"MY BALINGHOY"

         I remember those nights...those nights when i was wondering... how could this balinghoy of mine planted in fertile soil of earth, should i use innocent left hand of mine to dig up?, or should i use my right hand to fulfilled satisfaction?  hoping that it will bring out the fruit of labor that i used to dreamed of.
       As the time goes by, with my eagerness and determination, i studied, learned and practiced the best and proper way of  planting balinghoy. The proper positioning, style.. when and where... i devoted my precious time just to understand those keys that leads me to my successful ambition,
       And now!the long and cold nights of imagination is over, i have established my one of a kind planting procedure.. a procedure that will bring us all balinghoy planting enthusiast to heaven of joy.
Are you interested? 

KNOW AND CONTROL CUCUMBER PESTS

MANAGEMENT PRACTICES F0R AVOIDING CUCUMBER PR0BLEMS

Diseases, pests, and disorders remain a threat to efficient cucumber production and good profits by lowering yields, reducing quality, and making harvests unreliable. The risk of these problems can be reduced by wise management.

• Keep records.
• Select adapted cultivars with resistance to downy mildew, powdery mildew, anthracnose, scab, angular leafspot, and cucumber mosaic.
• Practice a 12-month, noncucurbit crop rotation.
• Select fertile, well drained fields.
• Sample fields annually for pH, nutrients, nematodes, soil insects, and weeds.
• Use certified seed treated with fungicides and insecticides.
• Seed 0.5-1.0-inch deep on raised beds after soils warm to 60° F.
• Place one strong colony of bees per acre after blooms are present.
• Apply a general purpose fungicide shortly after emergence and include an insecticide as needed.
• Diagnose all leafspots and plant abnormalities promptly.
• Use a high pressure (250 + psi) sprayer for fungicide and insecticide applications.
• Irrigate fields to ensure 1.0-inch of water each week.
• Monitor migration of the pickleworm and spray as needed.
• Reapply nitrogen and potassium after leaching rains.
• Pick three times a week.
• Avoid injuries during harvesting and handling.
• Use chlorine in all dump, wash, and handling water 

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