Potash fertilizers for cucumbers: types of how to feed

When growing cucumbers, it is important to remember that they need top dressing. No matter how fertile the soil may be, over time it may lack nutrients. Especially urgently they need potash fertilizers. If the plant is deficient, then the yield decreases, the development of the crop slows down and the fruits may become smaller, because potassium ions are contained in the juice of the vegetable.

What is the need for fertilizing cucumbers with potassium?

Potash fertilizer necessary during the period of active flowering and the appearance of ovaries. The lack of mineral substances in plants can be of two types: temporary - occurs when transplanting seedlings into the soil, during cold snap and chronic - caused by insufficient amounts of nutrients in the soil.

Usually, the state of the bushes of the culture is noticeable when a lack occurs, but not everyone has the experience to notice this, so it is worthwhile to consider in detail all the symptoms:

• the first thing you need to pay attention to is the absence of ovaries on the lashes, but there are a lot of branches and leaves, as in the photo;
• the leaves lose their natural green color, yellowness appears on the edges, gradually making their way to the middle of the leaf, and as a result, it may die;
• many empty flowers appear, the shape of the fruit changes, they look like a pear, they become bitter in taste, due to lack of sugar.

Potash fertilizers for cucumbers increase the immunity of the plant, and contribute to their rapid growth during flowering and fruiting, increase the resistance to the development of insect pests. Feeding cucumbers with potassium humate will make them stronger.

Types of fertilizers

Fertilizers are simple - this is when the composition contains one mineral substance, and complex - contain many mineral substances.

The simple ones include:

1. Potassium humate for cucumbers is liquid, it is recommended to process it before planting. It removes toxins and nitrates, helps to increase the germination of seeds, improves immunity, the crop is stored longer.
2. Potassium sulfate for cucumbers, you can make at any time. If the soil is more clay, then you can fertilize the soil in the fall, otherwise you can add top dressing in spring and during flowering. It promotes proper circulation in plant tissues, evenly distributing nutrients throughout the culture. Topping cucumbers with potassium sulfate helps new ovaries appear.
3. Potassium salt has a greater effect on the soil itself, filling it with potassium; it does not show its effect on the culture. You can make it in the fall, to prepare the soil for the next season.

Complex mineral fertilizers include:

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1. Potassium monophosphate, apply as a solution during planting. With its use, the overall development of cucumbers improves, immunity increases, the vegetation period begins earlier.
2. Nitrofoska, provides the plant with potassium, affects the culture throughout growth and development.
3. Potassium nitrate, it must be used with caution, since too much can produce the opposite effect. It is advisable to introduce it during the fruiting period. It's good fertilizer for cucumbers in the greenhouse.

The lack of potassium affects the growth and development of cucumbers, it is important to fertilize on time, for each stage of development there are its own feeding.

Application rules

Mineral fertilizers must be in the right amount. Shortage and excess negatively affect growth, development and fruiting. If cucumbers are not enough potassium, it must be brought in from the outside.

But for efficiency, you need to properly prepare them:

1. Dissolve complex fertilizers in a teaspoon in 10 liters of water, you can add 200 grams of mullein, if not, then use herbal infusions. You need to make it under the root using a watering can.
2. The next time feeding cucumbers will be required during the period of active fruiting, due to the active use of nutrients from the soil, the ovaries can dry out and fall off.
3. You can prepare potash fertilizer to feed cucumbers at home, for this use wood ash. Add it in the amount of one and a half cups per 10 liters of water. You can use the ash and in dry form, for this it is sprinkled with moist soil, then lightly watered.

As practice shows, it is best to prepare the soil for planting in the fall, after harvesting and any vegetation from the site. Potassium during the winter is not washed out of the ground, but it dissolves and forms into an easily digestible form. Manure during this time overreacts and when planting plants in the spring does not burn their roots. Before spring, it has time to evaporate from mineral fertilizers containing chlorine. The root dressing of cucumbers is done about 4 times per season: immediately after the emergence of seedlings or after planting seedlings, during the period of active flowering, during fruiting, after mass harvesting. This method is considered the best, as nutrients are delivered directly to the roots of the plant. Pour liquid additives between rows, dry - distribute on the site and dig.

There are certain rules for fertilizing:

• it is necessary to prepare a solution, 20 grams of potassium are taken per 10 liters of water;
• it is possible to fertilize plants only after watering, since in dry soil mineral substances can spoil the roots, thereby weakening the plant’s nutrition;
• the solution must be poured into the hole, avoiding getting it on the leaves, otherwise they can get burns, otherwise the leaves must be washed with water;
• the procedure is carried out in cloudy weather or in the evening, and the next day it is advisable to carry out loosening so that the roots are saturated with oxygen.

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Foliar top dressing is not worse than root, in order to achieve the best result they can be alternated. Contribute by spraying leaves and stems. The best time for them is a cool summer. However, they have several advantages:

• there is an opportunity to use the drug more economically;
• the percentage of nutrient loss is sharply reduced;
• there is a rapid assimilation of potassium due to direct contact with the green mass of plants, spraying cleans the pores of plants from dust particles and improves the breathing process;
• rejuvenation of cucumber lashes occurs;
• photosynthesis is accelerated;
• The vegetative period of plants is prolonged.

Potassium sulfate fertilizer is very effective, but, to achieve the best result, you can alternate root and foliar fertilizing. You can not replace the process of fertilizing the soil with only watering, you need a correct and comprehensive approach to growing plants.

Reviews

Fertilizers affect the appearance of cucumbers, not taste, especially vegetables need to be nourished during flowering and the appearance of ovaries. But in everything you need to know the measure, potassium must be used clearly according to the instructions, since excess and deficiency negatively affect plants.

Marina, 34 years old.

I used potash fertilizers when growing cucumbers, I liked it very much. They have a relatively inexpensive price. And shows excellent results. Our land is not bad, therefore, it applied fertilizers only during the flowering period, cucumbers grew good, there were a lot of them on the bush, fruiting lasted longer, and most importantly the fruits were stored for a long time. It is also good to use nitrogen-containing products.

Semen, 54 years old.

I noticed the first signs of a lack of potassium sulfate in cucumbers, and began to feed them with monopotassium phosphate. Cucumbers in the greenhouse dealt with the deficit. Plants recovered, ovaries appeared, empty flowers disappeared. The harvest was very good and long, almost until the first frosts we enjoyed fresh cucumbers, they do not affect the taste of the fertilizer. The shelf life is increased, they can lie in the refrigerator for up to two weeks and not fade.

Larisa, 60 years old.

I have been using potash fertilizers for many years. I like very much, the productivity has increased. I feed often: in the spring before planting, then during the growing season, and after a massive harvest. The duration of fruiting has increased, we enjoy fresh cucumbers longer, and most importantly, the taste of the fruit is not affected by fertilizers. I recommend it for use, but before use it is necessary to familiarize yourself with the instructions, an excess of fertilizing negatively affects the growth and development of plants. A lack of potassium in cucumbers is dangerous.

Potassium-fertilized plants are less affected by temperature changes or prolonged rains, and even after harvesting their fruits are stored longer. But it should come to plants without chlorine, since it will interfere with the absorption of many nutrients, and accordingly the desired result will not work.