Cucumbers are extremely tasty, especially from your own garden. To significantly increase the yield of your cucumbers, you should fertilize them regularly.
Cucumbers are high on the vegetable popularity chart. They are delicious and can be integrated in all variations on the menu. Cucumbers are 95 percent water, which is why they should be a staple in any diet plan.
Growing your own cucumbers has the advantage that they are a lot tastier than the ones you buy in the supermarket. That makes the cucumber salad taste even better.
Anyone who takes the trouble to plant cucumbers naturally wants to harvest as much as possible. Unfortunately, watering the cucumbers alone is not enough here. With a small amount of fertilizer, however, you can increase the crop yield.
The right location is crucial for harvest
The right location is just as important for the little cucumber plants to thrive as the addition of fertilizer. Cucumbers need a warm, sunny and moist location. The soil should be rich in humus and have a pH of 6.5 - 7 (slightly acidic). If all criteria are met, the plant will grow optimally.
Usually, cucumbers do not require fertilizer. However, if the soil is not sufficiently supplied with nutrients, you should help out.
Fertilize cucumbers - but with what?
To keep cucumbers as tasty as they naturally are, use only natural fertilizers.
Use compost or horse manure
Highly recommended for fertilizing cucumbers is purely organic fertilizer such as compost or horse manure. When planting the cucumber plant, simply dig a slightly deeper hole. Put some of the natural fertilizer in there and then plant the plant.
A compost heap should not be missing in any garden. If you've vehemently resisted it up to now, you shouldn't think twice, but start now. You can find out how to properly create a compost heap here.
It is better to avoid horn shavings or horn meal
Horn shavings or horn meal also belong to the organic fertilizers. However, cucumbers are sensitive to chlorine and nitrogen. And just these twocontain a lot of it. Better to avoid it!
Use nettle manure as fertilizer
For fertilizing flowers or vegetables - nettle manure is a small all-rounder in the garden paradise and is also very easy to make yourself.
Making nettle manure
Put one kilogram of nettle in a bucket with 10 liters of water. Place the bucket in a sunny spot in the garden. You should stir the brew once a day.
After a few weeks, bubbles will no longer form on the surface. Then the soup is ready. Pour the manure through a sieve and remove the remaining nettles.
Please also have a look at our article "Video: Prepare nettle manure - This is how you can easily make the organic fertilizer yourself".
Fertilize with nettle manure
In order to get the best fertilizer for your cucumbers, you have to mix the nettle stock with water in a ratio of 1:10. You can then water your cucumber plants with it once.
Extra Tip
True cucumber lovers can never get enough of cucumbers. In order to increase the yield of cucumbers many times over, it is advisable to graft the cucumbers. A stronger root makes the cucumber stronger and the yield richer.
» You can find more about grafting cucumbers here