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In recent years, a group of cucumbers has appeared, attracting the views of an increasing number of gardeners and gardeners. And if quite recently bunch cucumbers grown only by professionals and lovers of exoticism, now many amateur gardeners cannot pass by this novelty. Cucumber Emerald Earrings also belongs to this group. And many, having tried to grow this variety, are faced with the fact that in real life it is not always possible to comply with the characteristics that the manufacturer gives to his products. What is the secret of growing bunches or, as they are sometimes called, bouquet cucumbers?
Description of the variety, characteristics
First you need to get acquainted with what the Emerald Earrings variety of cucumbers is.
This is a hybrid that was created by breeders of the Moscow agricultural firm "Gavrish". In 2011, it was included in the State Register of Russia with recommendations for growing both in open ground and in all types of indoor ground in all regions of Russia.
- The hybrid is early ripening, 42-45 days pass from germination to the appearance of the first cucumbers.
- It belongs to the parthenocarpic type, that is, it does not require pollination for the formation of cucumbers.
- Cucumber plants Emerald catkins f1 are vigorous, indeterminate (that is, they have unlimited growth), average branching, bloom exclusively with female flowers.
- A hybrid of cucumbers Emerald catkins forms from eight to ten ovaries in the nodes of the shoots. The yield due to this property of the hybrid is fantastic - from 12 to 14 kg per square meter.
- Fruits are dark green in color, cylindrical in shape, weighing from 100 to 130 grams. The average size of one cucumber is 8-10 cm. This variety has such a feature that it ideal for picking pickles (fruits 3-5 cm long, harvested 2-3 days after the formation of ovaries) and gherkins (fruits 5-8 cm, harvested 4-5 days after the formation of ovaries).
- The rind of cucumbers has medium-sized tubercles with whitish stripes and mottling. The fruit has dense pubescence and white thorny thorns. Thanks to this, it is recommended to pick cucumbers with gloves.
- Cucumbers Emerald earrings are versatile in use - they are equally good both in salads and in various pickles and marinades. Cucumbers have excellent taste.
- This hybrid is resistant to the main diseases of cucumbers: powdery mildew, brown spot, cucumber mosaic virus, root rot and bacteriosis.
Reviews of gardeners
And what do amateur gardeners say about this hybrid of cucumbers? After all, many have already been tempted by the amount of cucumbers that even one bush of Emerald Earrings can give.
Features of agricultural technology
So, judging by the reviews, in terms of yield and taste, emerald earrings cucumbers are beyond praise, but not everyone can grow them correctly.
Cucumber Seeds Emerald Earrings F1 do not need additional processing, such as soaking in growth stimulants, as they undergo a full pre-planting preparation from the manufacturer.
The seedling period is practically no different from the cultivation of other varieties of cucumbers. As usual, the seedlings of cucumbers are grown in separate containers so as not to disturb the earthen lump unnecessarily when transplanting.
Theoretically, emerald earrings cucumbers can be grown in the open field, but still in greenhouse conditions it will be much easier for them to reveal their full potential and give the maximum yield.
10-12 days before planting cucumber seedlings, add additional fertilizers to the greenhouse soil: about 12 kg of compost and 2 tablespoons of complex mineral fertilizer per square meter of soil. A day before disembarkation, the bed is spilled abundantly. Seedlings of cucumbers are planted in one row at a distance of at least 40-50 cm from each other. High air humidity (up to 90%) is required for the growth of ovaries in the nodes. The air temperature should be around + 28 ° C for flowering, and around + 30 ° C for fruiting.
As soon as the warm weather is finally established, tie the cucumber seedlings to the trellis. To do this, it is best to stretch two wires at a two-meter height parallel to each other, at a distance of 30-40 cm. The rope is tied on one side to the wire, on the other side it is fixed in the lower part of the cucumber seedlings. The next plant is also tied up, but to another parallel wire, and so on, alternating between them. Twice a week, the rope should be wrapped around the growing cucumber bush.
The next main procedure is shaping:
First, you need to mentally divide the entire cucumber bush into 4 zones vertically.In the first zone from the ground, including the first 4 leaves, you need to remove all shoots and female flowers in the leaf axils. After the first bunch of cucumbers is tied in the next 2nd zone, pinch the side shoots, but leave 2 leaves on them. In the third zone, it is also necessary to pinch all the side shoots, leaving only three leaves on them. At the moment when the main central shoot grows to the upper wire, wrap it around it, and, after waiting for several leaves and a bunch of cucumbers to grow from above, the top of the main shoot must also be pinched.
Watering cucumbers Emerald earrings should be done daily in hot sunny weather with strictly warm water. Organic fertilizing is carried out every 2 weeks. Poultry droppings must be diluted 1:20, mullein diluted 1:10. Top dressing of cucumbers is done immediately after watering.
During the period of opening of buds and mass flowering, spraying with anti-stress drugs, such as Epin, Zircon, HB-101, will not prevent the cucumbers of Emerald Earrings.
It is quite possible to grow cucumbers Emerald earrings and get an excellent full-fledged harvest at the same time, you just need to remember the care rules that were set out above.
