Every gardener dreams of their cucumbers growing healthy and without problems. Today I want to share a little secret that will help strengthen cucumber bushes and protect them from pests and pathogenic microflora. To do this, prepare a dry mixture of 2 ingredients and apply it to each plant. I’ll tell you more.
The first ingredient is mustard cake. You will need one kilogram of this powder. Mustard cake contains substances that effectively repel many pests that can disturb young, juicy cucumber seedlings. In addition, it helps clean the floor of fungal infections. Shrubs treated with mustard cake are less likely to suffer from root rot, powdery mildew, and spots.
In addition, mustard cake serves as an excellent fertilizer. When it breaks down in the soil, it provides the plant with all the nutrients needed for healthy growth and fruiting, and it also improves soil structure.
The second ingredient is simple wood ash, which gardeners have been using for many years. Ash has great benefits for cucumbers. In addition, ash helps fight fungal infections and many pests. Combined with mustard cake, it creates a simply magical mixture.
To prepare the mixture, it is necessary to mix one kilogram of ash and mustard cake. Then apply 4-5 tablespoons of the mixture to each cucumber plant. This mixture can be used every 2 weeks throughout the summer.
