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Zucchini is one of the most popular vegetables in our garden farms. It will not compete with potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes in terms of planting volumes and demand. But his popularity is no less than theirs. This subspecies of the genus pumpkin, due to its low calorie content and dietary qualities, does not bypass any vegetable garden.
The number of different varieties allows you to choose exactly the variety that fully meets the conditions of its cultivation and the tastes of the vegetable grower. These varieties differ from each other in terms of the growing season, yield, exotic forms and storage duration. All varieties have good taste after competent culinary processing. Moreover, some of them can be used in salads directly from the garden bed.
Variety "Aral f1" - modesty and dignity
When choosing zucchini seeds, each gardener is guided by those qualities of the selected variety, which reflect not only its consumer qualities, but also the possibilities of effective cultivation. If the variety of zucchini is characterized by a short growing season, disease resistance and unpretentiousness in agricultural technology, then it will certainly attract attention. Zucchini "Aral f1" also belongs to such varieties.
There is not a single advantage of this variety of zucchini that would distinguish it from other plants of this pumpkin subspecies. But, according to the reviews of expert gardeners, it is the simultaneous combination of all positive features that gives him the right to have the title of one of the best varieties of early-maturing zucchini. And he bears this title with dignity:
- fruiting begins 5 weeks after sowing;
- the variety is resistant to most viral diseases, including root rot and mold. This guarantees long-term productivity of the variety;
- with proper agricultural technology, the yield of zucchini reaches 10 kg / m2, which is higher than that of the popular varieties of zucchini - "Gribovsky 37" and "Gorny";
- the variety is stress-resistant to agrotechnical adversity;
- the optimal size of zucchini is 160 - 200 mm, the diameter of each specimen is at least 60 mm and the weight is about 500 g;
- the flesh of the zucchini is dense with a characteristic, for this variety, tenderness;
- according to experts, the taste of zucchini is beyond praise;
- the collection of zucchini should be carried out at least 2 times a week. Rare collection of ripe zucchini reduces the productivity of plants;
- the shelf life of the fruit is at least 4 months.
Grow squash without loss
Planning the first planting of zucchini "Aral f1" is possible only when the ground has already warmed up to 120 — 140 at a depth of at least 100 mm. By this time, there should be no fear of recurrent frosts. Otherwise, cover material or small greenhouses should be prepared. Since squash seedlings can be transplanted to a permanent place at the age of 30 days, it will not be difficult to calculate the approximate time of sowing seeds.
Almost all gardeners practice 2 different options for growing zucchini:
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method of direct planting of seeds in a pre-prepared bed or flower bed... This method will not allow you to get early zucchini, but it will also be less hassle. There is no need to grow seedlings in a city apartment. Sowing of prepared and treated marrow seeds is carried out in the last decade of May or in early June. By this time, the earth should warm up well and the first shoots will not be long in coming.At the beginning of July, it will be possible to wait for the first zucchini.
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using the seedling option, zucchini can be obtained much earlier. Zucchini seeds, sown for seedlings in April, will be ready for transplanting to a permanent place by the end of May. After 15 days, the plants can bloom and soon begin to bear fruit. If there is no danger of frost already from the end of May, then the first harvest of zucchini varieties "Aral f1" can be obtained by mid-June.
He loves light and will not refuse enough warmth. If there is a desire to get the maximum harvest for this variety early, then plant "Aral f1" should be from the southern side of the garden or flower bed.
What is the departure, such is the arrival
It doesn't matter which of the landing options was chosen. Maybe even both at once. The main thing is not to abandon the planted zucchini to the mercy of fate.
Although they are originally from Mexico, they will not refuse Russian hospitality. And they will do it with great pleasure:
- first of all, after the emergence of seedlings, their regular watering, weeding and loosening is required. Watering should not be directly under the root, but departing from it about 200 mm. Each plant requires a bucket of water per week. The water temperature must be at least 200, otherwise root rot cannot be avoided;
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when 5 leaves of zucchini appear, it is necessary to spud for additional root formation;
- at the beginning of flowering, this variety will respond with gratitude to fertilizing with mineral fertilizers;
- when the fruiting period begins, you should feed it with phosphorus and potassium compounds. Here are just fertilizers containing chlorine should be avoided;
- with excessive growth of leaves, some of them should be removed;
- for better pollination by insects, it is a good idea to spray the plants of this variety with a solution of boric acid and sugar. Especially when grown in a greenhouse.
Testimonials
According to the reviews of the majority of experts in gardening and ordinary amateurs-farmers, "Aral f1" is the best variety of zucchini today in terms of a complex ratio of characteristics.
Conclusion
There are varieties that are more productive, there are larger-sized ones and even more resistant to diseases. But all this separately. If we take all the characteristics as a whole, “Aral f1” is the only one.
