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One of the most grown varieties with light fruits is the Gribovskiy 37 squash. The plant bears fruit well in most regions. The variety is zoned for Russia and the CIS countries. The plant is unpretentious in care and resists most diseases. Zucchini have a marketable appearance, great taste and are suitable for both cooking and canning.
Characteristics of the zucchini variety
Variety Gribovsky 37 belongs to the medium early. From the emergence of seedlings to the first fruits, an average of 46-57 days pass. Zucchini is zoned for Russian regions and the CIS countries. The variety has been bred for a long time and has proven itself well. The plant is resistant to many diseases such as bacteriosis, powdery mildew, and vegetable rot.
The zucchini bush itself is well developed, with strong branches. The leaf petiole can reach a length of 32 cm. The shape is pentagonal, the contour is slightly dissected. Saturated green color of the leaf without white blotches.
The fruit of the Gribovsky 37 variety has the following characteristics:
- cylindrical shape;
- the size is average, the length is 18-20 cm;
- weight about a kilogram (ranges from 750 to 1350 g);
- hard, smooth skin with ribbing near the stalk;
- upon reaching technical ripeness, it acquires a light green color;
- the pulp is juicy, white, slightly yellowish, of medium density;
- can be used in any homemade dishes.
Variety Gribovsky 37 is distinguished by its unpretentiousness to growing conditions. It is considered to be high yielding. From one square meter of planting, you can get 8.5 kg of zucchini.
How to grow zucchini on your site
Zucchini are thermophilic crops. Therefore, most gardeners start the season by growing seedlings. The time for sowing seeds in the middle lane depends on what kind of crop the gardener wants to get. To obtain early zucchini, seeds for seedlings are sown in late April - early May. If the fruits are planned to be stored for a long time and harvested for the winter, the period is shifted until the second half of May.
To get strong plants, you need to consider the following recommendations:
- Prepare containers with a volume of 100 ml or more, a height of about 10 cm. It is best to take peat pots under the zucchini, but other separate cups are also suitable.
- For soil, special mixtures are preferred. The soil for plants should be nutritious and loose.
- Zucchini seeds are soaked before planting.
- Germinated seeds are placed in the ground to a depth of 5 cm.
- Plants need feeding 7 days after germination. To do this, take half a spoonful of table urea and superphosphate per liter of warm water. Also ready-made means "Bud" is suitable for zucchini.
- After another 10 days, feeding is carried out again. For zucchini, use a nitrophoska solution enriched with wood ash.
To avoid decay of the roots, water the plants twice a week. They take warm water (22 degrees), for each sprout there should be half a glass of water.
Transplant preparation and follow-up care
Zucchini seedlings ready for planting in open ground have at least three true leaves. Before moving the plants into the soil, they are hardened.
The sprouts are arranged according to the scheme 70 × 70 cm. They are placed in wells with a diameter of 30 cm prepared in the soil. Preliminarily, 5 liters of compost are introduced into each depression with the addition of a full tablespoon of superphosphate.
Plants are covered with soil on cotyledon leaves.To increase productivity, the main stem is pinched during the flowering period.
Growing zucchini in a greenhouse
To get an early harvest of zucchini, they should be planted in a greenhouse.
- The soil for plants needs to be well fed. To do this, a 30 × 30 cm trench is made in the greenhouse along the perimeter of the garden bed with zucchini, into which fertilizer is placed.
- Zucchini are planted in a checkerboard pattern. A distance of 50 cm is left between the plants, and 70 between the rows.
- Zucchini must not be overheated. To prevent a rise in temperature, the greenhouse is periodically ventilated.
- The best temperature for ripening zucchini Gribovsky 37 is 26 degrees. The minimum value is 15 degrees.
- When the weather is hot enough outside, it is recommended to leave the greenhouse open.
Watering is done at the root. One young plant has 1 liter of water, adult zucchini will need 2 liters. Watering is carried out in two steps. Moisturize plants infrequently, but abundantly.
Harvesting zucchini
A feature of the Gribovsky variety, as the reviews of gardeners show, is that zucchini quickly outgrow. With this in mind, the fruit should be removed after 8-12 days. At such a time, zucchini of this variety have a light, not yet coarse skin.
Zucchini ripen 50-60 days after planting the seeds. Early fruits are harvested once a week. They are cut along with the stalk.
The Gribovskiy 37 variety is a high-yielding variety. Zucchini grows in almost all regions, and does not require complex care. The fruits are light green in color, with a smooth skin. They have a long shelf life and excellent taste. It is recommended to pre-sow seeds for seedlings, and move mature plants to open ground. Zucchini can be used for cooking and preservation. Given that the variety quickly overripens, you need to harvest a new crop weekly.
