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Cucumber Ladies’ man F1 will sing in just 1,5 months after the sprouts appear. A variety from the well-known agricultural firm Poisk from the Moscow Region was entered into the State Register in 2015. The lettuce cucumber is high-yielding, requires nutritious soil and regular watering.
Detailed description of the variety
A hybrid of medium vigor, the whip reaches 1,5-2 m in length, it branches wildly. The root system develops well in nutrient soil and provides the vine and fruits with the substances necessary for growth. Scourges are medium leafy. In parthenocarpic cucumbers, the main crop is formed on the central shoot, as opposed to ordinary varieties, in which male-type flowers are concentrated on the leading lash. With good agricultural technology, the side lashes of the Ladies’ Man cucumber also form enough greens. Opening buds of a female type of flowering, do not require pollination. The variety is suitable for growing in greenhouses, on balconies or window sills, in vegetable gardens without shelter.
Description of fruits
Salad cucumbers of a new variety of the usual form, short, thick. The length of marketable fruits is from 8 to 10 cm, width 3-4 cm, weight 80-85 g. Small gherkins are proportionally smaller, of the same shape. The fruits are distinctly ribbed, with longitudinal light stripes along the edges, with a rich dark green base and a lighter top. The peel is dark green, with pubescence, pimply, with many small tubercles with white blunt spines.
The light green pulp of the variety is juicy, crispy, with a characteristic cucumber aroma, dense, plastic structure. The seed chamber is small, without voids. Seeds are not formed, so they are not noticeable when eating. Cucumbers have a pleasant, expected fresh taste, without bitterness. According to reviews, cucumbers Ladies’ man f1 due to the plasticity of the pulp after salting do not lose their shape, crunch and density. Zelentsy is consumed fresh, due to its excellent taste characteristics, the fruits are suitable for salting, marinating and as an integral raw material for other home-made canned food.
Main characteristics of the variety
Cucumbers love light, moisture and warmth. For the Ladies’ Man variety, an appropriate atmosphere is created in the greenhouse, with daytime temperatures from 23 ° C to 29-30 ° C, at night not lower than 16-18 ° C. The declared quality of fruit without bitterness is ensured by regular watering. Producers position the new variety as equally well-growing and fruit-bearing in closed and open ground. Gardeners, on the contrary, are accustomed to believing that parthenocarpic cucumbers are intended only for greenhouses. But the varieties of the new generation, to which the Ladies’ Man cucumber belongs, planted without shelter, show almost identical yields in relation to greenhouse ones. Of course, it is necessary to take into account adverse weather conditions for the culture of cucumbers as such.
Productivity
Ladies’ man is one of the earliest maturing varieties. Separate first fruits appear on the 38-40th day of the development of the lash. Mass picking of cucumbers starts from 45-46 days. Each node of an early grade creeper generates 4-5 ovaries, which, under growing conditions on a windowsill, are not all preserved. It is possible to ripen two greens at the same time on one node. With proper care, the whip varieties live and bear fruit until autumn.
According to reviews, one creeper of a hybrid cucumber is capable of producing up to 4 kg of fruit over the summer. From 1 sq. m planting varieties Ladies’ man harvested per season 12-15 kg of fruit. The yield of a hybrid depends on:
- compliance with agricultural practices for heat and lighting;
- high levels of nutrients in the soil;
- regular watering;
- whip formation.
Pest and disease resistance
Cucumber Ladies’ man is not affected by diseases, which has recently significantly reduced the yield of greens:
- cucumber mosaic;
- olive blotch.
Against other pathogens, folk remedies or systemic fungicides are used at the initial stage of development. Pests are fought with solutions of soap, soda, mustard. Prophylactically, cucumbers can be protected from the appearance of insects or mites by observing the rules of agricultural technology in the greenhouse and in the garden.
Pros and cons of the variety
The Ladies’ Man variety has an impressive list of advantages:
- high yield;
- precocity;
- commercial qualities of products;
- excellent taste;
- versatility of destination;
- does not require pollination;
- creepers of medium strength;
- unpretentiousness to the soil and growing environment.
Gardeners do not note any clearly expressed shortcomings of the new variety, except for the species property: they only buy seeds.
Growing rules
Cucumbers are planted Ladies’ man f1, usually through seedlings, in order to get the earliest production for sure. In the south, the variety is sown in holes right in the garden.
Terms of sowing
Cucumbers are sown in open ground when the soil temperature at a depth of 3-4 cm warms up to + 14-15 ° C. The air at this time reaches + 23-26 ° C. If there is a sudden cold snap to + 12 ° C, the seeds may die. In the same way, a temperature of + 3 ° C is detrimental to sprouts, because irreversible changes will occur in the tissues of a heat-loving culture. Each gardener, guided by the weather of his area, chooses the timing of planting seeds of a valuable early variety of cucumbers Ladies’ man.
In the greenhouse, it is better to plant ready-made seedlings grown on their own. Caring for cucumber sprouts is not very difficult, the main thing is to follow the advice regarding heat, moistening the substrate and the amount of light. Cucumbers are grown only in separate pots, because their root system is very sensitive and does not tolerate transplantation. Seedling development period – 1 month. Cucumber seeds are sown to a depth of 2 cm in April, May, when there is sufficient sunlight. A container with pots is placed on a bright southern window and turned twice a day so that the sprouts of cucumbers with juicy leaves do not lean to one side.
Choosing a place and preparing beds
The variety is planted in a sunny place, crop rotation is taken into account:
- it is better to choose a site where potatoes or legumes grew, but not beans;
- do not place after pumpkin and zucchini;
- good neighbors of cucumbers will be spicy plants – fennel, celery, basil, dill.
The future site for varieties of cucumbers that love nutritious soil is prepared in the fall, laying out 5 kg of humus or compost per 1 square meter before plowing. m. In the greenhouse, the earth is shed with a solution of copper sulfate, fertilizers with sanitary action – “Gumi”, “Fitosporin”. In the spring, a nutrient mixture is also added to the wells:
- 5 parts of sod land, peat, humus;
- 1 part of the sand;
For each bucket of substrate put:
- 3 art. l. wood ash;
- 1 tbsp. l. nitrophosphate;
- 1 tbsp. l. superphosphate.
How to plant
The optimal time for transferring seedlings of early-ripening cucumber varieties Ladies’ Man is the end of May, the beginning of June. Before transplanting, seedlings are hardened for a week, taking them out of the room. Cucumber plants with 3-4 leaves are transferred to a permanent place, trying not to damage the delicate roots. To do this, the pots are well watered before transplanting. 3 plants of the Ladies’ Man variety are placed per meter. Planted according to the scheme 90 x 35 cm.
Aftercare for cucumbers
Cucumbers are watered once a week or 2-3 times more often if it is hot. The soil should not dry out, be only slightly moist. Ideal for drip irrigation. Weeds must be removed, the earth loosened. The Ladies’ Man variety is fed with special fertilizers for Sudarushka cucumbers, various WMD and others. Use:
- at the beginning of growth, mullein 1:10 or bird droppings 1:15;
- in the flowering phase, wood ash, urea, potassium sulfate, superphosphate;
- at the beginning of fruiting, the variety is supported by foliar top dressing with MagBor or wood ash.
They pinch the shoots and flowers in the axils of the first 5 leaves of the Ladies’ Man variety. The next 6 shoots are left, and those that develop further are also pinched. Lateral shoots allow 30-50 cm in length.
Conclusion
Cucumber Ladies’ Man F1 is a new generation parthenocarpic that develops equally well in a greenhouse and open ground. Nutritious soil, regular watering, rules for the special formation of the whip are the main factors for growth and high yields.