How and why is rice used when growing cucumbers

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Rice (white unsteamed or brown) ground into flour with the help of a regular coffee grinder is actively used when growing plants in the garden and in the garden. Rice water is especially popular among fans of biological agriculture, who fundamentally do not use synthetic mineral fertilizers on their plots. Pumpkin vegetables, including cucumbers, which are popular among amateur gardeners, are especially sensitive to the infusion of rice grains.

This culture takes so many nutrients from the soil during the season that without additional feeding during flowering, the formation of you just can't do without scallions and pouring greens. Otherwise, the “lianas” will quickly wither and dry, and the yield of the plantation will drop.

The benefits of rice groats for cucumbers

The grains of rice, especially brown, contain vitamins of group B, selenium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, antioxidants, lingin, starchy substances, natural sugars.

Use of rice water in growing cucumber seedlings, as well as adult pumpkin plants of open and closed soil has the following effects:

1. Increases phytoimmunity of plants, which means their resistance to adverse factors, including temperature changes, weather conditions, pests and infections.
2. Stimulates the growth of green mass and the development of the root system.
3. Improves the composition and taste of fruits.
4. Provides additional nutrition for seedlings.

The recipe for rice water is as simple as possible:

• grind a handful of brown or white unsteamed rice in a coffee grinder;
• pour 1 teaspoon of rice flour mixed with a liter of boiling water (10 teaspoons of white powder is needed for a standard bucket of water for feeding greenhouse or garden cucumbers);
• let the liquid feeding infuse for a day;
• Before watering the plants under the root, vigorously shake the sediment.

Tips for using rice fertilizer for cucumbers and other pumpkin crops

The prepared microfertilizer is used when growing cucumbers, starting from the stage of formation of the first true leaf, 2 times a month.

Seedlings are watered under the root with syringe or a large syringe on wet ground (it is most convenient to plan the procedure for the morning after evening watering).

Adult bushes are fertilized with an infusion of ground rice every 2 weeks at the rate of 0.5 l per plant. Like all root fertilizers, rice infusion is applied after rain or scheduled watering, i.e. on wet soil.

In addition to cucumbers, rice infusion can be used to feed zucchini, squash and pumpkins. The consumption of the working solution is 0.8 l for each adult plant. Root feeding – every 12 days.

According to the reviews of experienced summer residents, the use of this simple recipe significantly extends the life of cucumber bushes, especially in greenhouses and greenhouses. Great harvests of gherkins and all other vegetables in the summer cottage!