Nezhinsky cucumber variety got its name from the Ukrainian city of Nezhin. The history of the variety begins in the mid-18th century. These cucumbers were popular in Tsarist Russia and in Europe. They do not leave indifferent and modern gardeners.
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Description and characteristics of the variety Nezhinsky
Mid-season, bee-pollinating variety. Starts to harvest 45-65 days after germination. The plant gives a long, up to two meters lash, so this variety is not suitable for balconies. Type of flowering - mixed.
Cucumbers are elongated, egg-shaped, the skin is dense, green in color with black spikes. Fruit Size - 10 cm with a mass of 100 g.
According to the characteristic, cultivation is possible both in the greenhouse and in unprotected soil. However, the second option is preferable due to the need for natural pollination.
Advantages and disadvantages
Cucumber Nezhinsky has a huge number of fans among gardeners. This variety is valued and grown for many years.
Among the advantages can be identified:
- excellent taste and appearance
- universal It can be used both fresh and for preservation;
- the duration of fruiting;
- tolerates temperature dropssuitable for unprotected soil;
- resistant to many diseases;
- tolerates transportation;
- unpretentious in growing.
Requirements for soil for planting
Important for high yield properly prepare the ground and choose a good place for planting cucumbers.From autumn it is recommended to bring fresh manure into the ground. Good precursors for cucumbers will be: tomatoes, potatoes and cabbage. But after cucumbers cucumbers will grow poorly.
In heavy clay soil is difficult to develop the root system of cucumbers. But this can be corrected by adding humus. Before planting the soil need dig and remove all weeds.
For loamy soil, manure can be applied a month before sowing seeds.
Sowing rules
Sowing cucumber seeds is possible in two ways - seedlings and directly to the soil. And the second method is used more often.
For planting seeds, the seeds are pre-soaked and treated with a solution of potassium permanganate for disinfection. Planting seeds in heated soil (not earlier than mid-May) to a depth of 2.5 cm.
Between the holes must be left at least 30 cmand between rows 50-60 cm. Then the bed is covered with agrofibre, which protects the seedlings from freezing, and the soil from drying out.
When growing seeds through seedlings, each plant is planted in a separate container.The fact is that the roots of pumpkin varieties are very tender, and it is important not to damage them during transplantation. It is convenient to use for this special peat cups.
Seedlings need to be placed in a well lit and warm place. In low light sprouts will be weak and elongated. Before planting, seedlings must be “hardened” during the week. Plants are carried out to the open air first during the day, increasing the time, and then at night. Often watering the seedlings is not necessary.
Care for cucumber after planting
After the emergence of the first shoots, cucumbers can be fed with mineral fertilizers containing nitrogen, magnesium and phosphorus. Handle in hot sunny weather Not recommended.
During the fruiting period, you can spray the plants with a solution (per 10 liters):
- 50 g of urea
- 2 g of boric acid
- 3 g of potassium permanganate
- 2 g of copper sulfate.
Organic fertilizers can be used, such as:
- a solution of bread and yeast;
- oven ash;
- manure solution;
- infusion of weeds.
Water the plants better every other day with warm water to the root system. The best time for watering is evening. Very convenient system of drip irrigation of plants.
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- Drip irrigation suitable for irrigation on the root system
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- Nezhinsky needs a trellis garter system
The soil needs to be regularly weed and loosenspudding bushes.
If the cucumber plot was covered with mulch, there is no need for loosening and hilling.
When the first 2 leaves appear, you need to install a trellis backup system. With the growth of the plant, the lash will need to be fixed on supports.
Another important point in care is timely. harvesting. Overgrown cucumbers weaken the plant. And with frequent removal of the fruit, new ovaries form much faster.
Diseases and their prevention
Nezhinsky cucumbers have greater resistance to fungal diseases. But it is still easier to prevent plant infection than to struggle to preserve the crop.
The important point of protection is the garter of lashes and the removal of the lower leaves. These measures are necessary in order to avoid contact of the leaves with the soil, which can lead to the defeat of cucumbers fungal infection.
From the common disease of many plants powdery mildew You can get rid of in the following way. When the first signs of disease appear, spray the plant with a solution of 1 liter of mullein and 20 grams of urea (the proportion is indicated in 10 liters).
The next most common plant disease is defeat aphids. From these tiny, but dangerous for the leaves of pests help folk recipe from the infusion of soap with wood ash.
After prolonged precipitation, it is possible to spray the plants with fungicides.
Harvesting and storage rules
Variety Nezhinsky refers to mid-season varieties, harvesting accounts for for july-august. Gather cucumbers of any kind in the morning or in the evening, during the least solar activity. The best collection schedule is every two days.
Collected for storage cucumbers need to immediately clean up in the shade. It is not necessary to wash them, so as not to damage the natural protective layer. It is desirable to leave the stalk.
For successful and long-term storage, you first need choose the right vegetables. They should only be plucked from the bed, dry and free from damage.
In the refrigerator, without special preparation, in the vegetable compartment, cucumbers will remain up to 3 days. Up to 10 days, you can maintain freshness if you put cucumbers in a plastic bag and cover with moist gauze on top. Package does not tie. Up to 14 days cucumbers lie, if each vegetable is wrapped in a napkin, and then put them together in a bag.
Cucumbers should be kept at a temperature not below 0 degrees. Cucumbers do not store with fruits that produce ethylene (apples, tomatoes, bananas, etc.)
Cucumber Nezhinsky is a beautiful, unpretentious, time-tested variety that is very popular with gardeners. Tasty, crunchy, fragrant cucumbers are a wonderful decoration of the summer table. And for canning, this variety is one of the best.