Cucumber Smiley

Cucumber Smiley
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: Maksimov S.V., Klimenko N.N., Baklanova O.V.
  • Year of approval: 2015
  • Growth type: indeterminate
  • Branching: weak
  • Fruit weight, g: 40-70
  • Fruit length, cm: 5-6
  • Fruit color: green, with short stripes
  • Cucumber Mosaic Virus Resistance: stable
  • Ripening terms: early
  • Fruit shape: rounded
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Cucumber Smiley is a popular young variety that produces fruits of an unusual spherical shape. The plant attracts gardeners with its excellent taste characteristics and resistance to most pests and diseases.

Description of the variety

Resistant to weather changes, Smileyk is a parthenocarpic hybrid that is suitable for growing both in greenhouses and in open fields. Culture characteristics:

  • powerful bushes;

  • light green leaves that darken as they grow;

  • a bountiful harvest;

  • up to 5-6 ovaries per knot.

The variety is resistant to most diseases and pests, quickly takes root in the ground, and does not stop growing even in harsh conditions. It is actively grown in many regions of the country, therefore it is considered quite popular.

Characteristics of the appearance of plants and zelents

The smiley face is distinguished by spreading bushes with powerful shoots, on which fruits of an unusual shape are formed. The main characteristics of zelents:

  • length - from 5 to 6 cm;

  • diameter - 4 cm;

  • weight - up to 70 kg.

Each cucumber has large, but at the same time, rather rare bumps. Delicate flesh and dense rind are what attracts gardeners to grow cucumber. The fruits of the plant are suitable for transportation.

Purpose and taste of fruits

A high-yielding variety pleases gardeners with delicious fruits without bitterness. Zelentsy are located in 1-5 pieces per unit, taste is estimated at 4.7 out of 5 points. The fruits are suitable both for fresh consumption and for pickling or pickling.

Maturation

The cucumber begins to bear fruit after 40-45 days from the moment the first shoots appear. The hybrid forms fruits without pollinators, for which it is appreciated by gardeners. Other features of the plant include:

  • early maturity;

  • beam formation of fruits;

  • high degree of parthenocarp.

On average, from 5 to 6 large, irregularly shaped cucumbers grow in one node.

Yield

The cucumber yield indicator Smiley averages 13.1 kg per square meter. With more careful maintenance, yields can be increased.

Growing and care

The Smiley cucumber is planted with seeds, which are pre-prepared: they are selected, disinfected, processed in a growth stimulator.

Planting is carried out in the warm season in the soil warmed up to 15 degrees Celsius. It is worth noting that in the northern regions, preference is given to the option of growing seedlings. The seed planting scheme is as follows.

  1. The soil is loosened.

  2. The seeds are buried 2 cm into the ground.

  3. They retreat between plantings in a row and between rows of 50 cm.And also a landing pattern of 30x60 cm is possible.

For 2-3 weeks, the bed is covered with a film to accelerate seed survival and growth. This is followed by leaving. Main steps.

  1. Watering. Held 3-6 times a week. In this case, it is worth considering the temperature regime and climatic features of the region. In a drought, watering is recommended to be increased; in the rainy season, it can be completely abandoned.

  2. Top dressing. Fertilizers are applied to the soil on average 5 times per season. This is usually done during the period of active growth, flowering and fruiting. Organic and complex formulations are used as dressings.

  3. Garter.It is carried out to increase the yield of cucumbers, providing the necessary amount of sunlight and preventing water burns during watering. The plant is tied to dense ropes stretched between the installed pegs.

Additionally, you should take care of regular weeding and loosening.

Soil requirements

The choice of location is important, since the yield of the cucumber depends on it. Therefore, when looking for a suitable site for planting the Smiley, it is worth considering several recommendations.

  1. Cucumber prefers breathable soils. An excellent option would be medium loamy soils.

  2. It is recommended to grow the variety with seeds, which are immediately placed in the ground, and not previously planted in a container.

  3. The groundwater level must be low, otherwise there is a high probability of root rot.

  4. The site should be located in the sun to saturate the plant with essential vitamins and accelerate growth.

Before planting cucumbers, it is recommended to loosen the soil in order to saturate the earth with oxygen and increase fertility. Additionally, it is worth adding organic fertilizers, which will improve the yield of the variety.

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

Cucumber Smiley is famous for its strong immunity. The variety is not afraid of powdery mildew, cucumber mosaic and olive spot. However, this does not mean that during the period of active growth and fruit formation, the plant is not attacked by diseases and pests. Gardeners recommend regular preventive treatments that will provide additional protection against negative external influences.

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
Maksimov S.V., Klimenko N.N., Baklanova O.V.
Year of approval
2015
Category
hybrid
Parthenocarpic
Yes
Appointment
salad, for pickling and preserving, for fresh consumption
Growing conditions
for open field, for foil greenhouses
Average yield
13.1 kg / sq.m
Marketability
excellent
Plant
Growth type
indeterminate
Main stem length, cm
150-200
Branching
weak
Leaves
medium, green
Flowering type
mixed
The number of female flowers in a node
more than 5
Fruit
Fruit length
short
Fruit length, cm
5-6
Fruit diameter, cm
3-4
Fruit weight, g
40-70
Fruit shape
rounded
Fruit color
green, with short stripes
Fruit surface
small lumpy
The location of the tubercles
rare
Fruit taste
excellent, no bitterness
Growing
Dates of planting seedlings in open ground
May
The timing of sowing seeds in open ground
May
Landing scheme
distance between plants 20 cm
Top dressing
Once a week
Watering
2 times per week
Location
sunny
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
Cladosporium resistance (brown olive spot)
steady
Powdery mildew resistant
steady
Downy mildew resistant
tolerant
Maturation
Ripening terms
early
The number of days from germination to fruiting
38-42
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