Sun and moon also influence fruit vegetables such as cucumbers. For this reason, recreational gardeners use the power of the moon to care for cucumbers. Cucumbers that are planted and cared for during the waxing moon are richer in ingredients and taste more aromatic. Hand in hand with the sun and moon.
How do I properly care for cucumbers in the garden?
Optimal cucumber care includes regular watering without waterlogging, cutting the plant to promote the harvest, pest protection, mineral fertilization and using the moon phases for planting activities such as repotting or fertilizing.
As the night becomes brighter with the waxing moon, everything that grows above ground, such as cucumbers and broccoli, should be set, planted and cared for. It is also the ideal time for grafting plants, propagating from cuttings and harvesting.
Watering and watering cucumbers – when and how?
Can you water cucumbers incorrectly? Yes! If you administer needs-based but unfavorable individual doses at the wrong time, the plants will suffer. Because cucumbers love warmth and constantly evaporate moisture. Therefore, when it is dry: water cucumbers properly.
Watering more or less?
Cucumber plants are thirsty and want to be kept moist. On the other hand, you shouldn't water them too much and avoid waterlogging.
Better repotting with the moon
Cucumbers, like all fruit plants, grow above ground. During the waxing moon phases, you can repot the ice holy cucumber plants outdoors. After repotting, it is important to water the roots sufficiently so that they grow faster.
5 reasons to cut cucumbers:
There are a few months between sowing at the beginning of March and harvest, during which you should properly separate your cucumbers regularly.
- Pruning the cucumber plants
- Cutting back for a 2nd harvest
- Pinching out the side shoots
- Pinching out the first flowers
- Cutting off ripe cucumbers
Cucumber pests that keep coming back
Caring for cucumbers properly also means preventing annually recurring cucumber diseases and pests in a timely manner, treating them effectively and adequately protecting the cucumber plants.
What happens when green leaves suddenly turn yellow?
Yellow leaves and pale green can be an indication of moisture loss or mineral deficiencies. Additional fertilization and mineral supply allow the plants to produce fresh green again.
Use the full moon for fertilization
Shortly before the full moon, plants absorb nutrients and liquids particularly well. The optimal time to fertilize cucumber plants organically or with a slow-release fertilizer.
Tips & Tricks
Gardeners differentiate between snake cucumbers, also known as cucumbers, and pickling cucumbers. The latter are more robust and can be grown outdoors, making them the better choice for recreational gardeners and anyone who wants to become one. If you want them on the table as a salad, just let them grow longer and harvest them later.
