Yes, a pile is not expensive, usually three or four dollars. These cucumbers grow in a variety of ways, including curved melons, pointed-billed melons, honeycomb melons, pot-bellied melons, melons, gourds and so on. Let's talk about these strange-looking cucumbers on the market today.
(1) Curved Cucumber: Cucumber is very long, but it bends a lot, generally like bending on one side, showing an approximate "O" shape.
How is it formed? Cucumber is malnourished, weak, or unevenly exposed to sunlight. During the growth of cucumber, the surrounding environment changes greatly, such as continuous rain, sudden clearing, and concentrated irradiation of high temperature and strong light, which will make the water and nutrients of cucumber migrate. There is also a kind of influence by surrounding leaves or vines, and there is no way to change the normal growth direction.
(2) Sharp-billed melon: The root is thick and the waist is thick, but the front end is extremely thin. If you don't look at it as green, it can be said to be a big radish.
How is it formed? The seedlings are weak and lack the power to transport from roots to fruits through vines. Because nutrients are not transported to the top, the finished products are stunted. It is also possible that everything is normal at first, but during this period, the roots may be damaged by fertilizers or other means, so that neither fertilizer nor water can be transported to the top of cucumber fruit.
(3) Honeycomb melon: the two ends are thick and the middle is thin, and I can't wait to twist my waist.
How is it formed? The pollination of female flowers is not completed, or the degree of completion is not good, which leads to insufficient nutrition, which hinders the continuous supply of nutrition and water, and sometimes even is not good. It is also possible that the growth process encountered a sudden high temperature, or lack of calcium, potassium and ammonia.
(4) Big-bellied melon: Like a big spoon, the root is thin and the bottom is transitional, just like a balloon blown up.
How is it formed? The seeds in the melon are not fully formed, and the nutrients only grow and accumulate at the front end of the melon, which leads to the top-heavy cucumber and the potbellied melon. Another situation is that potassium is insufficient, but nitrogen fertilizer is excessive. Or the early growth is too short of water, and the late water supply is too sufficient, which will also form a pot-bellied melon.
(5) Gualao: More fun. It is yellow, thick and small, like a gourd doll.
How is it formed? During the flowering of cucumber, the environment determines whether the flower is male or female. If the environment allows both, it is called bisexual flower, also called complete flower. After a complete flower bears fruit, it is a melon guy.
(6) Gourd: the front end is thin and the root is thick. This is caused by the influence of pests.
How can we make cucumbers grow well without deformity?
First of all, we should choose good varieties, and varieties with strong fruit-bearing ability, insect resistance and strong immunity are the first choice.
Secondly, water and fertilizer should be coordinated to balance the whole growth process of cucumber. In the process of cucumber planting, organic fertilizer and phosphorus and potassium fertilizer should be applied more, chemical fertilizer should be applied less when topdressing, and nitrogen fertilizer should be controlled frequently to prevent excessive growth. Spraying 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate for 3 times in the later stage to prevent premature senescence of melon vines and ensure cucumber maturity.
Thirdly, the water should be balanced, and it should not be dried at once. After entering the fruiting period, water 1 time per week, water at least 3 times per week when the fruit is ripe, keep watering 3 times, and topdressing 1 time.
Fourthly, spraying brassinolide, aminoethyl ester, benzylaminopurine, gibberellin, hydroketene gland and alkene gland to regulate cucumber growth and improve melon shape.
Finally, if malformed melons are found to be inevitable, they should be removed in time to prevent wasting nutrition. For cucumbers that may still be saved, adjust the orientation in time to ensure the growth of cucumbers by hanging ropes and erecting shelves.