Characteristics of Babushkin Secret cucumbers
The Babushkin Secret cucumber variety is recently grown by Russian gardeners. This parthenocarpic hybrid is chosen mainly for greenhouse cultivation because they do not require pollination, and the ovary forms in all weather conditions. Indoors, it is grown in the northern regions. It will delight you with its harvest even on the balcony or windowsill.
Characteristics of Babushkin Secret cucumbers
The variety was included in the State Register of the Russian Federation only in 2015. Agrofirms, summer residents and gardeners appreciated its advantages.
Variety characteristic
Cucumber Grandma's secret F1 is medium early in terms of ripening, the first fruits can be obtained 45-50 days after the start of the growing season. There are reviews of gardeners that, under favorable conditions, the plant began to bear fruit on day 40. Medium-sized bushes have a medium weave. Fruiting over a long period occurs due to indeterminacy (unlimited growth).
This variety is a bright representative of bunch cucumbers, i.e. in the axil of the leaf, several ovaries are formed at once (bouquet flowering).
The manufacturer gives the following description of the variety:
Small cucumbers -10-12 cm, weighing 80-90 grams. Hobbyists pick at the pickle stage, when the size reaches only 4-5 cm. The cylindrical fruit of bright green color has a large tuberous surface with white spines. Zelentsov has a dense pulp, completely without bitterness.
The hybrid is intended for open ground, however, the specificity of parthenocarpics (for them there is no problem with pollination, bees are not needed), makes them indispensable for growing in different types of greenhouses.
Advantages and disadvantages
It is almost impossible to collect seeds of cucumbers Grandma's secret. They are not formed in parthenocarpic cucumbers. In the open field, bees can pollinate female flowers, but the resulting seeds, when planted, will not give offspring with characteristic varietal properties. This is a feature of hybrids.
The advantages of the variety:
- high yield - 6-8 kg per square meter (according to some sources, it can reach 15-16 kg when grown indoors)
- lack of barren flowers;
- gardeners speak well of taste;
- universal: they are used both for fresh consumption and for canning;
- resistant to many diseases of the pumpkin family, daily temperature extremes;
- well transported.
In parthenocarpics, bitterness may appear during deformation of the fruit as a result of pollination of flowers by bees.
Growing features
Landing
Cucumber Grandmother's secret F1 does not require specific agricultural technology. The rules for its cultivation are usual for this crop:
- it is better to use sod soil with the addition of humus, sand;
- it is not advisable to plant in the ground where cucumbers grew in the previous season, it is better - after tomatoes and cabbage;
- keep the temperature above 15 ° C.
The hybrid is grown in both seedling and non-seedling methods. Seed germination is very high. They are buried to a depth of 1.5-2 cm. Cucumbers love moist, loose, oxygenated soil.
Basic Rules
Stick to growing rules
Seedlings are usually prepared for greenhouses. Young plants are ready for transplanting with 4-5 true leaves. If the greenhouse is constantly heated, then seeds can be sown for seedlings as early as February.
Planting on the beds is carried out according to the scheme: the distance between holes in a row is 30-50 cm (3-4 plants per linear meter), between rows - 120 cm. The distance in a row depends on whether side shoots are left. If the entire crop is concentrated on the central stem, then the bushes can be planted more often.
Gardeners practice different options. In cool weather, when the minimum number of ovaries is formed, side shoots are left. Fruiting times increase, but so does the harvest. For those who want to get earlier cucumbers with a quick return, it is better to form the bush into one stem, pinching all the side shoots.
Cucumbers grown in warm beds are an excellent harvest, especially in open field and film greenhouses.
Care
The description of the culture advises to use only warm water (25 ° C) for watering plants. Watered at the root 2-3 times a week.
Drip irrigation allows you to deliver moisture to the very roots of plants, preventing moisture from entering the leaves, stagnant water, which is very valuable for greenhouse cultivation. For the prevention of diseases, saturation of the soil with oxygen, loosening is carried out, weeds are destroyed.
To get a high yield, you need to tie up and pin the plant on time. This hybrid is grown mainly in a trellis method. The height of the bush in the open field is 1.5-1.7 m, in the closed one - about 2 m. When tying the bushes to a support or wire, do not allow the stem to be pulled with twine.
With the timely collection of zelents, the formation and development of ovaries is stimulated. In the Grandmother's hybrid, the secret can be from 2 to 6 in one bosom.
Conclusion
The Babushkin secret hybrid has not yet become widespread due to its relatively recent appearance on the market. Reviews of gardeners who grew this variety on their plots are mostly positive. Early ripening and quick return are of value for regions with short summers. They are grown in greenhouses throughout Russia.
To get the desired result, you need to purchase seeds from well-known agricultural firms that guarantee quality.