Once upon a time, the choice of cucumbers was small – Vyaznikovsky, Muromsky Yes Nizhyn. Now the problem is different – there are so many varieties and hybrids that it is difficult to navigate and choose the ones that you need
How to choose cucumbers for planting? Three main questions
- First of all, decide where you will grow cucumbers – in the open field or in a greenhouse.
- The second question is: what type of cucumbers do you want to grow – bee pollinated or parthenocarpic? The latter are best suited for greenhouses, as they are able to set fruits without pollination.
- And third, are you going to eat them fresh or pickle them?
The main advantages of hybrids cucumbers β ecological plasticity and attractive appearance of green fruits. There are universal hybrids that can be grown both in open ground and in film greenhouses. Many of them, with good care and the right top dressing, are capable of producing large yields. Up to twenty cucumbers or more are poured on hybrid plants at the same time. Do you need small fruits for canning – pickles and gherkins? Hybrids are the best option. After all, the smaller the harvested fruits, the more ovaries start to grow and the more they can be collected.
But attention! On one hybrid, no matter how good it is, the choice cannot be stopped – even one stress factor can leave you without a crop. Plant at least two or three hybrids.
The best hybrids for open ground
Most breeding firms focus on gardeners who visit their plots only on weekends, which means they choose hybrids for open ground. such as bee pollinators F1 Cellar ΠΈ F1 Brigadier. They will not give a record harvest, but they consistently bear fruit with minimal care. In addition, all bee-pollinated varieties and hybrids are very tasty.
Cucumber F1 Cellar
Begins to bear fruit 43-48 days after germination. Cucumbers are large-tuberous, 9β11 cm long. They are used fresh, for pickling and pickling. The hybrid is resistant to powdery mildew, olive blotch, root rot. Planted four to five plants per 1 square. m.
Cucumber F1 Brigadier
Fruiting in 45-48 days. Fruits up to 12 cm, ideal for pickling and pickling. Relatively resistant to root rot, powdery mildew and downy mildew. In open ground, four to six plants per 1 sq. m.
cucumber sprinters
Cucumbers have their own “sprinters” – hybrids that quickly give a bountiful harvest, and then “run out of steam”. For example, parthenocarpic F1 Gerasim ΠΈ F1 Mumu for open and protected ground. Both hybrids are resistant to powdery mildew, olive blotch. The lack of bitterness in fruits is genetically determined.
Cucumber F1 Gerasim
Fruiting in 47-50 days. Dark green, large-tuberous, 14β16 cm, weighing 120β150 g. Salad, but you can pickle.
Cucumber F1 Mumu
Fruiting in 43β48 days. The fruits are large-tuberous, with black spikes, 10β12 cm long, weighing 100 g. They do not turn yellow for a long time, they are good in pickling.
Stayer distance
Vigorous parthenocarpic hybrids F1 Advance, F1 Khasbulat, F1 Cappuccino bear fruit little by little, but for a long time. Suitable for growing in greenhouses, under temporary shelters and in open ground – on a trellis. With the traditional method – in spreading – the fruits lie on the ground, which means they get dirty and have an uneven color. Therefore, you may not notice them, and they will outgrow. All three hybrids are resistant to powdery mildew, olive blotch, and root rot. Fruits are well transported. Used fresh, for pickling and pickling.
Cucumber F1 Advance
Fruiting in 39-44 days. Dark green non-bitter cucumbers 11β13 cm long. In open ground, three to five plants per 1 sq. m, in the protected – up to three.
Cucumber F1 Khasbulat
Fruits in 37-39 days. Dark green fruits, 10β12 cm. In greenhouses, two or three plants per 1 sq. m, in open ground – four to five.
Cucumber F1 Cappuccino
Fruiting in 41-44 days. Dark green cucumbers are slightly speckled, with tubercles, 10-12 cm long, never bitter. In greenhouses, two or three plants, in open ground, four or six per 1 sq. m.
The most productive hybrids of cucumbers
There are hybrids that give record yields. Novelties of the season – vigorous parthenocarpic hybrids of the female type of flowering F1 Garland ΠΈ F1 Tomboyintended for cultivation in greenhouses, on loggias and balconies. They are resistant to olive blotch, powdery mildew. The use of fruits is universal.
Cucumber F1 Garland
First harvest in 45 days. Fruits 12β14 cm, not bitter. No more than three plants per 1 sq. m.
Cucumber F1 Tomboy
Fruiting in 43β48 days. Each node has 8β10 ovaries, and even more on lateral shoots. Dark green cucumbers, medium tuberculate, 10β12 cm long, weighing 90β100 g. In greenhouses, two or three plants per 1 sq. m. Can be grown in open ground (4-5 plants per 1 sq.m.)
