Zucchini Black handsome
Zucchini is a culture that is popular with all gardeners. There are many varieties of squash. Due to its usefulness, unpretentiousness and high yield, the Black Beauty marrow is one of the best representatives of this group.
Zucchini Black handsome
Description and features of the variety
The black handsome man has characteristic features that distinguish him from other varieties of squash.
Zucchini green, black in many countries are called zucchini. They taste like pumpkin and have a sweeter flavor. Also, the vegetable is characterized by a high yield. The peel and flesh of the green-black vegetables are much softer than those of the other varieties, which is why they are eaten raw. They are useful because contain significant amounts of vitamins (B6, folate, C and K) and minerals (potassium and manganese).
Black handsome belongs to the early maturing varieties. From planting to the first harvest, it takes 35 to 60 days. This is a bushy plant on which from 4 to 6 fruits are able to set. It is grown both by seedlings and by direct sowing into the ground.
Fruit
The dark green zucchini fruits are cylindrical in shape. They are slightly ribbed at the base and have a smooth and thin skin. This handsome man can grow up to 23 cm in length and weigh 500-1000 g. The pulp of this variety is dense, light green in color, has juiciness and an unsurpassed delicate taste.
The Black Krasavets variety is characterized by a high yield. It is possible to collect about 20 kg of zucchini from 1 m² of the plot, and about 9 kg from one bush.
Application
Due to its delicate taste, Black Beauty zucchini is consumed raw, adding to vitamin salads, especially small fruits are suitable for this. Large fruits are used for canning, salting, frying, stewing and stuffing. This product is useful during the first feeding of babies and diets.
Dignity
Advantages of the variety:
- early maturity and high productivity;
- utility;
- pleasant and delicate taste;
- long-term fruiting;
- compactness of bushes;
- disease resistance (powdery mildew);
- neat and beautiful fruit;
- the possibility of using for different purposes.
disadvantages
Among the disadvantages are the following:
- short storage, because the peel of the fruit does not coarse;
- quickly deteriorates at room temperature;
- the variety is thermophilic and sensitive to cold snaps.
Growing features
It is easy to care for the Black Handsome variety
Zucchini seeds Black handsome are easy to plant, no special care is required for them. At the same time, there are a number of points that must be taken into account when planting this variety of zucchini.
Landing
Like all zucchini, the Black Handsome variety is planted either by seedlings or by direct planting of seeds in the ground.
Planting seeds in the ground
The seeds of the Black Handsome are sown throughout the spring, from mid-April to the end of May.
The variety is thermophilic, the seeds germinate at temperatures not lower than 15-25 ° C, therefore frosts are dangerous for them. Not every soil is suitable for planting this variety.The handsome man bears fruit in black soil and clay-sandy soil. The place where the seeds are planted should be well lit by the sun throughout the day. Zucchini of this variety cannot be planted in those places where zucchini crops have already grown, because they severely drain the soil. It is better that legumes, root crops, and crucifers were grown in this place earlier.
Before planting seeds in the ground, they need to be well processed. To do this, they are pre-soaked in a solution of potassium or sodium humate, 1 tsp. humate is poured into 1 liter of warm water. Seeds are stored in a damp cloth for 2-3 days. Seeds are planted in 2-3 pieces in each hole to a depth of 3-5 cm.The distance between the holes should not exceed 70 cm.If several rows of this variety are planted, then the distance between them should be equal to 90 cm.
Seedling method
In regions where summers are cool, this variety of zucchini is grown in seedlings. To begin with, the seeds are soaked in a special solution so that the first shoots germinate quickly. Seeds are planted either in peat or plastic cups, after moistening and fertilizing the soil in them. In this case, the sprouts are planted with the sprouted part down to a depth of 2 cm. The glasses are removed to a warm and well-lit place until the first shoots appear. Seedlings are planted in the ground after the ground warms up, and at an air temperature of 20 ° C.
Care
The black handsome man does not require special care, but the following procedures are the key to the high yield of this crop:
- timely watering;
- top dressing;
- formation;
- loosening the soil.
Watering
Zucchini are moisture lovers. It is important to water the zucchini with warm water. At the same time, it is poured at the root. During flowering, the vegetable has to be watered every 5-7 days, the ripe fruit requires watering at least 2 times a week. In drought, watering the zucchini is required more often: 1 time every 2 days.
Top dressing
It is important to fertilize the plant during flowering.
Top dressing of dark green zucchini is carried out 2-3 times a season using mineral and organic fertilizers. Top dressing is especially important during the flowering culture and at the moment when the ovary is formed. You cannot fertilize zucchini with chlorine-containing products.
Formation
The fruit grows on the main stem, so no shaping is required. If the bushes grow strongly, then the leaves cover the fruits from the sun and from beneficial insects, which leads to their removal.
Loosening
The roots of the zucchini squash are close to the surface of the earth, so agronomists advise not to loosen the soil around the squash bushes. The soil will have to be prepared in advance by loosening it.
Harvesting
Zucchini is an early ripening crop with a high yield. As soon as the fruit grows in length from 16 to 20 cm, it is plucked. The crop is harvested every 3-4 days so that new ovaries appear. The fruits must not be allowed to overgrow, otherwise they will lose their beneficial properties.
Diseases and prevention
The black handsome man is resistant to major diseases (powdery mildew, peronosporosis, anthracnose) of the squash group.
For preventive purposes, when growing this variety, it is worth observing some requirements:
- change the landing site every year;
- moderately and correctly water the plant;
- plant it in compliance with the planting schemes;
- process seeds before planting;
- remove diseased plants.
Conclusion
Black handsome in terms of its taste and appearance is considered one of the best varieties. Due to its high yield, unpretentious care, as well as useful properties, it is actively used in cooking, it is used in diets.