Characteristics of cucumbers varieties Druzhnaya Semeyka
Cucumbers are one of the most common vegetable crops. To get an early harvest, gardeners equip greenhouses, for which the most suitable option is parthenocarpic hybrids (which do not require pollination). One of the modern popular varieties is the Druzhnaya Semeyka cucumber.
Characteristics of cucumbers varieties Druzhnaya Semeyka
The variety was included in the State Register of the Russian Federation in 2003. Recommended for growing in different climatic zones. Got widespread in farms and in garden plots.
Characteristics of the variety
Cucumber The friendly F1 family has a medium early ripening period, begins to bear fruit 43-45 days after the emergence of shoots. The bush of the plant is medium-sized, with medium weaving. Indeterminate - unlimited growth, due to which it can bear fruit for a long time. Refers to the type of beam. This means that several ovaries are formed at once in the leaf axil: on the main stem - 2-4, on the lateral ones - 6-8.
Zelenets has dimensions of 10-12 cm, but can be harvested at the stage of pickles - 4-5 cm. The fruit of a bright green color has a cylindrical shape, diameter - up to 3 cm. The surface is medium-lumpy, with white spines. The pulp is dense, without bitterness.
The variety is intended for indoor cultivation, where there is a problem with pollination of flowers. For parthenocarpics, bees are not needed. Although gardeners have experience in growing these cucumbers in the open field.
Advantages and disadvantages
Seeds of cucumbers Amicable family F1 are quite expensive, since they are obtained as a result of selection work. It will not be possible to collect your own seed, because parthenocarpics do not form seeds, the fertilization process does not occur. Even if some female flowers of the bee can pollinate, the seeds will not produce offspring with varietal properties, like all hybrids. This is one of the few disadvantages of the variety for the consumer.
Advantages of the amicable family cucumber variety:
- high yield - 10 kg per square meter (according to some sources, it can reach 17-20 kg);
- good and excellent taste;
- versatility in application: suitable for fresh consumption, as well as for pickling and pickling;
- resistance to many diseases of the pumpkin family.
It must be remembered that when parthenocarpic pollination occurs, if seeds are formed, the greens can be deformed, and bitterness may appear.
Growing features
Landing
Growing in a greenhouse will yield a good harvest
This hybrid has no special requirements for agricultural technology. General landing requirements:
- loose, well-watered soil;
- recommended predecessors - tomatoes, cabbage;
- temperature not lower than 15 ° С.
In the greenhouse, cucumbers are usually planted in seedlings. Planting time depends on the type of greenhouse, the conditions created in it. In a heated one, you can start growing in February, with solar heating - in April - early May (depending on the temperature). Young plants should have 4-5 true leaves.
Planting scheme for cucumber seedlings: the distance between the holes in a row is 30-50 cm (depending on the characteristics of the plant), between the rows is 120 cm. The depth of seeding is 2 cm. Before planting, moisturizing watering is carried out, soil aeration is provided.
Excellent results were obtained by gardeners who grew cucumbers in greenhouses in warm beds.
Care
Water the cucumbers with warm water (25 ° C) under the root 2-3 times a week (an excellent option is drip irrigation). Do not allow the soil to dry out and water stagnation. After watering, loosening is carried out, weeds are destroyed. It is combined with fertilizing with organic and inorganic fertilizers.
To obtain high yields, tying and pinching are timely carried out. The wire for tying the bushes is pulled at a height of 1.8-2 m. A twine is tied to it, the plants are fixed with a free loop under 2-3 leaves, preventing them from being squeezed.
After reaching the phase of the 8-9th leaf, they begin to form a bush. In the lower internodes, new shoots are pinched off. The lateral pagons located above are pinched at the level of 2-3 leaves. The central stem is pinched after it has grown to the trellis wire and is fixed there.
Timely collection of zelents stimulates the formation and development of ovaries.
Conclusion
Confusion arose with the name of the F1 hybrid cucumber in the network of specialized seed stores. On the seed bags, you can see very conflicting information about the characteristics of the vegetable. The description indicates different ripening periods: mid-early, early, super-early. Pollination methods are also defined in different ways: not only parthenocarpic, but also self-pollinated, bee-pollinated.
To purchase seeds with the necessary properties, you need to pay attention to the accompanying information when buying.