Cucumber Emerald F1 family - description and characteristics of the variety

Cucumbers contain a large number of substances useful to humans. These are antioxidants, indispensable for losing weight and removing harmful substances from the body, all kinds of vitamins, minerals. Especially the human body needs them in the spring, after a long winter "starvation." And early varieties of cucumbers, in particular the “Emerald Family F1”, will help to restore the vitamin balance in an excellent way.

Characteristics and features of the hybrid

This is parthenocarpic (self-pollinated) hybrid of domestic selection. Bred by specialists of the famous company Gavrish. When the plant blooms, female-type flowers predominate. The hybrid “Emerald F1 family” is early ripe, from the cucumber shoots to the start of harvesting it takes 40-43 days.

It has high growth power. Lateral shoots produce little. The plant is indeterminate. That is, it continues to grow in height throughout the season. Therefore, when the trellis wire grows with the central stem, when it reaches 2-2.2 m, it is recommended to pinch the top.

Zelentsy beautifully cylindrical, aligned, gherkin type. They are saturated dark green in color, with lighter, yellowish hue stripes on the sides. The average fruit length in the season is 10-12 cm, diameter is 3.5-4 cm, and weight is 120-130 gr. The skin is strong, resilient, resistant to damage and cracking. Absolutely bitterness free. Cucumbers are strongly tuberous, the tubercles themselves are medium-sized and have white spines.

The fruits of this hybrid are medium density. The flesh is crisp, juicy, with a fresh, pleasant cucumber smell. Taste is at an excellent level, Zelentsy is really tasty, a little sweet. Shows high yield indicators: 14.6-15.8 kg per 1 sq. Km. m. Transportability and durability at a good level. Especially when transported in small boxes.

Application

Hybrid Strengths

1. The hybrid sets fruit without the participation of pollinating insects.
2. Produces a little side shoots, which greatly facilitates the care of plants. Plus, planting is less likely to thicken.
3. Resistant to major diseases and pests of cucumbers. Less resistant to downy mildew.
4. It has consistently high yield and high commodity indicators of fruits.
5. Resistance to adverse external factors, in particular, to changes in external temperatures. The fruits are able to tie well in conditions of extreme heat.
6. A large percentage of homogeneous class 1 vegetables.
7. Ovary bunch type, up to 5 pcs. in 1 node.
8. Cucumbers "Emerald F1 family" of universal application. Well suited for commercial purposes, selling cucumbers in the wholesale and retail markets of fresh vegetables.
9. Good indicators of both storage and portability. Do not decay and do not significantly lose in size during storage.
10. The fruits of the hybrid are high in vitamins, antioxidants and beta-carotene.
11. Very early fruit ripening.

The secrets of successfully growing a hybrid

1. Compliance with the optimal planting scheme: 70x30 cm. Or, not more than 4 plants per 1 square. m
2. Soaking seeds before planting in a solution of growth stimulant and fungicide for a day.
3. Watering the seedlings only with warm, settled water and regular spraying of plants.
4. Planting seedlings in places well lit by the sun. Providing regular airing of landings. But at the same time, drafts should not be allowed. Especially in the early spring.
5. Compliance with crop rotation on the site or in the greenhouse. And also do not forget about the favorable and unfavorable neighborhood of vegetable crops. In particular, do not plant next to tomatoes.
6. Preplanting soil preparation. It can begin to be prepared both in the fall and 3-4 weeks before the seedlings are planted in the ground. It consists in removing weeds, introducing organic matter (rotted manure or chicken droppings), plowing or digging, and also spilling the soil with an insecticide from ground pests. In particular, Khrushchev.
7. Regular and balanced nutrition of cucumbers, depending on the phase of development. At the beginning of the growing season fertilizers with a high nitrogen content are required. But at the time of fruit ovation and filling, cucumbers on the contrary require more phosphorus and potassium.
8. The alternation of treatments of cucumbers with mineral fertilizers, both according to the leaf, and application under the root. Treatments are carried out at intervals of 7-10 days.
9. Sowing seeds for seedlings is carried out starting from the end of February / beginning of March.
10. In the soil, seedlings can be planted with regrowth of 3-4 real leaves.

Reviews of summer residents of the hybrid

1. Svetlana Starikova, 35 years old: I remembered the book I read in childhood - the Emerald City. And seeing the seeds with a similar name, I immediately bought them. In the spring it sowed early, at the end of February, in pots with purchased land. Seedlings grew peppy, stocky. Then landed her in a greenhouse. Plants grow strongly - constantly had to tie up. They were practically not sick, once only the aphids attacked. Cucumbers are excellent, delicious, crispy, juicy. Not at all bitter. And by the way a lot of them are tied, 4-5 in the bosom. Now I'm getting ready for the sowing of the "Emerald Family" for the new season.
2. Olga, 29 years old: Wonderful, delicious cucumbers. Ripens in small clusters, as if it were some kind of fruit on a tree. Juicy, crispy, slightly sweet. You can roll up, and in salads. And of course, just crunch a fresh little cucumber. I am satisfied with the “Emerald Family”, now she has been registered with me for a long time.

Video: cucumbers of the Emerald F1 family