Each gardener thinks about what kind of vegetables to plant on his plot this year. Today we suggest you familiarize yourself with the wonderful hybrid variety of cheddars "Schedrik". Description, grade reviews can be found in this article. In addition, we consider the rules of agricultural technology, which must be observed when caring for the variety. After reviewing the reviews, the advantages and disadvantages of the species, everyone will be able to understand whether it is worth planting it in their garden.
Description of Shchedryk Cucumbers
This variety belongs to early ripening. A distinctive feature of the species is its high resistance to various diseases. The use of cheddar "generic" is universal. They can be consumed in salads, when preserved, the cucumbers will turn out to be dense and crispy. Cultivation can be done both for yourself and for sale, the fruits are well stored and transported.
The bushes of the cheddar "generic" are vigorous, moderately branched, the foliage is plentiful. The type of flowering is female; from 2 to 3 ovaries form in the nodes. Fruiting is quick, the first phase begins already on the 47th day after the appearance of the first seedlings.
The fruits are cylindrical in shape. The average weight of one cucumber is 100 grams. The sizes are small, the length is on average from 10 to 12 centimeters, in a cross section of about 3.5-4 centimeters. The surface of the fetus is tuberous, white-thorny.
The peel is tender and fragrant, the flesh is tender, juicy, but dense, there is no aftertaste of bitterness.
With proper cultivation for the season from one bush you can collect from 5.5 to 7 kilograms of delicious cheddar "generic" - a really generous crop!
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Judging by the reviews of amateur gardeners and professional farmers, there are no shortcomings in this variety. First of all, there is a lack of bitterness, even with a lack of watering. This variety is designed so that it simply does not have the ability to accumulate bitter substances in itself! What other positive aspects does a Shchedryk cucumber have?
- High keeping quality of fruits; all autumn you can eat fresh cucumbers collected from your own plot.
- Due to the high preservation of fruits and easy transportation, these cucumbers can be grown for sale or taken to relatives living far away.
- The variety has high immunity to the most common diseases affecting horticultural crops: VTM, downy and powdery mildew, root rot, olive spotting.
- The fruits look beautiful, neat, everything is even - an excellent presentation, appetizing.
- The taste of the fruits is simply amazing - they are juicy, sweet.
- Universal to use.
- It is possible to grow a variety not only in a greenhouse, but also in open ground.
- Very good germination of seeds.
- Stable and good yield from each bush.
- Bushes do not need pollination, so they can be grown in any conditions.
Growing cucumbers from seeds
The cheddar variety Shchedrik can be grown both in the ground, protected from the cold, and in the open. Seeds can be sown immediately on beds in the last days of May, when there is no longer a threat of frost. Observing the following rules, you can grow strong and healthy bushes:
- From autumn, it is necessary to fertilize the soil with all the substances necessary for the growth of cucumbers - manure, compost. The soil is preferably loamy, it should pass air and moisture well.
- When planting, the soil should already warm up to at least 16 degrees, this will give a high percentage of germination.
- When planting seeds, observe a distance between plantings of at least 10 centimeters, between rows - about 60 centimeters, but not less. Seeds should be deepened only by 2-3 centimeters.
- If you are used to using the nesting method of planting, then the distance between crops should be 50-70 centimeters.
- Good predecessors for planting crops will be tomatoes, cabbage, onions, peppers, legumes.
Before sowing, you need to harden the seeds, removing for a day in the lower compartment of the refrigerator door. For faster germination, the seeds are germinated, leaving them to bite in a wet bag.
After sowing, you should still be afraid of hypothermia, so at first keep the plantings under good covering material.
Seedling method of growing
Cheddar "generous", a photo of which can be seen in the article, is premature, but for regions with harsh climatic conditions it is still better to use the seedling method of cultivation.
- Before planting the seeds, they need to be weeded out, removing low-quality ones, tempered in the refrigerator, disinfected in a weak solution of potassium permanganate, germinated in a wet rag.
- After sowing, boxes or cups need to be covered with a film to create greenhouse conditions. Maintain humidity, and remove the film only after emergence.
- So that the seedlings do not stretch out, it must be provided with additional lighting, and the temperature should be maintained at an average of +20 degrees.
- Ten days before planting seedlings in the ground, you need to harden the bushes. Take them out onto your balcony or street daily. If it is already quite warm, then set the seedlings to “walk” for the night, only if frost is not expected.
Seedlings are planted for seedlings 30 days before planting in the ground. Bushes should be planted with a gap of about a meter from each other, the same amount of leaves is recommended to be left between rows.
Care Rules
To get a good crop, you need to follow the rules for caring for the crop, and they are not at all complicated:
- Daily watering only with water warmed up by the sun and only in the evening when the heat subsides.
- Fertilizing, you need to alternate mineral fertilizers with organics.
- Twice a season, you need to treat the bushes with fungicides to maintain immunity and protect against fungal diseases and harmful microorganisms.
- Garter bushes required, it is not only more convenient to harvest, but the growth of cucumbers will be friendly.
- Regular weeding and loosening of the soil are required.
If the cultivation is greenhouse and greenhouse, then ventilate every day. as many empty flowers can form due to heat.
Cucumber "Shchedryk": reviews of gardeners
All who plant this variety on their site are satisfied. They write that the more often you harvest, the more new cucumbers grow. This is a very generous and unpretentious variety, universal in application. Pleased with the lack of bitterness in taste. Agricultural technology is not more complicated and even simpler than with other varieties.