Zucchini Gribovsky: description and characteristics of the variety, yield with photo

Why did the Gribovsky zucchini get a permanent residence permit in the gardens of summer residents? Due to the versatility of the application, the vegetable is pickled, stewed, stuffed, pancakes are baked, and caviar is made. The second factor contributing to the popularity of zucchini among summer residents is ease of care and an impressive harvest from the bush.

Vegetable growers select varieties of cultivated crops, talking with like-minded people, reading descriptions of varieties. About the features of caring for the zucchini variety Gribovsky 37, description, advantages and disadvantages, we will discuss further.

Variety description

The main characteristic of Gribovsky is ease of cultivation and disease resistance.

Gribovsky 37 - mid-early variety. Grown as an annual crop. From planting seeds in the soil to collecting the first fruits 40-50 days. The fruits are elongated, oval, 20-25 cm, weight 700-1300 g. Ribbed at the base of the stem, then smooth.

Young zucchini white color, smooth skin. Having reached a maximum in size, they acquire a greenish tint, overripe ones have a yellowish skin color. The pulp inside is dense, white, elastic, medium density.

Subject to the agricultural practices of cultivation, from 4 to 8 kg of zucchini are harvested from one square meter.

Zucchini variety Gribovsky grows in the form of a bush with a large number of shoots. The leaves are large, bright green, shaped like a pentagon, sitting on long petioles.

Flowers male and female, bright yellow, bell-shaped.

Growing

Zucchini Gribovsky loves heat, so it is recommended to grow a variety through seedlings. Based on the climatic conditions of the region, planting zucchini seeds for seedlings is carried out a month before planting on the beds.

For growing seedlings, containers are selected: plastic cups, ceramic pots, mini-greenhouses, peat pots.

To ensure that the root system has enough space for development, containers are taken with a volume of 100 ml or more, with a diameter of 8-10 cm.

The sequence of actions when planting zucchini seeds Gribovsky:

• Superphosphate or wood ash is added to the planting substrate.
• Disinfect seed material. To do this, the zucchini seeds are kept in a bright pink solution of potassium permanganate for 30 minutes, then washed with clean water. This will get rid of germs on the surface of the seeds.
• Seeds are soaked in growth stimulator Epin or Heteroauxin, Zircon, placed on 2-3 layers of wet gauze, wrapped, put on a saucer. Make sure the gauze does not dry out. Put in a warm place until sprouts appear.
• The hatched seeds are buried 4-5 cm into the ground, the pots are covered with film or glass.
• After germination, transfer the seedlings to the windowsill, shade from direct sunlight.
• After a week, the sprouts are fed for the first time. Add one tablespoon of superphosphate and urea to two liters of water.
• Next feeding after 10 days. Plants are watered with a solution of ash or nitrophoska.
• Water the seedlings with separated water at room temperature, twice a week. Waterlogging of the substrate threatens the death of the root system.

For transshipment into open ground, the zucchini must have three true leaves.

For the fastest acclimatization on the street, seedlings are pre-hardened. To do this, the cups are taken out into the open air in the first days for 2-3 hours, two hours of hardening are added every day.

Landing on the beds for this zucchini is done according to the scheme 70x70 cm. Remove the seedlings from the containers carefully, trying not to disturb the earthen ball and without injuring the roots. They are planted in prepared holes, deepening to cotyledon leaves.

Features of care

What you need to know in order for the Gribovsky variety to please with a harvest:

1. Remove weeds in a timely manner, this will preserve nutrition in the soil for zucchini, and will become a disease prevention.
2. Carry out loosening. Do this carefully so as not to hook the roots of the zucchini. Loosening will allow oxygen to freely penetrate to the root system.
3. Water as the soil dries up, once or twice a week.
4. If necessary, pinch the lashes to form the desired length.
5. Top dressing is carried out if the zucchini grows on depleted soil. They use organic matter and mineral fertilizers for this.
6. Shoot young fruits, this stimulates the formation of new ovaries.
7. Attract insects for pollination - spray the buds with water into which the pollen from the male flowers has been shaken.

The male flower does not have a thickening on the pedicel, unlike the female one.

Pros and cons

The advantages of the Gribovsky 37 variety include:

• disease resistance;
• tolerates cold spells;
• high palatability variety;
• yield;
• long storage period and transportability of zucchini.

The disadvantage of the variety is considered to be vigorous vegetable bushes. Which makes it necessary to allocate a large area of the territory for the cultivation of Gribovsky's zucchini.

Pests and diseases

"He alth" at Gribovsky's zucchini is strong. Diseases rarely overcome this variety. With pests, the situation is different. Spider mite, sprout fly, gourd aphid - insects that have to be protected from zucchini.

Spider mite appears on the site in the second half of June. Lives on the underside of leaves, feeding on their juice. They provoke the fall of ovaries, leaves, flowers. Plants are sprayed with an infusion of hot pepper with wood ash.

The sprout fly hibernates in the soil. Wakes up at the beginning of May. Damages seeds and sprouts and stems. To combat fly larvae, Fufanon or Karbofos are introduced into the soil in early spring.

Melon aphid settles on weeds in spring. Then the emerging colonies of insects attack zucchini, the back side of the foliage, young shoots.The leaves are deformed, fall off, plant growth stops. Plantings are treated with karbofos, powdered sulfur, infusion of tobacco, yarrow.

Prevention of diseases and pests of Gribovsky's zucchini will be:

• Pre-sowing treatment of seed material.
• Preparing the soil in the fall - water the beds with a solution of Fitosporin-M. Biofungicidal agent, destroys fungal and bacterial pathogens. To process one square meter, a tablespoon of the powder is dissolved in a bucket of water.
• Deep digging of beds after harvest.
• Weeding weeds and removing diseased plants.
• Compliance with crop rotation.
• Planting plants that repel pests - marigolds, garlic, onions, basil, peppermint.

Harvest and storage of crops

When and how to harvest Gribovsky zucchini depends on whether the vegetables will be consumed immediately or sent for winter storage.

During the fruiting season, young fruits with soft, light skin that have not reached their maximum growth are removed. They inspect the bush every 7-10 days so that the zucchini does not overripe.

If the zucchini is grown for long-term storage, they act differently. Give the fruit to reach the size of the varietal maximum. The skin of such zucchini becomes coarse, which later allows you to store the crop until February-March.

The zucchini prepared for storage are dried in the air, wiped from dirt with a dry cloth. Stacked in boxes with straw or sawdust so that they do not touch. Store in a cool place.

Another way to prepare Gribovsky zucchini is freezing. This method preserves the taste and nutrients of the vegetable. To freeze you will need:

• collect fruits, inspect for damage;
• wash thoroughly, peel, remove seeds;
• cut the pulp;
• put in freezer bags, send to the freezer.

Reviews of gardeners

Summer residents who grow zucchini variety Gribovsky on their plots say that seedlings are friendly, a decent harvest from a bush, high taste qualities of fruits, despite the fact that the culture is undemanding in care.

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