Characteristics of the Siberian garland cucumber variety, care features
Difficult climatic conditions are always the reason why cucumbers cannot be grown outdoors. Cucumbers are very popular Siberian garland - a new universal hybrid with a bouquet-type ovary that can please vegetable growers with a large harvest.
Description of the variety
Variety Siberian garland - bunch cucumbers for open ground... This is a species belonging to cultures in which the ovary has a bundle character. Received by Siberian breeders in 2012, the variety immediately became popular among vegetable growers in regions where they cannot boast of hot and long summers.
The variety is quite early, a real runner. Removing the first cucumbers is possible within a month and a half after germination. The yield of cucumbers Siberian garland is excellent: up to 400 fruits grow on one bush, and in mass it is up to 40 kilograms of Siberian garland cucumbers. The calculation is given for 1 square meter of area.
Cucumber Siberian garland F1 belongs to the group of parthenocarpic, because it can bear fruit without pollination. It is successfully grown not only in the greenhouse, but also in the open field. The bush of the plant is very strong, therefore a high planting density is not recommended.
It is possible to reveal all the possibilities of the Siberian garland variety only if you take the time to form the plant and make the necessary fertilizing in a timely manner.
Compliance with all the conditions that the variety imposes - the ability to collect fresh cucumber from the beds up to the very frost.
The fruits of the Siberian garland are dark in color, their size reaches 8 centimeters in length. The tips are usually whitish, and the body of the fruit is covered with soft, light-colored thorns. Siberian garland cucumbers have a very sweet, soft and rather aromatic taste. Perfect for use in fresh salads, as well as for canning and pickling. The genetic characteristics of the species do not imply the formation of bitterness, therefore, salting these fruits will bring only joy and pleasure to the hostess.
The culture is very hardy, shows great resistance to drought and cold weather, it tolerates sharp changes in temperature. Fruiting in cold weather does not decrease.
It is important that the plant does not become infected with powdery mildew or brown spot. This gherkin is not afraid of peronospora and tobacco mosaic.
Much when growing a variety depends on factors such as soil type, growth in the northern regions, climatic conditions, and the method of cultivation. However, in any case, with careful and competent care, the Siberian garland cucumber will delight the grower with an excellent harvest.
Advantages and disadvantages
In almost every area, you can find such a popular culture as cucumbers. Summer residents choose the most productive varieties, which are guaranteed to give a lot of delicious fruits. It is important that the variety must still be universal, because it is not very convenient to grow separate species for further fresh consumption and for salting. Small in weight cucumbers of the Siberian Garland variety are perfect for use for any purpose. The variety has the following advantages:
- ripening rate: the plant quickly forms ovaries - a month and a half after planting, the gardener can count on the first harvest;
- resistance to the effects of various climatic cataclysms;
- duration of fruiting;
- self-pollination - no need for pollinating insects;
- resistance to various diseases;
- excellent appearance;
- good taste, lack of bitterness in fruits.
There are practically no drawbacks to the Siberian garland. Some nuances that can still be noted:
- high cost of seeds relative to the price of other varieties;
- impossibility of self-breeding;
- a large amount of time that should be devoted to planting for maximum results.
Taking into account the pros and cons, each summer resident will be able to correctly distribute his working time and get an excellent result of growing Siberian Garland cucumbers.
Growing features
The cultivation of representatives of the Siberian Garland variety is best done by planting seeds for seedlings, but they are planted immediately in the ground. In order for the seeds to hatch as soon as possible, they must first be soaked. The soil for cultivation must be fertile - the use of ready-made soil would be an excellent solution. The deepening should not be more than 2.5 centimeters, and the temperature, which is considered optimal, is 25 ° C. In the middle of the last spring month, the seedlings should be moved to a permanent place, the planting frequency should be one plant per 60 centimeters.
Representatives of this species are quite demanding to the level of soil fertility. It is advisable to prepare a place for future planting in the fall. Dug up soil, removed leaves fallen from trees - a guarantee that the plants of the Siberian garland will be comfortable next year. If you plan to plant in a greenhouse, the top layer of the substrate should be removed and replaced with a new one. Immediately before placing plants in a greenhouse or soil, the soil must be well moistened.
The Siberian garland responds very well to care. It is almost impossible to get a high-quality harvest if you leave the Siberian garland unattended and do not take care of the bushes. Care consists in systematic watering of plants, making high-quality fertilizing, mulching or loosening the soil and regular weeding.
Do not forget about such a procedure as the formation of a bush: the timely elimination of side shoots will help preserve the strength of the plant and concentrate them on the ripening of the fruit.
The nuances of care
One of the important details that must be remembered is the culture's exactingness to the frequency of watering. If the conditions declared by the culture are fulfilled, the vegetable grower will be able to be proud of the harvest obtained and recoup the effort expended with the wonderful taste of Siberian garland gherkins.
Work in the garden
Cucumbers, including representatives of the Siberian Garland variety, do not tolerate the influence of weeds on them. Such a neighborhood is extremely undesirable, therefore such a factor as the regularity of weeding is extremely important. Saving time on removing "unwanted guests" in the garden and retaining moisture in the soil can provide a type of care such as mulching.For this, it is customary to use peat chips, humus, freshly cut greens.
It is necessary to loosen the plantings often, breaking a hard crust on the surface of the beds. This is especially true when cultivation is carried out in open ground.
Watering
Every gardener who grows it should know how to properly water the Siberian garland. Due to the fact that 90 percent of cucumbers are moisture, they need to be watered very often. The amount of water used for watering plants should not be small.
It is important that only the soil should be moistened when watering, the optimal time of day for this is early morning or late evening. At other times, excess water droplets on the leaves can burn through the leaf under the influence of sunlight and harm the plant.
The active flowering of the Siberian garland will become possible only if the plant is watered every three days. During the appearance of the first ovaries, it is recommended to increase the frequency of watering up to once every 2 - 3 days, depending on weather conditions. If it is very hot outside, watering can even be done daily.
Cold water for irrigation should not be used. It must be heated and defended. It can be poured both into the grooves between the rows and over the entire soil at once. The drip irrigation system, which is successfully used by many summer residents and farmers, received good reviews. The soil around the stem should remain dry.
Air humidity is an important parameter to grow this crop. To maintain it in the required range, you can place a container with water in the greenhouse or spray its surfaces from the inside with a warm stream of water. The Siberian garland and a warm shower at night will not harm the cucumbers.
For the harsh Siberian climate, when even in June snow can fall, I generally keep quiet about frosts, you need to choose special varieties. This one is perfect. Mom lives in Siberia, this is her favorite variety recently. I also recommended her to use the product BioGrow to increase yields, she is happy.