Why cucumbers are bitter?
Why cucumbers are bitter?
Cucumber is one of the most common vegetablecultures of summer residents. Cultivation of delicious, fragrant fruits is associated with great difficulty. It happens so, we tear off the cucumber, it is beautiful, and attractive in form, but tastes bitter, unpleasant. There are reasons for this.
In the composition of cucumbers there is such an interestingsubstance-cucurbitin. It is the amount of this substance in different grades of cucumber that causes bitterness. This bitterness is always present in varieties. In modern hybrids, bitterness is practically nonexistent. The selection of the cucumber took a long step forward. Today, on sale a great variety of hybrid varieties that do not have bitterness. Breeders have learned to "extract" it. Is it good? For consumers, yes. For a plant not very. The fact is that the bitterness and damage of the spider mite of cucumber plants is interrelated. The less bitterness in plants, there will be more pests on the leaves.
One thing remains - give your plants suitable growing conditions.
What does a cucumber like? Cucumbers are women. They need a lot of sun and moisture.
Cold, heavy, acidic soils are not for them.
Do not plant cucumbers in shaded areas.
Bring organic.
Do not thicken the planting.
In hot, dry weather, watering not only the beds, but also the paths.
Do not water cold.
Bitterness appears in the fruit when a stressful situation occurs,
The cold, the soil has drastically dried, low, and sometimes,on the contrary, too high a temperature in dry sunny weather leads to the fact that the development of fruits is delayed. And instead of 8-12 days, which are necessary for the growth of fruits from the ovary, a longer period passes from the moment of pollination. Such fruits will be bitter
