Cucumber Mamenkin's pet: description and characteristics of the variety, yield with photo

Increasingly, gardeners are using parthenocarpic varieties and hybrids of cucumbers for planting on their plots. One of these varieties is Mamenkin's favorite cucumber. It bears well in indoor greenhouses and outdoors.

Characteristics of the variety

Mama's pet is a hybrid from crossing two different varieties. The bush is determinate, parthenocarpic, therefore it grows and bears fruit in the open field and in the greenhouse. The leaves are small, so the plants do not shade each other. Early ripening, after planting the seeds in the ground, the first fruits ripen on the 45th day.Limited in growth, few shoots. With bundle formation of ovaries.

In greenhouses grown vertically for easy inspection of plants for diseases. Also, when growing vertically, it is convenient to care for plants. It is grown horizontally in open beds. A feature of the hybrid is that it can be grown on a balcony and even a windowsill, as it does not need pollination by insects. It blooms mainly with female flowers, so the variety is high-yielding.

Fetal description

The fruits of gherkins are small. An adult fetus weighs only 90 grams with a length of 8-10 centimeters. Cucumbers are neat, light green in color, slightly ribbed. On the entire surface of the fruit are covered with sharp white spikes. On the side of the flower, they have light stripes that do not reach the middle of the fruit. The taste is sweet, when the fruit is cut, there is no seed sac and voids.With proper watering and fertilizing, the cucumber does not taste bitter.

Fruits are suitable for universal use - they can be pickled, s alted, used fresh. Also, Mom's pet is often used for cultivation on an industrial scale, due to its keeping quality and resistance to transportation over long distances.

Methods of growing a hybrid

Since Mama's pet f1 cucumbers are bred for growing indoors and outdoors, as well as at home, there are many ways to grow them:

• growing in open beds;
• on the balcony or loggia;
• in a greenhouse under temporary shelter;
• in a closed greenhouse.

Outdoor growing involves sowing seeds and caring for growing plants.

Before sowing, the seeds are disinfected, soaked for germination and planted in the ground. The planting period in different regions is different, but the weather conditions must be appropriate for this variety. So, daytime air temperature should not fall below 22 degrees, and night below 16 degrees. Subject to this condition, delicious cucumbers will surely grow on the beds.

Plants are planted in the greenhouse earlier, in late April, early May, provided that night frosts have passed. If frosts are still expected, it is better to play it safe and heat the room where the seedlings grow with a heater.

At home, cucumbers are planted on the windowsill all year round. Since this plant is thermophilic, therefore, it is necessary to prevent drafts, waterlogging or drying out of the soil, provide access to lighting for plants, otherwise the seedlings will get sick and develop poorly.

Responses from fans who planted Mom's pet

Nina: “In winter, I decided to grow cucumbers on the windowsill, after reading the reviews of gardeners, I bought the seeds of Mom's pet. Planted before New Years. In February, the whole family ate cucumbers. Greens are tasty, small in size. The main requirement of this variety is proper care and watering, as well as the creation of conditions at home suitable for growing cucumbers. In April I will plant them in the garden, let's see how they behave there.”

With proper care, Mommy's pet will give a good harvest when planted in any place.

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