Cucumber Cheerful Gnomes: description and characteristics of the variety, reviews of summer residents with photos

For lovers of growing original varieties of cucumber, there are varieties on the market with bouquet growth of fruits. Cucumber Merry Gnomes f1 looks on the stem like a bunch of bananas, original and beautiful. In addition, these bushes give a bountiful harvest under any growing conditions. Consider the characteristics of the variety and find out: how to grow bushes and get a bountiful harvest.

Hybrid characteristics

Cucumber Cheerful Gnomes belongs to the type of parthenocarpic varieties that do not require pollination by insects. The bush and root system are powerful, grown in one stem.Cut off the extra stepchildren so that the bush is properly formed. At the same time, 3-5 fruits are tied in the sinus. The variety is early ripe - from the first shoots to the harvest, it takes only 38-40 days when grown in greenhouses or in beds. At home, growing yields will be less. When grown, the bushes are resistant to popular diseases.

Description of fruits

Cucumbers are small in size - they reach 9 centimeters in length and weigh an average of 80 grams. The fruit is dark green on the side of the stem and light green on the side of the flower, also on this side there are yellow stripes reaching the middle of the fruit. Strongly bumpy, with white spikes on the surface. The skin is thin, the flesh is juicy, crispy.

Cucumbers do not outgrow if not harvested in time. The taste of the fruit is pronounced cucumber, sweet, with poor-quality watering there is no bitterness. Suitable for all types of preservation and fresh consumption.

Fruits need to be harvested in a timely manner - although they do not outgrow, the bush dries out when ripe fruits are on the bush for a long time.

The variety tolerates transportation well and does not deteriorate during long-term storage.

Positive qualities of gnomes

Judging by the reviews, gardeners distinguish the following positive qualities in this variety:

• early ripeness and high yield;
• possibility of cultivation in open and closed ground;
• disease resistance;
• high fruit quality and fruiting duration;
• versatility in use and resistance to overgrowth;
• possibility of cultivation in production areas for sale.

Rules for growing Merry Gnomes

The hybrid is grown in two ways:

1. planting seeds in the ground;
2. growing seedlings with subsequent transplanting into the ground.

When growing in seedlings, the seeds are planted in prepared soil at a distance of 20 by 30 centimeters, so as not to injure the root system during transplantation. Seeds are germinated before planting, for this you need to dip the seeds in warm water for a day, and then keep them in a damp, but not wet napkin.

Sprouts will appear in a few days. Also popular is the method of planting seeds in peat pots, then the grown plants are planted on a permanent place of growth directly with the pot - the roots are not injured. Plant seeds for seedlings in March - April.

Transplant seedlings into open or closed ground at the age of 25-30 days. In the greenhouse, plants are planted 2-3 per square meter, in the garden - 4-5 seedlings.

The seeds of the plants are planted in the greenhouse - at the end of April, on the beds - in May. It is important that the air temperature outside does not drop to 15 degrees, otherwise the plants will freeze. When planting seeds on open beds, the soil is shed with warm water and covered with a film. After germination, the film is removed and continued to be grown in an open area.

Care for plants during growth

To get a plentiful and high-quality harvest, cucumber lashes need to be constantly looked after.

1. Water and loosen.
2. Feeding, protection from diseases and pests.
3. Weeding, garter, pinching.

All these activities are part of the complex care of cucumbers.

Hybrid reviews review

Since the variety is popular among amateur and professional gardeners, only positive reviews are left about it.

Gennady: “I have been raising cheerful gnomes for several years and always get a quality crop. Since the bushes grow in the greenhouse and in the garden, I alternate every year. I want to note that the yield in the greenhouse and in the open field is almost the same. Only it is more convenient to grow in a greenhouse. I like cucumbers: they do not outgrow, they are all beautiful, they do not twist, there is no bitterness. Since the bushes are strong, I plant 3 bushes per square meter.”

Tatyana: “I was looking for descriptions of cucumber seeds on the Internet and read good responses from gardeners about the Merry Gnomes hybrid. Therefore, I purchased seeds and planted last year. Planted with germinated seeds in open beds. All the seeds sprouted, only a few sprouts died in the garden.I liked the way cucumbers grow: in one sinus, about five beautifully shaped fruits are formed, similar to bananas.”

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