Shrubs are called short -stem varieties of cucumbers. Most of them are bee pollinated and used by gardeners for growing in open ground. However, varieties suitable for planting under the film have been developed. The bush of these cucumbers is original. Ordinary varieties often have lashes longer than 1 m long. In addition, they are highly branched. In bush, they never grow longer than 80 cm.
On one lash there are no more than two branches. Bush cucumber looks very beautiful. The fact is that the internode is much shorter than the usual one, and therefore it seems much more deciduous.
On small bushes, of course, a lot of greens will not grow. Therefore, the yield of this type of cucumber is not too high. However, this is fully offset by the ease of care and unpretentious varieties. In addition, the bush cucumber is different in that it yields the crop within no more than 20 days, which, coupled with early ripeness, can be considered an undoubted advantage. The fruits ripen long before the main diseases of garden crops begin to develop, which allows you to save the crop completely in any year.
Since the bush cucumber does not grow too much, the aisles of this crop are much easier to process than conventional varieties. The fruits of short-stemmed bushes are compact and easily fit into any jar. Zelentsy can be used in salads, and for pickling, and for pickling.
In order to get an even earlier crop, the variety of bush cucumbers can be grown by seedlings. To do this, it is best to use peat glasses.
It is considered optimal planting seedlings in the ground at the age of twenty days, in May-June. The distance between the individual rows should be about forty-five centimeters, between the plants in the row - 25 cm. Care for bush cucumbers should be approximately the same as for ordinary ones. If the soil in the area is clayey, a good solution would be to mulch it with peat. They need to be watered somewhat more often than long-stemmed varieties.
Immediately after transplanting, seedlings can be covered with a film. This will protect the bush cucumbers from the return spring colds and will allow you to get an excellent harvest. However, it must be remembered that as soon as the plant reaches the film, it must be removed, otherwise burns can not be avoided. In this regard, it is preferable to use not polyethylene but non-woven material.
Thanks to its compactness, bush cucumber is perfect for growing in small summer cottages and gardens. Zelentsy most varieties have excellent taste. At the moment, breeders have bred a fairly large number of short-stemmed cucumbers. All their names, for example Baby, Shorty, Baby, indicate their compactness and belonging to the bush variety.
Shrub cucumbers are easy to care for, characterized by productivity and suitable for pickling. All this, coupled with the compactness of the bush and good taste makes it quite advisable to grow them in suburban areas. Especially if the garden is not too large.