To double your cucumber harvest, you need to use this ingredient; Never plant them without. Below we can see all the details.

Cucumber is a vegetable plant that is used for cooking and can be easily grown in your own garden. In fact, it is an unpretentious plant whose cultivation is quite simple. It does not require soil or special care, but ideally you should use fertile soil and fertilizers.

The cucumber plant grows very quickly and develops just as quickly. You will have to place it in a sunny place and if it lasts about 40 days, you will be able to reap the first harvest . So, if the summer is long, they can be planted several times during the season.

However, before choosing which seeds to plant, pay attention to the type of cucumber you choose. There are self-pollinating hybrids or parthenocarpic cucumbers. Or even self-pollinating by bees, which produce more fruit when planted in the ground rather than in a greenhouse. But never plant cucumbers without this ingredient that we see below.

Never plant cucumbers without this: the harvest will be much larger.

To plant cucumbers, you have to wait for temperatures to rise. If it is more than 20°C during the day and more than 15°C at night, it may be the right time. The soil must be warm at the time of sowing, at least 18°C. So you can get started and buy the variety that suits you.

The first step is to germinate the seeds . Then we take a container and put the toilet paper in it, folded into about 2 or 3 layers. We moisten the paper, but not only with water. The ingredient that you should use before planting cucumbers should now be added and it is glucose powder.

Glucose powder, which is used for sweets, is available in most well-stocked supermarkets or online. It is necessary to dilute 0.5 grams of glucose in 1 liter of water. Glucose activates growth processes and gives plants energy for their germination and development.

Then add some vitamin C for plants to the glucose water (it can also be found under the name ascorbic acid). Here you need less, only 0.1 grams. Instead, it increases immunity and stress resistance. Then moisten the toilet paper and then spread the seeds on the paper. Close with a lid or bag to create a greenhouse effect. Place in a warm place and wait 4 days.

Transition from planting to soil

As soon as the time is up, we take back the small greenhouse that has been created and there should still be some shoots left. Thanks to the vitamins and glucose, all the sprouts have sprouted and have strong and developed roots. Before planting them in pots, it is better to wait until the stem has reached a growth stage of about 5 centimeters .

You can then transfer the sprouts one by one to pots with soil. Add soil and make a hole so that you can put the roots in it without damaging them. Remember not to pull out the roots, but to place them in the ground with a piece of paper attached to them.

Now that the sprouts are in the jar and the roots are covered with soil, pour in a few drops of the fertilizer you used earlier. Place them on a sunny windowsill and wait until the stem is about 0.5 cm in diameter and several leaves appear .

Prepare the soil by digging a hole of about 20 centimeters and putting some wood ash in the ground . This is rich in potassium, phosphorus, calcium, iron and more. All you need is a tablespoon, which you then mix with the soil. Sprinkle more soil and add more organic matter. Then you can plant a cucumber plant.

Remove the glass by cutting and then cover it with soil until it is completely covered. Now you can start using other fertilizers and choose the one you prefer. Many are made from natural ingredients and are really great. Wait a while and you will see how many cucumbers will grow .