Cucumber Emelya: description and characteristics of the variety, cultivation with photo

A rare dacha or household plot does without this crop. Cucumber "Emelya" F1 is a bright representative of hybrid varieties.

Basic ideas about the variety

To learn more about the characteristics of the plant, you need to study the description of the variety. It will help you avoid the most common mistakes.

Bush:

• Parthenocarpic.
• Indeterminate.
• Strong.
• Female-type flowers predominate.
• For 1 internode 7-10 ovaries located in a bundle.
• Matures within 39-45 days.

Cucumber:

• Color: deep green.
• Shape: cylindrical.
• Length 13-15 cm.
• Weight: 120-150 cm.
• Diameter: 4-4.5 cm.
• The skin is thin.

Features of cultivation

Grown in the same way as other crop varieties, in two ways:

1. Seedling method. Seeds are planted in prepared containers. Planting depth 2 cm is better to use peat pots. When transplanting into the ground, there is no need to pull them out. Delicate roots will not be damaged, the plant will not experience unnecessary stress.
2. Direct sowing in the ground. The earth should be warmed up to + 18 ⁰С. The holes are filled with a special composition: manure, sand, mineral fertilizers. For 1 m^{2 in a greenhouse, 2 seeds are sown, in open ground 3.}

Features of care:

• Placement on supports. Cucumbers tied up in a vertical position save space. In addition, the plant itself feels more comfortable. Oxygen access is unlimited.
• Daily watering. It is carried out in the evening. Water should be warm, preferably settled. Summer residents are advised to use drip irrigation, this will help to avoid moisture getting on the leaves of the plant.
• Loosening, hilling, weeding. The implementation of these techniques ensures the supply of oxygen to the root system of the culture. As a result, bushes grow faster.
• Timely feeding. At least 5 times per season. Nitrogen fertilizers for the growth and formation of a bush, phosphorus during flowering, potassium + nitrogen during active maturation.

Proper care will make it possible to get the declared crop of cucumbers.

Positive properties of the variety

"Emelya", cucumbers which are characterized to a greater extent on the positive side. Its advantages include:

• Adaptation to climate change.
• Cold resistance.
• High yield.
• Unpretentious.
• Immunity to diseases.
• Early ripening.
• Versatility of application.
• Great taste.

There are practically no minuses in the species, one drawback is that the collected seeds will not produce any crop next year.

Disease susceptibility

Like all hybrids, Emelya cucumbers resist some diseases characteristic of the culture:

• Cucumber mosaic.
• Olive blotch.

Powdery mildew and root rot treatment required. Timely prevention will help avoid the death of the plant.

The use of vegetables in everyday life. Yield

Characteristics of the species allow the use of cucumbers for any type of canning. Used fresh in salads, table decorations.

The number of fruits from 1m² - 16 kg, it all depends on the care. The more accurately the recommendations were followed, the higher the harvest.

Producers recommend removing vegetables when the cucumber has reached a length of 15 cm. Further growth reduces the taste.

Opinion of summer residents about the variety "Emelya"

Many reviews, mostly positive. Some summer residents tend to give good advice to a novice gardener:

• Mikhail. Having once bought a variety of Emelya cucumbers, he still does not stop growing it. The harvest is excellent, grown in a glass greenhouse. It is unpretentious in care, but, most importantly, regular watering.
• Alexey. Due to the cold climate, cold-resistant varieties were sought. They advised me to buy "Emelya". Grown in a greenhouse. Very tasty, not bitter.

Hybrid varieties of cucumbers are gradually replacing conventional ones. Since care is minimal, and there are more positive qualities. "Emelya" will delight summer residents not only with unpretentiousness and harvest, but also with immunity to diseases.

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