Leaves turn yellow with cucumber

Many gardeners are faced with the fact thatcucumber plants start to turn yellow leaves. On such plants, the harvest is much lower, but you want to crunch fresh cucumbers. What is the problem? Why yellow leaves from cucumbers?</ p>

One of the main causes of yellowing of leaves in cucumbers is lack of moisture. Everyone knows that cucumbers are moisture-lovingplants, so the heat and lack of rain adversely affect the crop. Even if you have irrigation at the dacha, then perhaps you are not following its regime correctly. Some watered often and little, others - rarely and abundantly. And in that, and in another case - it's a wrong approach to growing cucumbers.

In unattended frequent watering, water does not penetrate to great depth, so the roots of the plant can not absorb moisture from the ground. As a result, the plant does not die, butchanges the growth of its roots. They exit into the upper layers of the soil, where there is access to moisture. But in the upper layers the soil is very much heated by the sun. Therefore, the entire plant suffers: it leaves yellow, and then the ovary.

Too often, watering cucumbers is also not required, otherwise the plants will simply decay the roots. Optimum watering of cucumbers - this is two to three times a week. Do not fill the plants and try to prevent water droplets from falling on the leaves.

You can ask, what's so terrible if the water hits the leaves? Decay it will not cause, as it will dry soon. But the fact is that Droplets of water can cause burns of leaves. Bright sunlight droplets of water will befocus on the leaves of plants, like prisms. As a result, tender leaves of cucumbers will be burned. So, sunburn can become another cause of yellowing of cucumbers. Try to water the cucumber carefully.

It is possible that the cucumbers turn yellow due to the wrong place of planting, and they are too hot. Ideal for cucumbers will be shaded during lunch hours. So plants will receive a sufficient amount of light, while they will not be too hot.

But the reason why the cucumber yellow leaves, maybe not only in the wrong watering or lack of moisture. It is possible that cucumbers simply not enough nutrients in the soil. During fruiting, it is best to feedcucumbers with organic fertilizers. But this should not be manure. You can use infusion of onion peel. Take on a bucket of water a handful of husk. Boil the water with the husks, then remove from heat. Give the husk a good brew. Cooled water can be drained. Dilute the onion infusion with a small amount of water. With this infusion, water all plants. You will see how your cucumber will change. And the whole point is that in the broth of onion husks there are various microelements that are necessary for cucumbers (potassium, magnesium, iron, manganese, zinc, copper, etc.).

There is another option than to feed cucumbers. Can do infusion of nettle. To do this, the leaves of nettle are put in a bucket or barrel, filled with water. A week later the feeding will be ready. Poetry nettles can water not only cucumbers, but other crops on your site.

Do not forget that Cucumbers turn yellow due to aphids. Aphids feed on plant juice. It sits on the petioles of leaves. Because of aphids, the leaves of cucumbers do not receive the right amount of moisture and nutrients. Over time, the leaves begin to turn yellow, and soon the plant itself may die.

As you can see, there are several reasons why cucumbers turn yellow. Try to provide your cucumbers with good conditions: sufficient watering, fertile soil,shading from the sun in the hottest hours and the absence of pests or other diseases. And do not forget to do crop rotation every year. Then you will get a good harvest of crispy cucumbers.