Cucumbers, like any other plant, require regular fertilizing. Traditionally, fertilizers are mineral or organic. And some prefer to buy them in stores, others - to do it yourself. In the latter case, it is possible to choose exactly those components that your plant lacks for this period of development.
- The use of yeast in the garden
- Yeast as a fertilizer: the timing of feeding
- How to cook fertilizer for cucumbers
- Features of the use of yeast in the garden: how to water cucumbers
Particularly valued by gardeners are products prepared with the participation of microorganisms - saccharomycete mushrooms, which help organics quickly decompose. Another advantage of using such fertilizers is the protection of plants from pests and diseases, the beneficial effect on the microflora. Among others, yeast is used as a fertilizer for vegetables. Next, let's talk about how to use them in the cultivation of cucumbers.
The use of yeast in the garden
Yeast is known to all more for the products that we ourselves used to eat: kvass, pastries, bread, and others.But thanks to the microorganisms that are included in their composition, they are successfully used as fertilizer. They are composed of proteins, micro-and macronutrients, amino acids, iron and other useful substances. Because of this, they develop and grow better.
If we talk specifically about what contributes to the feeding of cucumbers with yeast, it is necessary to note the positive effect:
- stimulate the growth of seedlings;
- enrich plants with natural bacteria that strengthen their immunity;
- promote the best education of roots, proper rooting;
- increase the growth rate of the vegetative mass;
- increase the endurance of seedlings, even if during its cultivation there was not enough light.
The principle of positive effects of yeast on the soil is simple. They rebuild its composition due to the fungus that they contain, create a favorable environment for the activity of microorganisms. The latter begin to actively process the organic elements of the soil, releasing potassium and nitrogen.
Yeast as a fertilizer: the timing of feeding
Yeast can begin to use for seedlings of cucumbers. In terms, as a rule, this is the beginning of spring. This can be done both during a dive, and in the period of landing in open ground.
Too much abuse of such dressing is not worth it, three times per season is enough. Such an event is more likely to stimulate growth, but does not replace high-grade fertilizers. Make sure that the yeast used has an acceptable shelf life.
How to cook fertilizer for cucumbers
Feeding for cucumbers from yeast is prepared in minutes. For the manufacture of suitable yeast in any form: dry, raw, packed in briquettes. Moreover, if the yeast themselves could not be found, you can use any flour products that contain the decay products of microorganisms: bread, crackers, buns. It is ideal to add a bit of ground hops to the mixture, since the plant itself is actively promoting fermentation and nitrogen production. Having received such a nutritious cocktail, cucumbers quickly increase the green mass, the number of fetal ovaries, while reducing the number of barren flowers.
Some especially economic gardeners prepare sourdough on the basis of bread crusts and yeast. To do this, in a container of 10 liters poured the remnants of bread and crusts, sour milk, the remains of any jam and a pack of dry yeast. Mix well, press down, add warm water, wrap and hide in a warm place for about a week. During this time, the mixture should be mixed with a frequency of twice a day. The way to feed the cucumbers with yeast prepared in this way will be similar to the previous example: dilute a glass of sourdough in a bucket of warm water and pour it into a liter under a bush.
Features of the use of yeast in the garden: how to water cucumbers
There are several immutable rules that must be followed, using yeast in the feeding of cucumbers. Some of them have already been mentioned above, but once again we recall.
Here's how to water the cucumbers with yeast, adhering to these rules:
- fertilizer is prepared only in warm water;
- The resulting fertilizer must be diluted in warm water before irrigation at a ratio of 1:10;
- Pour the solution under the root of the bush;
- before watering the ground should be slightly moistened;
- similar top dressing is used throughout the season, but not more than three times.