Characteristics of Anzor cucumbers
The unique Anzor cucumber variety has won the hearts of many vegetable growers. Cucumbers are sweet, crunchy, without bitterness and with a pleasant aroma. They attract with minimal maintenance costs and good taste.
Characteristics of Anzor cucumbers
Anzor cucumbers are consumed fresh, but the fruits are also suitable for preservation - pickling and pickling.
Characteristics of the variety
Despite the small size of the fruit, the yield is high. Like all hybrids, the variety requires planting in a heated soil, the seeds are planted from May 10 to June 10. It is important that at this time the air temperature is 9 - 12 ° C. When planting in seedlings - at least 18 ° C. From the first shoots to fruiting, 35-38 days pass.
The species is ultra-early. Like all f1 hybrids, the variety is suitable for growing both outdoors and in greenhouses.
It is necessary to adhere to a distance of 50 cm between rows. This affects the yield level. In open field conditions, it bears fruit until mid-autumn, when the air temperature at night does not drop below 6 ° C. With proper care, you can harvest 4–5 kg per m2.
Benefits
According to the description of the variety, cucumber hybrids Anzor f1 have the following advantages:
- high level of productivity;
- disease resistance;
- good tolerance to drought and cold snaps;
The main disadvantages are loss of elasticity over time and short shelf life. In case of an overdose of mineral components or improper watering, the fruits of plants of category f1 can have a bitter taste.
Description of the bush
Ovary of a bouquet-type bush. The flowering of cucumbers is female. One node can have 8-10 flowers. The waviness of the leaves is small. They are bright green in color and medium in size.
The maximum height of the bush is 1 m.
It is recommended to plant no more than 3 bushes per 1 m2. This is necessary for the normal development of each plant.
Description of fruits
The fruits of Anzor cucumbers have an excellent taste. They are oval in shape. The description is as follows:
- dark green color;
- white thorns;
- the skin of cucumbers is lumpy, dense on the surface;
- length varies from 9.3 to 9.6 cm;
- the average weight of the fruit is 70–75 g.
The fruit is not too watery in texture. Cucumbers of this variety are added to light, summer salads.
Thanks to their dense skin, they are excellent for preservation. Can also be used to decorate vegetable cuts.
Care
When watering, water should not fall on the plant
Caring for Anzor cucumbers includes regular watering, loosening and mulching the soil, pruning shoots, and timely feeding.
Watering is carried out with warm water as the soil dries up. The number and frequency depends on the weather conditions. Water should not get on foliage and weaving.
The soil needs to be loosened. The purpose of the procedure is to saturate the soil with oxygen and stimulate the growth of bushes. Additionally, before planting, you need to mulch the soil - add rotted leaves and sawdust. Also, the soil near the bushes should be weeded regularly.Weeds consume a lot of moisture, which can damage the root system.
Pruning
We must not forget to care for the bushes throughout the growing season. Due to the rapid growth, many leaves and side shoots are formed. Experienced gardeners remove them so that new shoots grow. This is necessary to obtain additional harvest.
Sick and dry leaves must be cut off without leaving hemp. The cut must be done in the morning so that it does not get wet and dries up in the evening.
Top dressing
Anzor cucumbers are fed with manure every 10 days. For this, mineral and organic fertilizers are used. Better to do this every two weeks.
There are several types of feeding cucumbers at home:
- onion peel infused with water;
- diluted chicken droppings or mullein;
- a mixture of whey and iodine.
For the solution, fresh manure and water are taken (1: 3). Leave to ferment for a week. The slurry needs to be constantly mixed. When feeding on a bucket of water, give 1 liter of liquid manure and 50 g of superphosphate.
Watering is carried out in the prepared grooves between the beds. If in the fall the soil was fertilized with organic components, then during the growing season the plants do not require additional feeding.
Pest control
With improper care, the plant is susceptible to pests (aphids, worms, whiteflies). One of the most effective control methods is drip irrigation. With this watering, water only partially gets on the leaves and stem of the bush. Thanks to this, they do not become waterlogged.
Check the soil regularly for ants. These are the main carriers of aphids, which are rather problematic to remove. To do this, you can pour kerosene into the nests. Another way is to pour boiling water over the nest.
For prevention, you can use water with the addition of baking soda. To get rid of spider mites and slugs, you should dig up the area in the fall. Then the weeds and larvae will disappear. Early ripe fruits do not need to be treated with chemicals, because they can become unsafe for humans.
Treatment of fungal diseases
Under poor climatic conditions and improper watering, the fruits are exposed to fungal diseases. The most common are powdery mildew and peronoscrosis.
The best option is processing with Bordeaux mixture. Spray foliage only from above. The main thing is that the mixture does not penetrate inside the plant, otherwise there will be burns.
Conclusion
Cucumber Anzor has good yields even with minimal maintenance. The fruits are early ripening, so you need to harvest on time.
If the cucumbers are grown in a greenhouse, harvesting must not be forgotten. Once every 2 weeks, it is necessary to wash windows and doors, ventilate the room.