Cucumber Emelya

Emelya's hybrid is an early ripening variety of cucumbers that is easy to care for and cold-resistant. Suitable for planting in the garden and for industrial greenhouses with year-round fruiting.

The hybrid was created on the basis of the Manul Agrofirm near Moscow by breeders A. V. Borisov, O. N. Krylov. Included in the State Register in 2002.

The plant is characterized by unlimited growth, therefore, the lashes must be pinched when the optimal length is reached. Flowers for pollination do not require outside help - ovaries are formed, regardless of the weather and the presence of insects. The ovaries are laid in bunches of 7-10 pcs. The crop is suitable for open ground and temporary cover films, as well as spring greenhouses and tunnels. Can be grown in tubs and flowerpots on the balcony.

The vigorous bush reaches a length of 2.5-3 m, branches are medium or even below average, the leaves are medium-sized, smooth, green, slightly wrinkled, slightly wavy and strongly serrated at the edges. Flowers are mostly of the female type. Fruits grow 13-15 cm in length, can grow up to 20 cm, in a circumference of 4-4.5 cm, weigh 120-150 g, are fusiform, dense green with small light stripes, sparse tubercles with white thorns, white pubescence , the skin is thin, the pulp is without bitterness, refreshing with a pleasant aroma. The seeds are small and soft.

Cucumbers are used for making salads, slicing, cold summer dishes, and can be used for pickling and canning. High presentation. It is transported well. It is better to store at a temperature of + 6 ... 8 degrees, at room temperature the cucumbers will quickly flabby.

Early in terms of ripening: 39-43 days pass from germination to the beginning of fruiting. Amicable return of fruits. With irregular harvests of fruits, the yield of the plant begins to decrease. Overgrowing, cucumbers become denser, but just as tasty.

From 1 sq. m, an average of 12-16 kg are removed. Under favorable conditions indoors, it can give 2 crops per season.

Recommended for growing in all climatic zones of the Russian Federation.

Plants are planted at a distance of 60x15 cm. 2-3 bushes per 1 square meter are placed in the greenhouse. m, in open ground - 3-4.

Seeds are planted on seedlings in late March - early April, seeds are planted in open ground at the end of May, the ground should be warmed up to +18 degrees. The garden bed is spilled with potassium permanganate before planting. Seeds for seedlings are planted in single containers to a depth of 1-2 cm at a temperature of +25 degrees, moistened, covered with film or glass. Young bushes are planted at the age of 20-30 days after the threat of frost passes, around May-June.

The soil on the garden bed is prepared in advance, in the fall they dig deeply, and bring in manure, in the spring, before planting, they dig it up again, and fertilize with phosphorus, potassium and magnesium fertilizers. Dig holes, pour a mixture of peat, humus and sand into each, place seeds (2-3 pcs.) Or a seedling bush. Young plants are transferred from the container along with a clod of earth. After planting, watered with warm, settled water. Irrigate once every 4 days, in the heat every other day. Before flowering 1 sq. m leaves from 5 to 10 liters, during the fruiting period it is twice as much, the daily portion is divided into two parts, brought in in the morning and in the evening. During the formation of inflorescences, the number of watering is reduced. After irrigation, the greenhouse or greenhouse must be ventilated.After watering, the bed can be pierced with a pitchfork to allow air to reach the roots. Loosening no more than 1 time per week.

Top dressing is applied 4-5 times per season. In the first weeks after planting, they are fed with nitrogen fertilizers - bird droppings or manure diluted in water. During flowering, compositions containing phosphorus are introduced, with the appearance of ovaries, potash and nitrogen fertilizers are used.

The bushes are recommended to be tied to a support or grown on a trellis, they are tied after pulling the lashes up to 30 cm. A bush is formed in 1-2 lashes in a greenhouse or greenhouse, and in 2-3 lashes in an open garden. Some gardeners have noticed that removing excess shoots increases the yield of the hybrid and reduces the risk of disease. It can be formed in this way: all side branches on the main stem are removed on a 50 cm segment. Then the emerging lateral shoots are pinched after the 1st leaf, another 50 cm after the 2nd leaf, 3-4 leaves are left on the central stem. The main stem is pinched as soon as it reaches the upper edge of the trellis or the ceiling of the greenhouse.

The hybrid requires a nutritious, organic-rich, non-acidic soil. The crop bears fruit well on loamy and sandy loam soils.

The variety is distinguished by increased cold resistance, it perfectly tolerates temperature changes, in inclement years, the yield does not decrease. In temperate climates grows well in the garden without shelter. When the air temperature rises from +28 degrees, it is recommended to ventilate the greenhouse, and shade open beds in the middle of the day from the sun.

The culture has good immunity to many diseases, including cucumber mosaic virus and cladosporiosis. May be affected by root rot and powdery mildew. Preparations help from rot: "Fundazol", "Ridomil" or a solution of copper sulfate, and from powdery mildew means: "Topaz", "Tiovit Jet". When attacked by whiteflies, aphids and spider mites, folk remedies are used: infusion of onion peels, infusion of wormwood, infusion of garlic, but if they do not help, insecticides are used: Fitoverm, Akarin.

This is a great variety - everyone who planted it. According to gardeners, this type of care is the most common, only it is necessary to water more often in hot weather, and loosen the soil. It does not suffer from diseases, but it is important that the earth is nutritious - for this, humus is introduced in the fall. They note: this is an unpretentious cucumber, it tolerates cold snaps well, and there is always a harvest, the main thing is to water it regularly.