Description of the April cucumber variety
The April F1 cucumber variety has been particularly popular among most farmers for many years. The main distinguishing feature of this variety is that it is the owner of a gold star for its unique taste. The exhibition was held in Germany.
Description of the April cucumber variety
Variety characteristic
April cucumber F1 was bred in the Russian Federation. In the late 70s of the 20th century, this plant species was entered into the National Register of the country. The characteristic and description of this variety of cucumbers suggests that it can be grown in any region of Russia.
Regardless of climatic conditions, it has unique appearance and taste characteristics. This species is ideal not only for professional farmers, but also for ordinary people living in rural areas. The growing season of this species reaches a maximum of 50 days. If pollination takes place with the help of bees, then the productive characteristics increase up to 30%. A high level of yield allows you to sell marketable fruits. If the care turns out to be correct, then about 40 kg of marketable products can be collected from 1 hectare.
Cucumber cultivation can be carried out even in city apartments. This plant can grow well in a pot on a windowsill. This variety is characterized by early maturity. It is enough to plant a few seeds in an ordinary flower pot, and cover it all with foil. It is very important to create a greenhouse effect.
Description of the plant
The color of the tops can be variable. Over the entire area of the leaves, the color can vary among themselves. At one end, it is preferably a light green hue. The other end is dark green.
Also, the description of the April cucumber variety indicates that you can see various white veins on the leaves.
Description of the fetus
The description and characteristics of this variety of cucumbers suggests that the fruits do not have the property of overgrowth. That is, as soon as the fetus reaches its maximum size, their growth completely stops. This allows you to collect the most profitable and marketable crop.
The length of each cucumber is no more than 25 cm, and the weight does not exceed the mark of 240 g. There are a large number of tubercles on the surface. These spines are presented in light shades, predominantly white. The shape of the fruit resembles a cylinder. But the skin is represented by a ribbed characteristic. At the end of each fruit, there are yellow flowers that indicate the ripening of a good fruit.
These fruits can be used for any purpose. Most often, people consume them fresh. But, some housewives got used to canning such cucumbers.
Advantages and disadvantages
The main positive qualities of this species include the following indicators:
- the F1 April cucumber ripens very quickly;
- unpretentious to care;
- very little weaves;
- despite the small amount of dressings, quite a lot of ovaries are formed.
The disadvantages include the following indicators: this species needs a lot of space for germination.And secondly, in the winter period of time, you should take care that the plant receives a large amount of sunlight.
Growing rules
The soil must be air permeable
The f1 April cucumber variety shows ideal characteristics anywhere in the country. Planting and rearing should only be carried out in soil that has a high level of air permeability. Planting is carried out in several ways. Can be planted both with seeds and with seedlings. To grow seedlings, seeds should be planted at the end of March. The depth of the hole should not exceed 2 cm.
Planting in the soil is carried out only at the moment when the seedlings have reached an age of two weeks. It is best to plant seedlings in only a few rows. A distance of 50 cm must be observed between them. But between the holes, a distance of at least 20 cm is required. Ideal yield indicators are observed at that moment if planting is carried out with the calculation of 2 plants per 1m2. If you plant immediately purchased seedlings, then it is better to do this at the beginning of summer. Planting depth should not exceed 3 cm.
Care
All the subtleties of care are only in the fact that you should often loosen the soil, water the plant and weed the soil from weeds. Watering works best on cucumbers only after the sun sets over the horizon. The water should be extremely warm. Otherwise, the root system will die and the yield will drop to zero. Loosening is carried out only on the surface of the soil, because the root system cannot be damaged.
Top dressing is carried out only once a week. It is allowed to use not only organic substances, but also mineral ones. It is best to fertilize after watering. The first time to feed the plant is required 14 days after the seedlings were planted. Harvesting is done at the sole discretion of the farmer. As soon as he realizes that the fruits are ripe, you can harvest.
Diseases and parasites
The breeders made sure that this plant is not exposed to common diseases and is not damaged in any way by insects and other pests. For this, April cucumbers have a high level of immunity.
They are not affected by diseases such as mosaic variations and spotting. Also, you will never find rot in the area of the root system.
April cucumbers are an ideal option not only for preserving products, but also for eating raw. This is a good option for residents of large cities, because they can afford to grow this crop at home, on their own windowsills or balconies.