

Cucumbers are very thermophilic, and since weather conditions are always different in all parts of the country, it is very important to choose right time for planting cucumbers in open ground. Most gardeners and summer residents trust the lunar calendar, because the phases of the moon greatly affect plant growth.

As a rule, there are two ways to plant cucumbers:

• seedling - when cucumbers are planted in small bushes, having previously grown them in cups;
• seed - simply sticking the seeds of a plant into open ground or a greenhouse.

You can get a good harvest only by planting seedlings or seeds on time. Since the culture loves telpo, it is worth starting a landing only when the thermometer is set to 23-30 degrees of heat, and the soil will be warmed up to 20-25 degrees. If the temperature fluctuates and goes down to 10 degrees, then the growth of cucumbers may stop abruptly, and in the future the harvest will not be so plentiful.

Planting cucumbers in a greenhouse in 2018 begins in April. Yes, according to Lunar calendar 2018, better days in April became: 6, 14 and 22 numbers. And it should be planted in open ground starting in May, when frosts are already bypassed. Better days in May 2018: 1, 8, 16 and 28. Due to the fact that you can plant cucumbers all season, you can continue in June: 7, 19, 27 and 30, and also in July: 9, 17 and 29.

Along with "better" days to be wary bad days. In 2018 these were: April - 4, 5, 15 and 16; May - 2.3 and 9; June - 3, 4, 8-13.

An attentive gardener will always get a bountiful harvest by coordinating his planting with the phases of the moon.

The month of May is the most active for summer residents in terms of horticultural work. During its seedlings should be transferred to open ground. When to plant tomatoes, cucumbers, squash and other vegetables so that they develop well, experienced gardeners will know by the lunar calendar.

Every month has auspicious and inauspicious lunar day for certain jobs. When landing, not only the characteristics of the culture are taken into account, but also the characteristics of the moon on a certain day. Cucumbers are always present in the diet, they are different types, varieties. All summer residents in the garden have this vegetable, and in order for the harvest to be good, it is necessary to choose the right day when to plant cucumbers in open ground.

Cucumbers should be planted in open ground when the soil warms up to +15 degrees

Cucumber - versatile vegetable. It is eaten in fresh, tearing directly from the garden, crumble into salads, pickle, salt for the winter. Everyone in the garden grows this culture, irreplaceable, juicy and full of vitamins. To grow really healthy and juicy cucumbers, you need to choose a favorable day for planting them in open ground.

Cucumbers are thermophilic, therefore they are planted in open ground after the soil has warmed up to +15 degrees. They actively develop and grow with optimal temperature at +18..+25 degrees. In July, heat usually begins, and often cucumbers simply disappear, dry up.

In May 2018, the most suitable days for planting cucumbers in open ground are 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. Lunar days 14, 15, 16, 28, 29 will be unsuccessful, 30. In June 2018, cucumbers cannot be planted on the 12th, 13th, 14th, 29th.

Proper cultivation of cucumbers in open ground

In Russia, cucumbers became popular only in the 16th century. Growing them is not difficult, and the easiest way is in open ground. Loose soil is suitable for planting seeds, in which the root system can reliably deepen, and will not be subjected to temperature fluctuations, oxygen deficiency, and moisture. The soil should be such that water is well absorbed, there are no puddles.

At the end of May, cucumber seeds are planted. To get the harvest as soon as possible, follow some rules:

1. before planting, the seeds are heated for a couple of hours at 60 degrees, after which they are immersed for 12 hours in a solution of manganese sulfate, potassium nitrate and superphosphate;
2. holes are formed in advance at a distance of 40-60 cm from each other;
3. in each hole there should be 4-5 grains, from which 2-3 plants will sprout. The depth of the dimple is 3-4 cm, and the grains are placed at a distance of 5 cm and added dropwise in a small layer;
4. moisten the soil before planting.

Ten days later, the cucumbers will already sprout. These days it is necessary to weed the beds, thin out, fertilize the seedlings with mineral fertilizer.