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The Kibriya Cucumber is a high yielding variety that has become very popular with gardeners in recent years. Judging by the numerous reviews, the fruiting of the variety is several times higher than that of other popular representatives of the plant. In addition, Kibriya has excellent taste and excellent presentation, it can be grown both for yourself and for sale.
The Kibriya variety was bred for year-round fruiting in greenhouse conditions.
Origin and development
Cucumber Kibria F1 is a hybrid variety of crop that appeared in 2009 thanks to the work of Dutch breeders. The variety was brought out by the well-known company Rijk Zwaan. In Our Country, Kibriya was included in the State Register in 2011. The variety is recommended for cultivation in the territories of the North-Western and Central regions in the spring-summer and winter-spring periods.
Description of Kibriya cucumbers
Kibriya cucumber is a self-pollinating crop and, despite the fact that it is advisable to grow it in a greenhouse, showed good results in open ground. The bushes of the plant are large, but compact, grow up to one and a half meters in height, the stem is not limited to a flower brush. The leaves are small, rough, green. Side shoots do not grow. Kibriya is a liana-shaped variety of cucumbers with a fruiting main stem. A variety bush during growth must be tied to a trellis. The fruits of the plant are short, up to 11 cm long, 5 cm thick, weighing about 100 g, even, oval, medium tuberculate. The color is dark green with pale light stripes. The cucumber tastes sweetish, crispy, has a dense structure without voids and seeds, does not taste bitter. Ideal for fresh consumption and preparation for the winter.
Kibriya bushes have strong immunity, are resistant to diseases, quickly recover under stressful conditions, and are not particularly whimsical in care. The plant tolerates frost well, resistant to low humidity.
High performance of the variety is possible on nutrient-rich land
Characteristics of Kibriya cucumbers
Kibria cucumber can be grown in any region, in a greenhouse or open field. The formation of ovaries occurs without fertilization. But, despite the fact that the amount of the crop does not depend on the presence of bees, when the bushes are pollinated by insects, the fruits can change shape and lose their presentation. The Kibriya variety is most often planted with seedlings, without the use of growth stimulants. Not excluded and direct sowing in the ground.
Productivity of Kibriya cucumbers
Kibriya in terms of ripening is considered a medium-late variety of cucumbers. The first fruits begin to be harvested 50-57 days after planting. This usually occurs at the end of May, in a cool climate in June. Fruiting bushes continue until the end of summer. From one square meter of planting, up to 2 kg of vegetables are usually harvested at a time and up to 20 kg per season.
In greenhouse conditions, the yield of Kibriya is 1-2 kg higher than when grown in an open area.
Disease and pest resistance
The variety is not very susceptible to the main diseases of the culture. It practically does not get sick with powdery mildew, spotting and mosaic, but it can not resist fusarium, rhizoctoniosis and root rot so well. Kibriya cucumber also tolerates pest attacks quite steadfastly, but an attack by aphids, whiteflies, spider mites and fleas is not excluded.
Advantages and disadvantages
Parthenocarpic cucumber Kibriya has a number of positive characteristics and several disadvantages.
For rapid growth and a bountiful harvest, the Kibriya bush needs to be formed and pinched.
Advantages:
- fast maturation;
- growth in different climates;
- excellent taste characteristics;
- high yield;
- lack of bitterness and voids;
- strong immunity;
- suitability for transportation;
- keeping quality.
Disadvantages:
- high cost of planting material;
- susceptibility to root rot;
- drought intolerance;
- soil requirements.
Peculiarities of growing
Kibriya cucumber can be grown both from seedlings and from seeds. Although experienced gardeners are advised to give preference to the first option. It is more reliable, shows better results in terms of germination.
Direct seeding
Although the seeds of Kibriya cucumbers can be sown immediately in open or protected ground, it is worth noting that this growing option gives poorer results. The place under the beds should be taken away well-lit, without draft and wind. It is desirable if before that onions, legumes or cabbage grew on the site.
The soil for the Kibriya variety should be nutritious and light, it is better if it is sandy loam or loam. Sand should be added to heavy soil. It is advisable to fertilize the site with organic matter a month before planting, sprinkle with ash and treat with copper sulphate.
Kibriya planting material does not need to be processed before sowing, but if the package does not indicate that it has been trained in production, then it is advisable to keep it in potassium permanganate. After half an hour, rinse with water and dry. To stimulate growth, you can hold the seeds for 18 hours in Epin or Zircon, but according to the breeders, this is not necessary.
Direct sowing of Kibriya cucumber is performed at the end of spring in warm soil.
Planting by seedling method
Before planting a Kibriya cucumber, you should take care of preparing the soil in advance, buy planting material.
It is also desirable to buy soil for planting ready-made, with a predominance of peat, perlite or vermiculite, it should be loose, breathable, slightly acidic, with a pH level of 6. In another case, it becomes necessary to lime it. If the earth was taken from the garden, then it must be processed: watered with boiling water or a solution of manganese, calcined in the oven. If necessary, feed with useful substances.
If the cucumber grows in a heated greenhouse, then they begin to sow the seeds in the last days of December, and in January the seedlings are already transplanted to a permanent place. If the landing is carried out in an unheated greenhouse, then the sowing is postponed until the end of April.
Sow the seeds of Kibriya in peat pots, tablets or special cassettes. This helps to prevent damage to the root system of the plant during further transplantation. No more than two seeds are placed in each container. Immerse them to a depth of 1 cm, then sprinkle with earth and carefully water. Before the emergence of seedlings in the room where the seedlings of Kibriya stand, they provide a temperature of +30 ° C, when sprouts appear on the surface of the soil, the temperature is reduced to + 22 ° C. At the same time as ensuring optimal temperature conditions, lighting should be taken care of. The room should be light for 15-18 hours every day.
After about half a month, when 3-4 true leaves grow on the stem, the seedlings are planted. Three seedlings are placed per square meter. Planting is carried out in shallow holes, while the sprouts are not removed from the cassettes.
Kibria Cucumber Care
In order for the Kibriya cucumber to show good results, it is necessary to provide favorable conditions for the plant in the greenhouse: temperature + 22-26 ° C, humidity at the initial stage 90-95%, after the appearance of adult leaves – 80%. The beds are watered with exceptionally warm, settled water when the top layer of the earth becomes dry.
After each watering, the beds are loosened, and when weeds appear, they are weeded. A few days after planting, a two-meter trellis is installed at each bush, which is braided with the main stem of the plant, directing its top down. Excess ovaries and lateral processes are carefully removed from the bush.
Kibriya cucumber needs regular feeding. Once every two weeks, the plant is fertilized with mineral compounds or cow dung.
During active fruiting, the crop is harvested daily.
Cucumber is plucked from the bush when its length reaches 10 cm
Conclusion
Kibriya cucumber is a young variety of culture that has received recognition from many vegetable growers. The variety cannot be called completely unpretentious, because in order to obtain a high yield, it must be well looked after. Subject to all the rules of agricultural technology, the result should not disappoint.
Reviews of gardeners about Kibriya cucumbers
