When caring for house cucumbers, cutting is one of the most important measures.
Approximately 3 to 4 Weeks after growth, the main stem of the cucumbers planted at the end of April reaches the top wire. Here it is placed in a loose arc over the wire, clipped and tied. On the main shoot of the plant, a larger number of so-called. Stem fruits. In the interests of better plant development, the lower stem crops are planted to a height of 60 cm to remove in time. After the first harvest of the stem fruit, the side shoots develop on the main shoot 1. Order. In some cases, however, strong side shoots appear just a short time after growth near the ground. These must be removed up to a height of 30 cm, since they inhibit the growth of the main shoot. away 30 cm height, the side shoots are left and gradually 2 fruit buds or. female flowers trimmed. Many side shoots develop, you already cut back after the first fruit set, so as not to exhaust the plant prematurely. All cutting work is done with a knife that is as sharp as possible about 2 cm above the sheet in question. On the side shoots 1. In addition to the flowers, side shoots also develop in order 2. Order. Of these, only the one closest to the main shoot is left and also behind 1 or 2 Fruit buds trimmed. After that, the cut is limited to removing the shoot tips and occasional thinning out. When cutting, yellow or diseased leaves are removed at the same time. It is also important, that one all fruits, that have deformities, at the earliest possible stage of development. Fruits that have grown too large also have a negative effect on the development of normal fruits.