Cucumbers - this is one of the most respected gardeners and popular crops. They can be grown in greenhouses and on the open ground, they are perfectly adapted to the Russian climate.

But still, in the process of growing this culture, certain questions may arise. For example, why do cucumbers turn yellow? This topic is worth talking in more detail.

No riddles, ordinary ripening

If we talk about the yellowing of the fruits of this culture - this is a completely natural process. Cucumbers are the only vegetable that people always eat unripe, that is, green. The fully ripened fruit loses its taste, its seeds become stiff, and the flesh becomes unpleasant. In addition, it overgrows with a solid and dense crust of yellow color.

First, the fruit turns yellow in fragments, and then becomes completely yellow, after which it should not be eaten. But it can be used on seeds, because by the time of complete yellowing, the seeds in it fully ripen, become ready to give life to new plants. In this situation yellowing can be avoided by the only method - you just need to collect the fruits on time, and do it carefully so as not to miss them.

Other yellowing

But it happens differently - sometimes just started cucumbers turn yellow, which is clearly far from full ripeness. This also happens, and this problem requires a more serious approach to solving, since it may be based on such factors:

• There are too many nitrates in the soil; change your attitude to plant fertilizer;
• Too hot, it is necessary to ventilate the greenhouse;
• Other problems that need to be sought in detail;

It also happens that with the ovaries and fruits everything is relatively normal, but the leaves of the plants turn yellow. And here you can also judge a few problems. Most common watering with cold water or lack or excess of sun. In all these cases, a massive yellowing of the tops is observed. Also, this symptom is relevant if there is not enough minerals, or if there has been an attack of aphids, fungi, various pathogens that damage the plant.

There are natural reasons why a plant begins to bear fruit less and turn yellow more and more. It should be understood that the cucumber is an annual plant, and its life span is not so high. Plants born in the spring from seeds begin to wither and turn yellow for natural reasons already in July, and by the end of the month some plants are already dying - it all depends on the variety. There are more long-lived varieties that will delight even in the fall, but in most cases, gardeners have time to harvest by August, and the lashes of cucumbers turn yellow, die, and go to compost.

Summarizing all the above, it should be noted that cucumbers can turn yellow both for natural reasons and because of various negative factors. If the fruit is overripe, or if the plant is already obsolete, acquiring a yellow color is a completely natural phenomenon, which simply can not be avoided.However, if the plants and fruits that are still young do not turn yellow, it is necessary to study in detail the conditions for growing plants in order to understand what the reason is.

It must be remembered that it is advisable to water these plants only with warm water, and it is also worth following the recommendations on fertilizer without abusing nitrates - all this will positively affect plant health. Do not overdo it with light, this is a shade-loving plant, however, a complete lack of lighting will also create problems. If there is no natural shading, it is advisable to buy a dark film for the greenhouse.

It is important to ventilate the greenhouse to allow pollinators to enter there and maintain the optimal thermal regime for the plants. If pests or disease are detected, it is necessary to take timely measures by buying suitable products. With proper care and timely collection of fruits, you will not have to deal with the problem of yellow cucumbers or their leaves until the fall.