Libella Cucumbers: variety description, growing photos and reviews

Cucumbers are one of the most popular and common vegetable crops in household plots. Cucumber Libelle F1 is a versatile variety that can be grown in any soil. The yield is stable and the cucumbers are delicious.

Description of Libella cucumber variety

Before you buy the seeds of any vegetable you like, you need to study the description of the variety in detail. Libelle cucumbers are first-generation hybrids. The variety itself was bred by breeders from Germany. In a short time, cucumbers have won the recognition and love of domestic gardeners and gardeners.

The hybrid belongs to long-braid, parthenocarpic and mid-season varieties. Cucumbers grow in length from 12 to 15 cm. Peel with small tubercles. There are also small white spikes on the skin. The shape of vegetables is elongated, typical for most varieties of cucumbers.

On average, the weight of one ripe fruit can vary from 100 to 140 grams. The taste of cucumbers is pleasant, there is no aftertaste of bitterness. The fruiting period begins 50 days after sowing the seeds in the ground. The seeds inside the cucumbers are small, the flesh is juicy and crispy.

Ripe fruits are suitable for fresh consumption, they can also be added to salads and preserved. The main characteristic is the ability to grow crops not only in open areas and greenhouses, but also in an apartment on a balcony or loggia.

The main advantage of Libell's cucumbers is their high resistance to vegetable diseases such as powdery mildew and olive blotch.Growing seedlings can take place in any type of soil. Under ideal growing conditions, you can get a crop from one plant up to 10 kg.

The variety was entered into the state register of Russia in 1976. Hybrid cucumber Libella is intended for cultivation in open ground, as well as in greenhouses and greenhouse shelters.

Advantages and disadvantages of cultivation

Reviews of the Libella cucumber hybrid are only positive. Culture has a lot of advantages and almost no significant disadvantages.

Description of benefits:

Stable harvest throughout the fruiting period of the bushes;
The first harvest can be harvested in early June;

Resistant to many diseases affecting vegetable crops;
High palatability of ripe fruits;
Multipurpose use in cooking;
Stay crispy and delicious while pickling;
Vegetables suitable for sale in markets;
Long fruiting period;
Vegetables are stored for a long time after harvest from the garden;
Growing is possible on any soil;
One bush can produce up to 4 kg of ripe vegetables;
Shrubs can be grown on the balcony at home.

Description of flaws:

Cucumbers outgrow quickly;
Sometimes can be bitter;
There may be light spots on the peel, which negatively affects the appearance of cucumbers.

How to grow and care for seedlings

There is nothing difficult in planting cucumbers of this variety. In order to get a crop of cucumbers already in early June, it is necessary to use the seedling method of planting vegetables. To do this, you need peat cups and a substrate. You can dig up the soil right on your site (but before planting the planting material, it will need to be warmed up and disinfected), or you can buy a special mixture for vegetable crops.

The most favorable time for planting Libella cucumbers is the last days of April or the first days of May.

Before planting in the soil, the planting material is sorted out. To do this, you need to prepare a saline solution. Take 1 tbsp. l. ordinary table s alt and pour it with 1 cup of warm water. Dip the seeds into the solution. After a while, low-quality seeds will float to the surface. They can be thrown out, the rest can be planted.

When the seedlings grow a little (the first full-fledged leaves form), it can be transplanted to a permanent place. Dig up the soil, mix it with manure and make small depressions for the bushes. The distance between the holes should be at least 30 cm. After planting the seedlings, they need to be watered abundantly. At night, the beds are covered with a warm cloth.

You can transplant seedlings outside when the weather is very warm and there are no severe frosts at night.

Reviews about Libella cucumber

What are the reviews about the Libella variety of cucumbers?

Galina, 43 years old

“I have grown this variety of cucumbers for several years. Yields have always been high. The soil on our site is not very fertile, and when the seedlings were planted for the first time with my husband, we did not hope to get a good result. But the variety is still a pleasant surprise.Now we plant Libella cucumbers every year.”

Anastasia, 38 years old

“When I listened to my friend for the first time and decided to buy seeds of this variety, I was disappointed at first. Of all the seeds in the bag, less than half sprouted. The seedling house did not look very inviting. After transplanting into the garden, everything changed. Cucumbers began to grow rapidly and after a few weeks we tried the first vegetables from the garden. I will always plant Libella from now on.”

Matvey, 56 years old

"I didn't like cucumbers. The producer promises a good harvest all summer. But among all the cucumbers that grew in my country house, this one turned out to be the most barren. Maybe the whole point is that the seeds were of poor quality. Cucumbers taste good, but you can find a better variety. I will not grow any more for now.”