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Gamle Mein Khira Kaise Ugaye: It is easy to grow cucumber in the pot and it does not require much space. With the right soil, sunlight and some care, you can get fresh cucumbers at home. Instead of going to the market, when you want, you can break cucumber from the pot and eat it. This method gives a fun experience of healthy, affordable and trending gardening.
How to Grow Cucumber at Home: Nowadays in the running life of the city, everyone wants to get fresh fruits and vegetables at home. Especially cucumber, which is considered cool and very healthy in summer. But often people think that cucumber -like vine vegetables can only grow in the field or big garden. The truth is that if you have a small balcony garden or roof, you can comfortably cultivate cucumber in pot. Cucumber grown in pot is not only delicious and chemical free, but also gives you the fun of raising the plant with your hands.
When you are seen hanging from your vine, green cucumbers filled with freshness, then you will get a different satisfaction. This is the reason that nowadays people are adopting the trend of balcony gardening and terrace gardening fast. So let us know what is the easy way to grow cucumber in the pot and what you can take care of by taking care of.
Choosing the right pot: The roots of cucumber go to the depth, so the pot should be slightly larger and deep. The flower pot with at least 12-14 inches depth and width will be the best. Plastic grow bags, earthen pots or cement pots can be useful.
Earthen preparation: Cucumbers like light and nutrient -rich soil. If you add cow dung or vermi compost to the soil of the garden, then the plants grow quickly and well. Moisture should remain in the soil but water should not stop. Therefore, add some sand or cocopet in the soil so that the drainage is good.
Selection of seeds or plant: Cucumber seeds are easily found any nursery or online. The right way to sow seeds is to put 2-3 seeds in the soil of the pot at about 1 inch depth. Small plants will come out in 6-7 days. When the plants become a little older, except the strongest plant, remove the rest.
Incense and place: Cucumber vine needs a lot of sunlight to grow and fruit. Your plant should get at least 5-6 hours of direct sunlight. If there is more sunlight on the balcony or roof in your house, then keep the pot there.
Way of water: Cucumber plant needs water daily, but more water can rot the roots. So keep in mind that the soil is always light wet but water does not accumulate. It would be right to give light water in the morning and evening in summer.
Supporting the vine: Cucumber vine is long and elastic, so it needs a support to climb up. Allow the vine to climb upwards by applying wooden sticks, wire or mesh in the pot. Due to this, the fruit will not fall on the ground and the plant will also remain healthy.
Compreting: Every 15-20 days, give the plant with liquid manure like vermi wash, compost tea, buttermilk or banana peel. This will keep the plant continuously nourishment, the leaves will remain green and flowers and fruits will come in plenty.
Fruit time time: After 40-50 days of sowing seeds, small flowers start coming in the vine and slowly green cucumbers start hanging. When the cucumber turns medium size, it should be broken, after leaving long, its taste can be bitter.
Pest and disease prevention: Sometimes small insects on the vine or white spots on the leaves are seen. In this case, spray neem oil in water and spray it. This will keep the plant safe and fruits will also come out healthy.
Benefits of growing cucumber in pot: Fresh and without chemical cucumber. Easily available healthy snacks at home. Natural remedy to cool the body in summer. Funny experience of gardening to children.
Growing cucumber in pot is neither difficult nor too expensive. By taking care of a little care and sunlight, you can easily cultivate cucumber on the balcony or roof of your house. When the cucumber grown with your hands is put in a salad or raita, its taste will be completely different and full of freshness from the cucumber purchased from the market. So what is the wait, prepare the flowerpot today and decorate your garden with green pudding.
How to Grow Cucumber at Home: Nowadays in the running life of the city, everyone wants to get fresh fruits and vegetables at home. Especially cucumber, which is considered cool and very healthy in summer. But often people think that cucumber -like vine vegetables can only grow in the field or big garden. The truth is that if you have a small balcony garden or roof, you can comfortably cultivate cucumber in pot. Cucumber grown in pot is not only delicious and chemical free, but also gives you the fun of raising the plant with your hands.
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