Cucumber Claudine: characteristics and description of the variety, cultivation and care with a photo

Growing a crop is not as difficult as it seems. A little patience and the plant will reward the gardener with a rich harvest. Cucumber "Clawdeen" is a common species that is recommended for growing in any type of soil.

Basic ideas about the variety

Determine how to grow and where to place the plant will help a detailed description. And also avoid mistakes and get the declared harvest.

Plant:

• Medium height.
• Indeterminate.
• Leaves are often arranged.
• Ovary bundle.
• One knot gives 6-7 cucumbers.
• Relates to parthenocarpic species.
• Matures in 40 days

Cucumber:

• Shape: elongated ellipse.
• Color: dark green.
• Length: 8-10 cm.
• Weight: 80-90 gr.
• Taste: no bitterness.
• Yield: 10kg per 1m^2.

Description of the variety of its main characteristics will help the summer resident to make a choice and understand whether it is worth growing at all.

Disease susceptibility

Cucumber "Claudin" f1 is immune to some crop diseases:

• Cucumber mosaic.
• Powdery mildew.
• Downy mildew.

Pre-treatment of bushes will save you from the development of many diseases. Before flowering, you can take chemicals, after it is advisable to use traditional medicine.

Use in home cooking

Cucumbers are used to prepare fresh salads, table decorations. Reviews of summer residents claim that the variety is unsuitable for canning. The vegetable becomes soft, the structure is broken.

What are the features of the variety?

Cucumber has a number of properties that distinguish it from other species. Each summer resident will judge their importance independently:

1. Matures faster than other crops.
2. Fructifies for a long time.
3. Tolerates a temporary rise in temperature.
4. Those fruits that are overripe on the bushes do not barrel, the shape remains unchanged.
5. Unpretentious care.
6. Fruits lie for a long time.

Negative properties were not identified.

Growing and care

Plant "Clawdeen" in the greenhouse and open ground. Use 2 methods, seedling and seedless.

If the seeds are sown in the ground, they wait until the night temperature is +10 ⁰С. Planted to a depth of 2 cm. The distance between plants is 30 cm, rows are 50 cm. Early plantings are covered with material to avoid the death of the bush from frost.

It is more efficient to plant seeds in moist soil, so they germinate faster.

Hybrid variety "Clawdeen" has a negative attitude to transplants. In order not to damage the root system of a fragile plant, seeds are planted in specially prepared peat pots or paper cups. After transplantation, acclimatization will be much faster.

Care tips for a great harvest:

• Bushes are abundantly watered with warm water, preferably in the evening. During the fruiting period, water consumption per plant is 1-1.5 liters.
• Loosen the ground around the cucumbers.
• Be sure to feed.
• Remove all weeds from the beds.
• Harvest in time.

Feeding the culture is essential. Do not place organic fertilizers such as cow and bird droppings. Nitrogen and other minerals are also used.

Opinion of summer residents regarding the Claudine variety

Sometimes it is not enough to read the description of a variety, much more information is obtained by looking at the reviews of gardeners. In addition to opinions about the species, there are valuable recommendations for care and cultivation.

• Anatoly. A family favorite variety. Planted in a greenhouse. Eat in salads and fresh. S alt and pickle are not recommended. Cucumbers do not turn yellow, are well stored. I like the unpretentiousness of the culture of this species.
• Svetlana. Grows 3 years. Very early, not bitter. Planted in a glass greenhouse. Grandchildren love to eat straight from the garden. The summer resident herself prefers to "experiment" with fresh salads. Most of all, he appreciates the unpretentiousness of care in the variety, as well as the fact that he pleases with fresh fruits until the beginning of autumn.

"Claudeen" is a hybrid that does not need advertising. Most of all, he is loved for the fact that he is undemanding to care, does not get sick, and pleases with the harvest for a long time.

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