Description and cultivation of cucumbers varieties Petersburg Express f1
Every year Russian breeders present new varieties of the most promising horticultural crops. One of the novelties was the appearance in the field of horticulture of a hybrid called the Petersburg Express F1. Today, a plant from the Biotekhnika brand is included in the state register of vegetable crops intended for cultivation on personal plots and in farms in greenhouse conditions.
The hybrid belongs to a variety of indeterminate crops and needs pollination. The advantage of the species is resistance to most cucumber diseases:
- powdery mildew;
- bacteriosis;
- root rot.
The first fruit ripens 48 days after germination. In one node, from 1 to 3 ovaries are formed, the type of flowering is female. The leaves have a rich dark green color, the surface of the leaf plate is slightly wrinkled. With a high height of the bushes, the plant is distinguished by slight branching and a small amount of green mass, which greatly facilitates care.
A distinctive quality of the hybrid is its ability to withstand a drop in temperature and quickly recover from stress. At the same time, with a short-term cold snap, there is no inhibition of plant growth and formation, which is a significant disadvantage of a significant part of cucumber varieties.
Features of fruiting
Cucumbers have a cylindrical shape with a slightly ribbed surface. On the peel of vegetables there are medium-sized tubercles with black spines. The average cucumber has the following characteristics:
- weight 82 grams;
- length 12 cm;
- diameter 3 cm.
Up to 12.5 kg of cucumbers are removed from each square meter, subject to the recommendations on agricultural cultivation techniques. Description of the advantages of the new selection:
- early ripening of fruits;
- high yield of the crop;
- even, almost identical fruits;
- resistance to cucumber diseases.
Gardeners' comments on the Petersburg Express f1 cucumber indicate the good taste of cucumbers, the possibility of using them fresh and as raw materials for canning. In rare cases, the bitterness of the fruit can be observed, the cause of which is the onset of a sharp cold snap or insufficient watering.
Growing recommendations
The Petersburg Express variety is recommended for greenhouse cultivation. Growing by seedling method or by direct planting of seeds in the ground is acceptable. Regardless of the cultivation method, it is important to select high-quality, full-weight seeds without defects.
To enhance the protective properties of cucumbers, planting material is placed in a solution of aloe and water, prepared at a rate of 1: 1.It is recommended to plant seeds when using the seedling method in early April. To do this, prepare the soil in advance, place it in a container of small diameter and sow the planting material to a depth of 0.5 to 1 cm.In this case, the following temperature conditions must be observed:
- during the day - from 20 to 24 ⁰C;
- at night - from 16 to 18 ⁰C.
Sowing in the greenhouse is carried out in the middle or last days of May. It is recommended to cover the planting site with film material or Agrotex-type coating before emergence. The plant of the Petersburg Express variety needs pollinating insects.
In warm climatic conditions, landing on open beds is permissible. In this case, the following garden crops are the best predecessors:
- beet;
- onion;
- legumes;
- nightshade.
Worth paying attention cucumber planting site... The soil should be loose, as airy as possible, and have an indicator of neutral acidity. Seeds are planted at a distance of 10 cm, deepening the planting material inside the soil by no more than 4 cm. When planting seedlings, it is necessary to ensure that the cotyledon leaves are flush with the ground.
The correct agricultural technique for growing cucumbers involves observing the following recommendations:
- the variety has a superficial type of root system, so the top layer on the garden bed should be as fertile and loose as possible;
- It is considered optimal to use a drip irrigation system for bushes at least 3 times a week with settled warm water, evening watering is considered preferable;
- stimulation of fruiting is achieved by short-term limitation of watering;
- after the appearance of 5 true leaves, the plant is pinched, which allows you to redistribute the direction of movement of nutrients in order to obtain a greater return on the crop, prolong the fruiting period of the bushes.
The plant is distinguished by the mass return of the crop; in order to preserve the indicators, it is recommended to remove the greens every day. When feeding, you should not overdo it with nitrogen-containing fertilizers.
