Why are cucumbers bitter? What are the ways to prevent cucumber bitterness? Detailed answers
In rural areas, almost every household has its own small vegetable garden, don't underestimate such a small piece of land, but for farmers, it can save a lot of living expenses, and even many rural elderly people, because they have their own small vegetable garden, can also earn some pocket money. As the seasons change, a variety of vegetables are grown in rural gardens. Among them, the most common are peppers, eggplants, cucumbers, cabbage, radish, etc.
However, even farmers who have been growing vegetables all their lives sometimes encounter problems with the vegetables in the vegetable garden and do not know what to do. For example, many people may have eaten cucumbers that are very bitter or melons that taste very bitter. So, cucumbers and melons are obviously not bitter, how can they have a bitter taste?
a.Why are cucumbers bitter?
In general, cucumbers that we buy at the market or in stores do not have any special taste. If it's a fruit cucumber, the taste is sweet and refreshing. But it is also possible to eat cucumbers with a bitter taste. In fact, this is not surprising. Because cucumbers themselves contain a bitter taste, but only as cucumbers continue to grow, the bitterness will gradually weaken and the taste will be better.
b) What are the conditions for the appearance of bitter cucumbers?
If you pay close attention to this problem, you will find that cucumbers near the roots of cucumber seedlings are more bitter. In fact, this is because cucumbers growing in the roots are unable to absorb more nutrients, and almost all of the nutrients produced by the plant are quickly reached the top. Due to the lack of sufficient nutrients, the bitterness of the root cucumber cannot be reduced, and finally, when we pick it and eat it, we will find that this cucumber is bitter.
In fact, not only cucumbers have this problem, but when we plant melons, it will also appear that the taste of melon roots will be more bitter, or the melons produced by melon roots will not taste very good. Therefore, when planting, we will remove the fruit that is too close to the root to avoid the consumption of nutrients, but we will not bring delicious taste to the fruit.
In addition to the bitter roots of pumpkins, we often harvest very bitter cucumbers in the middle of summer. This is mainly related to the growth management of cucumbers. The suitable growing temperature for cucumbers is 28-29 during the day and 17-18 at night. If it exceeds this temperature, it will affect the growth of cucumbers to a greater or lesser extent. If the cucumber continues to grow poorly, the cucumber on the plant will not get enough nutrients**, which will cause the bitters in the cucumber to accumulate more and more, and eventually lead to a bitter taste.
Thirdly, how do you avoid bitter cucumber knotting?
From the above description, we can roughly conclude that the main reason for the bitterness of cucumbers is due to growth problems, resulting in insufficient cucumber nutrients. Therefore, we need to pay attention to this aspect. Specifically, the following points are implemented:
1. Provide a suitable temperature. For cucumbers grown in greenhouses, necessary adjustments can be made according to the suitable growth temperature of cucumbers to ensure that the greenhouse temperature is always the appropriate temperature for cucumber growth.
2. Maintain cucumber crops. For a crop to grow well, its root system needs to be protected. Cucumber crops have shallow root systems and are not suitable for watering. Therefore, it is necessary to avoid flooding with large amounts of water when watering, so as not to cause water accumulation in the root system.
3. Balanced fertilization. The growth of cucumbers cannot only rely on the nutrients of the crop itself, but also needs the supply of nutrients from the outside world. In order for cucumbers to have a high yield and good taste, they also need the necessary fertilizers. Here, we are not in favor of applying nitrogen fertilizer in order to balance the fertilizer.