What are the causes and prevention measures of cucumber hollow

Recently, many vegetable farmers have reported that the cucumber is hollow, and I do not know how to prevent it. Normal cucumbers are crunchy, with a lot of seeds and stuffing, and a lot of water. The hollow part of the cucumber also has a little yellow and sticky thing. It tastes astringent and has a completely different taste from the stuffed cucumber. So what's going on with the cucumber hollow? What are the causes and prevention measures of cucumber hollow?

Causes of cucumber hollow

First, cucumber plants are senile, root tissues are injured, nutrients cannot be distributed evenly, and hollow melons are easily formed;

The second is the incomplete pollination of female flowers, the amount of dry matter synthesized after fertilization is small, and the uneven distribution of nutrients is easy to form hollow melons;

Third, boron deficiency and potassium deficiency are easy to form hollow melons;

Fourthly, hollow melons will be formed when the growth potential is weakened during high temperature drying period;

Fifth, the cucumber is in a high temperature, drought or low temperature and high humidity environment during the growth process. In addition, unsuitable water management can also cause hollow melons.

Method for preventing and curing cucumber hollow

Choose good varieties with strong melons. Strengthen fertilizer and water management, ventilate and transmit light, and add rotted organic fertilizer. Bind vines in time, remove yellow leaves, and harvest in time. Prevent diseases and insect pests in a timely manner.

Can hollow cucumber be eaten?

Some people say that the hollow cucumbers tend to become bitter, and bitter cucumbers can never be eaten, and bitter cucumbers are easy to be poisoned. However, this is not the case.

Although some cucumbers will have a bitter taste, it is not because of the hormone, but because the bitter taste of cucumber and bitter gourd are the same ingredient, so bitter cucumber has no relationship with poisoning. However, people with bad stomach will easily suffer from gastrointestinal discomfort if they eat bitter cucumber. It is recommended that people with bad stomach do not eat cucumber raw.

In summary: the nutrients contained in hollow cucumbers are not much different from ordinary cucumbers, but there will be differences in taste, so they can be eaten with confidence.

When buying cucumbers, you can weigh the weight. The hollow cucumbers have a small density and are light; the outer triangles of cucumbers are obviously thicker, which means that the possibility of hollows is greater.

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