Cucumbers are a favorite type of vegetables for many summer residents. They can be eaten fresh, used in salads, and canned for the winter. However, cucumbers are not the most problem-free vegetable; among the troubles that can happen to it, there is one seemingly harmless, but in fact, causing problems. This is the wrong form of growth. Cucumbers can curl up, be pot-bellied, take on other strange shapes. Why it happens?
Lack of nutrients
Lack of potassium and nitrogen can directly affect the appearance of the fruit.
With a lack of potassium in a cucumber, the lower part of the fruit will be much wider than the upper one. This happens when the summer resident forgets to feed the cucumbers with potassium during flowering and before the formation of fruits. Also, a lack of potassium is signaled by yellow stripes on the edge of the leaf.
Top dressing can be done with ready-made fertilizers.
Lack of nitrogen is found when the foliage turns pale, the pear-shaped cucumbers are widened at the base and hooked.
Nitrogen can be applied by fertilizing with chicken manure or herbal infusion.
Bad landing and other irregularities
Planting after pumpkins, garden strawberries, tomatoes and eggplants practically guarantees hook-shaped fruits at the exit, since these crops take nitrogen from the soil.
Siderata, in particular oats, will help enrich the soil with the necessary elements.
It is also very important to carefully study the information about the varieties planted, what temperature they need, how much sun they need. Having planted a light-loving variety in a region where it rains 300 days a year, you can not be surprised at the appearance of ugly cucumbers.
Improper care
You must always monitor the temperature in the greenhouse, too low or too high can damage the fruit and their shape, worsen the soil, spoil the crop. On hot days, the greenhouse needs to be ventilated, barrels of water should be placed next to so that the amount of moisture is optimal.
In the open field, you can install miniature greenhouses to protect against cold snaps.
Fruits can be deformed due to untimely watering or watering with too cold water.
Late harvest
Overgrown fruits themselves become unusual in shape, and also take away useful substances intended for other cucumbers. Harvesting should be done at least once a day. If such frequent collection is impossible, it is necessary to collect cucumbers at least once every 2 - 3 days, and you need to collect the entire crop, down to the smallest fruits.
