Cucumbers Aztec: description and characteristics of the variety, cultivation and yield with photo

Every summer resident dreams of a big crop of cucumbers, so when planting familiar varieties or choosing new seeds, many stop at hybrid varieties. For example, Aztec cucumbers meet all the requirements of gardeners and have a number of advantages. Let's take a closer look at the description of the variety and its characteristics.

Dignity of the variety

Aztec cucumber variety is classified as parthenocarpic gherkins. The bush is of medium size. Cucumbers grow in bunches. They can be used both for salads and for canning. The fruit has a length of about 8-12 cm, with small tubercles, stripes. Bundles combine 3-5 female flowers.

Tomatoes have the following advantages:

they are fragrant and have no bitterness;
react painlessly to weather conditions;
easy to grow;
resistant to various diseases;
have a good yield, which is not affected by unstable air temperature: they easily tolerate its night drop.

When s alting the Aztec cucumber, internal voids do not form. Cucumbers have a stable size and do not outgrow. They are recommended to be grown in greenhouses, greenhouses and outdoors.

Features

Aztec cucumbers are early ripe fruits, have a high yield - 9 kg per square meter. Cucumbers are dense, they remain the same during heat treatment during conservation. They ripen 1.5 months after the seeds sprout.

The variety is resistant to the following diseases:

powdery mildew;
cucumber mosaic;
olive blotch;
cladosporiosis.

Features of growing seedlings

When purchasing Aztec f1 seeds in the store, they are calibrated and processed. To speed up the germination of seeds, it is better to soak them by placing them in a damp cloth and lowering them into warm water.

Then it is recommended to harden the seeds, but only those that did not have time to germinate. To do this, they are placed directly in a damp cloth in the refrigerator for 48 hours.

After, they must be immediately planted in pre-prepared containers or directly in the greenhouse. In the middle climatic zone or the north, it is best to use the seedling method of growing cucumbers. Cucumbers are known to be painful to transplant, so it is best to use cups to reduce trauma to the cucumber roots.

After the cucumbers “hatch”, you need to make sure that they do not stretch. To do this, it is recommended to put them on a bright window sill or additionally highlight with a lamp. There is no need to rush to sow cucumbers for seedlings, as it is undesirable to keep them in cups for more than 3-4 weeks.

For planting cucumber seedlings in a permanent place, it must be borne in mind that it is recommended to observe crop rotation, change the place of beds with gourds. The place should be sunny and protected from cold northern winds, the soil should be fertile and loose.

If seedlings are planned for planting in greenhouses, then the seeds are sown in March, and for open ground they choose mid-April.

When growing cucumbers in a greenhouse, it is recommended to use a trellis, then the fruits will always be clean, take up less space, and it will become more convenient to clean them.

When planting seedlings in open ground, it is necessary that the earth warms up well and the weather becomes stable. But at night it is better to cover them with a film cover, and during the day - clean them up. When planting, it is necessary to observe the distance between rows of about 50 cm, and between plants - 30 cm.

The main care for cucumbers is timely watering, removing weeds and loosening the soil. If these rules and growing conditions are followed, the Aztec variety will surprise you with its high yield.

How do they respond to the variety?

Mostly Dutch hybrid Aztec has only positive reviews.

He is attractive:

easy growth and development of plants;
easy to harvest as it grows in bunches;
good taste and aesthetic qualities in canning: cucumbers are dense and crispy, they look beautiful closed in jars.

The variety of cucumbers Aztec due to successful selection is chosen by an increasing number of gardeners and gardeners. It is good in all weather conditions, as it gives a stable high yield.