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Previously, long-fruited cucumbers appeared on store shelves only in the middle of spring. It was believed that these fruits are seasonal, and they are suitable for making salads, as an alternative to the usual varieties that bear fruit from the beginning or middle of summer.
Today, breeders offer gardeners a wide selection of planting material for long-fruited cucumbers that have long growing seasons and grow both in greenhouses and greenhouses and in the open field. Hybrids of long-fruited cucumbers are used for fresh consumption, as well as for conservation and pickling. In addition, planting and growing these varieties allows you to get early and abundant harvests.
Varieties and features of care
Seeds of hybrids of long-fruited cucumbers are planted in planting containers in early or mid-March, and as early as April, sprouted seedlings can be transferred to greenhouse soil. Breeding varieties are resistant to temperature extremes, viral and bacterial diseases, typical for seedlings grown in greenhouses.
Varieties of hybrids are divided into groups according to the method of cultivation:
- For protected ground (greenhouses and greenhouses);
- For open ground (insect-pollinated);
- Asian varieties planted both in the open garden and in the greenhouse.
Hybrids of long-fruited cucumbers perfectly perceive top dressing and organic fertilizers, but at the same time they require good black earth soil, regular watering and care. The main types of work during cultivation are loosening the soil, which is important for obtaining a good plentiful harvest. Subject to all the rules for caring for long-fruited cucumbers, you can shoot fresh fruits until mid-autumn.
Parthenocarpic
These varieties of cucumbers are grown only in greenhouses and film greenhouses, well protected from bad weather and low temperatures.
Baby F1
The hybrid resists such viral diseases as powdery mildew, cucumber mosaic, cladosporosis.
The main advantages of growing a hybrid are high yields and a long growing season. Ripening terms – early with average indicators of growth rate. The fruits are long and smooth, with proper care reach a size of 16-18cm. Baby F1 perfectly tolerates transportation, retaining its commercial qualities during long-term storage in warehouses.
Emily F1
Designed for planting and growing in glass and film greenhouses and greenhouses. It has an average vigor of growth, high productivity and resistance to temperature extremes. Feels great in dimly lit places.
Cucumber cultivars of Beit Alpha type. The length of some fruits in the period of full ripening can reach 20-22 cm. The fruits have an even cylindrical shape and a smooth skin structure. Fruit color is dark green.
Formula F1
The hybrid is adapted for growing in greenhouses with low light or greenhouses built in the shaded part of the site. In addition, this variety proved to be the best in its group during long-term storage and transportation.
An early hybrid of the Beit Alpha type. It has an average growth capacity and a long growing season. As you can see in the photo, the skin color is dark green, the fruits have a dense structure and reach up to 24 cm in size. Resistant to infection with powdery mildew, cladosporosis, cucumber mosaic.
Paladin F1
Differs in plentiful early fructification. Grown in greenhouses, mainly on stakes. The fruits have a dense even peel, during the ripening period they reach a length of 18 to 22 cm.
Paladinka F1 differs from other hybrids of the Beit Alpha group by a high degree of growth, one ovary can produce 3-4 fruits. The variety is resistant to diseases of cladosporiosis, anthracnose, powdery mildew.
Superstar F1
At maturity, they can reach a length of 30 cm. This variety is one of the most popular in greenhouse farms, due to its good marketability and unsurpassed taste.
A spring-summer variety of long-fruited cucumbers, which has proven itself as a powerful plant capable of high strength and regeneration speed. As you can see in the photo, the fruits are somewhat ribbed, with a dense juicy structure. In addition, Superstar F1 has a long growing season, and exhibits increased resistance to fungal and viral diseases.
Minisprint F1
It is intended both for glass greenhouses, and for film hotbeds. The fruits are not long – during the growing season they reach a size of 15-16cm.
The variety is characterized by a high rate of fruit ripening, and belongs to the earliest hybrids of the Beit Alpha group. The fruits are juicy and dense, the surface is smooth and dark green in color. Seedlings are transferred to the greenhouse already in early – mid-March, and grown on stakes.
Vista F1
It is planted mainly in well-equipped capital greenhouses, and during the ripening period it can produce fruits up to 40 cm in length.
Another parthenocarpic hybrid with high growth potential. A distinctive feature of growth is year-round vegetation. Vista F1 is resistant to temperature extremes, low light, does not require regular watering. The skin is dense, smooth, painted in a light green color.
Tribute F1
An early type of hybrid, the advantage of which is large and stable yields. The length of the fetus is from 30 to 35 cm.
Resistant to fungal and viral diseases, tolerates low light well. Due to its dense structure and strong skin, it has a fairly long shelf life when fresh.
Bee-pollinated for protected and open ground
These varieties of hybrids can be grown both in greenhouses and hotbeds, and in open areas of a summer cottage. Since all hybrids are insect pollinated, the greenhouse must have an opening roof structure.
Chir F1
The hybrid is resistant to downy mildew diseases, lesions associated with damage to the stem by insects, therefore it is widely used when growing early cucumbers in open ground.
The variety was bred by US breeders. The main advantages of cultivation are fast ripening, high yields. The fruits have a dark green shiny color (see photo), dense and smooth to the touch. The average size is 20-22cm, but when fertilizing plants with organic fertilizers, they can reach 25-30cm.
Lily F1
The plant is highly resistant to temperature extremes, is not exposed to a viral disease characteristic of early vegetable crops in the open field. During the ripening period, the fruits reach a length of 25-27 cm, have a delicate dark green skin. Lily F1 is an early and high-yielding variety, so it is recommended to plant seedlings in open ground as early as early April.
Amanda F1
One of the varieties recognized by gardeners as the best for growing in film greenhouses.
Early high yielding hybrid. Fruits with strong growth and disease resistance. Cylindrical dark green fruits reach a size of 28-30cm. The skin is thick and smooth. The hybrid shows resistance to viral diseases – powdery mildew, downy mildew, cucumber mosaic.
Marchioness F1
One of the earliest hybrids of long-fruited cucumbers for outdoor cultivation.
The plant has a strong and fast growth, long vegetation, resistant to cold temperatures and low shade lighting. As you can see in the photo, the length of the fruit is small – 20-22cm. The skin is dark green, smooth and shiny.
Insect-pollinated Asian-type hybrids
Chinese greenhouse hybrids appeared on domestic agricultural markets not so long ago, and immediately gained popularity due to the low cost of seeds, stable stable yields, and high disease resistance.
Vanguard F1
A hybrid with a female type of flowering, strong strong growth and a long growing season. It is intended for growing long-fruited cucumbers on open ground and in film greenhouses. Cylindrical fruits are dark green in color. The skin is dense, tuberculate with small white pimples.
Alligator
Vegetable growers who grew Alligator in their beds claim that some specimens of this variety, with proper care and regular feeding, can reach a length of 70-80 cm.
An exotic Asian hybrid with fruits that look like large zucchini. The plant is resistant to almost all fungal and viral diseases, cold-resistant, has early maturity and gives a rich harvest.
Recently, Asian varieties of cucumbers have been replenished with new types of long-fruited hybrids – these are such as Chinese white, Chinese snakes, White delicacy, Chinese long-fruited, Chinese miracle. All of them require certain care and watering, so when choosing Chinese hybrids for your greenhouse, carefully read the instructions.
Conclusion
If you are planting long-fruited cucumbers for the first time, carefully approach the choice of variety, study the possibility of their further use. Some hybrids have excellent taste qualities and are suitable not only for salads, but also for canning.
