Is it possible to grow cucumbers at home in winter?

Growing cucumbers in the winter at home is quite possible, but this requires some effort. These are light and heat-loving plants, so they should be placed on the sunny, southern side, the room temperature should be within + 20 ... + 25 ° C.

All cucumbers are divided into greenhouse (greenhouse) and garden beds (grown in the open field). The peculiarity of these vegetables is that they can be grown at home: on windowsills, balconies or loggias, if certain factors are required for their cultivation. Growing cucumbers at home requires additional lighting with fluorescent lamps (at least 15-16 hours a day). In order to avoid freezing of the roots, it is recommended to insulate the bottom of boxes or pots (install them on a board, foam rubber or other insulation).

Choosing a variety of cucumbers

For home cultivation, special varieties have been bred - self-pollinating, early maturing and high-yielding. As a rule, these are hybrid varieties of cucumbers. Hybrids are marked with the F1 symbol (heterotic), their shoots differ significantly from the parent plant, since their characteristic features appear only in the first generation.

The parthenocarpic hybrid is gherkins with female inflorescences that do not require pollination to set fruit. Depending on the variety, the size of hybrid cucumbers can reach from 12 to 25 cm, the ripening period is 30-50 days.

To grow cucumbers on a windowsill in winter, the following varieties are most suitable:

• Masha F1;
• Claudia F1;
• Bianca F1;
• Marinda F1;
• Room Rytov F1;
• Shchedryk F1;
• Prestige F1;
• Farm F1.

For example, the variety Masha F1 ripens in 30-40 days, the yield is high (5-7 fruits per branch, on the windowsill - up to 20 pieces per branch). Shchedryk F1 yields a harvest in 40-45 days, fruit size 12-14 cm, yield up to 20 pcs. from a branch. Marinda F1 - a high-yielding variety, characterized by the simultaneous ripening of all fruits.

Cucumber variety Masha F1

Khutorok F1 - early ripening variety (starting from 30 days), fruit size up to 10 cm, green cucumbers with black thorns, manually pollinated. Crunchy F1 - ripening time 50 days, yield up to 7 cucumbers per branch. Differs in tallness, which allows them to decorate the balcony, like a liana. When creating favorable conditions for plant growth, up to 30-40 fruits can be harvested from each bush.

The date of planting is determined based on the ripening period of the fruit and depends on the date by which fresh cucumbers are expected. From the emergence of the shoots to the maturity of the fruit, it takes an average of 45-50 days.

Crockery and soil for growing cucumbers on the windowsill

For growing seedlings from seeds, it is better to use small plastic cups (from under yoghurts, sour cream, mayonnaise, etc.), or pots with special soil, or peat cups. 3-4 small holes are made in the bottom of the dishes.

For growing cucumber bushes from seedlings, large containers with a capacity of up to 5 liters or 5 kg are required (plastic pots, buckets, special deep boxes). At the bottom of the container, small holes are drilled to ensure soil ventilation and remove excess moisture.The bottom of the container is covered with drainage from small pebbles or sand with a layer of 5 cm, then covered with soil.

Kitchen garden on the windowsill

The choice of land is of great importance. Gardening stores sell special soil enriched with essential minerals and substances, where you can also get advice on how to grow cucumbers on your own. Experts advise to prepare the soil yourself.

For example, use the following mixture:

• 2/3 of the container is sod or garden soil, which is previously disinfected with a weak solution of potassium permanganate;
• 1/3 of the container - fertilizers (5-6 g of potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen, 20-60 g of lime), humus;
• 1 glass of chalk;
• 2 glasses of ash;
• 4 cups ripe garden tree leaves or rotten sawdust

It is better to prepare such a soil mixture in advance, in the fall. It is calcined in the oven to neutralize the eggs of various insects, then watered abundantly. The soil should be well moisturized and loose. When cultivating cucumbers in boxes of 60-70 cm, 5-6 bushes of seedlings are planted.

Growing seedlings

The seeds are pre-soaked in a light pink solution of potassium permanganate; the method of planting dried seeds is also used, or as they are. The seeds are germinated first in a saucer in a warm, dark place at a temperature of + 25 ° C. After the appearance of the first sprouts 0.5-1 cm long, they are transferred into cups or pots with soil, covered with polyethylene and placed in a well-lit place. The temperature regime in the room must be at least + 20 ° C. It is necessary to water and feed the seedlings.

After the appearance of real leaves, the seedlings are carefully transplanted into large containers, making every effort not to damage the roots of the plants. If the seedlings were grown in peat cups, then they can be moved into containers without removing them from the cups.

Seedlings

You can use the method of sowing seeds directly into large boxes. Sprouted or dry seeds are planted in moist soil in holes 1.5 cm deep and covered with soil and polyethylene. The boxes are placed in a warm place with a temperature not lower than + 25 ° С. As soon as the first shoots appear, they are rearranged on the windowsill, where the temperature should be + 20 ° C.

Growing cucumbers from seedlings

Containers with seedlings are placed in a warm and lighted place. During this period, special care for the cucumbers is required. After the appearance of 4-5 leaves, the first pinching is carried out, after 5-6 leaves - the second. Then pinch the main stem over 11 leaves. In the future, as the stem grows, it is necessary to remove the lateral shoots, which take away the vital juices from the plant, interfering with fruiting. Above the ovary, the shoots are pinched and only 1 leaf is left. To support the growing lashes and provide better lighting, they make a garter of the growing stems - they stretch the ropes on which the sprouts are fixed.

It must be remembered that cucumbers are a moisture-loving vegetable and bushes should be sprayed 1-2 times a week from a spray bottle. For spraying, as well as for irrigation, use warm, settled water. Watering is carried out when the top layer of the soil dries up. Excess water in the soil can lead to decay of the roots of the plant and its death.

Seedling

Cucumbers on the window are at risk of dehydration due to dry air. To maintain a humid microclimate, containers with water can be placed near the plants.

Cucumber bushes must be well lit to ensure healthy growth. In winter, additional lighting is used, preferably with special infrared lamps (at least 12 hours a day). The lamps are turned off at night. Cucumbers should be protected from cold air and drafts.

For varieties requiring pollination, manual pollination is required. For this, male inflorescences are plucked and female flowers are pollinated with them. Pollination can be done differently - with a brush or cotton swab.

Top dressing of seedlings

When growing cucumbers in winter, it is very important to feed the plants with special fertilizers every 10 days. It is good to use organic fertilizers, for example, fermented banana peel infusion (ratio 1:10). After the buds appear, the plants are watered with a solution of wood ash (1 glass per 10 liters of water). During the ripening period of the fruit, nutrition from mineral fertilizers (12-25 g per 10 l of water) is very useful, up to 0.5 l of the mixture is watered on 1 bush. Mineral dressings alternate with organic ones.

When weakening plants, it is advisable to use foliar dressing with mineral fertilizers with the addition of trace elements. To prepare the mixture, 5-15 g of urea, 10-20 g of double superphosphate, 1-5 g of sulfur magnesium or 10 ml of a mother liquor of trace elements are added to 10 liters of water. The mixture is prepared 1 day before use, is often stirred and filtered through 4 layers of gauze filter. Cucumber bushes are sprayed with the mixture, usually in the afternoon or in rainy weather. At the same time, salt deposits remain on the leaves, which are recommended to be washed off with clean water.

Harvesting

Cucumbers are harvested daily as they ripen. You can not leave the ripe fruit on the bush, as it takes away the strength of the plant.

If all the necessary conditions are met, growing cucumbers at home in winter is quite simple. You can provide your table with these wonderful fresh vegetables throughout the year and get a lot of positive emotions from the growing process itself.

Lovers of pampering themselves with vegetables in the cold winter have been at all times. Prince Menshikov grew oranges in his greenhouses, due to which the whole suburb of St. Petersburg, where the estate of Svetlichy was located, received the name Oranienburg. But there are amateurs who do not set themselves no less "grandiose" plans. The secret knowledge of how to grow cucumbers at home on a windowsill in winter is the subject of their eternal youth and a favorite pastime.

Is the game worth the candle?

Cucumber is a vegetable plant well known in Russia. Its cultivation in the garden is almost mandatory for the vast majority of summer residents - gardeners. And how can you imagine a hot summer evening, a pleasant pastime with friends and ... without a vigorous crispy cucumber, straight from the garden?

For women, a fresh cucumber is an inexhaustible source of youth - masks of their fresh cucumbers are an almost integral ritual for people who are especially concerned about the health and youth of the skin.

But what if the passion for this unassuming vegetable is so great, and the budget is so modest that you cannot afford to buy a fresh cucumber in the store in winter?

Of course - try to grow it at home - on a windowsill or balcony.

Firstly, those who start such an event will have to face some inconveniences at home: to turn their apartment into a greenhouse for some time with all the ensuing consequences: high humidity, a specific "garden" smell, daily hassle of watering and tying fast-growing plants, and the possibility of allergic reactions of the body to smell, flowers or plant tops. You will have to sacrifice sunshine in the room to please the cucumbers, which have abundant tops. Living at home in winter you will be like in the lower tier of the Amazonian jungle - in eternal twilight and humidity.

Secondly, it will initially determine the goals of growing a cucumber at home. Either the harvest is your main goal and you give priority to the quantity and taste of products, or - cucumbers are vital for you in winter for cosmetic purposes. In this case, 1-2 plants of a salad variety are enough, which will provide you with fruits for a couple of winter months.

Depending on the goals set, all further tactics of your actions will also differ.

Selection of varieties

As a home plant, cucumber is definitely not the best plant.This is due to the rather significant size of the plant itself, which will require at least half a meter of area. Placing more than three plants on the windowsill is quite problematic.

There are already a sufficient number of breeding varieties intended for home cultivation. The first distinguishing feature of these varieties is that they are all parthenocapic hybrids - that is, they do not require insect pollination (important in winter)! The second advantage of these varieties is the miniature size of the fruit. For balconies, size is much less critical, but self-pollination is also a necessary condition.

The big plus is that the cucumber is an unassuming and not capricious plant. Even from one bush during the growing season at home, you can get 2-3 kilograms of crispy fellows, not inferior to the taste and aroma of soil brothers.

The second condition is the soil for growing. Cucumber is especially good if the soil is abundantly saturated with organic components - humus, well-rotted leafy soil, low-lying peat. Therefore, it is necessary to take care of the soil for cultivation from the fall.

The use of purchased soils "for vegetable crops" is ideal, but even that will require additional refinement. Bringing the composition and structure to the required "condition".

Processing and germination of seeds

Having printed out at home the coveted bag of the variety you like, rarely in which you will find more than 7-10 seeds. Therefore - if your plans do not extend beyond the windowsill - this is quite enough. If you seriously decided to create a plantation on the balcony - buy 2-3 sachets and preferably different suitable varieties. Due to the fact that the plants are parthenocapic, they do not become over-pollinated and each of them will give rafts of the exact variety and type that you expected.

A prerequisite is the treatment of seeds (only white, natural) color in an aqueous solution of potassium permanganate (potassium permanganate) at a concentration of 1: 1000. The solution should be a deep purple color. Processing is carried out within 20-25 minutes. After treatment, the seeds are washed and placed to stimulate germination in a solution of epin or sodium hummanate (in accordance with the instructions for use of the drug).

The processed seeds are wrapped in filter paper (toilet, napkin) or gauze and placed on wet sand or in a saucer with water. Cover with foil and put in a warm place. Cucumber seeds hatch quickly. On the 2-3rd day, small white seedlings appear. So it's time to sow.

Soil or growing medium

As noted above, the cucumber is a big lover of fertile soil.

The approximate composition of the soil for growing:

Leaf land	2 parts
Humus	1 part
Lowland peat	1 part
Sand	1 part

Alternatively, use a ready-to-use vegetable mix available from hypermarkets or seed stores.

Additionally, it is recommended to add baking powder and water retainers to the finished mixture - coconut substrate or vermiculite. This will give the soil lightness, air permeability and will maintain it in an optimal moisture condition,

The land harvested in the fall must be treated (disinfected) by treatment with steam or hot water. The treated soil must necessarily rest for two to three weeks - to stand at home at room temperature - to restore the microflora.

Growing seedlings

Depending on where you will grow your green miracle in winter, it makes sense to talk about seedling or non-seedling growing methods.

If the plants throughout the growing season will grow at home on the windowsill in winter, there is no point in fiddling with seedlings. Plants are sown directly into a container in which they will grow until the end of the growing season.

If cultivation at home is planned on the balcony, and the weather outside the window is by no means summer - then we plant the seeds one at a time in small (100 ml) disposable cups, without howling, melt the drainage hole at the bottom of each cup.

Window sill option

Having planted the seeds in a pot, we place them on the windowsill. The window sill should be located, if possible, on the southern, sunny side of the house. In this case, additional lighting will be required in winter. It is arranged from a package of two or three fluorescent lamps, two warm white light and 1 cold daylight. This combination allows you to obtain the closest to the solar spectrum of light with a color temperature of about 5400 K.

Further care is reduced to regular watering, feeding (best of all - with natural organic fertilizers - infusion of mullein, bird droppings (at a dilution of 1:40 for mullein and 1-60 for bird droppings). It is necessary to regularly spray the plants with warm, settled water. The plant is formed in several Upon reaching the central branch of length 45-60 cm pinch the top, which stimulates the growth of lateral shoots.

The plant on the windowsill must be tied to a net or trellis, forming a vertical bush.

After the appearance of the ovaries, the growth of the fruit is monitored. Fruits that have already grown up to 5-7 cm should not be left on the plant. They become rough and take a lot of energy from the plant.

Balcony option

The cultivation of cucumbers on the balcony is no different from that on the windowsill, except that the planting out of the planting cups is carried out only when the average daily temperature reaches + 15-16 C. and the threat of night frosts has completely passed.

For plant growth, they arrange trellises along the wall of the house or along the balcony fence. The first option is preferable, since the plant is less exposed to wind load and does not block the sunlight in the apartment with leaves.

When grown on the balcony, you can use "salad" varieties that give large long fruits. In favorable years, you can get a solid harvest from such plants, comparable to the harvest from a garden bed.

Conclusion

Wherever you decide to grow cucumbers - at home on a windowsill in winter or on a balcony in summer - this activity will bring you closer to communicating with the world of plants. She will instill the skills of caring for plants and, in the end, will delight you with completely edible, fragrant and environmentally friendly cucumbers. Good luck in your endeavors!

Growing cucumbers on a windowsill in winter is a fascinating, interesting business, in addition, hanging young cucumbers will delight not only the owners, but also the guests with their beauty. In addition, homemade cucumbers on the windowsill are environmentally friendly cucumbers, and everyone can grow them. Also, cucumbers on the windowsill in winter will give the feeling of summer and a pleasant aroma.

If you are thinking whether it is possible to grow cucumbers in an apartment in winter, says yes! But to grow cucumbers on a windowsill in winter, the following conditions must be met.

In winter, plants need additional lighting in the form of artificial lighting. You will need seedling lights. If it is not there, then you should start growing cucumbers no earlier than mid-February, and the room temperature for growing this plant should be at least 20-22 ° during the day, and 18 ° at night. It is advisable that your window faces south or southeast; it will be dark on the northern windowsill, even with supplementary lighting of the plants. In addition, cucumbers do not like cold and drafts, choose a protected planting site.

To grow cucumbers on the windowsill for the New Year, they need to be planted in early November.

Varieties of cucumbers for the windowsill

To grow cucumbers at home, you should choose the right seed variety or hybrid. You can choose the so-called parthenocarpic (self-pollinating varieties), which do not require pollination, such varieties are still recommended for growing in greenhouses. Also on the back of the seed bag indicate:

• that this variety or hybrid is suitable for growing on the balcony;
• able to grow in the shade;
• has small, compact fruits.

But the varieties that are shown to be grown in the open field should not be grown at home.

Popular parthenocapic hybrids of cucumbers for home cultivation on a windowsill, a balcony in an apartment:

• F1 City gherkin,
• F1 Balcony,
• F1 Balagan,
• F1 Berendey,
• F1 Courage,
• F1 Manul.

We plant cucumbers on the windowsill

First you need to buy a fluorescent lamp to extend the light of the day. You can start sowing seeds from mid-January. In this case, the plant will bear fruit somewhere in early April. For the soil mixture, sod and humus soil should be mixed in equal proportions. As a mineral dressing, add a glass of wood ash to 1 bucket of this mixture. Then fill the pots with this mixture, leaving a little space to the brim, then pour in, and then put all the pots in the boxes.

Before planting seeds, they should be selected by pouring them into a solution of table salt (1/2 teaspoon per glass). All floating seeds are not used. Then they should be treated with a solution of potassium permanganate and left in a warm, humid environment for germination. After pre-sowing preparation and seed treatment, they should be planted one at a time in each pot to a depth of 1 cm and watered. For good drainage, holes should be made at the bottom of the pot and a layer of expanded clay should be laid.

You can prepare seedlings in advance so that you can plant young plants later. In this case, plant seeds in a wide pot filled with potting soil, and then cover with foil. After 3 - 4 days, the emerging seedlings should be allowed to grow and transplanted into pots.

Temperature regime

For cucumber seeds to germinate, the temperature in the apartment must be above 20 - 22 °. Sprouted shoots should be rearranged in a very bright place, or placed under a lamp. To prevent the seedlings from stretching, the backlight must be turned off at night, so they will also rest.

You should regularly ventilate the room, but at the same time protecting the plants from drafts. Cucumbers do not like drafts very much, and therefore the box with pots should be removed from the windowsill.

Watering

In winter, cucumbers should be watered on the windowsill with warm water - 22 - 24 °, so that the soil is sufficiently moist, you can every day or every other day. From time to time, humidify the air with a spray, because cucumbers are demanding on air humidity - 85-90%.

Top dressing

Feeding cucumbers with mineral fertilizers can be started at the age of two weeks. For these purposes, a solution of 10 g of ammonium nitrate, 10 g of double superphosphate and 8 g of magnesium sulfate should be mixed with 10 liters of water. This top dressing should be used at the rate of 1 cup of solution for 5 plants. After 10 days, you should repeat the feeding, but already use 1 glass for two plants.

Transplanting seedlings

So that the plants do not interfere with the growth of each other, you need to arrange them conveniently. Seedlings should be transplanted into large pots when 3-4 real leaves appear on them. To do this, pour a small layer of earth on the bottom of the container, plant a plant in the center, and then sprinkle it with earth, leaving a little space for adding. Tie the cucumber seedling to a peg 70-80 cm high. Put the pots with plants in a tray with water poured into it. This will help to moisten the soil.

Formation of bushes

When 3 real leaves appear, you need to pinch it (also read: → how to pinch cucumbers). Thus, the appearance of side shoots will be stimulated. And when 5-6 leaves appear on the lateral shoot, the top should be pinched again. In order not to waste useful substances on some mustache, they are removed, leaving the most needed shoots.

Care during fruiting

When the first fruits appear on the branches of indoor cucumbers, they should continue to be fed every 7 to 10 days.You can use the same fertilizer, but its amount should be increased to 0.5 liters per plant. Harvesting is a pleasant experience for the gardener when growing cucumbers on a windowsill in winter. You should only remove young cucumbers on time. With good care, from 10 to 30 cucumbers can be removed from each plant.

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Growing cucumbers on a windowsill in winter - not a crazy idea, as it seems at first glance. For those who like to pamper themselves and their families with delicious and fresh vegetables all year round, you can resort to this growing option.

It should also be noted that growing cucumbers at home is gaining popularity. It is affordable, profitable, simple and useful. The main condition in the implementation of the presented venture is compliance with all the rules and features that will be described below.

Home-grown cucumber varieties

Correctly selected varieties of cucumbers for growing on the windowsill - the key to success in the undertakings of "home gardening". The basics of home and outdoor care differ significantly. This aspect has also been confirmed in matters of seed selection.

There is a similar article on this topic - Growing cucumbers in a greenhouse and open field.

For optimal growth in winter, hybrids should be chosen, among which are:

• Claudia F1;
• "Marinda F1";
• Bianca;
• "Masha";
• "Moscow greenhouse";
• "Romance";
• "Gribovchanka";
• "Legend".

During the flowering period, cucumbers need pollination, which is achieved through the active intervention of bees. Such actions contribute to the formation of an ovary, that is, the further growth of vegetables.

The given varieties of indoor cucumbers belong to self-pollinated representatives, which makes it possible for their further growth without the additional intervention of the "gardener" himself. The presented hybrids yield crops where the length of cucumbers can reach an average of 25 cm.

Choosing a variety, video:

The basics of growing cucumbers on a window in winter

As mentioned above, growing cucumbers in the winter at home significantly different. Here you should take into account some of the features in self-planting and care:

• In winter, the growth rate of vegetables is significantly reduced, so this fact must be taken into account first. To grow fresh vegetables for the New Year's table, seeds should be planted at the end of September.

• The given varieties of cucumbers, which are intended for germination at home, can please gardeners with a good harvest with proper care. From each bush, you can collect from 30 to 40 ripe cucumbers.

• The container should be installed in a place far from the window, which has the ability to freeze up in cold weather, as well as from a hot battery, since homemade vegetables do not tolerate excessive cold or heat.

• The lighting of the bushes also plays an important role. It is better to install containers near windows facing east and south.

• For a fruitful harvest, additional lighting will be required, because the optimal lighting duration is at least 6 hours. It is better if the light falls on the bushes for about 12 hours without a break.

By observing all these basics, every resident of a comfortable apartment can create a garden with green and useful splendor.

Planting seeds

How to grow cucumbers at home in winter? There are two methods of planting seeds here, each of which is simple, but requires adherence to certain rules.

Method number 1 - planting seeds in the ground. The first method is simple and does not take much time. It is already used by experienced gardeners who understand seeds. The method consists in the preparation of seeds and their subsequent planting in the ground immediately, without carrying out the germination and transplantation procedure.

So, you should prepare the seeds after drying them. For this, the seeds are placed near the battery.

Then, before planting, you should soak the seeds in a weak solution of potassium permanganate (no more than 20 minutes) and move them into aloe juice for 12 hours. Thus, the seeds are saturated with useful microelements, which will have a beneficial effect on the further growth of cucumbers.

At the final stage, the seeds are again slightly dried (during the day) and planted in a container of at least 5 liters.

The process of growing cucumbers on the windowsill has been launched in winter. This is followed only by care and regular watering.

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Method number 2 - growing seedlings. Many beginner "home" gardeners are rather skeptical about the above method of planting seeds, so they carry out preliminary procedures before the main planting. It's about growing seedlings.

This process takes a long time. Transplantation and further adaptation in a new place will take about 2 weeks.

But if gardeners are afraid to fail at self-cultivation of cucumbers on the windowsillcan resort to this method, which includes the following steps:

1. at the initial stage, all methods of action presented in description 1 should be repeated;
2. after soaking in aloe juice, the seeds are left in wet gauze for germination for 2-3 days, here it is important to ensure that the material is always moist;
3. then they prepare containers for seedlings, you can take ordinary plastic cups;
4. earth is poured into each glass and one seed is planted;
5. all cups are removed to a warm place (can be installed on the top drawer of the kitchen unit);
6. before germination of seeds, they are watered and fed;
7. as soon as 3-4 full-fledged leaves have formed, the seedlings are transplanted into a large container for further growth.

Gardeners must decide for themselves which method is acceptable to them. Regardless of the chosen method of seed preparation, special attention should be paid to the preparation of a container for growing cucumbers.

Features of the soil

Question, how to grow cucumbers on a windowsill in winter, will be inadequate if you do not consider the features of soil preparation and containers for planting vegetables. Before planting seedlings or planting seeds, you should prepare by performing the following steps:

• Prepare the dishes. It is better to take a plastic container, at the bottom of which you need to make several holes.
• Then a drainage layer is laid on the bottom of the container.
• Cover the container with earth to the brim, leaving only 2 cm.

As for the preparation of the soil, there are also several options here. Firstly, a suitable primer can be obtained from a specialized store. Secondly, the best option is to take the land from the garden plot, if any. Thirdly, the soil can be prepared independently by mixing certain compounds:

• sod land and rotted manure in proportions 1: 1;
• peat;
• sawdust;
• 20 g superphosphate;
• wood ash in the amount of 2 tablespoons;
• 10 g of urea.

By mixing all the components, you can achieve a suitable primer that will contribute to growing cucumbers on the windowsill in the apartment.

Cucumbers on the balcony, video:

Cucumbers on the windowsill: growing and care

You can place containers with planted seedlings or seeds on the balcony, but only if it is insulated. It is important to remember that planting seeds or seedlings is just the beginning of the whole process. Next, you should regularly carry out the manipulations necessary for normal growth.

Lighting

For the favorable growth of vegetables, it is necessary to create good lighting for the bushes. Better to give preference to infrared lamps. But some gardeners use regular household lighting.

At the same time, it should be noted that the apartment electricity may not be enough for the bushes. The foliage itself will grow normally, but you can't wait for vegetables - no ovaries are formed.

When using a lamp, the light is turned off at night so that the plant recovers and "rests".

Watering and humidity

It is important for cucumbers to create favorable moist conditions. To do this, you need to purchase a special humidifier or place bowls of water near the containers with vegetables. Ovaries are not formed without proper moisture.

Watering is equally important. The soil must always be moist. Watering should only be done with warm water that has settled for several days.

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Top dressing

If we consider the question, how to grow cucumbers on a windowsill in an apartment, thoroughly, then it is necessary to determine the conditions for the correct feeding. Here it is necessary to use suitable solutions containing a full complex of mineral fertilizers. These can be purchased from a specialist store.

Means such as "Growth", "Agrolife" and others will do. Feeding is carried out according to the instructions, on average, once every 2-3 weeks.

Garter and further care

Everyone knows that cucumbers are a climbing plant, so they need to provide a large area for growth. Of course, this cannot be achieved on window sills, so gardeners resort to a simple garter method.

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There are several options here, including:

As it grows, it is necessary to remove the lateral shoots, which will interfere with the cucumber ovary and their growth. To speed up the growth process of cucumbers, you can pinch, leaving only 10-11 leaves on each bush. This is necessary for the rapid formation of the ovary, since the greens take away most of the useful trace elements that come with watering or feeding.

Is it possible to grow cucumbers on a windowsill in winter? Answer: you can. You can always please yourself and your loved ones with ripe and fresh vegetables, it is only important to want and observe the basics of growing cucumbers on the windowsill.

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