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July 23, 2013

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Before you all know how to plant cucumbers, it would be nice if you know the history of the cucumber.

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Cucumis
Species: C. sativus

TERMS OF GROWTH

ClimateCucumbers on a variety of climate adaptation is quite high, but the dry climate optimum growth. Getting enough sunlight, temperature (21.1 to 26.7) ° C and not much rain. The optimum height of 1000-1200 meters above sea level.
Growing media

Loose soil, many containing humus, better water management, soil easily absorb water, soil pH 6-7.


TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR RAISING

Nurseries

a. Natural GLIO Prepare and mix with mature manure, let stand 1 week.
b. Prepare the soil smooth and replaceable pile SUPERNASA / POC NASA has mixed Natural GLIO (soil: pile = 7:3) and enter the polybag.
c. Soak the seeds in a solution of warm water and the NASA POC (2cc / l) for 30 minutes.
d. Ripened for 12 hours. Each germinated seed was transferred to polybags 0.5-1 cm deep.
e. Shaded and the clear plastic polybag seedlings watered twice a day.
f. Spray the NASA POC (2cc / l water) at 7 HSS.
g. After the age of 12 days or leaves 3-4 strands, seedlings were moved into the garden.

Media Processing Plant
a. Clean the area of weeds, grasses, trees that are not needed.
b. Give calcite / dolomite (soil pH <6> 3.3. Planting
c. Flush with water seedlings in polythene bags
d. Remove the seeds with the medium of polybags.
e. Plant the seeds in the planting hole and condense the soil around the stem.

Pests and Diseases

Pest

a. Oteng-Mite oteng or Kuya (Aulocophora similis Oliver)
Measuring 1 cm leaf beetle with yellow wings plain. Symptoms: leaf damage and consuming meat that leaves a hole; in severe attacks, leaves the living bone. Control: BVR or PESTONA.

b.
Land caterpillar (Agrotis ipsilon)
This caterpillar is black and mainly attack young plants. Symptoms: Stem plants roots cut around the neck.

Disease
a. Late blight (Downy mildew)
Cause: Pseudoperonospora cubensis Berk et Curt. Infects the skin leaves at high humidity, temperature 16-22 ° C and dewy or foggy. Symptoms: mottled yellow and moldy leaves, the leaves will turn brown and rot. Control: Providing Natural GLIO before planting.
b. Flour diseases (Powdery mildew)
Cause: Erysiphe cichoracearum. Thrive if the soil is dry in the dry season with high kelemaban. Symptoms: young leaves and stems surface covered with white flour, then turn yellow and dry up. Control: Providing Natural GLIO before planting.
c. Antraknose
Cause: The fungus Colletotrichum lagenarium Pass. Symptoms: brown spots on the leaves. Flecks of slightly rounded or angled-corner and cause leaves to die; spotting symptoms may extend into the trunk, stems and fruit. When humid air, amid patches formed pink spore masses. Control: Providing Natural GLIO before planting.

harvest

Characteristics and Harvest
Local young cucumber for veggies, pickles or pickled generally quoted 2-3 months after planting, hybrid cucumbers harvested 42 days after planting cucumbers harvested when ripe Suri.
How to Harvest
Fruit harvested in the morning before 9:00 by cutting the fruit stalk with a sharp knife.
Harvest period
Cucumber vegetable harvested 5-10 days depending on the variety and size / age of the desired fruit.




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