Cucumber

Cucumber crop guide - All there is to know about cucumber plan nutrition & cucumber fertilizer

• The optimum time to introduce hives into the field is when approximately 25% of the plants are beginning to flower.
• The cucumber grows best under conditions of high temperature, humidity, and light intensity and with an uninterrupted supply of water and nutrients.
• Air temperature is the main environmental component influencing vegetative growth, flower initiation, fruit growth, and fruit quality.
• Close spacing increases yields, provides more uniform maturity and reduces weed problems. It also results in shorter fruit with a lighter color.
• Numerous studies have showed a linear decrease in the yields of cucumbers as the salt concentration of the irrigation water increased.
• Crop yields are highly dependent on N availability to the plant.
• It has been shown clearly the positive effect of potassium fertilization on cucumber yields.
• Potassium has a well-known effect of both enhancing plant resistance to pathogens and of reducing the impact of the infection.