“Courage” is a cucumber that is increasingly found in our homestead farms. Its characteristic feature is that it blooms with “bouquets”. Cucumber "courage f1" - a modern high-yielding hybrid, which has a bouquet type of fruit ovary formation. It is grown in greenhouses (less commonly in open ground). He proved to be excellent during growing in greenhouses and greenhouses under adverse conditions in the second crop rotation.
“Courage” is a cucumber bred by the selection company “Gavrish”, which is doing a great job of creating insect-free (parthenocarpic) hybrids of greenhouse cucumbers that are not pollinated by insects. The F1 hybrid has become one of the most recent and very successful developments. It belongs to precocious cucumbers (about 50 days pass from emergence to the first harvest). Hybrid "courage" can be used for growing 2 times during the warm season
(spring-summer, summer-autumn turnover).
Plants of this variety are very vigorous. Their main stem reaches 3.5 m. The plant is well leafy, but its shoot-forming ability is considered average. "Courage" is a cylindrical cucumber. It has a dark green color. On the fruits, light streaks can be observed, reaching a third of its length. This cucumber has small tubercles. They are often located on the surface of the fetus. The edges of the tubercles are whitish. Hybrid "courage", cucumbers which reach a length of 13-15 cm, is suitable for salads and salting. Its fruits withstand long-term transportation and long-term storage.
Cucumbers "courage", reviews of which are mostly positive, have excellent taste. They belong to the group of parthenocarpic short-fruited hybrids. The productivity of this plant is often increased by increasing the number of ovaries. This is achieved in such ways: by increasing the number of lateral shoots (this procedure complicates the formation of the bush a little and leads to its strong leafy appearance) and a bouquet type of flowering (several ovaries are formed in the axils of the leaves).
When creating this hybrid, breeders took into account all the features of the self-regulating system of cucumbers, so this variety has up to 4 ovaries in each sinus, and up to 8 on the side shoots. With intense lighting, more ovaries can form on the plant. The flowers bloom primarily on the central stem, after which flowering begins on the side shoots. "Bunch" ovary allows you to get from one plant up to 20 fruits at a time.
The yield of this cucumber in the second crop rotation does not exceed 10 kg / sq., Although the plant itself survives the adverse conditions of summer-autumn cultivation. To sow seeds begin in early June. Strong seedlings are grown in special departments, as usual. The best age for planting it is 22-25 days. Seedlings should have 3-4 leaves and a good root system. Seedlings are planted in early July, so seedlings should be regularly watered. Planting density - 2.5 seedlings / sq.m. When planting seedlings in a greenhouse for several days, high air humidity should be provided. “Courage” is a cucumber that requires the formation of a bush, which is carried out as follows: at the bottom 4-5 nodes, female flowers and side shoots are removed from the axils of the leaves. In the next 1-2 knots, these flowers are left, but the side shoots are removed. All lateral shoots should be pinched on 1 sheet. Fix the plants on special trellises for cucumbers. The first fruits need to be picked early. This will not slow down the growth of shoots. Regular fruit gatherings stimulate the appearance of new ovaries. Cucumbers "courage" can get sick with powdery mildew, root rot.