Green crispy cucumbers delight every gardener, because they appear on the summer cottage the very first, when in addition to radishes and green onions there is nothing to regale. Thus, these vegetables mark the beginning of the summer season. Separately, you need to tell about beam cucumbers. Varieties that give a huge harvest with minimal care are simply required to receive the widest distribution. There are a lot of them, different agricultural companies offer their own set of modern, productive and disease-resistant varieties of this crop. What are interesting beam cucumbers? Varieties with such an arrangement of ovaries (it is also called bouquet) save space on the garden plot and completely cover the need for fresh vegetables. They can also be grown on balconies. Each bush gives at least 10 kg of wonderful cucumbers. This is an amazing indicator, which sometimes can not be surpassed by a whole garden.
Spring sowing
Many gardeners are concerned about the question of when to start sowing bunch cucumbers. These varieties are very early ripening, so you should not rush, otherwise you may encounter the fact that, due to a lack of heat and sunlight, the seedlings will stretch and die or poorly transfer the transplant. The optimal time is the end of April or the beginning of May. Literally after 2 weeks, the friendly entrances will be ready to change the window sill for open ground, the main thing is that by this time the bed warms up well, and the air temperature is suitable for this heat-loving crop. It should be noted that beam cucumbers are considered the most unpretentious. Varieties obtained by crossing two different species are quite expensive, but the result, that is, yield, fully justifies the price of the seed.
We prepare seedlings
After waiting for warm days, you can start sowing. Beam cucumbers for open ground fit perfectly. Seeds do not need painstaking preparation for sowing. So that they give friendly shoots, it is only necessary to awaken or sprout them. This is done in the traditional way, the seeds are immersed in warm water so that they swell. This usually takes no more than 5 hours. Then the seeds need to be transferred to a damp cloth and left until the roots appear. This is approximately 1-2 days. It is important to ensure that the roots do not outgrow, their optimal length is from 0.5 to 1 cm. Longer ones can break off when sowing.
An important rule to follow: when soaking the seeds, you must immediately prepare individual cups. Sowing in a general box is not justified, since cucumbers do not tolerate picking and transplanting. As soil, it is better to use special purchased soil made specifically for seedlings of fruit plants. But you can cook it yourself.
Soil mix
You will need humus, best compost. Two parts of it must be added to one part of half-decomposed sawdust and lowland peat. Fertilizers must be added to the mixture. For 10 kg of soil, it is good to put 1 tablespoon of dolomite flour and any mineral fertilizer. It is necessary to mix the mixture thoroughly, spill with water and put in a dark place. Immediately before planting (per hour) you need to water again. Beam cucumbers for open ground can be sown directly in the garden. They will begin to bear fruit only 2 weeks later than those that were grown in a pot on the window.
Sowing seeds
Germinated seeds are planted one at a time in an individual pot. Well, if it will be peat glasses. The roots sprout freely through them, which means that you can plant the plants directly in the cups in which they sprouted. Beam-type cucumbers grow very quickly, in two days you will have strong, friendly shoots. Then you need to remove the film and put the cups on the windowsill, where the temperature does not exceed 20 degrees.
Seedling Care
As already mentioned, these plants are unpretentious. Care consists in timely watering, preferably with standing water, and top dressing. The first fertilizer must be applied already 2 weeks after sowing, that is, just at the time of planting in the ground. Organic is best suited, so you can take Biud, diluted 1:20. The second feeding is carried out a week after planting, this time it is necessary to take mineral fertilizer. You need to dissolve one teaspoon of the complex product in 5 liters of water.
Do not forget about the important point. Cucumbers for open ground can be pre-planted in pots in order to accelerate their ripening, but seedlings must be hardened, otherwise they will be difficult to tolerate the change in living conditions. A few days before planting, you need to stop watering and begin to accustom seedlings to natural conditions. To do this, they take it out to the balcony or begin to open the window: first for an hour, then for half a day. The main thing - do not forget to protect plants from drafts and direct sunlight.
Cucumbers with a bunch arrangement of ovaries are very demanding on soil fertility. If the plant feels a lack of nutrients, then part of the ovary dries and crumbles, which is why it is necessary to regularly fertilize. Only in this way can you use the full potential of these varieties.
What you need to know when growing bunch varieties of cucumbers
At the time of sowing seeds, it is already necessary to prepare the future garden for plants. About 10 days before the cucumbers are planted, the soil needs to be properly fertilized. You need to make compost or humus, as well as mineral fertilizer. A day before planting, water the bed abundantly. By the time of planting, it is necessary that the soil at a depth of 10 cm is warmed up to 10 degrees. Outdoor cucumbers are planted around mid-May. By this time, the desired temperature has already been reached.
Cucumbers with a bunch of ovaries do not like crowding, so follow the rules of planting. Wells are placed in one row, after about 40 cm. The depth of the holes is about 10-12 cm. To protect the delicate roots from pests, one liter of a warm solution of potassium permanganate is poured into each well before planting . Two hours before transplanting, seedlings need to be well watered and shaken together with an earthen lump. Air temperature during landing should be about 20 degrees. In order for the cucumbers to bloom profusely, hotter weather is needed, about 25, and for fruiting - 30 degrees. If the summer was cool, then the plants will not bear fruit as abundantly as they could.
Cucumbers for open ground must be protected from late frosts. To do this, install arcs over the bed, on which, if necessary, the film is stretched. When the threat of frost passes, this usually happens after June 10, the arcs remove and pull the wire along which the plants will weave.
Be sure to form plants. To do this, in the sinuses of the first four leaves, you need to remove all the female flowers, as well as shorten the shoots to 5 cm. The next sinus forms the first bunch of cucumbers, side shoots are removed here, leaving one or two leaves. In the third, you can leave two bunches and a sheet. Accordingly, the next sinus will be the most fruitful. Here you can grow three bunches of vegetables. When the stem reaches the wire and fixes on it, you can give a chance to grow a couple more leaves and bundles of ovary, after which the plant is pinched.
Watering bunch cucumbers should be about once every two days. It is important to periodically loosen the bed. Feeding should be done once every two weeks. At the same time, the introduction of complex mineral and organic fertilizers alternates.
Cucumbers "bunch splendor F1"
This is a gherkin hybrid. Early ripening, self-pollinated, female type of flowering, designed for open ground or spring greenhouses. Fruits very abundantly, while being extremely unpretentious to temperature conditions, actively pleases you with fresh vegetables until late autumn. Very photophilous plants, branching is more harmful or above average, 7 nodes are formed in the nodes. Such a peculiar green bouquet to your table. High taste and pickling qualities of fruits are increasingly attracting the attention of summer residents to this variety. The seeds of bunch cucumbers are much more expensive than others, but the result is worth it. Five seeds (the contents of a standard pack) are guaranteed to give five bushes, the yield of which will be about 50 kg per season. The hybrid is resistant to powdery mildew, olive blotch, cucumber mosaic virus, tolerant to false blotch. Cucumbers "beam magnificence" perfectly tolerate cooling, therefore, recommended for the northern regions.
Green miracle on the balcony
Today, many abandon cottages due to lack of time for its maintenance. But still I really want to enjoy homemade vegetables. For this, beam cucumbers are excellent. They give a plentiful harvest and tolerate any conditions well. The most famous variety is the “balcony F1” cucumber. This is a self-pollinated beam hybrid of a female flowering type. Branching is very weak, almost no lateral shoots. In the nodes 4 ovaries are formed, Zelentsy weighing up to 100 g have excellent taste.
Many of those who decide to grow vegetables in an apartment take precisely the “balcony F1” cucumber. But as an alternative, one can offer an equally interesting variety of “Korolek F1”. This is an ultra-mature plant that grows well and bears fruit in room conditions. Deciduous plant, it is convenient in small apartments. In addition, this variety tolerates shade well, which means it will yield crops even in apartments with windows facing the courtyard.
Among other homemade varieties, one can note such as “balalaika”, “voyage”, “Diana”, “peanut”, “courage” and “well done”. Do not forget that for each plant you will need a pot with a capacity of at least 1 bucket. With good lighting, they can grow up to 3 meters, so you need to pinch them on time.
Harvest bunch gherkin
Another wonderful variety is the “bless you” cucumbers. This is a self-pollinated crop variety of female flowering. Cucumbers are small, an average of 6 cm in length. Good in salting and in salads, the taste is worthy of all praise. In nodes, up to 6 ovaries are formed. The branching is medium, the bush lends itself well to forming. These are cucumbers for open ground, in order to accelerate fruiting, you can build spring greenhouses.
The variety is resistant to powdery mildew, bacteriosis, cucumber mosaic virus. It is these diseases that usually cause the complete destruction of crops and the lack of crops. These are cucumbers for open ground, well adapted for a temperate climate, resistant to cool temperatures and poorly tolerate intense heat.
Bunch early cucumbers
There are several varieties that are known to gardeners for their precocity. This "F1 mother-in-law", from germination to fruiting takes only 48 days. To begin to feast on cucumbers in early June, seedlings should be planted in mid-April. An additional bed can be planted in mid-May directly in the ground, by the beginning of July you will have a second wave of harvest. Hybrid "mother-in-law" is resistant to frost and disease, has a high yield.
Another amazing variety is the F1 Piccollo. Early ripening, self-pollinated, with excellent productivity. In each sinus, up to seven ovaries ripen. From planting to fruiting takes only 40 days. The fruits are tender, without bitterness. Anyuta F1 will allow you to collect fresh vegetables all summer. The smooth ripening of the crop makes the variety very popular among gardeners. "Zyatek F1" - an early hybrid that won the love of summer residents. From each bush you get up to 7 kg of excellent fruits without bitterness. Plants for seedlings are planted in mid-April, and in the soil at the end of May.
To summarize
Tufted cucumbers are modern hybrids that combine all the best qualities of these agricultural plants. They are unpretentious and bear fruit under almost any conditions. Temperature fluctuations harmful to varietal cucumbers do not affect them in any way. The second plus is precocity. About 40 days elapse from planting to fruiting. All summer residents know how much cucumbers are afraid of various diseases. For several days, powdery mildew can destroy the entire garden. Bunch varieties are resistant to almost all diseases characteristic of these plants. And the last on our list, but not the least, is the taste of cucumbers. They are tender, without bitterness, perfect for salads, pickling or pickling. High productivity exceeds all expectations: under optimal conditions (timely watering and top dressing), up to 10 kg of vegetables can be obtained from one bush. A huge number of varieties makes it possible for everyone to choose what suits him best. Despite the high price and a small amount of seeds in the bag, bunch varieties as a result fully justify such costs. Even if you don’t have a garden, prepare some large pots and plant cucumbers on the balcony.