Description of the variety of cucumbers Balcony miracle
Agronomists have bred several varieties of cucumbers, intended for growing in apartment conditions. These include the Balcony Miracle cucumber variety. It does not require a lot of land, and the yield will delight any housewife.
Description of the cucumber variety Balcony miracle
Characteristics of the variety
Cucumber Balcony Miracle f1 is a hybrid of the first generation. It was bred by crossing 2 types of cucumbers. This feature has endowed vegetables with incredible taste: the cucumber has a sweet taste without bitterness.
Cucumber f1 is parthenocarpic - it does not need to be pollinated. The flowers on the plant are female, due to which the variety has a high yield within 9 kg / sq. m, or 0.10 c.
The vegetable feels great in dark rooms, does not require a lot of light. The plant is classified as weakly plaited and medium-sized. The root system is neat, allowing the plant to be cultivated in simple flower pots or planters. This type of cultivation is convenient for balconies, window sills and loggias.
Cucumbers can be grown in gardens and greenhouses. The variety is undemanding to care for, tolerates drought well and has strong immunity to almost all diseases. This feature allows you not to use chemicals and grow a vegetable environmentally friendly, without wasting time.
Description of the plant
Variety Balkonnoe Miracle f1 has stems up to 1.5 m in size. During the ripening period, it produces side branches well, which must be pinched. The leaves of the plant are green, small. The stem and branches have a large number of nodes, each of which produces 2-3 buds.
The variety has an average ripening period. The fruits are ready to be harvested 50 days after sowing the seeds, but the first cucumber can usually be started on the 40th day of ripening.
Description of the fetus
Cucumbers Balcony Miracle belong to gherkins. Their size is small, within 7-8 cm.The weight of one cucumber is 60 g.
The fruit has a cylindrical shape, with medium tubercles on the skin. The vegetable has a bright aroma and delicate taste. The middle is not very dense, sweet. Fruits crunch during consumption, suitable for fresh consumption and preservation for the winter.
Landing rules
The plant is unpretentious in care
Balconnoe Miracle cucumbers are exotic enough, however, it won't take long to grow them. Even novice vegetable growers can do this.
Sowing period
The plant loves warmth, temperatures from 15 ° C. That is why seedlings are planted in open ground at the end of May. They are planted in the greenhouse at the beginning of the month. When a person chooses the most optimal growing option for himself, it is worth thinking about the period of sowing seeds for seedlings. It is necessary to count 20-25 days from the approximate date of planting seedlings in the soil.
You can sow seeds at home all year round, because the apartment is always warm and favorable conditions for good growth.
When calculating the sowing time of the seed, it must be borne in mind that in winter the day is shorter: it is the daylight that cucumbers need for proper development, it accelerates ripening by 10 days.
Preparing seeds for planting
During processing, all bad substances leave the seed, and plant formation is accelerated. Seeds are prepared step by step:
- Warm up. To do this, they are dried in an oven at a temperature of 50 ° C. You can also tie a bag of seeds to a warm radiator for a couple of days.
- Disinfect. To do this, they are poured with a weak solution of potassium permanganate for 2 hours.
- Germinate. To do this, they are placed in a damp cloth with a temperature of 27 ° C. This procedure helps to speed up the growth of the plant.
The warming process helps to increase the female flowers on the plant, which increases the yield. Germination not only allows the plant to grow rapidly, but is also a sorting step. The procedure takes 2-3 days. If there are seeds that have not sprouted during this time, they are harvested. Then they are sown in prepared soil.
Growing seedlings
It is recommended to process seeds before planting
Seedlings are planted not only for planting in beds, but also for home cultivation, since small pots are much easier to transfer to the light, to a warm place. Seedlings do not need to be watered and fertilized frequently. To start growing it, prepare the ground and special containers.
- In the form of a container, you can take plastic bottles with a diameter of 8 cm, as well as use peat cups. Holes are made there for air intake.
- Any land is suitable for sowing: it can be purchased with all fertilizers or prepared independently. If it is taken on the site, it is fed, for which it is mixed in equal parts with peat, sand and humus.
When the seeds germinate, they are planted in the ground to a depth of 1-2 cm. Until the first stems appear, the seedlings are kept in a room with a temperature of 25-27 ° C. When the seedlings germinate, they are transferred to a well-lit place with a temperature of 22 ° C. Seedlings need to be watered and fed every day. The plant is fertilized with the following mixture: 1 tsp. urea in 3 liters of warm water.
Planting seedlings
Any gardener knows how to plant seedlings in an open area. Growing in pots is an unexplored process that can make growing difficult. At the time of planting seedlings in a container, you need to know the basic rules and be sure to adhere to them:
- The container should be 5-8 liters in size, not less. Flower pots or cut plastic bottles, bags will do.
- Holes are made in the pot for air intake, small bricks or expanded clay are placed on the bottom.
- The container is filled with prepared earth, you can take the one used for seedlings. It will fit well in composition.
- During the planting period of cucumbers, the seedlings are carefully removed from the previous container, so as not to shake the ground from the roots. If peat pots were used for seedlings, it is not necessary to remove it: this material decomposes well in the soil after planting.
During planting of cucumbers, a top dressing is added, consisting of a spoonful of nitrophoska and a spoonful of urea.
Care rules
The rules for caring for the Balkonnoye Miracle f1 variety are no different from those inherent in other types of cucumbers. The conditions are similar to greenhouse cultivation.
For good growth, you must follow the recommendations of specialists:
- When the stems begin to grow strongly upward, they are tied up. Cucumbers have long loops, so twine is used so that they twine well up to 1.7 m in height. The twine is fixed on the balcony on the ceiling. It is very convenient to use a pots: with this method, the cucumbers can not be tied up.
- Cucumbers must be pinched. Fertilizers are added 1-2 times a week. Organic matter, wood ash, tea infusion, eggshells and special fertilizers are taken as top dressing.
- Water the plant once every 2 days. Water is taken only warm and boiled, it can be thawed.
The crop is harvested every day, such a process will help the plant begin to release new ovaries and fill small fruits well with useful elements.
Diseases and pests
The variety has strong immunity and tolerates powdery mildew, cucumber mosaic and other diseases well. During the growth period, the plant does not need to be treated with chemicals.
Conclusion
Cucumbers Balconnoe Miracle are bred specifically for those who prefer to experiment. This vegetable can be grown at any time of the year.
The plant is grown both for human consumption and as a decorative element.