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In recent years, a group of cucumbers has appeared, attracting the attention of an increasing number of gardeners and gardeners. And if just recently bunch cucumbers grown only by professionals and exotic lovers, now many amateur gardeners cannot pass by this new product. Cucumber Emerald catkins also belongs to this group. And many, having tried to grow this variety, were faced with the fact that in real life it is not always possible to comply with the characteristics that the manufacturer gives to their products. What is the secret of growing bunch cucumbers or, as they are sometimes called, bouquet cucumbers?
Description of the variety, characteristics
First, you need to get acquainted with what the Emerald Earrings cucumber variety is.
This is a hybrid that was created by breeders of the Moscow agricultural company Gavrish. In 2011, it was included in the State Register of Russia with recommendations for cultivation both in open ground and in all types of closed 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 to form cucumbers.
- Cucumber plants Emerald catkins f1 are vigorous, indeterminate (that is, having unlimited growth), branching is average, and they bloom exclusively with female flowers.
- The cucumber hybrid Emerald catkins forms eight to ten ovaries at the nodes of the shoots. Thanks to this property, the yield of the hybrid is fantastic - from 12 to 14 kg per square meter.
- The 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 collecting pickles (fruits are 3-5 cm long, collected 2-3 days after the formation of the ovaries) and gherkins (fruits are 5-8 cm, harvested 4-5 days after the formation of the ovaries).
- The peel of cucumbers has medium-sized tubercles with whitish stripes and spots. The fruits have dense pubescence and white prickly spines. Therefore, it is recommended to wear gloves when picking cucumbers.
- Emerald earring cucumbers are universal in use - equally good in salads and various pickles and marinades. The taste of cucumbers is excellent.
- This hybrid is resistant to the main cucumber diseases: powdery mildew, brown spot, cucumber mosaic virus, root rot and bacteriosis.
Reviews from gardeners
What do amateur gardeners say about this cucumber hybrid? After all, many have already been tempted by the number of cucumbers that even one bush of Emerald earrings can produce.
Features of agricultural technology
So, judging by the reviews, the yield and taste characteristics of Emerald Earrings cucumbers are beyond praise, but not everyone can grow them correctly.
Cucumber seeds Emerald catkins F1 do not require additional processing, such as soaking in growth stimulants, as they undergo full pre-planting preparation from the manufacturer.
The seedling period is practically no different from growing cucumbers of other varieties. As usual, cucumber seedlings are grown in separate containers so as not to disturb the earthen lump unnecessarily during transplantation.
Theoretically, Emerald earring cucumbers can be grown in open ground, but still, in greenhouse conditions it will be much easier for them to reveal their full potential and produce 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. The day before planting, the bed is watered abundantly. Cucumber seedlings 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 about +28°C for flowering, and about +30°C for fruiting.
As soon as warm weather finally sets in, tie the cucumber seedlings to a trellis. To do this, it is best to pull two wires at a height of two meters 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 at the bottom of the cucumber seedlings. The next plant is tied in the same way, but to another parallel wire, and so on, alternating them. Twice a week the rope should be wrapped around a cucumber bush growing upward.
The next main procedure is to form:
First, you need to mentally divide the entire cucumber bush into 4 zones vertically. In the first zone from the ground, which includes the first 4 leaves, you need to remove all shoots and female flowers in the axils of the leaves. After the first bunch of cucumbers has formed in the next 2nd zone, pinch out the side shoots, but leave 2 leaves on them. In the third zone, it is also necessary to pinch off all the side shoots, leaving only three leaves on them.At the moment when the main central shoot grows to the top wire, wrap it around it, and after waiting for several leaves and a bunch of cucumbers to grow on top, the top of the main shoot must also be pinched.
Watering Emerald earrings cucumbers should be done daily in hot sunny weather with strictly warm water. Organic feeding is carried out every 2 weeks. Bird droppings must be diluted 1:20, mullein diluted 1:10. Fertilizing cucumbers is done immediately after watering.
During the period of bud opening and mass flowering, Emerald earrings cucumbers will benefit from spraying with anti-stress drugs such as Epin, Zircon, HB-101.
It is quite possible to grow Emerald earring cucumbers and get a wonderful full-fledged harvest, you just need to remember the care rules that were outlined above.
