It is important for farmers to get a competent overview of cucumber seeds. This will allow you to choose the right seed material, resulting in a high-quality and rich harvest.
Main varieties
Proven varieties and new varieties of cucumber seeds are selected based on the intended growing location and harvest date. Sowing can be done in a greenhouse, open ground, or even at home in a pot.
There are late-ripening, mid-ripening and early-ripening varieties. Bushes that ripen early are considered the most vulnerable. Late specimens are hardy.
The choice also depends on the purpose for which the cucumbers are used. Vegetables are divided into pickling, salad and universal. Experienced gardeners usually plant 50% seeds, which can be used to produce pickling cucumbers. The rest comes from salad and universal vegetable crops.
Popular varieties
Among the variety of options, we can highlight some names of cucumber seeds that are suitable for growing in a greenhouse and ripen in 1.5 months.
Among them:
- "Goosebumps F1". This is a universal variety. Inherent resistance to diseases. There is no need for pollination, high taste qualities are present.
- "Benefit F1". The fruits have a pleasant taste without bitterness. The variety is universal. Not susceptible to the appearance of diseases.
- "Emelya F1". This is a self-pollinating variety. Suitable for planting in a well-heated greenhouse.
Among those who grow vegetables in open ground, the name “April F1” cucumber seeds is often heard. This is a hybrid early ripening variety with pleasant taste, allowing you to get large fruits (up to 25 cm). Among the universal-use cucumbers, “Masha F1” and “Rodnichok F1” are distinguished. They have small and medium sizes respectively.
For shady areas, it is recommended to choose “Muromsky 36” or “Moscow Evenings F1”. The first type is early ripening, up to 8 cm in size. It is resistant to low temperatures. The second is a mid-season variety with excellent taste and disease resistance.
Among the early cucumbers we can distinguish Competitor, intended for pickling, and Graceful, which is suitable for salads. “Vyaznikovsky 37”, “Kustovoy”, “Zozulya”, “Connie F1” are also popular. These are proven varieties that are resistant to diseases and have excellent taste.
