The cucumbers are an integral part of the flora of any subsidiary, so the choice of seed seeds for the landing comes annually in front of each gardener. And if one of them is used for this assembled sowing material, others actively use hybrids implemented through the trading network. It is the last one we will help to navigate in the diversity of sentences in this area.
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Decide with what sowing material you want to deal with varietal or hybrid. Recall that the varietal cucumbers are the result of crossing plants of one species, hybrid (marked "F1" symbols) - different. At the same time, the varietal species will require you more effort to get a good crop, but will be able to then be a source of seeds for the next season. The hybrids of the crop, it is easier to care and resistant to diseases, but their seeds next year will no longer give such results, therefore not recommended as sowing material.
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The next item to determine - how are you going to grow cucumbers. If in your plans to get a good harvest in greenhouse conditions, choose parthenokarpic grades of cucumbers. They are ideal for such purposes because they do not require pollination. If the greenhouse conditions are not assumed, your choice is beeland varieties. For example: "F1 Captain", "F1 Teremok", "F1 Lord", "F1 farmer". In this case, pay attention to the presence in bags with seeds of specially colored pollinatte seeds, which, with simultaneous crops, guarantee better pollination ("F1 first class", "F1 Annie", "F1 Grasshopper", "F1 Buyan", "F1 three Tanker ").
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Another point is the time when you want to start the cucumber season. So, there are winter (shadowless) varieties that can be grown in greenhouses from January ("F1 Marathon", "F1 Olympiad", "F1 of the relay", "F1 Northern Lights"). Such hybrids are late, have large leaves and fruits, severe vegetation, can be tuberculous and smooth. The shadowed ecotypes under the underdeveloped conditions are well operating ("F1 firm secret", "F1 Moscow Region", "F1 Danil", "F1 Arina", "F1 Mastak"). More popular sorts of cucumbers - spring-summer, which quickly sleep and have better resistance to diseases. They are also more variable in size.
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To get a lot of cucumbers and in a short time, pay attention to the seeds of the Sprinter hybrids ("F1 Amur", "F1 Regina-Plus", "F1 Alphabet", "F1 Bouquet") - they will "pay" you excellent harvest in the first The same month of fruiting. Also derived the mid-air groups of cucumbers, the fruits of which you can collect in 45-50 days after landing, and late, collecting which you can start after 50 days from the date of seeds. If you want to collect a harvest by the end of summer, choose seeds from the last specified group ("F1 Saltan", "F1 Annie", "F1 Virnener", "F1 Lord", "F1 boy with a finger", "F1 farmer", " F1 Maryina Grove ").
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It is important and what you want to do with your crop cucumbers. So, if your goal is salting, then you need to pay attention to the black-eyed grade of cucumbers with a thin skin and a dense pulp ("Nezhinsky", "F1 Lord", "F1 Gypsy", "F1 hassier", "F1 farmer", "F1 Bockerel salting "," F1 Grasshopper "," F1 Acorn "," F1 Courage "," F1 Dragonfly "," F1 ant "," F1 bouquet ", etc.). It is such cucumbers after singing that will be fragrant and crispy. Lovers of small roots for salting can be chosen such hybrids as "F1 Liliput" or "Paris Cornishon".
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For consumption in a fresh form or in the form of lettuce, varieties are suitable, giving fruits with dense skin and a sweet crispy flesh. Usually it is a long or medium sizes of cucumbers with white spikes or at all without them. Excellent taste qualities are distinguished by such lightweight varieties as "F1 Zozul", "F1 Tamerlan", "F1 Bazaar", "F1 Bukhara", "F1 Makar", etc.
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There are also universal varieties that can be used for canning, and for salads, and for salting. These include "bush", "F1 Connie", "F1 Masha", "East", "County", "Stork", "Cruise", "Khabar".
Choosing cucumbers, do not focus only on the picture on the bag with seeds - carefully read and its opposite direction. The responsible manufacturer places on its product all the information necessary for you (varieties, conditions of its cultivation, dates and fruction, purpose, etc.).
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