How do you sow fruit cucumbers in balcony pots?

Fruit cucumbers taste very good, crisp and sweet, and fruit cucumbers also grow very vigorously, so growing fruit cucumbers in balcony pots is a good choice. The sowing method for fruit cucumbers is also very simple. Below, the editor will introduce how to sow fruit cucumbers for balcony vegetable growing!

Fruit cucumbers like warmth and cannot tolerate cold; they like moisture but fear waterlogging. The most suitable growing temperature is 25°C-30°C during the day and 15-18°C at night; they require relatively high air humidity and soil moisture, and most of all avoid a combination of wet and cold conditions. They are suitable for planting in deep, loose, fertile soil and need strong light. To cultivate strong seedlings, before raising seedlings soak the seeds in 55°C warm water, remove them, mix the seeds with New High Lipid Film, then use peat as the substrate and raise seedlings in nutrient pots. After germination, keep them at -2°C-2°C for 24-48 hours, then adjust the temperature to 25-30°C and maintain strong light.

I. Seed treatment

Before sowing fruit cucumbers, put the seeds in the sun for 3-5 hours, then put the seeds into water at about 55 degrees, and when the water temperature drops to about 30 degrees, stop stirring and soak the seeds for 5-8 hours. Finally, place them in an environment of about 25°C to promote germination, and sow once 70% of the seeds have sprouted white.

II. Sowing method

The day before planting fruit cucumbers, it is best to water the planting soil thoroughly before planting. It is best to sow on a sunny day. After putting the cucumber seeds into the holes, cover them with a thin layer of soil.

The specific steps are as follows:

1. Put seedling-raising soil into the pot, water it thoroughly, and sow 2-3 seeds by dibbling.

2. After about 5 days, cotyledons will grow.

3. After true leaves grow, thin the seedlings. Before the true leaves reach 2-3, keep the healthiest seedling.

4. After 2-3 true leaves grow, transplant. Carefully take the potted plant out of the pot, and be careful not to let the soil around the roots fall off.

5. For the container used when transplanting, it is recommended to use synthetic resin with good water retention, leaving about 15 cm of spacing between each plant.

6. After the leaves grow densely and vines appear, set up stakes and tie the stems and stakes with a figure-eight loop. You can also tie string between the stakes to help the cucumber vines climb.

7. The ones with small fruit are female flower buds. Because female cucumber flowers can set fruit directly, no artificial pollination is needed.

8. After the female flower blooms, the fruit will become slightly larger.

9. After the flower fades, the fruit will continue to grow, and at this time additional fertilizer should be applied continuously.

10. After confirming the number of fruits, begin pinching out the growing tips.

11. Before the fruits become too large, cut and harvest them with scissors.

III. Key technical points

1. Before direct sowing, the bottom soil moisture must be ensured. Water once 2-3 days before sowing to moisten the bed surface thoroughly and ensure sowing quality. The seed rate is about 150-200 grams per mu.

2. Use the dibbling method, placing 2-3 seeds per hole, and after sowing cover with 1.0 cm of soil and press firmly.

3. To ensure uniform emergence, it is best to soak and pre-germinate the seeds before sowing. First scald the seeds with 56°C warm boiled water for 10 minutes, then mix the seeds with New High Lipid Film, which can preserve warmth, retain moisture, absorb swelling, increase the seed germination rate, and make the seedlings strong.

4. Repel underground pests and isolate viral infection. It can also be mixed with seed coating agents.

5. Finally, wrap them with a towel or wet cloth and place them at 25°C-30°C to promote germination. In summer, germination can occur in 36 hours, and after germination they should be sown in time.