Cucumber Gift

Cucumber Gift
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: Maksimov S.V., Klimenko N.N., Baklanova O.V., Chistyakova L.A.
  • Year of approval: 2015
  • Growth type: determinant
  • Branching: weak
  • Fruit weight, g: 70-100
  • Fruit length, cm: up to 15
  • Fruit color: dark green
  • Cucumber Mosaic Virus Resistance: stable
  • Ripening terms: early
  • Fruit shape: elongated cylindrical
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Cucumber Gift is a relatively new variety. He managed to win the respect of gardeners as a variety of vegetables with good taste and unpretentious cultivation.

Breeding history

This variety was born in 2007, in our country, thanks to the efforts of such breeders as N. N. Klimenko, L. A. Chistyakova, S. V. Maksimov, O. Baklanova V. In 2015, he received admission to mass cultivation.

Description of the variety

The variety of cucumbers in question is a hybrid. It is adapted for cultivation not only in the garden, in film-type greenhouses and temporary film structures, but also in the apartment - on the windowsill, on the balcony.

Characteristics of the appearance of plants and zelents

Experts call the type of growth of the described culture determinant. The bushes are characterized by medium vigor, the length of the whip is short, with weak branching, stretching for about 150 centimeters. Cucumber leaves. Gift miniature, green.

The length of the fruit can be characterized as average, it fluctuates around 15 centimeters. The vegetable weighs an average of 70-100 grams. His color is deep green. The shape of a cucumber is compared to an elongated cylinder. Large bumps can be seen on the skin of the fruit.

Purpose and taste of fruits

The considered type of cucumber is usually used as salads, fresh. The vegetable has a pleasant taste with hints of sweetness and crunchy flesh.

Maturation

Vegetables are free to do without insect pollination, which is extremely convenient when cultivating them in an apartment. A culture of female types of flowers blooms (two or three in one node).

Cucumber Gift is classified as an early variety. The fruiting phase begins already 38-39 days after planting.

Yield

This variety can boast of good productivity; on average, 5.5 kilograms of cucumbers are removed from one square meter.

Growing regions

The geography of distribution of the described variety is very wide. Cucumbers Gift can be observed on the territory of the East Siberian, North, Central, Far Eastern, Ural, North Caucasian, North-West, Volgo-Vyatka, Lower Volga regions.

Landing scheme

When planting cucumbers of this type, it is recommended to keep in mind the following scheme: the distance between the bushes is 50 centimeters, and it is desirable to leave the same distance between the rows.

Growing and care

Sowing seeds of cucumbers Gift is started in the springtime - in March or April. On the eve of the procedure, in order to disinfect, the seeds are soaked for half an hour in a potassium permanganate solution. The seedlings are moved to a permanent place in the May-June region. Before planting young plants, the top layer of the soil is loosened and treated with a mixture of boiling water and copper sulfate (a teaspoon of vitriol per one liter of liquid).

Watering should be carried out two to three times a week. The water needs to be slightly warmed up the day before. When growing vegetables in a pot on the balcony, make sure that the liquid in the pot does not stagnate.

Due to the active growth of cucumber lashes, they require a garter.For this, a powerful rope or wire is useful, which is tied at a height of 170 centimeters and wrapped around the stem.

In addition, vegetables need feeding. For the first time - when seedlings are born. The second time - a week after that. As a fertilizer, it is advised to use a mixture of urea and water, droppings, manure, herbal infusions, saltpeter or superphosphate.

It is better to refuse hilling the culture, since the root system of the cucumber is adjacent to the top layer of the earth, and there is a risk of injury.

Soil requirements

When planning to plant the considered variety of cucumbers, it is worth giving preference to fertile soil with a non-acidic reaction, light sandy loam or loamy.

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.

Required climatic conditions

The main condition for the successful cultivation of the Podarok variety is warmth (temperature above 14 degrees) and the absence of drafts.

Disease and pest resistance

This culture shows decent resistance to such ailments as powdery and downy mildew, cucumber mosaic. However, a vegetable always has a risk of contracting bacteriosis, alternaria or root rot.

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.

Review overview

Reviews of this variety of cucumbers in general can be considered positive. Gardeners note that vegetables have excellent taste, do not require much effort to get a decent harvest and are available for growing within the apartment.

Main characteristics
Authors
Maksimov S.V., Klimenko N.N., Baklanova O.V., Chistyakova L.A.
Year of approval
2015
Category
hybrid
Parthenocarpic
Yes
Appointment
salad, for fresh consumption
Growing conditions
for temporary film cover, for film greenhouses, for growing on a balcony, for growing on a windowsill
Average yield
5.5 kg / sq.m
Plant
Growth type
determinant
Characteristic of the whips
short whips
Branching
weak
Leaves
small, green
Flowering type
female
The number of female flowers in a node
2-3
Fruit
Fruit length
average
Fruit length, cm
up to 15
Fruit weight, g
70-100
Fruit shape
elongated cylindrical
Fruit color
dark green
Fruit surface
large tuberous
Fruit taste
good
Pulp (consistency)
crispy
Growing
Sowing dates for seedlings
in March-April
Dates of planting seedlings under a film, in a greenhouse, a greenhouse
in May-June
Landing scheme
50x50 cm
The soil
with non-acidic reactions, light loamy or sandy loam, necessarily fertile
Top dressing
suitable mineral complexes and organics
Watering
regular, with a lack of moisture, the fruits begin to give off bitterness
Growing regions
North, North-West, Central, Volgo-Vyatka, TsChO, North Caucasian, Middle Volga, Nizhnevolzhsky, Ural, West Siberian, East Siberian, Far East
Cucumber Mosaic Virus Resistance
steady
Powdery mildew resistant
steady
Downy mildew resistant
steady
Maturation
Ripening terms
early
The number of days from germination to fruiting
38-39
Reviews
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