Proper cultivation of cucumber varieties Emerald flow f1
 Cucumber variety Emerald flow: description and characteristics, planting and care

Cucumbers are perhaps the most popular garden culture in the world. Their demand stimulates breeders to invent new and improved varieties. These innovative varieties include a variety of cucumbers. Emerald Flowwhich fascinates by its name alone.

Description and characteristics of the variety Emerald flow

This varietal variety is a popular hybrid of early ripening.

We owe his birth to Moscow breeders I.N. Dubinina, S.V. Dubinin and A.N. Lukyanenko. This variety was included in the State Register of the Russian Federation in 2007.

He positions himself as a very universal crop, which can be grown both in open ground and in greenhouses. The growth of this plant is possible in all regions of our vast country.

Culture fit for cultivation in spring and summer, and in summer and autumn.

The plant is resistant to summer heat, as well as to spring and autumn coolness. Crop begin to collect in 40-45 days after planting seeds.

 The grade is universal, can be grown up in greenhouses and an open ground
The grade is universal, can be grown up in greenhouses and an open ground

The plant is very unpretentious in the care, vigorous, requires mandatory garter. For this fit mesh, trellis and any other supports.

Leaves are saturated green. On one bush 4-5 fruits can be formed simultaneously.

Cylindrical fruit, longare often curved. The tuberosity is average. The length of the fruit can reach up to 50 cm, but they are very thin and elegant. By weight the largest fruits reach 300 grams.

The peel is a thin saturated green color, with barely noticeable whitish stripes. The taste of vegetables is excellent: the fruits are sweet and juicy, crispy and fragrant. Genetically, there is no bitterness in cucumbers.

High yield. With normal care, up to 7 kg of ripe fruits are harvested from one square meter. Fruiting is very long, the plant actively fruits until the first frost and snow.

This variety can be grown not only in open areas and in hotbeds, but also on balconies. Only in this case it is necessary to take into account the fact that the plant is tall and powerful and it will require quite a lot of space.

Taste the quality of vegetables excellent. It is best to use them fresh, in the form of salads. It is not only tasty, but also very convenient because of one cucumber you can make a salad for the whole family.

Tastes of fruit perfectly harmonize in lightly salted, pickled or pickled form. But the large size does not always allow to place the cucumbers in the banks, except that cutting them into several parts.

But in the form of salads rolled up in jars for the winter, this kind of variety is quite acceptable. Cucumbers will be juicy and crunchy in any form.

 The variety is suitable for fresh consumption, as well as for salting
The variety is suitable for fresh consumption, as well as for salting

This culture Genetically inherent high resistance to drought and temperature extremes, as well as to various diseases, including downy mildew. Well fruited this variety, even in the shade.

Reviews of vegetable growers indicate that this species is not to the taste of spider mites and aphids.

Even if other cucumber varieties grow in the vicinity of the Emerald Stream, which have been attacked by aphids and mites, our variety will remain unaffected.

The most delicious fruits are up to 25 cmthey are very gentle and sweet. We can not allow the overgrowth of vegetables more than 50 cm.

Otherwise, the vegetables will begin to thicken, crack and turn yellow, significantly losing their taste.

The advantages and disadvantages of cucumber

This variety has many advantages:

  1. High yield.
  2. Excellent taste of the fruit.
  3. Long periods of fruiting.
  4. Resistance to various diseases and pests.
  5. Versatility in the cultivation of fruits.
  6. Long shelf life.
  7. Drought resistance and cold resistance.

But our variety has its drawbacks:

  1. Possibility of root rot.
  2. The relatively large size of the fruit, which creates certain inconveniences when canning.
 Advantages of the variety: high yield, long periods of fruiting and storage
Advantages of the variety: high yield, long periods of fruiting and storage

Features of growing

There are two ways to grow our vegetable: seed and seedling. Experienced growers are advised to grow the crop in several stages, long periods of fruiting will allow it.

For a start, you can grow seedlings and in the phase of 3-4 true leaves you can plant it in a greenhouse.

This can be done in March. The next stage can grow cucumbers in the open soil.

Soil requirements

Plants are planted in the open ground only after the end of night frosts. The soil should warm up to 15-18 degrees.

Regardless of how you grow them, the soil must be breathable. The site for future planting of cucumbers should be fertilized in autumn.

To do this, the soil is cleaned from weeds and last year’s plants, then any organic fertilizer is applied and only then dug up.

If you could not feed the site in the fall, you can do it in the spring.

 Plot for future planting of cucumbers should be fertilized in the fall or spring, dig up
Plot for future planting of cucumbers should be fertilized in the fall or spring, dig up

Landing features

Sowing seeds into the soil must be properly loosened beforehand. 3-4 plants are placed on one square meter.

Seeds are planted in the wells, not deepening them more than 3 cm. Experts recommend planting 2-3 seeds in each well.. If everything is sprouting, it is necessary to thin the sprouts.

Plant care

Organic fertilizers, nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers are excellent as fertilizers. It is strictly forbidden to use chlorine-containing fertilizers.

It is necessary to feed the plant throughout the entire growing season. Suitable for this slurry, urea solution, superphosphates.

Any kind of cucumber loves purity. Therefore, the site must be regularly removed from weeds and loosen the soil.

Cucumbers are 90% water, therefore regular watering is vital. For our variety, watering should be abundant, as the size of the fruit is impressive.

It is necessary to water a plant in the evening with separated warm water. But we can not allow excessive stagnation of water under the bushes. This is fraught with rotting root system.

 Watering should be regular and plentiful, in the evening, defended with warm water.
Watering should be regular and plentiful, in the evening, defended with warm water.

Diseases and pests

The emerald stream is famous for its high resistance to cladosporia, downy mildew and other common diseases.

In extremely rare cases a plant can infect aphids or spider mites. You need to deal with them with the help of special insecticides.

But here root rot this type of cucumber is highly susceptible. To avoid this, you should follow all the recommendations for watering and avoid stagnation of water under the bushes.

Harvesting and storage

Harvest is necessary daily or every other day. Ripe fruits are torn gently so as not to damage the ovary. Store the harvest in a cool ventilated area.

Cucumbers The emerald stream will provide you and your loved ones with an excellent harvest of tasty and fragrant fruits up to the first frost. It is only important to adhere to the above rules and recommendations.