Excellent harvest of organic cucumbers
The production of long cucumbers in greenhouse cultivation requires specific conditions for the proper development of the fruit and the control of flower abortion ("fruit boredom").
The Granada coast is an area with a long tradition and culture of this crop. This year, due to the low atmospheric humidity in October and November, flower abortion has been very pronounced, resulting in the appearance of curved, deformed, and underfilled fruits known as "sword point" or "pencil point.".
Next, we show you a organic farming in a hillside greenhouse with drainage difficulties or excess, low relative humidity due to high ventilation.
During the visit made by our Technical Director last November 17, 2016 The greenhouse exhibited significant problems with aborted fruit that was difficult to fill and of questionable quality. Furthermore, the plant suffered copper gluconate poisoning, which manifested as yellowing at the tips of the leaves.
Given these circumstances, it was decided to apply:
This program has been repeated after 15 days.
As of today, the crop presents a different paradigm, bearing all the fruits, which you can see in the following images that the farmer has passed on to us.
OBSERVATION: The fruits are now almost too long and the farmer is forced to harvest at least 3 times a week, when the usual practice is 2 harvests per week.
