"Chinese snake" - a cucumber, which is very popular among gardeners. About 8 years ago, a new variety of cucumbers appeared on the Russian seed market . Now this is a whole group called the cucumber "Chinese snake". Photos of its fruits are surprising in size and shape. This family of cucumbers is very long, over 50 cm, with greenery. Their fruits are not only long, but also thin, often wriggling and prickly. The view from them, indeed, resembles green snakes.
Miracle cucumber - the longest
"Chinese snake" cucumber unpretentious. This variety gives a high yield in any summer. Sometimes under adverse conditions, some subspecies may be bitter. Perhaps this is the only drawback of the variety. Numerous plants belonging to the "Chinese snakes" have different varietal characteristics, but all differ in very long and thin fruits. Here are the names of the most popular varieties of "Chinese snake": "Chinese cold-resistant", "Chinese heat-resistant", "Chinese farmer", "Emerald stream", etc.
Cucumber "Chinese snake": reviews of gardeners
According to gardeners, one can judge that they bought the seeds of these cucumbers on the recommendation of friends and out of curiosity. The expectation of something unusual did not deceive them. By planting this variety, everyone received an unusually rich harvest. Garlands of long fruits hung from the trellis. The cucumbers tasted tender, juicy and very tasty. Many gardeners noted the slightly sweet taste of the fruit. "Cucumbers" were so long that one was enough for a salad or just a snack for the whole family.
Here is such a profitable cucumber "Chinese snake". Reviews about his preparations for the future are also positive. Cucumbers turned out to be delicious with salted pickling and canning. Even in the longest fruits, the testes are practically not developed, therefore, there are no voids inside the cucumber body and the seeds are small and tender. This quality is very good for canning. True, because the fruits are non-standard long, they have to be cut into pieces when pickled.
Grade description
The cucumber variety "Chinese snake" appeared in Russia recently. Even 10 years ago no one knew about him. Varieties of long cucumbers have always been popular. Domestic long-fruited varieties, even self-pollinated, “Zozulya F-1” and “April F-1”, are still inferior to Chinese. What is so good overseas long-fruited cucumbers, their pros and cons.
"Chinese snake" - a bee pollinated cucumber. Therefore, it is better to grow it in the open air, where there is access to insects. Despite this seemingly disadvantage, the yield of the variety is very high. The fact is that he has a pronounced predominantly flowering female type. This means that there are very few male flowers (empty flowers), and many with ovaries. Therefore, if you look at the fruiting bush of cucumber "Chinese snake", you can see a large number of hanging fruits.
High productivity is also due to the fact that the variety belongs to the long-climbing. Liana cucumber grows powerful and long (up to 3.5 meters). Ovaries and fruits form along the entire length. The yield from the bush can reach 8 kg. Cucumbers do not outgrow, on the bush they always remain green and juicy, with small seeds. But picking a lot of cucumbers is undesirable, they quickly fade during storage and lose their taste.
Cultivation agricultural
What agricultural conditions does a cucumber Chinese snake require? Growing this variety involves trellis. When tying cucumbers to them, greenbacks hang and grow straight. If you leave the stems on the ground, then the long fruits will be bent by hooks, and the yield will decrease significantly, and the quality will not be right.
Since the bushes are powerful, they can not be thickened. It is necessary to plant on the principle of 50/50 cm. Many bushes are not necessary to grow. It is enough to plant 5 bushes of this variety to fully satisfy the needs of the family. Therefore, you can buy only 1 pack of seeds of this variety for sowing.
Minus varieties
The disadvantage of the variety is the unfriendly germination of seeds. They are pecking hard. When sowing, it’s already good if at least 50% has sprouted. Therefore, many gardeners plant them not in seeds in open ground, but in seedlings. After the seedlings turn a month old, they plant it in a permanent place, a bed or a greenhouse. But this does not mean that they cannot be sown in the usual way. You can soak and germinate the seeds, and how to stoop, plant in open ground. The main thing is that the place where the cucumbers will grow is warm and sunny, without drafts.
This cucumber has a good appetite
"Chinese snake" - a cucumber responsive to fertilizing. A very large bush, a powerful root system and abundant fruiting require constant consumption of minerals. Therefore, when planting in the soil in the hole you need to make a tablespoon of "Azofoski." Several times during the growing season it is necessary to feed with urea (1 tablespoon per bucket of water). Fertilizer can be replaced with mullein infusion.
Cucumber "Chinese snake" needs abundant watering, because the plant uses nutrients dissolved in water. If dry, then the plant begins to starve. This will reduce the yield and spoil the taste of cucumbers. Bitterness may appear.
Otherwise, caring for Chinese cucumbers is not more difficult than for other domestic varieties. Overseas varieties are resistant to diseases and adverse climatic conditions. Therefore, whoever tried to plant them at least once, will not remain indifferent to them and will grow these cucumbers every season, at least a few bushes in the garden.