Cucumber Cellar: variety description, cultivation and yield with photo

Cucumber is a popular vegetable crop, in demand among gardeners and consumers. The greatest preference is given to hybrid varieties marked with the symbol F1. This means that the vegetable seeds are obtained by crossing two species and have their best qualities. The main ones are fast ripening time, yield and excellent taste properties.

Breeders are constantly working on obtaining new varieties of cucumbers with the necessary characteristics and disease resistance. One of these hybrids, approved for cultivation and included in the State Register of Breeding Achievements in the Russian Federation, is the domestic hybrid Pogrebok.

Characteristic of the species

Early ripening high-yielding variety Cellar F1 is popular among gardeners due to its biological and commercial properties. The hybrid species is grown under film shelters that protect vegetables from frost, and on open ground.

Main characteristics of cucumber:

• plant yield under favorable conditions can reach 15 - 17 kg per 1 m^{2 - thanks to this increase, the variety is classified as high-yielding;}
• vegetables ripen quickly - after 43 - 48 days from planting in the soil, you can harvest the first crop;
• resistance of the hybrid to diseases is the main advantage of breeding work;
• universal look suitable for fresh consumption, canning and pickling.

The resulting hybrid has an indeterminate bush and a medium-branched structure of lashes with small leaves. The plant is characterized by a mixed type of flowering with a predominance of female flowers, especially on the lateral lashes.

Hybrid disease resistance

The description of the species as the most disease-resistant domestic hybrid is confirmed by numerous reviews of gardeners growing vegetables.

The plant is practically immune to downy mildew, cladosporiosis.

It is necessary to follow the general rules of soil preparation, processing of young plants to prevent the development of diseases. Vegetables should not be planted in the soil where beans or carrots used to grow in order to prevent the spread of white rot that affects these crops. As soon as symptoms of powdery mildew or white rot are detected, the leaves of the plant should be immediately sprayed with copper-containing preparations.

Sometimes cucumber leaves Cellar infects melon aphid. Spraying with a solution of laundry soap or modern preparations such as Biotlin, Fufanon will help to cope with the parasite.

Features of growing plants

Almost all cucumbers are heat-loving and moisture-loving plants, the Cellar variety is no exception. Before starting cultivation, it is necessary to exclude hypothermia: young plants cannot withstand it.

It is better to plant seeds for seedlings in early May, and in open soil - at the end of May, sprouts will appear already in 3-6 days. The place for seed germination should be well lit, protected from the winds.

You can buy ready-made seedlings of cucumbers and plant them in soil heated by the sun to a constant temperature of 18 ° C. In the event of a cold snap, the sprouts are covered with a film. It is optimal to germinate the seeds in early May, and plant the sprouts in loose, humus-rich soil in late May - early June according to a 40x40 cm scheme.

The plant is demanding on watering, which is best done in the morning or in the evening after sunset.The optimum ambient temperature for the rapid growth and development of fruits is 25 - 30 ° C, below 14 ° C or above 42 ° C the plant stops developing. Vegetable crops must be periodically fed with nitrogen-containing fertilizers and loosen the soil. The flowers are pollinated by bees and other insects.

Harvesting

The first cucumbers ripen 1.5 months after germination. The fruits of a hybrid type are cylindrical in shape, tapering towards the base, up to 11 cm long, up to 4 cm in diameter and weighing up to 100 g.

The surface of the cucumber is bumpy, green with white stripes and brown tubercles. With proper care, the plant bears fruit before the onset of cold weather.

It is recommended to collect fruits in the early morning, when they are the strongest and most resilient, carefully tearing them off the stem without damaging the fragile lashes. Cucumbers should not be allowed to overripe, so as not to stop the fruit formation processes.The more often you harvest, the more new ovaries will form on the plant.

The structure of the fruit, excellent taste and lack of bitterness determine the versatility of the Pogrebok variety and allow it to be used for preparing fresh salads and preservation, and pickled greens in barrels received the most positive reviews. Pickles and gherkins are more often used for marinating, and large fruits are used for barrel pickling. Strong vegetables are excellent for transportation.

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