Description, characteristics and agricultural technology of the best new varieties of cucumbers for 2020
The dream of a summer resident or gardener is a stable harvest that does not depend on weather and climatic disasters. Breeders around the world are tirelessly working in this direction and have already bred many excellent varieties, including the hummingbird cucumbers, Uranus and other promising hybrids. They are gaining more and more popularity every year.
Recommended varieties of cucumbers for 2020
The new summer cottage season must be met fully armed and decided in advance which varieties of cucumbers to grow, as well as stock up on seeds. Otherwise, you will have to take a queue for new products, and they will fly off the shelves at once. The main criteria for choosing seeds are:
- high resistance to diseases;
- good taste;
- high and stable yield.
New varieties of cucumbers for 2020 are the result of the work of domestic and foreign scientists. Among the new products are:
- Uranus f1.
- Hummingbird f1.
- Tiburon.
- Anzor f1.
- Sarovskiy f1.
- Eroshka f1.
- Bystrik f1.
- Khrustlyandiya f1.
- Tarapunka and others.
Mostly they are hybrids, and it is not possible to collect seeds on your own. But the characteristics are impressive. Each of the listed varieties deserves attention.
Hummingbird f1
Colibri cucumbers have excellent immunity to major diseases. Hybrid variety, fruits - gherkins. 9 kg of crop with good commercial qualities are harvested from one square meter. The first cucumbers are removed one and a half months after germination, due to which the Hummingbird is classified as an early cultivar. It can be used both for fresh consumption and for all types of preservation and processing.
Cucumber of the Kolibri f1 variety is intended for cultivation in temperate climates. It is adapted to unfavorable weather conditions. Reviews indicate that this variety has shown excellent results when grown on the balcony. Fruits are not prone to overgrowth, uneven harvest is allowed.
Cucumbers grow no more than 80 grams, the flesh is not bitter, crispy. Seeds are absent at all or very small, imperceptible. There are tubercles and characteristic white spines on the surface. Light stripes along the entire fruit are noteworthy.
Tiburon variety
Cucumber Tiburon is suitable for cultivation both in open and protected ground. At the first harvest, which is obtained a month after germination, even and uniform gherkins are harvested. It tolerates high temperatures without losing its taste and marketability.Even when grown in unfavorable conditions, the fruit has a rich dark green color without any streaks.
In each sinus, 3 fruits are formed. Cucumbers are suitable for sale because they retain their qualities for a long time. Used for industrial canning. Tiburon is a disease-resistant and easy-care hybrid that delights with beautiful and tasty gherkins of the earliest ripening period.
Anzor f1 variety
The description of this variety suggests that with minimal labor costs for care, you can get a decent harvest of delicious and aromatic fruits. Cucumbers have sweet taste, no bitterness, crunchy flesh, with a strong classic cucumber smell. The harvested crop is good to use fresh, but you can also canned, salt.
Cucumber Anzor f1 refers to early hybrids, begins to bear fruit 35 days after germination. You can grow cucumbers not only in greenhouses, but also in the open field. To achieve maximum yield, the row spacing should be half a meter. Up to 5 kg of the highest quality fruit can be harvested from one square meter.
The variety is resistant to major diseases and tolerates temperature extremes.
Sort Sarovskiy f1
Lovers of early cucumbers with small and crunchy fruits will love this variety. Its agricultural technology is simple and does not require additional costs, even a beginner can cope with cultivation. Of the shortcomings, only the fact that the crop has to be harvested daily is distinguished, because the fruits are prone to overgrowing.
Cucumber Sarovsky f1 is not suitable for growing on the balcony and in greenhouses. The weight of one fruit reaches 110 grams. Pulp without bitterness. The yield is excellent, 15 kg of cucumbers are harvested from one square meter. Particularly the cultivar is included in the fact that it forms flowers of the female type.
Bystrik variety
The characteristic of the Bystrik variety of cucumbers can be given short. This is one of the newest hybrids presented by breeders. Suitable for cultivation in the open field and in the greenhouse. Gherkins begin to appear 45 days after germination. Productivity and disease resistance are excellent, tolerates temperature changes well.
Bystrik has its own characteristic features. Cucumbers have a strong aroma, pleasant sweetish taste. Already at the beginning of summer, they can not only be consumed fresh, but also prepared for the winter. The variety is suitable for growing on an industrial scale.
Eroshka variety
One of the new products on the market. The early hybrid Eroshka f1 is intended for cultivation in open and closed ground. Fruits are small, uniform in color, with white thorns. The mass of a mature cucumber does not exceed 60 grams. In particular, it is included that the pulp has a light salad color and a strong cucumber flavor.
Eroshka's fruits are perfectly even, the yield is high. The variety is resistant to major diseases, tolerates temperature changes. Cucumbers are eaten fresh or canned. Good variety for growing on an industrial scale.
Variety Khrustlyandiya
One of the varieties intended for cultivation in a greenhouse. As a feature of these cucumbers, they emit a strong aroma and excellent taste, unusual for most greenhouse species. The pulp is crispy and dense, while the skin is tender, does not cause discomfort when eaten.
Khrustlyandiya cucumbers begin to bear fruit 50 days after germination. The yield is high. The fruits reach 20 centimeters in length. They are consumed mainly fresh, but you can also pickle. Great for preparing salads in winter.
Uranus f1
Cucumber of the Uranus f1 variety is presented by Japanese breeders as a hybrid that gives a high quality super early harvest. The length of the fruit does not exceed 12 centimeters, it is not prone to overgrowth. The shape of the zelents is even, the color is dark green, uniform. The yield of this variety of cucumbers is high, stable even under unfavorable growing conditions.
Cucumbers Uranus perfectly tolerate long-distance transportation, while maintaining their presentation. Fruits without bitterness and emptiness, with high taste. Cucumbers of this variety are universal. Grown on an industrial scale. The pulp is almost white in color, the seeds are small, almost imperceptible when eaten.
Variety Tarapunka
Cucumbers of the Tarapunka f1 variety are recommended for cultivation in greenhouses, but cultivation in the open field is also practiced. Gherkins are harvested 41 days after the first shoots appear. Differs in fruits of small size, not prone to overgrowth, with brown pubescence. The lack of bitterness is at the genetic level. The pulp is tasty, medium density.
Tarapunka is resistant to most diseases and does not require special care. Cucumbers are consumed mainly fresh, but used for processing. In particular, all hybrids, including the Tarapunks, include the fact that they cannot collect seeds on their own. Even if they mature, the valuable characteristics will not be transferred to the daughter plants.
Growing features
Cucumbers are rarely grown in seedlings. Fragile plants are easily damaged when transplanting. In addition, the seedlings are sick for a long time after this and do not take root well. It is easier to sow seeds directly to a permanent place.
Cucumbers do not like open sunlight, most varieties tolerate shading well. However, the lack of light leads to changes in the color of the fruit. It is better for planting plants to choose beds located in partial shade, with light and fertile soil. Cucumbers require regular watering as the topsoil dries up and weeds are removed periodically. At the same time, they try not to damage the fragile tops and leaves.
For the convenience of care and harvesting, trellises are pulled on cucumber beds. Plants weave along them, leaving aisles free.
By 2020, breeders have introduced the best cucumber varieties described in this article. Experienced gardeners choose several species with different ripening periods and characteristics. This allows harvesting from early summer to fall. It is impossible to say unequivocally which of the varieties described by us is better. Everyone has their own needs and requests, based on which you need to make a choice. Having carefully studied the descriptions presented above, you can choose something for yourself.
