Characteristics of the Nezhinsky cucumber variety
The popular variety of cucumber Nezhinsky is grown to this day. It got its name thanks to the Ukrainian city of Nizhyn.
Characteristics of the Nezhinsky cucumber variety
Description
Today there are a large number of new varieties and hybrids, despite this, Nizhyn cucumbers remain popular among gardeners.
According to the characteristics, the Nezhinsky cucumber belongs to the medium-early bee-pollinated varieties. From the appearance of the first shoots to harvest, 50-60 days pass. Weather conditions affect the time of fruiting. The plant reaches up to 2 m in length. The leaves are small, green.
According to the description, the fruits of the culture are ovoid, long, with a soft, dense, lumpy skin, covered with black thorns.
The f1 cucumber is undemanding for agrotechnical processing. It is used both for salting and for use in salads. Productivity - up to 2 kg per 1 sq. m, the weight of one cucumber is 95-100 g.
The bush shows high productivity in open ground, it can also be grown in greenhouses, but the bushes are massive, therefore they require a lot of space and natural pollination.
New varieties and hybrids have been developed on the basis of Nezhinsky cucumbers: Nezhinsky Kuban, Nezhinsky 12. All of them are known for their high fertility.
Advantages and disadvantages
Among the advantages of the variety are:
- excellent taste of cucumbers;
- versatile use;
- long-term fruiting;
- good portability;
- excellent presentation;
- disease resistance;
- good drought tolerance.
The late ripening of the crop makes it possible to harvest the fruits in the fall, when the rest of the hybrids have already finished fruiting.
The disadvantages include the fact that it is difficult to form a bush, and it also depends on pollination by bees.
Landing
Seeds
In order for the plant to bear fruit well, it is necessary to follow a number of planting and growing rules:
- plant seeds on warm soil or soil that has been fertilized and dug up;
- plant plants according to the scheme 50 x 30 cm;
- soak the seeds before planting;
- plant seeds only in soil heated to 13-15 ° C;
- deepen the planting material by 3-3.5 cm;
- keep a distance between the rows of at least 15 cm;
- cover the bed with foil or agrofibre, and remove after the first shoots appear.
The seeds freeze easily, so before planting, you should make sure that the frost has passed. The soil must be sufficiently warmed up: this will avoid fungal diseases and increase the number and quality of seedlings. It is necessary to take responsibility for the selection and processing of soil. The best seedlings grow on loose, light, fluffy ground.
With proper care, plants will delight with the harvest
Seedlings appear within 7 days. When the plants begin to develop, it needs phosphorus, nitrogen, magnesium, so top dressing is carried out.
Seedling
Any plant reacts painfully to damage to the root system, the restoration of which takes a long time, so vegetable growers plant the seed first in a glass (or in any other container), and then simply take out the seedlings along with the ground and transplanted into open ground.
Cucumber seedlings will grow healthy if they receive the necessary amount of sunlight. Fruiting dates may be delayed due to transplantation.
Seedlings of the Nezhinsky f1 variety are grown for 30 days, during this period cucumbers require 450-500 g of soil.A large amount of moisture can negatively affect the root: it will not have enough oxygen.
Seedlings easily tolerate transplanting and quickly recover if placed in similar conditions before transplanting. Let the plant get used to night temperatures. Seedlings, which were grown indoors, are hardened for 7 days.
Bush care
It is necessary to water the bushes every day after lunch with warm water. The lack of water makes the leaves brittle and dark.
After irrigation, the soil is loosened all around. Hilling protects the root from heat during the day. The soil near the cucumber is cleared of weeds so that they do not steal nutrients.
Top dressing is carried out every 10 days with mineral and organic fertilizers. Foliar and root feeding methods are alternated.
Young shoots are tied to sticks and arches. Dry or diseased leaves should be cut off.
The crop is harvested in the morning or evening, when the heat of the day has subsided. When the bush brings the maximum amount of harvest, the harvest is carried out every 2 days.
Treatment against pests and diseases
Preventive measures help avoid many diseases.
Cucumber Nezhinsky is resistant to the most popular diseases, for example, to mosaic wilting, but it hardly tolerates powdery mildew.
They get rid of aphids with the help of an infusion of wood ash and soap, or take 5 liters of water and add 25 g of chopped garlic and onions there.
The spider mite is able to suck the juices from the plant. An infusion of celandine and laundry soap will help in the fight against it.
Cucumbers of the Nezhinsky f1 variety can pick up a fungal disease from the ground, so contact between leaves and soil should not be allowed. To do this, the stems are tied up, and the lower leaves are cut off.
Conclusion
According to the description, Nezhinsky is a time-tested variety known all over the world. It is resistant to disease, tolerates heat, copes well with temperature changes. The variety has excellent taste characteristics, unpretentious. Summer residents are happy to grow the variety of Nizhinsky cucumbers.