Cucumber Junior Lieutenant

Cucumber Junior Lieutenant
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: Borisov A.V., Krylov O.N., Orekhova E.A.
  • Year of approval: 2004
  • Growth type: vigorous, indeterminate
  • Branching: the average
  • Fruit weight, g: 90-110
  • Fruit length, cm: 9-12
  • Fruit color: green with medium stripes
  • Cucumber Mosaic Virus Resistance: stable
  • Fruit shape: fusiform
  • Fruit taste: excellent, no bitterness
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Junior lieutenant is a variety of cucumbers that is distinguished by unpretentiousness and productivity. Consider how to plant it correctly, grow it and protect it from pests.

Breeding history

The variety emerged as a hybrid in 2003 thanks to the efforts of domestic breeders A. V. Borisov, O. N. Krylov, E. A. Orekhova. The next year, the Junior Lieutenant was entered into the State Register of Russia.

Description of the variety

The hybrid is considered parthenocarpic; it does not have its own seeds. It is chosen for growing in open ground or using a film cover.

Characteristics of the appearance of plants and zelents

The plant is classified as vigorous and indeterminate. The junior lieutenant has medium branching and medium-sized leaves with faint waves along the edge. The bushes have a female type of flowering, and the volume of greens in one bunch varies from two to seven pieces or more. The hybrid has a good ability to form shoots, so it needs formation.

Fruits reach 9-12 cm in length and 3 cm in diameter. Fruit weight - 90-110 g. Cucumbers have a medium lumpy surface of pleasant green color.

Purpose and taste of fruits

The variety has a universal purpose. The taste of the fruit is excellent, without bitterness.

Maturation

Junior lieutenant is a variety that will not keep itself waiting long. It belongs to the early, and the period from its first shoots to the beginning of the formation of the crop takes on average 40-42 days.

Yield

The bushes have high yields. From one square meter, the variety gives from 9 to 14 kg.

Growing regions

Cucumber can most often be found in the regions of central Russia.

It is also grown in the following regions:

  • North;
  • Northwest;
  • Central;
  • Volgo-Vyatsky;
  • TsCHO;
  • North Caucasian;
  • Middle Volga.

Landing scheme

When planting plants in a greenhouse, there are a maximum of 4 bushes per 1 m2. So, in the aisles and between the bushes, the distance will be about 50 cm. When planting in open space, the plants need a little more space.

Growing and care

The necessary type of soil for the cultivation of this culture, according to gardeners, will be medium loamy. It is important that the ground is well permeable to water. Site preparation begins in the fall by digging and fertilizing.

The seeds of the Junior Lieutenant can be planted both in open ground and by seedling. In the first option, the land should warm up to at least +15 degrees, the landing begins at the end of May. Cucumbers need to be diligently watered with warm, settled water (in the morning or in the evening), loosened and weeded the ground, fertilize in a timely manner. The frequency of top dressing is once every 14 days.

The seeds of this hybrid do not require pre-planting treatment. Work on growing seedlings begins at the end of the first spring month.

The seeds are germinated as follows.

  1. The material is immersed in warm (+ 30-40 degrees) water, waiting for them to swell.
  2. The seeds are wrapped in a wet cloth and left for 1-2 days in a dark, warm place.
  3. After the roots appear, the seeds are planted in peat pots, special cassettes or plastic cups prepared in advance. Peat, humus and sawdust are introduced into the ground. Sufficient depth for seeds is 2 cm.
  4. Seedlings are watered abundantly and left in a room with a temperature of no higher than 20 degrees.

Mineral fertilizers are applied after watering. The first feeding is carried out after two weeks after the first shoots, the second one - 1-2 days before transferring to the ground. In 2 weeks, the plants begin to harden, bringing the bushes outside. Seedlings can be transplanted if there are 2-3 full leaves on each sprout.

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.

Disease and pest resistance

The variety has good immunity.

It is resistant to:

  • cucumber mosaic virus;
  • cladosporiosis (brown olive spot);
  • powdery mildew.

In case of damage to downy mildew, the plants are covered with dark green and slightly gleaming spots that can grow over time. Affected leaves and stems are cut and discarded. The bushes are sprayed with systemic fungicides.

Gardeners do not recommend using cold water when watering: this provokes the development of root rot in the plant. They also advise tying cucumbers vertically, on nets or twines, to prevent the development of ailments and catch pests. From the latter, plants are treated with solutions and preparations. Most often, aphids, nematodes, snails and slugs will burrow on cucumbers.

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
Borisov A.V., Krylov O.N., Orekhova E.A.
Year of approval
2004
Category
hybrid
Parthenocarpic
Yes
Appointment
universal
Growing conditions
for open ground, for temporary cover films
Productivity (filter)
high yielding
Average yield
9-14 kg / sq.m
Plant
Growth type
vigorous, indeterminate
Branching
the average
Leaves
medium-sized, green, slightly wrinkled, slightly wavy around the edge
Flowering type
female
Puchkova
Yes
The number of zelents in the bundle
from 2-3 to 5-7 and more
Shoot-forming ability
good
Fruit
Fruit length, cm
9-12
Fruit diameter, cm
3,2-3,5
Fruit weight, g
90-110
Fruit shape
fusiform
Fruit color
green with medium stripes
Fruit surface
slightly ribbed, medium lumpy
The location of the tubercles
the average
Thorn color (pubescence color)
white
Fruit taste
excellent, no bitterness
Pulp (consistency)
crispy
Growing
Sowing dates for seedlings
late March-early April
The timing of sowing seeds in open ground
in the end of May
Landing scheme
60x15 cm
Top dressing
once every 2 weeks
Watering
warm water
Growing regions
North, North-West, Central, Volgo-Vyatka, Central Black Earth Region, North Caucasian, Middle Volga
Disease and pest resistance
steady
Cucumber Mosaic Virus Resistance
steady
Cladosporium resistance (brown olive spot)
steady
Powdery mildew resistant
steady
Downy mildew resistant
tolerant
Maturation
The number of days from germination to fruiting
40-42
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