To prune a cucumber plant, just remove the vine branches from the stem. Do the pruning when the plant grows to a height of 30-60 cm, then prune every 1-2 weeks. Additionally, you can use special plant clips to tie the cucumber vines to a trellis or trellis. Regular pruning will result in a larger and healthier crop. You can prune cucumber plants easily.
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Part 1 of 3: Deciding the Timing of Pruning
Step 1. Prune the cucumbers when the vines reach a height of 30-60 cm
For best results, prune the plant once it is large enough. On average, you can prune them after 3-5 weeks of the cucumbers starting to grow.
- If the plant is pruned too early, it will not grow well and the vine may be damaged.
- This pruning will help support the plant in its later growing season.
Step 2. Prune cucumbers once every 1-2 weeks for best results
Regular pruning will conserve plant nutrients and keep it disease free. You don't need to trim it on a regular basis, but do it 1-3 times a month.
In particular, prune the plant as it grows branches
Step 3. Remove damaged and diseased vines or flowers as soon as you see them
To maintain optimal plant health, check cucumbers between regular pruning schedules. If you see any browning or wilting, cut it off with cutting shears.
The damaged parts will continue to suck up the essential nutrients from the plant
Part 2 of 3: Removing the vines
Step 1. Traverse the main vine of the plant to find the branches of the vine
Cucumber plants will grow long, thin tendrils early in the flowering season. These tendrils originate from the main stem of the plant. Search the main trunk to find small branches from the trunk.
Step 2. Remove 4-6 vines growing from the base of the plant
Branch vines are small lateral stems that grow from the main vine. Just pick by hand or cut with scissors cuttings. Remove at the base at a 45° angle of cut.
- To identify branches, look for hairy tendrils that end like flowers and grow from the main stem.
- If you keep the branches, generally the yield will be less and the cucumbers will grow smaller.
Step 3. Cut the cucumbers that are damaged or unhealthy using cutting shears
Discard any browned or rotten fruit as soon as you see it. Cut where the fruit grows on the main stem at a cutting angle of 45°.
Cutting fruit will keep the plant healthy because nutrients are distributed to fruit that is growing well, rather than to damaged ones
Step 4. Do not throw away the cucumber leaves or flowers
When pruning, cut only the vine branches. Cucumber stems will have leaves and flowers as part of the natural growth cycle. If you cut off the flowers, the plant cannot produce fruit.
Part 3 of 3: Propagating Tendrils
Step 1. Propagating the plant by installing turquoise as soon as the first flowers appear
After the first flowers grow, the plant is mature enough to start propagation. Turus or trellis is a good choice if the garden area is not too large or you do not want the cucumbers to touch the ground.
If the plant is propagated too early, the stems will grow unevenly
Step 2. Tie the main vine to the turquoise with special plant clips
In order to propagate the plant to grow on a turquoise, you must tie the vines as the plant grows. Open a clip, loop it around the plant vine, and tie the vine to the vine. Attach the next clip 10-15 cm above the first clip.
Growing cucumbers with turus will save space in the garden and keep the fruit from touching the ground. This will also minimize disease
Step 3. Add clips as the cucumber vine grows
When the cucumber is first propagated, you only need to use 1-3 clips to hold the main vine on the turus. As it grows, add more clips to strengthen the stem and keep the vine growing vertically.
Step 4. Remove any lateral branches you found while attaching the clip to the vine
Lateral branches grow from the main vine between flower buds. When you clip the vine, check for lateral branches. If there is, use the cutting shears to cut it.
Step 5. Don't cut the branches (green tendrils that look like loops of rope)
The cucumber plant will also have small light green branches that will help the vines attach themselves to the turus so that they grow vertically. The branches grow right next to the branches. When pruning, leave the branches so that the plant has additional support.
