Cucumber

Why mold might appear on pickled cucumbers and what to do about it
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It happens that you spend a lot of time and effort on pickling cucumbers, and after a few weeks or months you discover that they have spoiled. The brine became cloudy and mold appeared on its surface. How to distinguish...

How to deal with late blight on cucumbers: treatment regimens
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Dacha crops are demanding of care and sensitive to diseases. Fungi, bacteria, pests attack day after day. It is not surprising that sometimes one gives up in the fight against all kinds of diseases. Trying to defend the harvest, summer residents...

Treatment of greenhouse cucumbers for diseases: photo and description
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Novice gardeners think that greenhouse plants do not need protection from diseases and pests. However, this is not so - cucumbers in a greenhouse get sick just as often as in open ground. ...

The benefits of fertilizing cucumbers with yeast and how to apply it correctly
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For good yield, cucumbers require various fertilizers, including yeast. The popular food product is rich in substances useful for vegetable crops. Bushes are watered with this solution both in the greenhouse and ...

Why does a white coating appear on pickled cucumbers and is it possible to eat them?
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The appearance of a white coating on pickled cucumbers does not always indicate they are moldy. This color is caused by the processes of fermentation and growth of lactic acid bacteria. The presence of putrefactive microorganisms is indicated by an unpleasant odor and...

Why cucumber ovaries rot: causes of the problem, methods of solving and preventing it
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When growing cucumbers, it is not enough to prepare the planting site and water the plants. This crop is often subject to disease and pest attacks. Often the ovaries, and sometimes the fruits themselves, turn yellow and rot. Appearance...

What to do if the leaves of cucumbers turn yellow in a greenhouse and how to prevent it
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A change in the color of leaf blades on garden crops is a signal about the unfavorable condition of the plants. The harvest may be at risk and the plant may die. We'll tell you what to do if the leaves of cucumbers turn yellow...

Features of pickling large cucumbers
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Large cucumbers are suitable not only for fresh consumption and preparing vegetable salads, but also for pickling. Appetizing winter preparations in jars will decorate any pantry, they are stored for a long time, ...

How to properly plant cucumbers for seedlings, and when is the best time to do it
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Planting cucumbers in seedlings in the spring allows you to bring the first fruits closer to harvest. And additional planting of cucumber seedlings in open ground in July will provide supplies of vegetables for pickles in the fall. Thus, growing healthy...

Top 10 best self-pollinating varieties of cucumbers for the balcony
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Increasingly, city residents began to grow not only flowers, but also vegetables on their balconies. Even an inexperienced gardener can cultivate cucumbers on his loggia. The main thing is to approach the task...

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