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Modern farming enthusiasts experiment and often grow various vegetable hybrids. Cucumber Larton is an exotic plant that combines the properties of melon and cucumber. This hybrid is quite unpretentious. Cucumber is easy to grow.
Description of cucumber Larton
Despite the fact that the Larton cucumber appeared not so long ago on personal plots, it was to the taste of many summer residents. The hybrid is increasingly seen among common vegetable plants. Its appearance combines the characteristics of its progenitors.
Cucumber Larton F1 belongs to the gourd family. A plant about 2 meters high has fairly strong stems and many strong lashes. The developed root system is located shallow in the ground. The leaves are large dark green. The flowers are similar to cucumber, but larger.
The pulp of vegetables is juicy, creamy in color with a small content of seeds.
If the vegetable is not ripe, then it has a green, slightly pubescent skin, cucumber taste and aroma. And after ripening, the fruit becomes like a watermelon, and the taste is like that of a melon.
Cucumber Larton is an early hybrid. The first crop is harvested 45-55 days after planting. Moreover, experienced farmers from one bush collect 10-20 fruits.
Cultivation of cucumber Larton F1
Growing and caring for Cucumber Larton is simple and does not require deep knowledge of agricultural technology. Gardeners say that you need to care for a hybrid in almost the same way as for ordinary cucumbers.
Preparing the planting site and seeds
Cucumbers are grown in a seedling and seedless way. Boarding method varies by region. In the southern regions, seeds can be planted directly in open ground when it warms up enough. In the central and northern areas, it is better to use seedlings and plant them in polycarbonate greenhouses.
In the first decade of April, seeds are prepared. They are placed in any growth stimulator and kept in solution for the time described in the instructions. Then, for further germination, cotton material folded in half is placed in a shallow container. Seeds are placed inside and everything is poured with water so that the cloth is slightly moistened. Put in a plastic bag. Make sure the fabric is constantly damp.
Sometimes the producer himself performs all the operations to prepare the seeds for planting. Then the summer resident can only place them in the prepared land.
After sprouts appear, each seed is placed in a separate container filled with fertilized soil. Pots are placed in a warm place. After emergence of seedlings, water as needed.
For planting cucumbers, choose a place that is not shaded and not blown by the wind.
The earth must be loose and able to retain moisture. The plant requires constant watering.
Caring vegetable growers prepare a place for growing Larton F1 cucumbers in the fall. The soil is dug up with humus or compost and fertilized with ammonium nitrate or potassium sulfate. In the spring, all that remains is to remove the weeds and loosen the beds.
Rules of landing
Shallow holes are dug in the soil, keeping a distance of about 20-30 cm between them, and watered. Then each seedling, together with a clod of earth, is carefully removed from the pot and placed in the recesses. The roots are covered with humus.
Watering and feeding
Cucumber Larton F1 is unpretentious, but it also needs care. This is watering and fertilizing. For active growth and formation of ovaries, the hybrid requires a lot of moisture and nutrients. Therefore, vegetable growers should follow these recommendations:
- Irrigation is carried out only with settled warm water.
- During periods when the cucumber is actively growing and many ovaries begin to form, the bushes are watered daily or every other day, but not abundantly. This allows the root system to absorb all the moisture that does not stagnate in the ground.
- Reduce watering during fruit ripening. This improves their taste and raises their sugar levels.
- Every 2 weeks, combine watering cucumbers with fertilizing with a solution of manure or saltpeter.
After irrigation, the ground near the plants must be loosened so that a crust does not form on the beds, and weeds must be removed.
To maintain optimal soil moisture, lay a layer of mulch near each cucumber bush.
Formation
To improve the yield of the Larton F1 cucumber, pinching the lashes and removing excess ovaries is required. The formation of a bush should be carried out taking into account the following rules:
- When the main stem reaches 25 cm, it should be pinched. This will stop growth and stimulate the formation of shoots on the sides.
- The growth of the side lashes is stopped above the 7th sheet. On each leave no more than 3 ovaries.
- Shoots lying on the soil need to be buried in the ground in 2-3 places in order to form additional roots.
The formation of a bush, performed in accordance with all the rules, guarantees the production of large fruits in a short time.
Protection against diseases and pests
Cucumber Larton F1 is disease resistant. But with high soil moisture and dense plantings, it is affected by fungal diseases. Flower petals and ovaries rot.
Disease prevention: spraying with fungicides containing copper. Also used “Fitosporin”. You can take 15% Bordeaux mixture.
Cucumber Larton F1 is not attacked by pests. But during full ripening, the fruits become fragrant and attract birds. To protect, the beds are covered with a layer of mesh or repellers are installed.
Harvesting
1,5 months after planting, you can already enjoy the first fruits of the Larton F1 cucumber. At this time, they resemble cucumbers. And you can wait for full ripening and collect the likeness of a melon. Moreover, vegetables ripen continuously throughout the summer season.
Fruits are stored for 1,5 months in a dark and ventilated place where the temperature is maintained at + 3-4 ° C.
Conclusion
Cucumber Larton is an agricultural crop that an inexperienced summer resident can grow on his site. You just need to follow all the cultivation rules, which are similar to the rules for growing cucumbers.
