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When choosing vegetable seeds for their garden, agronomists pay attention to yield, disease resistance and unpretentiousness of cultivation. Cucumber Bobrik F1 fully meets the requirements of vegetable growers. But to understand whether such a crop is needed in the garden, you should get acquainted with the characteristic features, rules of cultivation and care.
Bobrik pimpled cucumbers remain crispy and elastic for a long time
History of selection
Bobrik cucumbers are a hybrid crop. They were created by the Russian agricultural company Gavrish. The hybrid was immediately intended for cultivation on ordinary beds and in greenhouses.
Description of cucumbers Bobrik F1
The hybrid cucumber Bobrik, which was presented to the Russians by the domestic company Gavrish, is a tall vine. The length of the main vine can reach 3.5 m. The branching is average, the bush is sparse and not sparse. The leaves are small, bright green. The surface of the plate is wrinkled.The plant has a powerful root system, lateral shoots are formed moderately.
Flowering is abundant, female type. The formation of fruits does not require the presence of insects, since the hybrid is self-pollinating. This is why Bobrik cucumber can be grown even on the balcony. In place of the bright yellow flowers, several ovaries are formed, reminiscent of a bouquet. As a rule, up to 5-6 small cucumbers are formed in one internode.
The fruits are cylindrical, about 13 cm long. Dark green, with large whitish stripes. The thin skin has many tubercles and small light thorns, but they are not prickly, but soft. Early ripening Bobrik cucumbers are distinguished by dense, juicy and elastic pulp. Crispy, aromatic fruits with an excellent sweetish taste do not form voids. There is no bitterness observed in Bobrik cucumbers.
The culinary purpose is quite wide: pickling and canning, for fresh salads and for the winter. They can be frozen by cutting them into thin slices. Cucumbers do not lose their taste and beneficial properties.
Bobrik cucumbers do not grow rough, as they have slow growth, which is very pleasing to summer residents who cannot often come to the site.
Characteristics of Bobrik cucumbers
The parthenocarpic hybrid is particularly popular among Russian gardeners today due to its characteristics. This applies not only to early ripening, but also to other features that vegetable growers like so much.
Bobrik cucumber yield
Since up to six ovaries are formed in the internode of the indeterminate hybrid Bobrik, it should be understood that the cucumber yield is high.As a rule, one bush produces about 7 kg of tasty, sweetish fruits of universal use.
Ripening and flowering dates
Gardeners value Bobrik cucumbers for their early ripening. The first crispy fruits are harvested 40-45 days after germination.
Resistance to diseases and pests
The breeders of the Gavrish agricultural company managed to obtain the Bobrik cucumber, which gardeners will like. After all, he has high immunity, which means good resistance to diseases and pests.
You don’t have to worry about the appearance of powdery mildew or various spots on the Bobrik cucumber if you follow agricultural practices
If the rules of care are violated, the following diseases may occur:
- Bacteriosis. This infection affects the leaves. Brown spots appear on them, which then become oily at high humidity. Sometimes the disease manifests itself in the form of ulcers with yellow mucus.
It is effective to treat bushes with Kuproxat or Champion against bacteriosis
- Cladosporiosis is also characterized by ulcers, but not only on the leaves, but also on the fruits. Due to the disease, the plates wither and curl.
For cladosporiosis, it is advisable to carry out preventive treatment of Bobrik cucumbers with Oksikhom or Bordeaux mixture
- Root rot. The disease occurs in patches. Plants wither, stems darken and soften.
To spray against root rot, you can use Previkur, Alirin-B or Gamair
Advantages and disadvantages
Any garden crop has advantages and disadvantages. They also pay attention when choosing a variety. Gardeners who have been growing Bobrik cucumbers for many years completely agree with the description given by the breeders.The hybrid has many advantages:
- Bobrik cucumber is a high-yielding crop. Recoil is good in a variety of conditions.
- The fruits are attractive not only in appearance, but also have excellent taste.
- Early ripening (up to 45 days) is another significant plus.
- Female flowers appear at each internode.
- The cluster shape of the ovaries allows you to get a large number of cucumbers.
- The hybrid is self-pollinating, fruits are set without the participation of bees.
- Flowering is long, so cucumbers can be harvested throughout the growing season.
- Can be grown in open and protected ground, even in Siberia.
- Attractive appearance. The fruits are dense and do not fade for a long time.
- Bobrik cucumbers are stress-resistant and can withstand temperature changes without much damage or reduction in yield.
- It can be grown not only in the sun, but also in partial shade.
- Cucumbers retain their presentation during long-term transportation.
- Universal culinary use.
- Resistance to many crop diseases.
Gardeners growing Bobrik cucumbers did not highlight the disadvantages of the hybrid. An insignificant disadvantage is that it is impossible to obtain your own seeds.
Planting Bobrik cucumbers
Bobrik cucumbers are grown throughout Russia. But due to the climate, not only planting methods will be different, but also plant placement options. In the southern regions, where summers are long, the hybrid is most often grown in open ground. In the northern regions, it is preferable to plant cucumbers in a greenhouse.
In a greenhouse, the yield is higher, and cucumbers can be obtained earlier
Regardless of whether the ground is open or protected, growing cucumbers must begin with preparing the soil. If they have to be placed in a garden bed, it must be protected from drafts.Humus and wood ash are added to the soil and dug up. All roots are removed.
The Bobrik cucumber is grown not only by seeds, but also by seedlings.
Seedling method
The seedling method allows you to get an early harvest of crispy and healthy fruits. When sowing seeds for seedlings, you should take into account the timing when the cucumbers can be transplanted to a permanent place - in a greenhouse or open ground.
If seedlings are placed in beds, this happens, for example, in the northern regions, in the second half of June. This means that the seeds need to be sown three weeks before planting.
Planting material is placed in small containers containing two seeds. Then the strongest sprout is left. To prevent the seedlings from stretching, they are placed on a lighted windowsill. Add soil every three days to get additional roots. This procedure is also aimed at obtaining stocky seedlings.
If plants are planted outside, do so only after the threat of return frosts has passed. But at night it would be better to cover the plants. There is no need to deepen the seedlings. It’s better to hill up a little later. Bobrik cucumbers are planted in a greenhouse, if it is not heated, in Siberian conditions after May 15.
Seedlings should be planted in a greenhouse at a distance of about 50 cm. If the bed is wide, then in a checkerboard pattern.
Bobrik cucumber seedlings are considered high quality if they have 3-4 leaves and a height of 15-20 cm
Sowing in open ground
Seeds are planted in open ground when the soil warms up to 15-18 °C. This is mid-June in the northern regions.To stimulate seedlings, plantings must be closed at night. It doesn’t hurt to do this when cucumber sprouts appear. The seeds of the Bobrik hybrid are placed in holes according to a 50x50 pattern. In the future, plants will not interfere with each other.
Humus should be added to the hole and the soil should be poured well. Experienced gardeners recommend pouring boiling water with the addition of potassium permanganate over them.
Caring for Bobrik cucumbers
Caring for Bobrik cucumbers is no more difficult than caring for other representatives of the crop. The rules of agricultural technology are almost the same. But there are still some differences. In this case, tasty and aromatic fruits of universal use will grow.
Bush formation
Bobrik cucumbers can be grown in beds, barrels, and greenhouses. Regardless of the place where the plants will be planted, they need to be pinched when 6-7 leaves appear. This is a kind of stimulus for the branching of the Bobrik cucumber and the key to a rich harvest.
In the greenhouse, the plants are tied up, not only the main stem, but also the side branches, because it is not so easy for a cucumber to sustain clusters with 5-6, and sometimes more, ovaries. In open ground, if Beaver grows in a place protected from the wind, you can grow bushes on a trellis.
Each hybrid bush needs to cut off 4-5 lower leaves. This is important for air circulation.
Features of watering
Because the yield is abundant, the plants require large amounts of water. Watering is carried out after three days. More often in particularly dry seasons. The top layer of soil should not dry out, but stagnation should not be allowed either - the roots do not tolerate this.In hot weather, spraying is recommended. The water should be warm.
Top dressing
Abundant fruiting quickly depletes the soil. Therefore, from the moment of flowering, Bobrik cucumbers need to be fed. During the season, 3-4 recharges are performed. It is fashionable to use minerals and organic matter - it all depends on the preferences of gardeners. Cucumbers respond well to feeding with mullein, infusion of fermented grass, and wood ash.
Bobrik cucumbers are harvested as they ripen. You can store the fruits for several days in the refrigerator or other cool, dark place.
Cucumbers do not turn yellow or become rough, they fully retain their beneficial properties and presentation.
Conclusion
Bobrik cucumbers from the Gavrish company are an excellent option for private households. You can grow enough fruit for your family, and the surplus is easy to sell.
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