When choosing the seeds of cucumbers for their future planting, experienced vegetable growers take into account a lot of characteristics: fertility, maturation and growing conditions. Another important factor, without which the possibility of obtaining a good harvest is minimized, is the form of pollination. Self-pollinated varieties bred a huge variety. Any specialist will say that it is better to dwell on Christina f1, Thumbelina f1, Taganai, Junior Lieutenant f1 and others. If the grower decides to grow a variety that has a classic cross-pollination, then Asterix cucumber is suitable for this purpose.
Culture Description
The stems of this hybrid are not long, but due to their good branching, they are able to produce an impressive crop. The foliage is green, slightly darker than other varieties, slightly wrinkled. Asterix cucumber has cylindrical greens, smooth and smooth, with almost no curvature. At the ovary stage, the fruits are covered with rare white spikes that turn into tubercles as they grow. The average weight of Zelentsy ranges from sixty to one hundred grams.
Specifications
This hybrid species was bred in the Netherlands a few years ago. Nevertheless, today every seasoned gardener already knows Asterix cucumber well. Reviews about him are only positive. Culture refers to bee pollinated early varieties. Harvest on the ovary is formed already on the fortieth-fiftieth day after the emergence of seedlings. Asterix cucumber is resistant to high humidity, so experts attribute it to greenhouse crops with an early sowing period. In the open ground, this relatively young variety feels quite well, since it can tolerate short-term temperature drops quite well. Cucumber Asterix equally bears fruit both when growing under shelter and in open ground.
Pros and cons of the variety
Asterix cucumber has many positive characteristics. First of all, experts talk about the early start of fruiting, about the large number (from eighty percent) of female flowers on one plant, high yield, reaching up to fifteen kilograms per square meter, and also about high resistance to fungal diseases, even in bad weather .
Asterix cucumber has another advantage. The universality of its fruits, which are widely used both in fresh and in canned form. This hybrid is especially appreciated for its long fruiting, which can last up to several months, subject to agricultural standards. Judging by the reviews, domestic gardeners attribute weaknesses to long-term cold snap to the disadvantages.
Landing
Asterix cucumber is widely used in the food industry for its excellent salting qualities: it has an excellent taste and optimal pulp density, in which there are practically no voids. The variety responds well to bee pollination in film and winter greenhouses.
Seeds should be treated with fungicide before planting. In no case is it recommended to soak them. Asterix cucumber is grown by direct sowing of seed material into the soil, as well as by seedling method. In the first case, planting material is placed in open soil when it warms up to twenty degrees in the afternoon. Furrows or holes should be filled with a substrate of dung humus, peat, mineral fertilizers and sand. They need to be watered, after putting the seeds in them to a depth of two centimeters. Next, mulching is done with peat, rotted manure, and then the grooves are covered with a film. In glazed or film greenhouses, seeds are sown in early May.
Cucumber Asterix f1: reviews
This hybrid is already well known to gardeners. Therefore, there are many reviews about him. In general, the grade is given a positive assessment, but some note that its yield directly depends on the degree of preparedness of the soil for this crop: the higher the agricultural background, the better.
The ability of Asterix F1 variety to tolerate a lack of ground moisture deserves a special assessment. This is especially convenient for those summer residents who are not able to water the beds daily. The taste of the cucumber deserves a separate assessment. It is crispy, firm, shiny, perfect for pickling and fresh salads.