The latest varieties of cucumbers are always so diverse ... Every year there are many new varieties and hybrids. Just eyes run up. And besides, almost all of them are pretty good, in general, they correspond to the properties declared on the package. You always want the seeds of the selected variety to bring a bountiful harvest. So that the cucumbers come out mouth-watering, juicy and tasty.
Of course, everyone wants the latest varieties of cucumbers to be as versatile as possible: suitable for adding to salads, and for canning, and for fresh consumption. But this almost never happens. After all, if the variety is suitable for salting, then it is poorly suited for fresh consumption. And vice versa, if cucumbers are ideal for salads, then bad for canning - tasty, crispy cucumbers are not obtained from them.
So you have to take new varieties every year, experiment with them in order to understand what still needs to be grown. And it often costs a lot of money and nerves. Moreover, in time - this is far from one season. And often itβs so pitiful for the time spent when you see that not what I wanted to grow at all ...
We list briefly the new varieties of cucumbers. 2012 is the year of the appearance of such varieties as:
Cucumber "Marinade F1". A hybrid that is specially created for canning. Differs in productivity and precocity. The shape of the fruit is quite beautiful, and they themselves are dark green in color, white-spiked and small-tuberous.
Hybrid F1 "Brownie". Excellent palatability, also best suited for salting. The fruits are small (7-10 centimeters), without bitterness. Late-ripening variety for indoor and outdoor use, fruiting period lasts until late spring. It resists various diseases.
Hybrid F1 "Emerald Stream". This variety is intended for the preparation of salads, because it has excellent taste. The fruits are very long, from 36 to 45 centimeters. On the plot, 3-4 bushes of cucumbers of this variety are enough to have enough fruit for the whole summer. Fruits best when grown in a greenhouse. The fruiting period is quite long.
Variety of cucumbers "Bush". It is intended for cultivation in the open ground, very early - only 46 - 47 days the vegetative period lasts . Bush-shaped plant with lashes of small length. Cucumbers come out very tasty, large and with black spikes. They say that cucumber varieties with such spikes are best suited for pickling. Then this variety is simply created for canning.
The latest varieties of cucumbers are also represented by the F1 hybrid Gazelle. That rare case when the variety is universal - suitable for salads and salting. Mid-season, bee-pollinated hybrid, forming fruits from 8 to 10 centimeters long. Good taste.
Hybrid "Russian snack". Well, the name already makes it clear that it is intended for canning. It is an ultra-ripe variety - only about a month from germination to fruiting. It forms fruits with a length of about 15 - 17 centimeters, without bitterness. Bee pollinated (means for open ground).
Hybrid "Ermoshka" F1. Itβs universal in terms of soil (that is, it is suitable for growing both in beds and in greenhouses. Medium early in fruiting is a growing season of about 50 days. Cucumbers are 10 to 11 centimeters long and very tasty, without bitterness.
As you can see, the latest varieties of cucumbers are very numerous, and you can continue to keep this list for a long time.
Harvest varieties of cucumbers are represented by such varieties as Othello, Natasha, Libella and others.
And finally - a delicious recipe for pickling cucumbers. 1 liter of water, 50 grams of salt, as much as you like - cucumbers, to the taste of spices. Cucumbers are washed and stacked in glass jars, layering with spices. Then pour boiling 5% salt solution (i.e. 50 grams of salt per liter of oxen). Cans are covered with lids and left for about a week before fermentation. And only then cucumbers are added with brine and rolled up with lids. Salted cucumbers prepared according to this recipe can be stored even at room temperature.