It is rare to find a person who is not attracted by the fresh aroma and taste of cucumber. There are many recipes for salads using it, many prefer pickled or lightly salted cucumbers. To get an enviable harvest, you have to work hard, and first of all, choose the right variety.

Which cucumbers are best planted depends on the planting site. They can be planted in a greenhouse or on the street, a greenhouse or even on a windowsill, and in each case their own varieties are suitable.

The most popular varieties of cucumbers for the greenhouse

For the greenhouse, you need to choose the seeds of self-pollinated hybrids.

Zozulya f 1

Early ripening species (bears fruit in 42-46 days after planting). The branching of the bush is weak. The fruits grow slightly hilly, even. Their mass reaches 250-300 g. They grow together, the harvest is abundant. It is highly resistant to white rot, excellently resistant to fungal diseases. The fruits are great for fresh salads and for pickling for the winter.

Zozulya f 1

Hermann

The fruits of this variety have super early ripening (42-45 days). Bushes are vigorous. Fruits are small, about 200 g. Most importantly, they almost never taste bitter, so they are ideal for fresh salads. 12 cm long, with tubercles, firm and crispy. The variety is versatile and resistant to many types of diseases.

Hermann

Courage

The most popular variety of cucumbers, as it has a very high yield. Vigorous plant. The fruits grow medium - 130-170 g with white thorns. Not prone to overripe. They have small grains and do not taste bitter.

Courage

Masha

Small cucumbers (9-11 cm.). Tied in bundles. High productivity. Ideal for pickles and pickles. It is resistant to many diseases.

Masha

Emily

Designed for planting in greenhouses and greenhouses. Grows well in a dimly lit place. Fruits are up to 22 cm long, the skin is smooth, even. The color is dark green. Disease resistance is limited.

Emily

What cucumbers are suitable for open ground

Gourmet

Bushes require care, as they are prone to overgrowth. They are popular because of their many positive qualities: smooth, crispy, not bitter, the seeds are small and the skin of the cucumbers is not dense. Great for salads.

Nezhinsky

The most popular variety for outdoor planting, high yielding. Disease resistant, medium-sized, tasty and crunchy. An excellent choice for salting.

Early varieties

  • Muromsky 36... Early ripening variety of cucumbers (period 32-45 days). Gives a good harvest (3-4 kg. From 1m²). It is very unpretentious in care, for which it is so loved and popular among gardeners;
  • Prepaid expense.Also applies to early varieties. The growing season is up to 44 days. The bush does not unravel, for which it is very appreciated, but needs support, since the plant is vigorous. Fruits reach 13 cm in length and 3-4 cm in diameter, weigh about 130 g. Good resistance to many diseases;
  • Red mullet.Predominantly female type of flowering. The fruits ripen in 45-48 days. Gives a good harvest, fruits reach 12 cm in length, weighing 100 g;
  • Benefit. Equally suitable for planting in open ground and for greenhouse conditions. Harvest 7-8 kg. for 1m². Fruits are dark green with white thorns up to 13 cm in length;
  • May.Fruits begin to appear as early as 46-48 days after germination. Fruits can reach 20 cm, weighing up to 200 g. It is characterized by amicable flowering and high yield (30 kg.).

Low-growing varieties

The varieties are undersized (or bush) do not branch and do not bloom to the sides. The fruits of such varieties are small - 5-7 cm. The yield is also low: no more than 5 kg of cucumbers can be harvested from one square meter.

Attention! Many gardeners note that the fruits of these varieties ripen before many diseases appear in the beds.

Some undersized varieties:

  • Baby.According to gardeners - the best seeds for undersized cucumbers. The bush reaches a height of 40 cm. The fruits are dark green with large bumps, but the skin is tender. The name speaks for itself: the fruits are small, can reach 9 cm in length and weigh a little over 100 g. The yield per square meter is about 4 kg .;
  • Hector. A variety of cucumbers with a compact ovary. Cucumbers ripen aromatic and crunchy, up to 12cm in length. Resistant to temperature drop;
  • Strong guy. A very unpretentious variety: it can tolerate cold and lack of moisture. The sizes are small, weighing up to 90g. Usually not bitter, have a tuberosity. Late variety;
  • Ardor. Self-pollinating variety. The crop is harvested for 35-38 days. Fruits grow in the form of gherkins. Resistant to climate change and temperature drop. Perfect for pickling: they remain crispy and aromatic, have the correct shape, so they look great in a jar;
  • Satin. Gherkin type of cucumber. Fruits are dark green in color with burgundy, up to 7 cm long. A productive variety.

Each gardener chooses a variety of cucumbers that is convenient for himself: type of growth, yield, according to the method and place of planting, delicious for salad or pickling for the winter.

Seed planting rules

  • Cucumbers grow better when planted through seedlings. Thus, you can get cucumbers two weeks earlier, or even more, and also avoid possible frosts. You can plant cucumber seeds at the end of May and transplant seedlings closer to mid-June;
  • Optimum temperature for growing: 25-28 ° C. At this temperature, the seeds will germinate in 3-4 days. At a lower seed germination period, it approximately doubles and is 6-8 days;
  • Water the seeds and seedlings with water at room temperature;
  • If the seedlings are stretched out, you can feed them with mineral fertilizers;

How to determine that the plant is ready for replanting: it must be at least 25 days old, and there must be at least 3 leaves on the stem. Such seedlings are considered ready for planting.

Watering and fertilizing cucumbers

Planting seedlings in the ground

  • To plant seedlings, you need to find the right place and prepare it. It is better to prepare a plot for cucumbers in the fall: dig up the ground and add manure or 2 tbsp. spoons of fresh lime;
  • Cucumbers do not like the wind, so it is advisable to plant them where there are no drafts;
  • For better illumination, the beds are best placed from north to south, so the sun will illuminate them all day;
  • The soil must be loosened. With poor loosening of the soil, water stagnation can occur, which is detrimental to the root system of cucumbers.

It is important to water the cucumbers properly. On hot days, watering is needed daily (perhaps every other day), on cloudy days it is better to limit it. It is necessary to regularly remove excess shoots. Often they interfere with the formation of green plants, since they take away all the strength of the plant;

Pruning tendrils in cucumbers

Pruning tendrils in cucumbers

It is necessary to monitor the looseness of the soil, to prevent the formation of a crust on the surface. Do not wait until the fruits reach their maximum size, this leads to a decrease in the yield of the bush. Better to collect them daily or every other day.

Prevention and treatment of diseases, pest control

Cucumbers are prone to many diseases:

  • Powdery mildew (white bloom on the leaves);
  • Peronosporosis, or downy mildew;
  • Cladosporium - ulcers of dark olive color appear on the leaves;
  • Sclerotinia (white rot);
  • Gray rot;
  • Root rot and many others.

Each specific problem must be approached individually. In one case, attention should be paid to the leaves (to process), in the other to the roots, and in the third to the fruits themselves. There are many pests who want to feast on the leaves or fruits of the plant.It is also necessary to fight with them.

In the greenhouse, you can often find a whitefly, it spoils the whole plant, as it is a carrier of infection. In this case, garlic will help well. It is ground, filled with water and infused, then the leaves and fruits are sprayed with infusion.

There are many types of aphids and it can be difficult to get rid of them. Aphids suck the juice from the leaves, so they curl up and die.

Important!You need to act quickly, otherwise the plant will begin to dry out and then it will be too late.

There are many chemical aphids. If you do not want to use chemistry, you can try folk remedies.

Garlic will also help to cope with this problem (description above), only it takes longer to infuse it in water: about a week. Another effective method of combating aphids is used: ash and liquid soap are dissolved in water. Wait a day, and spray the plant until they disappear.

Slugs are also a common problem. They attack mainly at night. They can be dealt with mechanically: by creating barriers to the plants, or by hand-fishing them at night. A relatively new chemical "Groza" is on sale. It causes dehydration and death of slugs.

Spider mites are very common; they feed on plant sap. Therefore, when affected by them, twisted, in places marble leaves are visible. To prevent them from appearing, you need to pull out weeds, maintain a humid climate inside the greenhouse. To combat them, you can use both chemical agents and folk remedies.

Growing delicious and healthy cucumbers is not that difficult. To do this, it is enough to follow some rules. But as a reward, we will receive cucumbers, which the whole family will be happy to eat, make twists for the winter and fresh summer salads.