One of the most popular varieties of zucchini among gardeners in our country for many years is zucchini squash Aeronaut. Its popularity is growing from year to year due to the long-lasting freshness of the fruit and high nutritional values.
Characteristics of the variety
This zucchini variety is early ripening. This means that in less than two months he will delight the gardener with his fruits. And its fruits are all the same, neat and even, with an average length of up to 15 cm and a weight of up to 1.5 kg. The cylindrical shape of the fruit is uniformly dark green. The pulp of the fruit is white. It has excellent taste characteristics due to its tenderness and juiciness. Dry matter in the pulp does not exceed 7%, and sugar ranges from 2.5-5.5%. These indicators make this variety very useful for health-conscious people and diabetics.
Like many other varieties, this is a bush plant. Each bush has a short main shoot and several lashes. Due to the small size of the bush, you can grow a fairly large crop in a small area. It should be taken into account that the minimum distance between plants is 40x50 cm.
Aeronaut zucchini is also good because it can be grown both in a greenhouse and in open ground.Of all the diseases, the variety is resistant only to powdery mildew. If agrotechnical requirements are met, a yield of up to 8 kg can be obtained per square meter of planting. The resulting harvest can be stored for a long time and is undemanding in terms of transportation.
Recommendations for cultivation
The Aeronaut zucchini variety can hardly be called picky about growing conditions. But to get a good harvest, there are several requirements:
- Sunny areas with neutral soil are suitable for it. If the soil at the intended planting site is poor, then any organic fertilizer must be added to it in the fall.
- This is a very moisture-loving variety. Therefore, regular watering is needed in the morning and evening hours. If plants are planted in a greenhouse, then it is worth maintaining a high level of air humidity.
- When planting both this variety and other varieties of zucchini, it is necessary to take into account the expected crop rotation. If you plant zucchini after pumpkin plants, and also plant it in one area every year, the soil will be depleted.
The quality and quantity of the harvest directly depends on the fulfillment of these requirements.
Aeronaut seeds, as a rule, are immediately sown in the ground in May or June. But to get an earlier harvest, they can be planted as seedlings towards the end of April. In this case, the planted seeds or seedlings are covered with film for the first time. This is done to protect still immature plants from temperature fluctuations. This variety requires shallow loosening throughout its growth. Depending on the timing of planting, harvesting occurs between July and September.
