Characteristics of Mels cucumbers
Mels cucumbers are unique because of their high fertility - up to 400 zelents can be harvested per year. Great option for gardeners who grow vegetables for sale.
Characteristics of Mels cucumbers
Characteristics of the variety
Mels cucumbers are suitable for growing in greenhouses, greenhouses and open beds. This variety belongs to the bunch. The harvest brings a whole bunch of fruits: in each node, 5-7 ovaries are formed.
Mels is notable for its early maturity - literally 36 days after planting the bushes, you can start picking the first cucumbers.
Description of the bush
The plant is very large, has powerful whips and small leaves. Such a vegetable requires sufficient space and regular harvesting. Planting density no more than 2 plants per 1 m².
Mels has a female flowering type. Pollination is not required for this plant.
Description of the fetus
The plant produces small fruits up to 10 cm long, bright green in color. Zelenets is covered with tubercles, has white thorns, and may be somewhat prickly.
Always juicy and crunchy, cucumbers are perfect for eating both raw and salted. They behave very well when pickled - they remain strong, and the skin is thin and crispy.
Planting varieties
This vegetable crop is characterized by a seed reproduction method, because seedlings may grow somewhat fragile due to the lack of sufficient space for the seedling to develop.
Seed preparation
The seeds can be pre-soaked in phytosporin or potassium permanganate, then planted in the soil warmed up by the sun.
Soil preparation
It is necessary to pre-prepare the soil: dig well and fertilize. You can use compost, humus, ash will be a good feed. After sowing seeds in fertilized soil, it is recommended to mulch the soil, i.e. sprinkle with straw or dry cut grass. This will preserve moisture in the soil, as well as additionally fertilize it after mulch decay.
When and how to drop off
If the plant is planned to be grown in a greenhouse, then sowing is best organized in the first decade of March. For cultivation in open ground, the planting dates are postponed 2 months in advance, that is, the first decade of May.
In the greenhouse, the soil must be thoroughly warmed up. To do this, it is poured with hot water (not boiling water), and the liquid is allowed to be completely absorbed into the soil. After three days, the soil is ready for planting seeds.
When planting, it is important to maintain a distance
Before planting in open ground, it is important to make sure that the ground has warmed up 10-15 cm in depth, otherwise there is a risk of not seeing a single shoot. The recommended planting scheme is for greenhouse cultivation and for open cultivation - 70x70, because. cucumber needs a lot of space - the plant is very powerful. It is extremely important to consider this feature of the species!
Care
Caring for the Mels variety can be divided into several stages:
- Stem formation.
- Leaving after the first harvest.
- Preventive care.
Stem formation
You can already learn about the formation of the stem from the description given by the manufacturer on the package: the plant must be formed strictly into one stem. When the first leaves appear, it is necessary to remove the flowers and stepsons, and then all the shoots.
In order for the f1 hybrid to produce the maximum yield, ripe fruits must be picked daily. This will protect the stem from breaking. There are a lot of zelents in one bundle, and it may not withstand such a large load.
Watering
Before the appearance of the first greens, it is recommended to water it every three days, approximately 4 liters per m2. If the soil is pre-mulched, then water through the mulch. After harvesting the first crop, intensive watering with warm water is required, preferably after sunset. When growing a vegetable crop outdoors, it is better to water cucumbers on your own with warm water.
Watering is recommended to be carried out at the very root, without touching the lower leaves of the stem. Wet leaves are most susceptible to disease.
Top dressing
As soon as the first serving of delicious fruit is harvested, it is important to feed the plant. You can put in a barrel or bucket of humus, which will produce fumes containing carbon dioxide.
The most accessible feeding method is dry ash or ash infusion. It is enough to sprinkle dry wood ash on the soil before watering. Ash infusion is prepared from 8 to 10 days. To do this, you need to dilute 10 tablespoons of ash in 5 liters of water and stir this mixture regularly. It is enough to fertilize the soil with ash once every two weeks.
Pests and diseases
Variety Mels f1 is resistant to the main diseases of cucumbers (powdery mosaic virus, olive spot, powdery mildew, etc.). In order to secure the harvest, simple measures are taken to prevent them: regular ventilation of the greenhouse, control of humidity; if the greenhouse is glass, you need to periodically wash the glass with a cloth soaked in a soapy solution with a small alkali content.
Diseases
A simple recipe for a solution of brilliant green and water will save you from root rot.
For 5 liters of water, it is necessary to dilute 10 drops of brilliant green and water the plant. If powdery mildew has overcome the leaves of the cucumber, then a solution of water, low-fat milk and iodine will save: 10 drops of iodine and 1 liter of low-fat milk are diluted with 9 liters of water. The resulting mixture is treated with the affected areas of the plant.
Pests
The most common pests are: whitefly, sprout fly, spider mite, melon aphids.
Preventive measures must be taken even before sowing seeds. In March-April, after the snow melts, you can smoke the greenhouse with sulfur bombs (0.05 kg per m³). Disinsection of the soil can be carried out with carbation (2%), the product is sold in gardening stores. It is poured over the entire sown area (5 liters per m²). It is better to carry out disinfection 30-45 days before sowing the soil with seedlings or seeds.
Conclusion
Cucumber Mels f1 has many positive reviews. Mels will delight you with the speed of fruit growth and high yield. The hybrid is not afraid of cold weather, it tolerates temperature extremes well. Cucumber has excellent taste and fresh aroma.