Cucumber Murashka F1 variety is an early ripening hybrid that does not require pollination. Suitable for greenhouse cultivation and gives excellent results in open ground. Experienced gardeners note a high, stable yield, an absolute lack of bitterness, and the long-lasting freshness of unpicked cucumbers.
Characteristics of the variety
The variety went on sale in the Russian Federation back in 2003 and immediately won the hearts of crispy cucumber lovers. In addition to Russia, photos of satisfied gardeners with their harvest can be seen in Ukraine and Moldova. The fruits appear already 35-40 days from the first shoots, without requiring pollination, so the Murashka cucumber variety can be grown in spring in heated greenhouses. The plant is indeterminate, grows of medium size, with a small number of branches, which, on the contrary, are determinate, with a predominance of female flowers.
Cucumber bushes of the hybrid variety Murashka have an abundance of smooth, medium-sized leaves. On average, 2-4 ovaries of future cucumbers are formed in the axil; there are no barren flowers. A pleasant property of this variety of cucumbers is long-term fruiting, so you can simultaneously observe both flowers and ripe fruits on the bushes.
This hybrid variety of Murashka cucumbers is resistant to most common diseases - powdery mildew and cladosporiosis.Beware of root rot and downy mildew. The photograph on the packaging rarely differs from the finished product. The Murashka cucumber itself is medium in size, does not exceed 12 cm, weighing about 100 grams, but can be collected like gherkins when they reach 8-10 cm in length. Cucumbers have a cylindrical shape, pronounced tubercles and prickly black spines. The color is green, lighter from the base to the tip, light stripes are visible that do not reach the end of the cucumber. The peel is thin, the flesh is crispy without bitterness. The Murashka F1 cucumber variety is universal in use, excellent for pickling and pickling for the winter and for eating in salads.
Growing
In order for the harvest to please you with its results, you need to study the description of the variety and the secrets of cultivation. To sow seeds of this variety of cucumbers directly into the soil, it is necessary to wait for complete warming and warming of the earth to a depth of at least 12-15 cm. Before planting, the seeds should be treated with potassium permanganate (5 grams per half liter of water) and soaked for 12-20 hours. To grow seedlings of the hybrid variety Murashka, the steps with seeds are the same.
After all the manipulations, in order for the sprouts to hatch, it is necessary to place the cucumber seeds on a wet cloth and maintain the moisture at a temperature of at least 25°C. As soon as the Murashka cucumber seeds hatch, they should be moved to prepared soil consisting of equal parts of turf soil and humus. You need to add a glass of wood ash to a bucket of such a mixture and fill individual cups with 2/3 of the total volume, making sure that there are drainage holes.
Cucumber seeds should be placed to a depth of 1 cm in a well-moistened mixture. Place in a large box, add a small layer of soil to the bottom, cover with glass or film and place in a sunny place.
Murashka cucumber seeds germinate slowly, do not worry if they do not appear within 2-2.5 weeks. At the first appearance of sprouts, it is worth removing the film and lowering the temperature to avoid stretching the stem.
You can feed Murashka cucumber seedlings with mullein (dilute 1 liter in 10 liters of water, then pour 1 liter of the resulting solution into 10 liters of water again).
When two true leaves appear, you can plant cucumber seedlings in open ground, preferably at the end of April, beginning of May. At 1 m2 2-3 bushes are planted, resulting in 10-12 kg of finished product. The soil for cucumbers of the hybrid Murashka variety should be well fertilized; it is advisable to distribute 2 buckets of humus per 1 m2 in the fall2. Potatoes and various aromatic herbs, with the exception of dill, should not be nearby. You should choose the south side for full sunlight on the cucumber bush.
When sowing in greenhouses, the principle of preparing seeds of this hybrid variety Murashka F1 remains the same, but before the onset of consistently high temperatures, it is necessary to maintain heat and humidity at the proper level. When using the square-cluster method (in a checkerboard pattern), you should make holes at a distance of 70 cm, and put 8-10 cucumber seeds in each hole, having previously fertilized it.After germination, leave no more than three bushes of this variety; with the help of a support, distribute them evenly so as not to form a large density. If sowing is done in rows, the seeds of Murashka cucumbers are placed in the soil at a depth of 3-4 cm, at a distance of 5 cm from each other, for the further possibility of removing weak sprouts. You need to thin out regularly until there are 5 cucumber bushes left per 1 linear meter. In order for the harvest of the hybrid variety Murashka to surprise with the abundance of fruits, it is necessary to pinch the main stem of the bush after the 6th leaf, and the side stems at a distance of 40 cm from the trunk.
The temperature during active growth should not fall below 25°C, otherwise the roots of the plant may be damaged and the bush will begin to hurt. Considering that Murashka F1 cucumbers actively grow at night, it is also advisable to water them in the dark. The amount of water is based on 20 liters per 1 m2to maintain the required humidity. During flowering, it is worth watering carefully to avoid moisture getting on the bush. For better penetration of oxygen into the soil, loosening is necessary after each watering.
It is necessary to fertilize at least three times:
- Fertilize with manure, in the same ratio as for seedlings. The color should be like weak tea.
- Add 1 tbsp to the previous fertilizer. l. nitroammophoska or superphosphate and distribute 1 liter for each bush. A prerequisite is to water the seedlings before fertilizing.
- With the help of ash (1 glass per bucket of water) fertilize 0.5 liters per bush just before the fruits ripen.
The hybrid variety Murashka 1 will become an indispensable crop in your garden, it will delight you with the taste of cucumbers and long-term fruiting, and the ease of cultivation will allow even a novice gardener to be convinced of this.
