Planting cucumbers in open ground is considered a rather laborious process, since every summer resident needs the cucumbers not only to sprout, but also to have excellent productivity. It is for this reason that it is necessary to select the appropriate varieties and hybrids of cucumbers, which are the most productive. These varieties include: Madame gherkin, delicacy variety, son of the regiment, alligator and some other cucumbers.
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The best varieties for open ground
Delicacy variety
Cucumbers of this variety are considered to be an early ripening vegetable, which is mainly placed in open ground. The main features of the variety:
- They have small bumps on the surface, and the surface itself is perfectly flat.
- The small seed box gives this variety a great value.
- They are in the form of a cylinder.
- Cucumbers with a dense pulp, characterized by a high sugar content.
- The skin is very soft with a dark green tint.
All these qualities indicate that these varieties for open field planting are considered the best option for salting.
This species has a high resistance to short frost... Due to the long fruiting time, the summer resident will be able to harvest for a long time. This culture can be planted no denser than 5 bushes per 1 sq. M.
Planting seeds in open ground should be carried out no more than 1.4-1.9 cm. Also, this culture can be used for planting in unheated greenhouses.
Grade Son of the Regiment
This type of cucumber belongs to the group of mini-gherkins. This culture is considered a mid-season species. From planting to the formation of the ovary, it takes 1.4 months. These cucumbers have a feminine bloom and are slightly branchy. Cucumbers are different:
- Fruit size is approximately 7-9cm.
- The thorns on the surface are white.
- The fruit is oval in shape, while the surface is sometimes coarsely tuberous.
Cucumbers of this type cannot turn yellow or outgrow, which significantly distinguishes them from other crops. This vegetable characterized by increased stability to the following diseases like scab, powdery mildew, mosaic virus. The fruits have excellent taste and are distinguished by the duration of fruiting. This variety has a universal purpose.
Gherkin variety Madame
This is the best type for outdoor planting. A mid-season species that brings the first harvest just 1.4 months after planting. This hybrid can be pollinated by insects. The culture is distinguished by the advantage of the female type of inflorescences. Fruit ovaries have a bundle location. The bunch has 4-7 fruits... Differences of this type:
On the surface, there are quite often tubercles differing in a small diameter.- Small cucumbers are cylindrical.
- The weight of one vegetable is approximately 60-90 grams.
- The thorns on the surface are white.
- Fruits are dark in color with white running lines.
- Fruit size is approximately 11-14 cm.
- The soft and thin rind gives the cucumbers great value.
Fruits of this species cannot turn yellow or outgrow, and are also characterized by increased density. This hybrid is considered quite valuable, since it has an increased level of resistance to the following diseases, such as powdery mildew and root decay.
These bushes have intensive fruit formation, which makes it possible to get a fairly high yield. These cucumbers can be consumed fresh or used for preservation. For the bush to form, a pinch is required above the 3rd leaf.
Alligator variety
This type of garden crop is a good variety for planting in open ground, it is a bee-pollinated species that is distinguished by long-term fruiting. This variety can be used both for open ground and for greenhouses.
These bushes are distinguished by their high stature and increased power level. The fruits have an elongated-cylindrical appearance with a green color and pronounced tubercles on the peel. Features of the variety:
- Fruit size is approximately 31-45 cm.
- Can be consumed both fresh and for conservation.
- Surface gloss, soft and thin skin.
- The hybrid is characterized by increased resistance to diseases such as powdery mildew.
- The inside of the fruit has a sweet taste and a pleasant smell.
Variety and April and Erofey
Summer residents often advise these types for planting in open ground. Aprelsky bushes are considered an early species. Fruiting comes after about 1 month... This culture can be grown both outdoors and at home. The fruits are cylindrical and large in size. Their size is 22-25 cm, and their weight is 220-260 g.
Cucumbers of the Aprelsky variety do not have bitterness, and are also not very demanding in care, this makes it possible to cultivate on different soil. This variety of cucumbers is quite frost-resistant, which allows planting at the end of March. Also, this property makes it possible to get excellent yields.
Parthenocarpic fruits of the Erofey variety considered bee-pollinated, which requires planting in open ground. This versatile cucumber can be consumed fresh or canned. The bushes have a mixed type of inflorescence, and differ:
- The fruits of this variety are rather short. Their size is about 7.5-8.5 cm.
- Vigorous growth and increased branching.
- This species is highly resistant to diseases such as powdery mildew.
- The shape of the cucumbers is long and ovoid. The fruits have low tuberosity.
Corinna variety
This species is considered an excellent option for planting in open ground. This plant is considered early maturing. The parthenocarpic variety has an excellent yield. It can be used both for greenhouses and for open ground. Bushes belong to the group of medium-sized... Features of the variety:
- This plant is quite resistant to various diseases.
- Cucumbers are distinguished by the presence of small tubercles and a dark green color.
- The fruits are gherkins, reaching a size of 9-21 cm.
- The pulp of the fruit is absolutely not bitter and has excellent density. Cucumbers are often used for preservation and pickling.
- The thorns are white.
Open ground planting of this plant is carried out in early June. No more than 3 bushes are planted per meter. The planting depth of the seeds is approximately 1.4 cm. This species is easy to care for, which consists only in periodic watering and groundbait (done every 2 weeks).
Connie's variety
If you need to plant cucumbers with small sizes, then the best option would be varieties Nezhensky and Conny... The Nezhensky variety is considered the best for salting. These parthenocarpic cucumbers can be grown both in open ground and in greenhouses.
This type belongs to the group of mid-season cucumbers, characterized by increased resistance to various diseases and unpretentiousness. This variety is produced by pollination by bees, which makes it possible to use it for open ground. The variety is different:
- High climbing ability.
- The size of the fruits is approximately 11-13cm, and their weight is about 85-120 grams.
- The fruit has large tubercles, which are very rare.
- This plant has small fruits, characterized by a long ovoid shape.
Planting this vegetable crop in open ground is carried out in early June. This action must be carried out with a density of three bushes per meter... The seeds go deeper into the soil by no more than 1.7-2.5 cm. The Conny variety belongs to the early maturing parthenocarpic species. This view is different:
- The first crop of this plant can be harvested within a month and a half after germination. On this bush, the ovaries appear in bunches.
- Excellent yield, as well as low climbing ability.
- The size of the fruit is approximately 8-10 cm, and the weight is about 70-90g.
- Cucumbers are small and cylindrical.
- The fruits of this type of cucumber have a crisp flesh, characterized by the absence of bitterness and excellent juiciness.
- The fruits are resistant to overgrowth, as well as white thorns over the entire surface.
All the varieties listed above and parthenocarpic early hybrids are great for planting in open ground... Now there are a large number of different types of cucumbers, but the ones described above are considered the most popular by many summer residents. The choice of the variety will directly depend on what kind of harvest the summer resident needs to have in the future.
Care and watering cucumbers
Any variety of cucumbers requires the most frequent watering, groundbait and hilling, this activates the appearance of additional roots. As a rule, soil varieties are pinched over the 4th leaf to activate the appearance of lateral shoots. In greenhouse cucumbers, the lateral branches are periodically pinched over the first string. To facilitate maintenance and improve the water and temperature conditions, it is advisable to periodically mulch the rows of cucumbers.
It is necessary to remove excess fruits that reached the size of 6-8 centimetersso that there are no more than 11-17 cucumbers on one bush.
This type of vegetable crop loves high humidity, for this you can spray cucumbers, but you need to overdo it in this matter, it is also worth it because of the risk of various fungal infections. During the cultivation of cucumbers in greenhouses, periodic ventilation is required.
To increase pollination and a good harvest, it is necessary to attract pollinating insects to the personal plot; for this, the bushes at the beginning of flowering can be sprayed with a sugar solution of 150 grams per liter of warm water. You can also install containers with honey solution (1 tsp for 1 cup of water) nearby. In order not to poison the insects during the flowering of the garden, they do not use spraying with chemicals.
These plants love moisture... With insufficient watering, the leaves on the bushes begin to darken and become brittle. With excessive moisture, they turn pale green. Cucumbers need watering especially during large-scale fruit formation.
There is no need to rush with the first watering of seedlings, in this case, the seedlings will have an excellent root system, small internodes and the most durable stem. Watering is carried out in a timely manner with a slight drying out of the soil.
You can grow early cucumbers in greenhouses and greenhouses or on the open ground, but there is a method that many summer residents use, planting seedlings under temporary shelters (made of polyethylene or special material), it is removed after the threat of morning frost ends, at a persistent warm temperature.
For gardeners who come to the dacha only on weekends, it is advisable to select non-woven fabric for shelter, plants will breathe through it, and it also does not need ventilation. To normalize the temperature difference, heat accumulators can be installed, they can be plastic egg bottles with water laid in a greenhouse. During the day, bottled water heats up, and at night it removes heat, which has a beneficial effect on young shoots.
