الخيار
It is one of the types of plants most used by humans. It belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family, and its original homeland is in the south of the Asian continent. It grows on all continents now. It is considered one of the varieties that are traded in the global market. Its fruits have a cylindrical shape, which is elongated with pointed ends, and reaches Its largest length is about 60 cm, its diameter is 10 cm, and it contains more than 90% of water in one fruit.
The cucumber plant is used in the preparation of many different dishes, especially salads. It has good benefits, and its taste is palatable to many. The countries of China, Iran, Turkey, Russia, the United States of America, Ukraine, Spain, Egypt, Japan, and Indonesia are considered among the largest producers at the level. Universal for this plant.
Cucumber cultivation
- We choose the type of seeds to plant; There are many different types of Camcogreen, Camcogreen CMVR, Alpha, Alpha Hybrid, Alpha Regular, Local Country, and Tendergreen, and Al Mutarasha is considered the best of these types.
- In moderate environments, we choose a piece of land that receives daily sunlight, especially during the period in which agriculture is done. In hot environments, we choose a shaded piece of land, preferably in the area opposite the wall. Then we dig several holes using a pickaxe, and put approximately 100 grams. of organic fertilizer in each hole we made, then we mix it with the soil so that it blends, and we must leave a distance ranging from 30 to 50 cm, depending on the type of seed.
- There are many types of cucumber seeds, so we choose one of the good types, and place four seeds in each hole to a depth of up to 5 cm. This is in the early spring, and to ensure that there are no renewed waves and frost storms, and this means that the growth rate will increase. It depends on the temperature rise.
- We water the plants three times during one week, and we must pay attention to the irrigation process, especially during the flowering of the plant and the beginning of the emergence of fruits, and pay attention to the moisture and dryness of the cucumbers. We fertilize the plant again with organic fertilizer when it becomes four weeks old, and it is preferable to put straw and dry leaves that fall from the trees On the roots of the plant; This is to gain coolness.
- We remove numbers of seedlings; So that only two seedlings remain in each hole, and that happens two weeks after they germinate. This helps the process of growing well and obtaining good fruits. Daily care must be taken of these plants, because they may become large in size and thus lose their desired taste, and the fruits will be ripe after planting them for a period ranging from two to three months.
