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

There are different varieties of cucumbers on the market that are adapted to the Russian climate and soils. Cucumber under the simple but sonorous name Athos, was relatively recently bred by the domestic "Michurins" for cultivation in home gardens in Russia, Ukraine and Moldova. This is the so-called parthenocarpic hybrid for both open ground and protected by a film. What is parthenocarpic? This is a plant that does not need to be pollinated by bees. Despite all this, the fruitfulness of the Athos cucumber hybrid is high, as is the quality of its fruits.

Characteristic of Athos

Hybrid from germination to fruiting ripens in about a month or more. Already in the middle of summer, many ripening fruits form on plants.

What are the advantages of the variety:

early fruiting;
excellent germination;
compact cucumber size.

The plant easily survives sudden changes in temperature, heat and even drought. In other words, Athos F1 cucumbers are able to survive where others simply die. Harvest storage is high, up to two weeks under normal conditions.

What makes the bush so special?

Tomato bush stretches to a height of one and a half to two meters. The number of flowers in the node reaches 3-5. At the same time, up to two dozen fruits can ripen on one bush. Here are some great features.

In addition, the bushes can grow decently, when planting, you need to provide for their distance from each other - 70-80 centimeters. The plants have medium branching, and the leaves are of a regular shape, dark green in color.

Description of fruits

Description of Athos cucumbers, let's start with the fact that they bear fruit in a bouquet. The fruits have an even green color, inside - solid, without voids. When biting into a cucumber, a typical mouth-watering crunch is emitted, it tastes without bitterness, even at the ends of the fruit.

Zelentsy reach a weight of 70 to 100 grams, a length of about 10 centimeters. Tubercles on the surface of the fetus are barely noticeable. If you want to eat plenty of cucumbers, then Athos is a great option. Such hybrids are suitable for fresh consumption, and for preparing salads, and for canning. The yield level is 10-12 kilos per square of land.

Plant care

Hybrid requires regular performance of the following operations:

stepping (this is when the shoots above the fourth leaf are removed);
loosening and weeding the soil;
evening or morning watering with warm water (not lower than 20 degrees and at intervals of 1-2 days);
fertilizing with organic matter (mullein, bird droppings) and mineral fertilizers (superphosphates, nitrogenous substances);
timely tying.

Fiddling with this type of cucumber is preferable in a greenhouse.

Hybrids of the Athos series are grown either immediately by sowing seeds into the ground, or with the help of seedlings, which are transplanted into beds after night frosts in spring. The planting depth of cucumber seeds is up to two centimeters.

Fight disease

Parthenocarpic plants are resistant to many dangerous diseases.In our case, Athos F1 cucumber easily copes with aggression from cucumber mosaic and powdery mildew. Also, the variety perfectly resists root rot, peronosporosis. At the same time, it is necessary to adhere to a 90% humidity regime and normal temperature values \u200b\u200bof 20-22 degrees inside the greenhouse.

For prevention, you should ventilate the greenhouse a couple of times a week. If the structure is made of glass, then regularly wash it from contamination with warm soapy water. When growing a hybrid in unprotected soil, make sure that the soil does not become waterlogged or, conversely, does not dry out.

And finally…

Caring for and growing cucumbers is not such a simple task as it might seem from the outside. However, it's worth it! This is evidenced by the reviews of citizens gardeners. If everything is done in a timely and correct manner, then the Athos cucumber will present a good harvest as a reward for the efforts.You just need not to be lazy to water the plants under the root in a timely manner, mulch them, weed the soil, fertilize generously, identify diseases, properly ventilate and close the greenhouse.