A profitable way to grow cucumbers using 5 liter bottles

Russian gardeners are experienced people. Can grow a huge variety of vegetables in a patch of land. How do they do it? Yes, everything is simple - ingenuity helps! Here is the planting of cucumbers in 5 liter bottles from this category!

Many people think that it is very easy to grow cucumbers - put the seed into the ground, water it, feed it once - and that's it, it will grow on its own. In principle, it is, if the seed is stuck in a fertilized bed in a greenhouse. And what about those who do not have a greenhouse? It so happens that there is no vegetable garden, but you want your own cucumbers. Growing cucumbers in plastic bottles is just for such a case, because such containers may well become a replacement for a greenhouse, and much space for growing is not required.

What is the advantage of growing cucumbers in plastic bottles

One of their main advantages is the cheapness of the materials used - five-liter bottles do not have to be bought on purpose, but simply collected during the winter. Another important quality is the small weight of such a container, which will definitely receive due appreciation when growing seedlings. Such a greenhouse will make it possible to get a very early harvest of cucumbers.

There are a few more positive aspects of growing cucumbers in five-liter bottles:

• all-round access to the sun's rays is provided;
• plastic will protect against frost, will not let in weeds or insects;
• large space is not required;
• it is convenient to water, especially since the roots receive moisture instantly, since it does not spread over the garden;
• the bottle will become a barrier to soil disease;
• planting cucumbers in place will not be difficult.

How to make a mini greenhouse correctly

It is better to make a so-called mini-greenhouse from a five-liter bottle, since several cucumber seeds can be sown in it, as opposed to a smaller bottle, in which only one plant can be grown.

Advice

Do not plant more than 4 seeds in one bottle. Of the sprouted ones, it is better to leave only two of the strongest sprouts in order to prevent thickening.

Landing is usually carried out according to the following algorithm.

1. First you need to thoroughly wash the bottle so as not to infect the cucumbers with anything.
2. Cut it in half lengthwise, leaving the bottom slightly larger than the top. Do not throw away the upper part (the so-called greenhouse cover), it will come in handy in the future. If cut along, then this kind of boat is suitable for growing seedlings, and not only cucumber.
3. Heat a soldering iron or a nail, pierce a few holes in the bottom to drain excess moisture when watering.
4. Fill the bottle with moistened soil, leaving 2-3 cm to the edge.

What is the best soil?

High-quality soil is the key to an excellent harvest. If you are not sure that the self-made soil will be such, then it is better to purchase it at a gardening store. It is enriched with balanced vitamins and minerals. However, homemade soil can be much cheaper than store-bought soil, and for some it is very important to prepare the soil yourself, in order to be sure of the usefulness of all the components.

Cucumber soil components:

• sod land, mature humus or peat - one part at a time;
• some wood ash and sand;
• some rotted sawdust or crushed eggshell.

Good quality soil should be loose, "fluffy" and light for good ventilation of plant roots.

The technology of growing cucumbers in a bottle

How do we plant cucumbers in a five-liter bottle? Yes, just like in the garden! In a bottle filled with moist soil, sow 4-5 seeds, preferably germinated, to obtain an earlier harvest. This is where the cut off top part with a cap comes in handy - you need to carefully cover the bottle with the planted seeds with it.

Important!

The lid on the top must be screwed down. Only then will the effect of a greenhouse be created, which will contribute to rapid germination.

The top can only be removed before watering. To accelerate the growth of seedlings, you need to expose the bottle to a sunny place. But it is important to ensure that the soil does not overheat and condensation does not form. When the warm season comes, the cover should be removed.

Planting in a garden

If growing in a greenhouse, then the seedlings can not be left in a bottle, but planted directly into the ground. To do this, you need to carefully cut off the bottom and get a lump of soil with a plant. Or you may not get it - just insert the bottle with the cut-off bottom into the soil.

Growing outside the greenhouse offers two options.

1. Remove the grown seedlings from the bottle through the cut-off bottom, plant them with a lump of soil in the garden bed, covering the sprout with a part of the bottle without a bottom. Grow this way until warm weather sets in without night frosts. Then carefully unscrew the mini-greenhouse from the soil, being careful not to damage the plant.
2. Leave the cucumbers to grow in the bottle. This will allow you to start growing cucumbers in the most unexpected place, even where there is no soil, but only tiles or asphalt. In this case, timely watering and feeding should be done, since the plants will not have access to the garden.

Advice

You can put bottles of cucumbers around the gazebo, thereby combining the beautiful with the useful - the harvest of cucumbers and the creation of shade in the gazebo.

Another way to grow in a bottle

This method allows you not to pay special attention to watering. This is especially attractive for those who come to the dacha only on weekends. In this case, not the lower but the upper part of the bottle is used for planting seeds. Number of seeds - no more than 2. The lower part must be half filled with water, remove the cap from the upper part, firmly install this part on the lower half, immersing the neck of the bottle in water. The plant will produce water on its own, you just have to monitor the amount of water and periodically top up it. Thus, you can grow cucumbers in an apartment and even on a balcony.

So, growing cucumbers in plastic bottles is an absolutely inexpensive event, which, moreover, makes it possible to get the earliest harvest and grow it not in the garden, but, for example, on your windowsill. Moreover, in taste and quality, the resulting cucumbers are absolutely not inferior to vegetables grown in the garden.