With the onset of the season, many summer residents are looking for new varieties of cucumbers that would not require special care and would give a stable harvest.
But the problem may arise when growing this crop in greenhouses. After all, many varieties of cucumbers require pollination by bees, and how to do it in a closed ground?
The best solution is to grow self-pollinated cucumbers, which have both a pistil and a stamen, so they are able to pollinate themselves.
In addition, these varieties are perfect for early planting, when you want to pamper yourself with fresh cucumbers before this vegetable fills the shelves of stores.
The name and description of the best representatives of this variety of cucumber can be found here.
Variety "Claudia"
Hybrid, self-pollinated. The type of flowering is mainly female, in one node more than 3 fruits are formed. Bushes weave heavily, the leaves on the shoots are not very much.
This variety is famous for the fact that the first fruits ripen almost simultaneously. Productivity is very high and is 25 - 27 kg.
The mid-early hybrid, the moment of seed germination before the start of fruiting takes an average of 50 - 25 days.The fruits are elliptical-cylindrical, the length reaches 10-12 cm, in weight they gain 65-90 g.
The surface is lumpy, with white pubescence. Neither the flesh nor the rind of bitterness give, but have a good taste and a pleasant aroma. Between the fruits there is a balance in weight and size.
Cucumbers of this variety do not outgrow, so small hitch in harvesting is allowed. Plants and fruits are not affected by the majority of cucumber diseases, which is why yields are so high.
Since these cucumbers are small, they are perfect for rolling in banks. You can also eat fresh fruit, as well as pickled.
This variety will take root in any soil. You need to start with the cultivation of seedlings, although in a warm climate or heated greenhouse sowing seeds can be done directly into the ground.
If you want to grow bushes in order to get an early harvest, then the stage of harvesting seedlings can not be skipped. Depth of laying seeds is normal (1.5 - 2 cm). Care seedlings also ordinary. The laying of seeds for seedlings can be done in the first half of April, and the bushes can be instilled at the end of May.
This variety is not particularly capricious in the care, so the cultivation of these plants is not particularly time-consuming process.It is enough to water the bushes regularly, fertilize, loosen and cover the kidney with mulch.
You can also shoot shoots on the trellis than to facilitate the harvest process.
Variety "Zozulya"
Hybrid. In terms of ripening falls under the category of precocious (45 - 48 days). Type of flowering female. The plants themselves will form side shoots in the right quantity, so the bushes do not need pruning.
Fruits are cylindrical in shape, fairly long (14–24 cm) and very weighty (160– 290 g). The surface of Zelentsi is covered with a small number of tubercles, with small irregularities. There are also small white spikes on the peel.
Hybrid "Zozulya" has a good taste of fruits that do not taste bitter. Bushes bear fruit long, steadfastly and at the same time. Productivity is very high - 17-30 kg per square meter.
Commercial type of harvest is very good. Fruits can be consumed fresh as well as canned and pickled. This hybrid has a pronounced resistance to olive blotch, as well as to the cucumber mosaic virus.
You can grow these plants in greenhouses and in the open field. Because of selfing, you can grow these bushes in a heated greenhouse, so you can count on getting an early harvest.
Be sure to grow the seedlings, which will develop adult plants.Conditions for seeds, and later - and seedlings, should be as comfortable as possible so that as many seedlings as possible can sprout. When planting on a unit area, you can prikopat 2.5 - 3 seedlings.
Need to often water the bushes water at room temperature, as well as fertilize the plants so that the crop meets expectations. Due to the fact that the bushes themselves limit their branching, they do not need to pinch and stepchild. In general, care for this hybrid is ordinary.
Grade "Friendly family"
Medium early hybrid, the first fruits can be removed from the bushes after 43 - 48 days after the seeds have germinated. This self-pollinated variety is desirable to grow in greenhouses. The bushes are medium in size, there are not very many lateral shoots, most flowers are female.
These cucumbers relate to beam, because on the main shoot 2 - 4 ovaries are formed, and on lateral stems - 6 - 8 ovaries. Fruits are cylindrical, light green shades, up to 12 cm long, with a large number of hillocks and white pubescence. Neither the peel nor the flesh gives bitterness in taste, but have a pleasant smell and sweetness.
Productivity is very high - 17-20 kg per square meter of bed.As for the application, the cucumbers of this hybrid can be used to collect the pickles, but for this the fruits should reach a length of 4-6 cm. You can also diversify your diet with fresh, pickled or canned fruits of this hybrid.
Shrubs give yield stably and simultaneously, as well as resistant to most viral and fungal diseases. Due to its good appearance, these cucumbers can be sold.
Since this hybrid was bred for growing in greenhouses, the seedlings can not be grown, but sown immediately in the ground. But the seedless method can be used only when the greenhouse is heated. At the same time it is possible to carry out sowing ahead of schedule to get an early harvest.
If you decide to grow seedlings, then you need to create suitable conditions (temperature and light), as well as properly care (water, fertilize, dive). It is possible to drop seedlings in mid-April, and in case of favorable weather conditions, this can be done earlier.
Hybrid It does not require special caretherefore, it will be enough to regularly water the plants, apply a complex of fertilizers, cultivate and mulch the soil.If necessary, bushes need to pinch and pinch, so that the process of fruiting does not start too late.
If the bushes are powerful, and the fruits are not formed, then it is then necessary to perform these procedures. Passing bushes is needed in order to reduce the burden on them.
Variety "Gerda"
The hybrid, enters fructification in 45 - 50 days after seeds sprout. The bushes are very powerful, they form a lot of lateral shoots, the flowers are mostly female, it refers to bundle cucumbers (3 - 5 ovaries are formed in the node).
Fruits are small (8 - 10 cm long, 70 - 75 g in weight), elliptical in shape, medium-tuberous, with white spikes, color green with light yellow stripes.
Gherkin hybrid "Gerd" not affected by all types of powdery mildew. Shrubs of this variety bear fruit abundantly (7–9 kg per square meter), and cucumbers are not prone to growth or deformation.
Cucumbers have an excellent taste when preserving or pickling, the tastes do not deteriorate, and cavities are not formed in the fruit.
Shrubs of this hybrid will take root in the open and protected ground. Sowing seeds for seedlings can be done in mid-March - early April.It is possible to care for seedlings by conventional methods, that is, to maintain the water and mineral balance of the soil, as well as to replant it in time.
Dripping can be those seedlings that grew in pots for at least 35 days. It is necessary to plant bushes sparsely, namely 2 - 3 saplings per square meter of a bed.
The simplicity of the bushes in the care makes it possible not to spend a lot of energy on the cultivation of these plants. To get a good harvest, which would be enough for personal consumption and for sale.
It should be adjusted regular watering, fertilizing with mineral and organic fertilizers, which it is desirable to combine with irrigation, as well as pruning and pinching plants.
Variety "Spring"
Self-cured early hybrid, technical maturity of the fruit occurs at 37 - 43 days after germination. Shrubs sredneroslye, form a few stepsons, with female flowers.
The location of the ovaries beam. Fruits are cylindrical, small (7–8 cm), in weight gain 65–80 g, with a slight amount of tubercles with brown pubescence. The stem of cucumbers is dark green, and on the opposite side - light green.
Tastes are assessed as excellent, the fruits are not bitter, even if slightly over-ripe. Yields are high - 11-17 kg per square meter. meter
This hybrid is resistant to a complex of diseases, able to produce an early harvest of high qualityand also bears fruit for a long time (until autumn).
Over the entire period of fruiting, you can have time to harvest 2 - 3 times. Since cucumbers of this variety are gherkins, they are perfect for canning in small jars, as well as for making pickles. In addition, they can be consumed fresh and pickled.
It is advisable to grow seedlings in advance, and the care of them is very ordinary. Before dropping seedlings, they must grow for 40 days in separate pots. This hybrid can be grown in greenhouses and in the open field.
When transplanting into open ground, it is better to cover the bushes for a short time, if there is a chance that the weather will deteriorate. Landing scheme - 50x60 cm.
Adult bushes are not afraid of temperature fluctuations, but in case of strong changes in weather conditions, they are better protected. Watering and fertilization is desirable to combine, but the lack of moisture needs to be done more often than fertilizing.
Paceniks are formed weakly, so there is no need to trim. There may be a need to pinch the bushes.
Grade "White Angel"
Hybrid mid-season.Fruiting begins on 50 - 55 days after the first shoots. Indeterminate bushes, grow well, I let a lot of stepsons, with flowers of both types and beam formation of ovaries. The leaves on the shoots are sufficient, the foliage itself is dark green in color, medium in size and slightly wrinkled.
The fruits are elliptical-cylindrical in shape, light green, almost white, slightly tubercular, with white pubescence. Zelentsy small - 9 - 11 cm in length and up to 90 g in weight. Bushes bear fruit very abundantlywith apt. meters can be collected from 12 to 15 kg of cucumbers.
Fruits have good taste, both in its original form and processed, and also have excellent marketability. Plants are not affected by most cucumber diseases.
This hybrid is designed for cultivation in greenhouses, so in the case of a well-heated greenhouse, home cultivation of seedlings can be eliminated, and sowing the seeds immediately into the ground. Care of seedlings in any case has no features and differences from the bushes of other varieties. Landing scheme: 50x50 cm.
It will be enough to these plants to provide plentiful and regular watering, and also frequent top dressing in orderthat the grade did not disappoint with productivity. Since the bushes are indeterminate, it is possible to grow them on a support than to make the process of picking fruits easier.
In a closed space, it is desirable to carry out preventive treatments with fungicides against various diseases.
Grade "April"
Hybrid. Mid-season - 45 - 50 days is necessary for the bushes in order to enter fruiting.
Indeterminate plants, can independently limit the process of formation of stepsons. Fruits are large, reach a length of 22 cm, and in weight gain 200-250 g, cylindrical in shape.
The surface is covered with a small number of large tubercles with white spikes. The rind is dark green, and the flesh is light green.
Fruits are able not to turn yellow even in the sun. The taste is excellent, neither the peel nor the flesh gives bitterness. Productivity is very high - in favorable conditions from 1 square. meter beds you can collect about 30 kg of fruit!
The hybrid safely survives temperature fluctuations, and is not affected by almost all diseases, except root rot. The variety has an excellent presentation of the fruit, as well as the fact that it gives the crop almost at the same time.The purpose of these cucumbers is universal.
It is possible to start cultivation of bushes of this variety with both seedling and seedless methods. The hybrid is designed for breeding in closed ground. Care for seedlings normal. Depth of laying seeds - 3-4 cm. The usual planting scheme is 50x50 cm.
The variety is very unpretentious, so it will normally survive the lack of moisture or fertilizer. Stages of growing plants are normal. It requires several treatments against diseases.
You can see that growing self-pollinated cucumbers will not be difficult, so choose the most attractive varieties and grow them on your own beds.
