Cucumber plant growing tips (Add-fertilizer for cucumber), pruning basil, and finishing tomato
How to grow cucumber, basil, and tomato in open-field cultivation. Managing the growth of cucumber, basil, and tomato is on our agenda for today. We’ll begin by checking how the cucumber is growing.
The cucumbers are growing steadily despite the increase in discolored leaves.
I began noticing changes in the cucumbers around mid-July.
https://www.vege-try.net/en/summer-vegetables-to-grow-mid-ju...I hope some of the small female flowers will turn into fruit. (It seems that cucumbers can still fruit even if they lose about a third of their leaves.)
Since it’s been about a month since the last fertilization, we’ll fertilize the cucumber for the second time.
The last fertilizer for cucumber was in early July.
The fertilizer is placed about 20cm (8 inches) away from the base of the cucumber plant, in one spot. We use 40g (1.4 oz) of chicken manure.
Originally, we fertilize cucumber plants on both sides in two spots, 30g (1 oz) each, but we reduced it to one spot, increasing the amount from 30g to 40g (1 oz to 1.4 oz). Peanut plants planted nearby are encroaching, so to avoid affecting them, we’re fertilizing in just one spot.
Insert the trowel about 10cm (4 inches) into the cut and place chicken manure in the widened gap.
Afterward, water the chicken manure and cover it with soil. With this, the additional-fertilizing work for cucumber is completed.
We’re checking the tomato growth next, but the side shoots we left… are missing.
It seems they snapped during a strong wind. Unfortunately, it’s the end for the tomato.
I summarized how to grow tomato and the process so far.
In the early stages of tomato cultivation, we remove the suckers to encourage overall growth of the plant.
Once the tomato has grown to a certain extent, we firmly set up stake to support them.
Fertilizer is also important for tomato growth. We supplement it with additional fertilization.
Crows are also targeting the red tomatoes. We need a countermeasure.
The basil planted at the base of the tomato has grown to about 25cm (10 inches) tall, so we’ll pinch it. Pinching will encourage side shoots to grow, increasing the harvest of basil leaves.
How to grow basil plant. (Basil growing tips.) We sowed basil seeds and thinned them out in July. (Growing basil from seed.)
This completes the fertilization of cucumbers and the pinching of basil. (The cucumber plant care and basil care are complete.)
Following is the video for how-to. English subtitles are available.