Cucumber Grandmother's granddaughter: variety description and cultivation with photo

For those who want to get a delicious crop of cucumbers in the greenhouse early, the grandmother's granddaughter cucumber is presented. It is characterized by early ripening and a friendly return of the crop. Gardeners will not be disappointed by choosing this variety for a quick harvest.

Variety description

This cucumber comes from a cross between two early ripening varieties and is therefore labeled f1. It can be grown in a closed greenhouse and in open areas due to its parthenocarpic nature. The peculiarity of this type of plant is the flowering of predominantly female flowers. The plant has a powerful lash with limited growth of stepchildren, bunch ovaries - 3-4 cucumbers appear in one bunch.

Fruits appear 40-42 days after the appearance of the first sprouts.

Fetal characteristics

The plant produces 12 kilograms of cucumbers per square when planting 3-4 plants. Gherkins with timely collection grow up to 10-12 centimeters in length and weigh 100-120 grams. Color from light green near the flower to dark green near the stump. It has yellow stripes to the middle of the fruit. On the surface there are many sharp spikes of white color. Pubescence is light.

Taste good - sweet without bitterness. The fruits in the section are dense, do not have a seed bag and voids. They have crunchy qualities and cucumber aroma.

Used for pickling, fresh eating and canning. Grown for trade and mass production due to its palatability.

Distinctive qualities of cucumber

Due to the positive qualities that the variety has, the fruits can be used in many areas.

• Plants thrive in greenhouses and outdoors.
• Give a high yield.
• Early ripening period allows you to remove cucumbers from the bushes for a long time.
• Does not grow, but grows exclusively upwards. Which saves space in the greenhouse.
• Resistant to many diseases.
• The palatability allows the fruit to be used universally.
• Commodity characteristics help to sell goods quickly.

Growing conditions

Cucumber seeds are planted for seedlings at the end of April, seedlings are transplanted into the ground in May with 3 permanent leaves. They grow mainly in greenhouses, tying the stems to the crossbar or letting them curl along the trellis. Since the length has no growth limit, fruiting will last until frost.

The main condition is to maintain the optimum temperature in the room, to produce timely watering and top dressing. Then the gherkins will be tasty, crispy and without bitterness. In order for the plants not to shade each other, the seedlings are planted at a distance of 50 by 30 centimeters from each other, then the "granddaughter" will please the gardener with early fruiting.

Timely harvesting will allow you to roll up the fruits in the gherkin phase. Otherwise, the cucumber will overgrow, the skin will become hard, and the taste will deteriorate.

Inspection and treatment of plants

To prevent the bushes from getting sick, you need to constantly monitor the condition of the stems, leaves and fruits. If black or gray spots appear on the plant, the leaves dry or insects eat them, then the bushes need to be treated with disinfectants. Otherwise, all the bushes will become infected and the plants will die. For treatment, the following drugs are used, depending on the source of infection:

1. Quadris.
2. Bordeaux blend.
3. Fitosporin.
4. Thiram.

Use for prevention:

1. Immunocytophyte.
2. TMTD disinfectant.

Means are used according to the attached instructions for use. It is important to carry out the procedure in protective clothing and a mask, since chemical elements are dangerous not only for pests and diseases, but also for humans.

If you follow the recommendations, nothing will spoil the harvest, and the desire to grow new varieties will push gardeners to new achievements.

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