Description of the Emelya cucumber variety, features of growing and care

A rare suburban or personal plot does without this culture. Cucumber "Emelya" F1 is a bright representative of hybrid varieties.

Basic ideas about the variety

To learn more about the characteristics of the plant, you need to study the description of the variety. It will help prevent the most common mistakes.

Bush:

• Parthenocarpic.
• Indeterminate.
• Vigorous.
• Flowers of the female type prevail.
• There are 7-10 ovaries per 1 internode, arranged in a bundle.
• Ripens within 39–45 days.

Cucumber:

• Color: deep green.
• Shape: cylindrical.
• Length 13-15 cm.
• Weight: 120-150 cm.
• Diameter: 4-4.5 cm.
• The skin is thin.

Growing features

It is grown in the same way as other crop varieties, in two ways:

1. Seedling method. The seeds are planted in prepared containers. Planting depth of 2 cm is better to use peat pots. When transplanting into the ground, there is no need to pull them out. The delicate roots will not damage the plant and will not experience unnecessary stress.
2. Direct sowing in the ground. The earth should be warmed up to + 18 ⁰С. The wells are filled with a special composition: manure, sand, mineral fertilizers. 1 m² in the greenhouse, sow 2 seeds, in the open field 3.

Care features:

• Placement on supports. Cucumbers tied in an upright position save space. In addition, the plant itself feels more comfortable. Oxygen access is unlimited.
• Daily watering. Carried out in the evening. The water should be warm, preferably settled. Summer residents are advised to use drip irrigation, this will help prevent moisture from entering the plant leaves.
• Loosening, hilling, weeding. The implementation of these techniques ensures the supply of oxygen to the root system of the culture. As a result, the bushes grow faster.
• Timely feeding. At least 5 times per season. Nitrogen fertilizers for the growth and formation of a bush, phosphorus during the flowering period, potassium + nitrogen during active maturation.

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Proper care will make it possible to get the declared harvest of cucumbers.

Positive properties of the variety

"Emelya", cucumbers which are characterized to a greater extent from the positive side. Its advantages include:

• Climate change adaptation.
• Cold resistance.
• High productivity.
• Unpretentiousness.
• Disease immunity.
• Early maturation.
• Versatility of application.
• Great taste.

The species has practically no minuses, one drawback is that the collected seeds will not give any harvest for the next year.

Disease susceptibility

Like all hybrids, "Emelya" cucumbers resist some diseases characteristic of the culture:

• Cucumber mosaic.
• Olive spot.

Powdery mildew and root rot treatment is required. Timely prevention will help prevent plant death.

The use of a vegetable in everyday life. Yield

The characteristics of the species make it possible to use cucumbers for any kind of canning. They are used fresh in salads, table decorations.

Number of fruits from 1m² - 16 kg, it all depends on the care. The more closely the recommendations were followed, the higher the yield.

Manufacturers recommend removing vegetables when the cucumber has reached a length of 15 cm. Further growth reduces the flavor characteristics.

The opinion of summer residents about the Emelya variety

Numerous reviews are mostly positive. Some summer residents seek to give practical advice to a novice gardener:

• Michael. Having once bought the Emelya variety of cucumbers, he still continues to grow it. The harvest is excellent, grown in a glass greenhouse. It is unpretentious in care, but, most importantly, regular watering.
• Alexei. Because of the cold climate, they were looking for cold-resistant varieties. They advised me to buy Emelya. Grown in a greenhouse. Very tasty, not bitter.

Hybrid cucumber varieties are gradually replacing the usual ones. Since the care is minimal, and there are more positive qualities. "Emelya" will delight summer residents not only with unpretentiousness and harvest, but also with immunity to diseases.