Description and characteristics of the Asterix cucumber variety, their advantages and disadvantages
It is rare to find a personal plot where cucumbers do not grow. Cucumber Asterix F1 was bred relatively recently and has already managed to fall in love with many gardeners. This variety has many advantages, it is unpretentious and gives a good harvest.
Description of the cucumber variety Asterix
Cucumbers were bred by Dutch breeders a little over 5 years ago. The Asterix variety belongs to the early maturing hybrids of the first generation. The inflorescences are pollinated by bees. The flowers are predominantly female. The rhizome is well developed. Bushes are small, medium-sized leaves, light green color. Strongly branched.
The first harvest from cucumber bushes is harvested 37–45 days after sowing the seeds into the soil and the emergence of sprouts. The yield is stable, they bear fruit even under adverse weather conditions.
Plants tolerate climate change normally; when the temperature drops, fruiting remains stable. You can plant seedlings in the open field in the beds and in greenhouses.
The first advantage of the cucumber is disease resistance. Plants practically do not get sick with powdery mildew, tobacco mosaic and fusarium wilt.
Undemanding to care. The main requirement that must be observed before planting is the introduction of fertilizers into the soil. On poor soil, the bushes grow poorly and give a meager harvest.
Fruit characteristics
Description of cucumbers will be incomplete if you do not characterize ripe cucumbers.
Characteristics of Asterix fruits:
- Cucumbers are from 8 to 11 cm long.
- The shape of Zelentsa is elongated, cylindrical.
- The skin is emerald in color, covered with short white thorns.
- The skin is bumpy.
- The pulp is juicy and crispy.
- White streaks appear on the skin.
- The mass of one green plant reaches 100 g.
- Universal use in cooking.
- Cucumbers tend to overgrow if not harvested for a long time.
- Suitable for salting due to the small size of the zelents.
Greenhouse cucumbers in taste and size are in no way inferior to street ones. To increase the yield and quality of greenery, mineral and organic fertilizing is regularly introduced into the soil. Before planting seedlings, the beds need to be watered with a solution of potassium permanganate to disinfect it.
Advantages and disadvantages
The main disadvantage of the Asterix F1 variety is that the cucumbers need to be picked in 2-3 days. If this is not done, they begin to outgrow and become tasteless.
Variety advantages:
- High palatability of fruits.
- Early fruiting.
- Zelentsy ripens en masse.
- Versatility in cooking.
- The resistance of the bushes to many diseases.
- Plants tolerate abrupt climate changes normally.
The gardeners fell in love with this variety for its unpretentiousness and taste of the fruit.
Reviews of the cucumber variety Asterix
Although Asterix F1 cucumbers were bred quite recently, they have already managed to catch the fancy of domestic summer residents.
Valery, 47 years old:
“I have been planting this variety for the second year in a row. Zelentsy are more like gherkins, especially if they are collected as soon as they appear. Delicious and crispy. During the entire cultivation period, the plants did not get sick even once and always gave a stable harvest. I recommend Asterix cucumbers to everyone. "
Ekaterina, 33 years old:
“A couple of years ago my grandmother recommended planting this variety. I love cucumbers, so I immediately decided to buy seeds and sow. The seedlings sprouted quickly and amicably. The manufacturer claims that it is necessary to grow seedlings on fertile soil, so I decided to immediately add manure to the beds. The yield was excellent, every day cucumbers were picked from the garden. Delicious, juicy. Come for vegetable salads. "
Marina, 34 years old:
“I didn't like the cucumbers, maybe it's all about the soil, or about the seeds. But the seedlings sprouted poorly, only a few bushes. The yield is not bad, but I would like more. The greens are really tasty. The skin is thin and the flesh is juicy. Liked it in salting ”.
