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In recent years, a group of cucumbers has appeared, attracting the views of an increasing number of gardeners and gardeners. And if quite recently only professionals and exotic lovers grew bunch cucumbers, now many amateur gardeners cannot pass by this novelty. Cucumber Emerald Earrings also belongs to this group. And many, having tried to grow this variety, are faced with the fact that in real life it is not always possible to match the characteristics that the manufacturer gives his products. What is the secret of growing bunched or, as they are sometimes called, bouquet cucumbers?
Description of the variety, characteristics
First you need to get acquainted with what the variety of cucumbers Emerald Earrings 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 Our Country with recommendations for growing both in open ground and in all types of protected ground in all regions of Our Country.
- The hybrid is early maturing, 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 for the formation of cucumbers.
- Cucumber plants Emerald catkins f1 are vigorous, indeterminate (that is, having unlimited growth), branching is medium, they bloom exclusively with female flowers.
- Cucumber hybrid Emerald earrings forms from eight to ten ovaries in the nodes of the shoots. The yield due to this property 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 size of one cucumber is on average 8-10 cm. This variety has such a feature that it ideal for picking pickles (fruits 3-5 cm long, harvested 2-3 days after the formation of the ovaries) and gherkins (fruits 5-8 cm, harvested 4-5 days after the formation of the ovaries).
- Peel of cucumbers with medium-sized tubercles with whitish stripes and spotting. The fruits have dense pubescence and white prickly thorns. Due to this, the collection of cucumbers is recommended to be carried out with gloves.
- Cucumbers Emerald earrings are universal in use – they are equally good both in salads and various pickles and marinades. The taste of cucumbers is excellent.
- This hybrid is resistant to the main diseases of cucumbers: powdery mildew, brown spot, cucumber mosaic virus, root rot and bacteriosis.
Testimonials from truck drivers
And 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 give.
Features of agricultural technology
So, judging by the reviews, in terms of yield and taste characteristics, Emerald Earrings cucumbers are beyond praise, but not everyone can grow them correctly.
Cucumber seeds F1 Emerald Earrings do not need additional processing, such as soaking in growth stimulants, as they undergo full preplant preparation from the manufacturer.
The seedling period is practically no different from growing cucumbers of other varieties. As usual, seedlings of cucumbers are grown in separate containers, so as not to disturb the earthy clod unnecessarily during transplantation.
Theoretically, Emerald Earrings cucumbers can be grown outdoors, but still, in greenhouse conditions, it will be much easier for them to reveal their full potential and give the maximum yield.
10-12 days before planting seedlings of cucumbers, apply additional fertilizers to the soil of the greenhouse: about 12 kg of compost and 2 tablespoons of complex mineral fertilizer per square meter of soil. The day before disembarkation, the bed spills abundantly. Seedlings of cucumbers are planted in one row at a distance of at least 40-50 cm from each other. Requires high humidity (up to 90%) for the growth of ovaries in the nodes. The air temperature should be around +28°C for flowering, and around +30°C for fruiting.
As soon as warm weather finally sets in, tie the seedlings of cucumbers to the trellis. To do this, it is best to pull two wires at a two-meter height parallel to each other, at a distance of 30-40 cm. The rope is tied on one side to the wire, on the other hand it is fixed at the bottom of the cucumber seedlings. The next plant is also tied up, but to another parallel wire, and so on, alternating them. Twice a week, the rope should be wrapped around an upward growing cucumber bush.
The next main procedure is the formation:
First you need to mentally divide the entire bush of cucumbers into 4 vertical zones. In the first zone from the ground, including 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 is tied in the next 2nd zone, pinch the side shoots, but leave 2 leaves on them. In the third zone, it is also necessary to pinch 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 a few leaves and a bunch of cucumbers to grow from above, the top of the main shoot must also be pinched.
Watering cucumbers Emerald earrings should be carried out daily in hot sunny weather with strictly warm water. Top dressing with organic matter is carried out every 2 weeks. Bird droppings must be diluted 1:20, mullein diluted 1:10. Top dressing of cucumbers is made immediately after watering.
During the period of bud opening and mass flowering, Emerald Earrings cucumbers will not interfere with spraying with anti-stress drugs, such as Epin, Zircon, HB-101.
It is quite possible to grow Emerald Earrings cucumbers and get a wonderful full-fledged crop at the same time, you just need to remember the care rules that were outlined above.
