Cucumber Graceful

Cucumber Graceful
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: Yurina O. V.
  • Year of approval: 1971
  • Fruit weight, g: 90
  • Fruit length, cm: 9-12
  • Fruit color: light green
  • Ripening terms: early
  • Pollination: bee-pollinated
  • Fruit shape: ellipsoidal
  • Fruit taste: no bitterness
  • Appointment: salad
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The cucumber variety Graceful was officially approved for use in 1971. The result of the work of Soviet breeders was intended for breeding in the difficult conditions of Siberia, the Urals and the Far East region.

Description of the variety

Cucumber of the Graceful variety is resistant to low temperatures, which allows you to transfer seedlings to open ground at an early date and, accordingly, get a harvest earlier. It is most optimal to grow a crop outdoors, but in principle it can also develop under a temporary film cover.

Characteristics of the appearance of plants and zelents

The central stem of the plant is about 2 meters long, which is why the variety is often grown horizontally. Pollination of flowers, located in the axils of five-lobed leaves, occurs with the help of bees. Formation of male flowers is characteristic of the Graceful variety. Branched lashes in the amount of 4-6 pieces are abundantly covered with leaf blades of bright green color. Lumpy greens with a dense light green skin are covered with white fluff. The length of the elongated fruits ranges from 9 to 12 centimeters, and the weight does not exceed 90-140 grams.

Purpose and taste of fruits

The dense crunchy flesh of cucumbers has a pronounced aroma and pleasant taste, devoid of bitterness. However, excellent taste is possible only with sufficient moisture intake. The fruits have good keeping quality and do not turn yellow during storage. Cucumbers of the Graceful variety are used fresh, and they are also used for canning. Fruits can be pickled, salted and fermented.

Maturation

Graceful is an early maturing variety. Before the first cucumbers are obtained, 45-55 days pass from the moment of seed germination or rooting of seedlings. However, it does not bear fruit for long.

Yield

If you plant 2-3 specimens of the Graceful variety per square meter, then the gardener will be able to get no more than 7 kilograms of fruit from this territory per season.

Growing and care

Before sowing the cucumber variety, the seeds must go through a preparation stage. First, all the material is soaked in room temperature water or a 3% sodium chloride solution. Those specimens that float are immediately discarded, and the rest are laid out between layers of thin tissue for germination. It should be mentioned that the grains of the last year should be warmed up for a couple of hours before that at a temperature of 50 to 60 degrees. Further, the planting material can be used for seedlings, or immediately planted in open ground.

In the first case, sowing is carried out from the end of April to May, and the plant is transferred to its permanent habitat from the end of May to June. Planting cucumber seeds immediately into the ground is also allowed from May to June, depending on the weather. When distributing plants in the garden, it is necessary to ensure that there are no more than 3 copies for each square meter. Growing seedlings is carried out in a mixture of rotted manure, garden soil and sand, enriched with urea, superphosphate and potassium-magnesium additives. The substrate must be disinfected by heating in the oven or soaking with a 1% solution of potassium permanganate.Sprouted seeds are laid out in individual cups and embedded in the soil by 1.5-2 centimeters. The container is tightened with a film that is not removed until shoots appear.

If the seeds are immediately sent to the ground, then the land on the site will first need to be dug up, and also fed with organic and inorganic fertilizers. Having made a bed 20-30 centimeters high and be sure to water it, all that remains is to spread the grains into holes 1-1.5 centimeters deep. After that, the plantings are sprinkled with earth, and mulched with humus.

Caring for Graceful cucumbers is not very difficult. Watering the beds should be regular: you will have to irrigate the plants 1-2 times a week, and even more often during flowering and fruiting. Use water warmed up in the sun. The use of cold liquid will lead to rotting of the root system and the death of the ovaries. During irrigation, it is necessary to ensure that drops do not fall on the leaves, and also to accompany the procedure by loosening the soil.

Organic fertilizing is more suitable for culture. For example, once every 10 days it can be manure, a liter of which is diluted in a bucket of water. Poultry droppings, weeds and ready-made mineral complexes are also suitable. The first time fertilizers are applied a week after planting the cucumbers. In addition to root dressing, crop and foliar treatments with nitrogen-containing solutions, as well as potash and phosphorus fertilizers, will help. Spraying on the leaf is allowed twice a season.

Soil requirements

Cucumber variety Graceful prefers well-lit areas. In principle, it is able to develop in the shade, but only if the shading is no more than 4 hours a day. The culture requires fertile and light soil, ideally sandy loam or loam. It is better to grow cucumbers in those beds where nightshades, peas or cabbage used to grow.

In order to collect strong, tasty and beautiful cucumbers on your site, you need to make top dressing. Lack of nutrients can negatively affect the appearance of the plant and significantly reduce the yield. Fertilize cucumbers with organic fertilizers in combination with mineral fertilizers. With the right balance of these components and adherence to the fertilizing schedule, the cucumber yield will be maximum.

Despite their popularity, cucumbers are often attacked by diseases and pests. From them, cucumber plantings often die before the start of fruiting. In order to prevent this from happening, it is necessary to try to prevent ailments or get rid of them at the very beginning, having studied in detail their causes of occurrence, signs and methods of treatment.

Main characteristics
Authors
Yurina O. V.
Year of approval
1971
Category
grade
Pollination
bee-pollinated
Appointment
salad
Growing conditions
for open ground, for temporary cover films
Productivity (filter)
high yielding
Average yield
313 c / ha
Marketability
high
Plant
Characteristic of the whips
middle length
Leaves
five-bladed
Shoot-forming ability
side shoots 5-6
Fruit
Fruit length, cm
9-12
Fruit weight, g
90
Fruit shape
ellipsoidal
Fruit color
light green
Fruit surface
small lumpy
The location of the tubercles
frequent
Thorn color (pubescence color)
white
Fruit taste
without bitterness
Pulp (consistency)
dense, crispy
Growing
Cold resistance
high
Sowing dates for seedlings
May
Dates of planting seedlings in open ground
May June
Dates of sowing seeds in open ground
May June
Landing scheme
40 x 40 cm, no more than 3 plants per 1 sq. m
Top dressing
every 10 days (1 liter of manure per 10 liters of water)
Watering
regular daily watering
Location
sun, partial shade
Growing regions
North-West, Central, Volgo-Vyatka, Srednevolzhsky, Uralsky, West Siberian, East Siberian, Far Eastern
Resistant to adverse weather conditions
resistant to unfavorable temperature conditions
Disease and pest resistance
steady
Cladosporium resistance (brown olive spot)
steady
Maturation
Ripening terms
early
The number of days from germination to fruiting
49
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