Description of the Ira cucumber variety, features of cultivation and care
Based on many years of experience in growing cucumbers, gardeners choose for themselves the best ones that suit them in all respects. Many of them like Ira cucumber. What is special about it, we will find out below.
Characteristics of the variety
It is an early maturing bee-pollinated hybrid. Grown both in the greenhouse and outdoors. The bush is vigorous. If the crown is not pinched, it will grow to 2.5 meters. Lateral lashes also need to stop growing. Usually this procedure is carried out after 4-5 sheets. When grown in a greenhouse, insects must be allowed access for pollination. Cucumbers are tied in the lateral sinuses, 2-3 pieces. The hybrid gives the first harvest in 40–45 days after seed germination. On one square of plantings, up to 10 kilograms of harvest ripens.
Description of the fruit - small, grows in length up to 8-10 centimeters, the weight of one cucumber is 90-110 grams. The surface of the fruit is covered with small tubercles with white thorns. The shape is cylindrical. The color is green with bright stripes that do not reach the middle of the cucumber. The fruits are crispy, the pulp is juicy, the seeds are small, barely noticeable in the section. The taste is sweet, without bitterness, has a rich cucumber aroma.
The fruits are intended to be eaten fresh, they are also used for preparing pickled salads and rolled up whole. The hybrid is resistant to olive spot, anthracnose and bacteriosis.
Positive qualities of a hybrid
Gardeners note the following positive characteristics when growing:
- Early ripening of fruits.
- Excellent bright taste of the fruit.
- High productivity.
- Versatility in use.
- Keeping quality.
- Disease resistance.
Growing conditions and methods
To get a good harvest of cucumbers Ira f1, they need to be raised. It is important to choose the right land for growing. It should be fertile, not sour, light. At the end of the season, the soil is prepared in advance - compost is added there and dug up. In the spring, this soil does not need to be fertilized. One has only to dig up and prepare the beds again. So that bacteria do not develop in the ground, it is spilled with hot water with potassium permanganate, then covered with plastic wrap for a week. After these activities, the soil is ready for planting.
If you decide to plant Irina cucumbers in a greenhouse, then planting should be done in mid-May. The main condition is that there are no night frosts, and the air temperature does not fall below 15 degrees. Otherwise, the landings will be lost. Cucumbers are usually planted in rows with a distance of 50 centimeters between them. The width between the planted plants is from 20 to 40 centimeters. Depends on the area of the garden and growing conditions.
The seeds are planted to a depth of 1.5–2 centimeters. You cannot plant deeper, they simply will not germinate.After planting the seeds, the bed can be covered with a film for better germination, but before that it is watered with warm water at room temperature. When the cucumber sprouts appear, the film is removed and continues to grow. It must be remembered that this is a tall variety, therefore, the whips are allowed to go along the trellis or tied to the crossbar. Whoever likes it more. Also, indoors, you need to provide access to insects for pollination of flowers. Otherwise, there will be no harvest.
Plant care
Ira cucumbers have characteristics that are demanding attention, during their growth they are watered, weeded, help to cope with diseases and fertilize:
- Ira is a demanding hybrid, so manipulations will have to be done daily.
- Watering. In hot weather, plants are watered once a day, if the weather is variable, then several times a week.
- Weeding. In the beds, weeds are constantly removed for better growth of cucumbers.
- Loosening. After watering, the soil under the cucumbers is loosened so that the fungus does not multiply in it, and the roots breathe.
- Garter. This procedure is carried out in order for the lashes to grow vertically. This makes it more convenient to water, loosen and harvest. When vertical cultivation of cucumber greens the plant receives more sunlight.
- Fertilizers. As a rule, cucumbers are fed with mineral and organic fertilizers. With a lack of nutrients, complex preparations are used.
- Inspection of plants. To identify a disease, rot or other ailment, cucumbers are closely monitored. If a disease is detected, the bushes must be treated with chemicals, and diseased shoots must be removed.
Review of Ira reviews
This hybrid is developing and bearing fruit in all regions of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. Therefore, it has already received numerous reviews.
Polina writes: “I experimented a lot with varieties in search of a suitable site for my site. Finally, found Ira, this hybrid gives excellent results in the greenhouse and in the open garden. Doesn't get sick. The fruits are neat and beautiful, the taste is excellent, not bitter. Sweet and crunchy. This quality remains even after pickling. To my conditions of cold nights and warm days, the variety adapts instantly. In one year there were frosts, the temperature dropped to -1 degrees, the plants sat in the greenhouse without heating. And nothing - not a single bush was missing. "
