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The main role in the process of choosing a variety of cucumbers for planting in open ground is its resistance to the climate in the region. It is also important whether there are enough insects on the site to pollinate the flowers.
Features of self-pollinated varieties
By type of pollination cucumbers are subdivided into parthenocarpic (self-pollinated) and insect-pollinated. In areas where there are many natural pollinators such as bees, insect-pollinated varieties are the best options for outdoor planting. If there are few of them and natural pollination does not occur properly, then it is advisable to sow parthenocarpic varieties. They have both a pistil and stamens, so they do not need the participation of insects.
Parthenocarpic varieties do not have barren flowers, which significantly increases fruit formation. Such cucumbers are less susceptible to diseases, give a good harvest, their fruits do not have bitterness.
Another significant advantage is that parthenocarpic varieties are resistant to temperature extremes during the flowering period. This allows them to be sown in regions with unfavorable climates. In addition, cucumbers grow roughly the same: crooked, too small or too large fruits rarely appear.
When forming a bush of a self-pollinated cucumber, they tie it to a wire not after the appearance of the seventh leaf, as in bee-pollinated varieties, but when the plant reaches a height of about two meters. Some of the best self-pollinated cucumbers that do great outdoors are: F1 Masha, F1 Ant, F1 Herman, F1 Goosebump, F1 Zyatek, F1 Advance.
F1 Masha
Ultra-ripe hybrid variety, self-pollinated, fruits appear on 35-39 days. It is characterized by beam flowering type and long term fruit appearance. Ripe cucumbers are cylindrical gherkins with large tubercles on the skin. They are good to eat both fresh and salted. The variety tolerates difficult weather conditions, is resistant to powdery mildew and cucumber mosaic virus.
F1 Ant
Ultra-early ripening hybrid, harvest appears in 34-41 days. The fruits are similar in shape to a cylinder, have large tubercles, and are 11-12 cm long. The plant is characterized by medium weaving, bundle arrangement of flowers and moderate lateral branching of shoots. The variety is resistant to powdery mildew (real and false), olive spot.
F1 Herman
Ultra-early ripening hybrid cucumber, self-pollinated, the first harvest ripens 35-38 days after germination. The plant has a bunch-like arrangement of flowers. The cucumber has no bitterness, short-fruited, with large tubercles. Resistant to temperature extremes and most cucumber diseases. Good for both preservation and fresh consumption.
F1 Zyatek
High-yielding, early ripening hybrid variety, cucumbers ripen on days 42-47. Cucumber blooms in the form of a bunch, it is characterized by medium weaving.
From one bush, you can get about 5.5 kg of cucumbers. Zelentsy grows up to 15 cm in length, they have large tubercles and whitish pubescence. Resistant to most cucumber diseases.
F1 Goosebump
Self-pollinated, early ripening, high-yielding hybrid variety, ripe cucumbers can be harvested from open field beds for 41-45 days.The plant is characterized by the arrangement of flowers in the form of a bunch. Medium-sized bush with limited shoot growth. Ripe cucumbers have a length of 9-13 cm, a large hilly surface. The variety is resistant to powdery mildew. Cucumbers taste one of the best, they are perfect for pickling in jars and for consumption in their natural form.
F1 Advance
An early ripening, hybrid variety with self-pollination, the harvest appears 38-44 days after germination of the shoots. The plant is tall, with medium branching, has a female-type flowering. Dark green cucumbers with many tubercles, like a cylinder. They grow in length up to 12 cm, and their weight is up to 126 grams. With proper care, yields can be around 11-13.5 kg per square meter of open ground. The variety is resistant to root rot and powdery mildew.
F1 Red mullet
Hybrid variety, early ripening, fruits ripen 43-47 days after germination of seedlings. The plant has a mostly feminine appearance of flowers. Cucumbers of a dark green hue, with a bumpy and white-thorn surface, reach a length of 7-11.5 cm, their weight is 95-105 grams. The hybrid is resistant to powdery mildew infection. From 1 sq. m of open ground, you can collect up to 6.5 kg of cucumbers.
F1 Benefit
An early ripe hybrid, self-pollinated, most flowers are female, fruiting begins at 44-49 days. 5-6.5 kg of cucumbers are harvested from a square meter of open ground with good care. Dark green fruits are covered with small bumps, grow 7-12 cm long, and the average weight is 110g. This variety is resistant to root rot and powdery mildew infection.
F1 Angel
Early ripening, hybrid variety, self-pollinated, harvest appears on 41-44 days. The fruits reach about 12.5 cm in length, do not have bitterness, have an excellent taste and are good both for pickling and for eating fresh.
F1 Gosha
A productive hybrid with self-pollination, the collection of fruits begins 37-41 days after the emergence of sprouts. Resistant to infection with cucumber diseases and difficult climates. Cucumbers are very tasty, without bitterness, suitable for pickling and natural use for food.
Hybrid varieties of gherkin type
If you want to get a harvest of gherkin planted cucumbers, the fruits of which grow in one bunch from a large number of ovaries and have the same size, then you can sow varieties such as F1 Ajax, F1 Aristocrat, F1 Heroic strength other. They give a decent harvest, both in the open field and under the film. Such cucumbers of the same even shape will look beautiful on a festive table. In addition, they are good both pickled and fresh.
F1 Ajax
A productive, ultra-early hybrid. Its peculiarity is the formation of many ovaries and several cucumbers in one node. Cucumbers 8-10 cm long have a dark green hue, white thorns and large bumps on the surface. Cucumbers without bitterness can be used both for pickling and in natural form.
F1 Anyuta
Parthenocarpic, high-yielding hybrid variety with female type of flowers, photophilous. It is undemanding to care and tolerates climate change. Rarely succumbs to disease. It is characterized by the appearance of numerous ovaries (from 2 to 6) and fruits in one node. As a result, it allows you to get the same size gherkins about 9.5 cm long, which are good for conservation and for fresh use. The hybrid is resistant to powdery mildew, cucumber and olive spot mosaic viruses.
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F1 Aristocrat
A very early, self-pollinated variety, can be harvested at 34-39 days. Fruits are dark green in the form of a cylinder, large-lumpy, their size is 3.5 × 10 cm, do not have a void inside, even, homogeneous. Cucumbers form a knot of several fruits. The variety tolerates stressful weather conditions. Has a universal food purpose.
F1 Heroic Strength
An early ripe hybrid with mostly female flowers. It is characterized by a large number of ovaries and fruiting in the form of a bunch, in which there are up to 8 cucumbers.Cucumbers with medium pubescence, resemble a cylinder in shape, grow up to 12.5 cm in length. Resistant to infection with olive spot and cucumber mosaic virus.
F1 Be healthy
High-yielding mini-gherkin, the fruits of which reach 5-9 cm in length. The plant first produces one or two ovaries, then additional ones appear, their number can reach up to 5. Bush of medium branching. White-thorn cucumbers, dense, large-knobby, cylindrical, not prone to overgrowth. This variety of cucumbers is one of the best in taste.
F1 Petrel
Early ripening, fruitful hybrid variety. Differs in abundant initial fruiting and a long yield period. The bush is medium-branched, from two to six ovaries are formed at the nodes. Cucumbers with tubercles on the surface and white thorns, intense green, cylindrical in shape, crisp, reaching 8-11.5 cm in length. The variety is resistant to dry weather and cucumber diseases such as the mosaic virus of cucumber and olive spot.
F1 Okhotny Ryad
An early ripening hybrid cucumber with female-type flowers and limited lateral growth of shoots. White-thorn cucumbers with a sparsely knobby surface, reach 7.5-13 cm in length. In nodules, from two to six ovaries are formed. Resistant to the mosaic virus of cucumber, olive spot, as well as varieties of powdery mildew.
Hybrid varieties for shady beds
If there are not enough sunny beds, there are varieties that feel great and yield crops outdoors in shady areas. The best and most famous of them as growing in the open field are F1 Secret of the firm and F1 Moscow evenings.
F1 Company Secret
An early ripe hybrid, pollinates independently, the crop appears on the 37-42 day. A medium-sized cucumber weighing 90-115 grams, similar in shape to a cylinder. The plant is of medium branching, has a mainly female type of flowers. The variety is resistant to cladosporium and powdery mildew.
F1 Moscow evenings
An early ripe hybrid, the harvest appears on days 42-46. The plant has mainly female-type flowers, the shoots are prone to strong weaving. Fruits with lumpy skin, in the form of a cylinder, dark green with a whitish downy. Cucumber length is 11-14 cm, weight - 94-118 g. The variety is resistant to many diseases.
F1 Green Wave
An early ripening hybrid, pollinates independently, the crop can be harvested 41-47 days after the emergence of shoots. It is characterized by resistance to diseases and unfavorable climates, gives a decent harvest in any conditions, including in the shade. The plant is highly branched, long-term fruiting. From 2 to 7 ovaries appear in the nodes. Cucumbers are lumpy, with white thorns, they grow up to 11.5 cm in length. They have high taste properties, crunch well.
F1 First class
Early ripe, productive hybrid variety. It bears fruit in any growth conditions, is unpretentious in care, the cucumber is characterized by a good yield. Cucumbers with sparse fluff, grow 10-12.5 cm in length, dense, crispy, have an excellent taste both when pickled and in natural form. From 2 to 5 ovaries appear in the nodules. Cucumber is resistant to infection by olive spot, powdery mildew and cucumber mosaic virus.
F1 Focus
An early ripe cucumber with female-type flowers. It has medium branching, from one to four ovaries appears at the nodes. Cucumbers are large-lumpy, with whitish thorns, 11-14 cm long, weighing 105-125 cm. Shade-tolerant variety, has high taste. It is resistant to infection by the mosaic virus of cucumber and olive spot.
