To have a bountiful harvest of cucumbers in the summer, it is worth choosing the variety now. The variety determines not only the yield, but also the taste, crunchiness, resistance to diseases, and even whether the fruits are suitable for pickling, writes agronews.ua.
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Consider planting seeds of the Accord F1 cucumbers. This is a popular early-ripening hybrid cucumber variety that is often chosen for planting in the next season.
Accord is suitable for both open ground and greenhouses. It yields crops in approximately 40-45 days after seedlings emerge.
This is a bee-pollinated variety, so there is a guarantee of good fruit set.
You can expect a yield of 5 kilograms of cucumbers from one bush. The yield is consistently high, especially in the early fruiting period. The fruits are non-bitter, juicy, firm, and do not shrivel during pickling.
The fruits themselves are light green, thin-skinned, occasionally with spines.
These cucumbers can be eaten fresh from the garden or used for pickling/canning.
The hybrid has good resistance to major diseases, including powdery mildew, cucumber mosaic virus, and downy mildew. This means less risk of crop loss during a rainy summer or in conditions of high humidity.
Where to use cucumbers:
– Fresh consumption in salads;
– Canning and pickling.
Cucumbers dislike stress. Even the slightest unfavorable conditions for them can cause a strong bitterness in the skin and flesh.
Cold temperatures can stimulate the dropping of blossoms in plants. If you want an early harvest, sow cucumber seeds for seedlings 20-25 days before planting in the ground. It is better to sow directly into individual cups or peat pots. Cucumbers do not like transplanting.
The sowing depth should be 1.5-2 cm, and the temperature for seedlings should be +23…+25 degrees Celsius. Water moderately with warm water. Cucumbers love plenty of light, but without drafts. Plant in open ground when it warms up to +14…+16 degrees Celsius, with 3-4 true leaves formed in the seedlings and the threat of night frosts passed.