Cucumber Babushkin secret F1 - description and characteristics of the variety

Variety Babushkin secret recently grown in the gardens of Russian gardeners. This species does not need pollination, and the fruits are tied under any climatic conditions. In the northern regions, cucumber is grown in greenhouse constructions. Compact bushes grow remarkably at home, on the loggia. Variety Grandmother entered a secret in the State Register of the Russian Federation in 2015. Gardeners and vegetable growers appreciated the advantages of this species, its unpretentiousness and good yield.

Grade description

Bushes of medium height, have a mid-early ripening period. You can pick cucumbers 45-50 days after emergence of seedlings. In one sinus several inflorescences are tied. The shape of the fruit is in the form of a cylinder, the color is saturated green. On the surface of the skin there are large tubercles with white spines.

Cucumbers are small, 10-12 cm long, the weight of one fruit is from 80 to 90 grams. Many gardeners prefer to pick cucumbers at the pickle stage, when they are no more than 4-5 cm long. There is no bitterness in the fruits.

The hybrid variety is bred for cultivation in open beds, however, it grows well and bears fruit in various greenhouse constructions.

Advantages and disadvantages

Hybrid varieties do not preserve maternal genes, so it is impossible to obtain cucumbers with the same characteristics if you collect the seeds yourself from the fruits. Planting material is purchased only in a specialized store. Gardeners involved in the cultivation of Babushkin secret cultivar note the following advantages of this species:

1. There are no empty ovaries on the bushes; all formed flowers form fruits.
2. The variety gives an excellent harvest. From one square meter, you can collect from 6 to 8 kg of quality cucumbers. When grown in a greenhouse, harvest may increase to 16 kg.
3. Cucumbers are universal in use. They can be consumed fresh, used as an ingredient for salads, in the form of slices, as well as for pickling and pickling.
4. The variety is unpretentious to weather conditions of cultivation, and has a high resistance to many diseases.
5. Cucumbers can be kept fresh for a long time and perfectly carry transportation over long distances.

The minus of the variety is the appearance of a bitter taste during the deformation of cucumbers during pollination by bees.

The rules for growing varieties

It is advisable to use turf soil for planting, with the addition of sand and rotted manure. Every year it is recommended to change the site for planting cucumbers. It is best to plant cucumbers in the place where the tomatoes or cabbage grew. The temperature for planting should be at least 15 degrees. The soil should be loose and fertile. Planting cucumbers is carried out in two ways: seedlings and seedlings. In the soil, the seed material is laid to a depth of 1.5-2 cm.

If the planting of cucumbers is carried out in a greenhouse or greenhouse, then it is better to prepare seedlings. Sowing seeds is recommended at the end of February. Plants are transplanted into the greenhouse as soon as 4-5 leaves are planted on them. On one square meter, 3-4 plants should be planted. The row spacing should be 120 cm, the distance between the holes - from 30 to 50 m. Depending on how the ovaries will form, it is necessary to act with lateral shoots. If the inflorescences are tied on the main stem, they can be torn off. And if the weather conditions are unfavorable, and there are few ovaries, then the lateral branches leave.

Variety Care Rules

The height of the bushes in the garden in the open ground is from 1.5 to 1.7 meters, in greenhouses - up to 2 meters. Therefore, it is better to tie plants to trellises. The collection of cucumbers must be carried out in a timely manner so that the following fruits grow.

Variety of cucumbers Babushkin's secret has not yet received wide distribution throughout the country. The novelty of breeders is just beginning to gain recognition among gardeners for excellent taste, early ripening and good fruiting. In order to grow healthy and quality fruits, seeds are recommended to be purchased from trusted companies. In this case, your work will be rewarded as you deserve.

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