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Cucumber meringue: description
Attractive appearance, high yield and amazing taste – all this can be said about the Merenga cucumber variety. The variety ripens early enough and is in demand throughout the Russian Federation.
Description of cucumbers “Merenga”
Cucumber “Merenga” is a parthenocapic variety of cucumbers. This means that the plant does not require bee pollination. The variety is dominated by the female type of flowering. The plant itself is tall and medium-growing.
Photo of cucumber variety “Merenga”
The main characteristics of the fruit:
- length – up to 13 cm;
- diameter – up to 3 cm;
- weight – up to 100 g.
The skin of cucumbers is not very dense and thick, mostly dark green in color. There is a small spot on it, but it is poorly expressed. Short and light stripes can be seen at the top of the fruit. Fruits often have thorns, mostly white. In the photo, the variety of cucumbers “Merenga” can be viewed in more detail.
Competent cultivation and care of cucumbers
To get a rich harvest, you need to know how to properly grow this variety. This can be done:
- in the open field;
- in greenhouse conditions.
You can plant seeds directly into the ground, without preparing seedlings. But to get an early harvest, you should still think about seedlings. Planting of the plant takes place at the end of May. For this, the earth must warm up to 14 degrees Celsius, and the threat of frost must be completely avoided.
The seeds are planted in the soil to a depth of 3 cm.Further, they must be immediately covered with a special film until the first branches germinate.
The first fruits begin to appear approximately 40 days after the seeds are planted in the ground. The first harvest begins at the end of June, and this process continues until September.
To obtain a good harvest, the Merenga variety requires standard care:
- moderate watering;
- permanent weed removal;
- loosening the soil.
About 2 times per season, you can feed the plant with standard mineral fertilizers. This will increase the yield, and the fruits will be even more attractive and tasty.
Up to 10 kg of fruit can be harvested from one meter. This is considered a good yield among cucumbers, so this variety is ideal for home growing.
The only disadvantage of this variety is the inability to collect seed for the next year. That is why you will need to buy new seeds every year if you want to grow this type of cucumber on your site.