Despite the fact that the calendar is still winter, many gardeners are already thinking about what cucumbers they will grow this summer. Today, many new varieties have appeared, among which there are new-fangled varieties of cucumber with a bundle of ovaries. Do you want to know what it is?
Beet cucumbers are new hybrids that can give about 20 kg per bush from one bush. Among them there are hybrids that are pollinated by bees, and self-pollinating plants. The amount of harvest depends on the degree of branching of the plant. Hybrids of strongly wrinkled fruiting period is the longest. But the weakly branched plants are easy to care for, since the lateral shoots of such cucumbers do not need to pinch. There are among cucumbers with a bundle of ovaries plants that are not capable of overgrowing.
The most productive varieties of cucumbers
To obtain a good harvest of bunches of cucumber, you must select the appropriate seeds. Here are some of these varieties:
- F1 The mother-in-law is a parthenocarpic, that is self-pollinating, hybrid, which is grown both in the open ground and in the greenhouse. This variety is ripe, the harvest is ready for harvesting 48 days after the shoots appear. Seeds should be sown at the end of April, cucumbers can be planted in the soil at the end of May. At the site of the ovary, 4 fetuses with a mass of about 100 grams are formed. This hybrid is frost-resistant and disease-resistant;
- F1 Avalanche is an ultra-rugged hybrid, forming up to four fruits in a bundle. It is intended for growing outdoors and in a greenhouse. Fruits grow up to 8 cm in length, do not have bitterness, are excellent for pickling;
- F1 Piccolo - self-pollinating early-ripening cucumber intended for open ground and greenhouses. One beam can form up to seven fruits. About 40 days pass from the emergence of seedlings to the collection of the first crop. Stable hybrid to cucumber diseases;
- F1 The heroic strength is a new universal variety of cucumbers grown in a tunnel, greenhouse, open ground. A lot of lateral shoots contribute to a long period of fruiting. More than eight ovaries can form in the bunches, the fruits grow up to 13 cm in length, have high salty and taste qualities;
- F1 Green Wave is a high-yielding and reliable variety of cucumbers: stably yields high yields due to excellent resistance to diseases and other unfavorable conditions. The variety is shade-tolerant, frost-hardy, with a long fruiting period. Up to seven ovaries may form in the nodes;
- F1 Ajax - this sort of cucumbers of Dutch selection is characterized by early ripening, stably high yield. Fruits up to 12 cm long have excellent taste qualities;
- F1 Excelsior - the newest grade of cucumbers of the Dutch selection. A self-pollinating hybrid of the cornish type has early maturation periods. In the bundle, 5-6 fruits are formed, having a length of up to 12 cm. The variety is universal, since it is very tasty both fresh and salted. The plant is very unpretentious in nursing. Dark green fruits differ transportability. In its class, Excelsior is considered the most productive hybrid.
To obtain an excellent harvest of bunches of cucumbers, you must follow certain rules. Seedlings of cucumbers must be grown in a so-called warm patch , which consists of fresh organic matter. Seeds are sown in it a month earlier than in the usual garden. Accordingly, you will receive an earlier harvest of cucumbers. Weekly it is necessary to pour a layer of mulch on the bed. Seedlings of cucumbers should be fed with trace elements, watered with herbs and sprinkled with special cocktails to increase yield.
Collect the fruits in time, because the younger and smaller the cucumbers, the more their number will grow on this plant.