Cucumber varieties - 14 best for the middle lane

Spring is the time of aggravated excitement of gardeners, where, when, how, what to plant. Layout is one of the main issues. Someone prefers greenhouses, experienced ones grow an excellent harvest in the open field, and someone else achieves excellent results on the balcony. Each method has a lot of nuances that you need to know before starting work. In this article, we'll talk about the most suitable varieties of cucumbers for the middle lane.

Description of cucumber varieties

The weather is not lower than +5 degrees, you can open the summer resident's season. May, early summer. The choice of a variety of cucumbers depends on the choice of the place and purpose of cultivation, greenhouse, balcony, soil, for pickling, sale or simply fresh consumption. Knowing when you want to plant in open ground, sow seedlings three weeks earlier, around mid-late March.
Criteria for choosing a variety of cucumbers: a short period before fruiting, on the contrary, a long ripening period (for salting), resistance to unstable weather in the middle lane, diseases and pests. If there is not enough space on the site, choose a variety with compact weaving.

The best cucumber varieties for greenhouse lovers

For the middle lane, mainly hybrids are chosen. We will highlight five main, greenhouse ones.

Goosebump F1

A favorite of many gardeners. It is universal in every sense. Its peculiarity is that it bears fruit not only in the greenhouse, but also on the balcony, in the garden. Hardy in any weather. Ovaries are formed in the cool. The fruit has an excellent taste, therefore it is used fresh and canned. The period before ripening is short (early ripening), the yield is high, the bush is dense, medium-sized, long shoots are absent, the taste is original, the aroma of the fruits is unique, the flesh is crispy, without bitterness. Slightly covered with pimples on tubercles. It is advisable to choose seeds for sowing by age of at least 3 years.

An important point, mandatory disinfection with manganese solution of seed material. Increased germination, if planted with a margin, it is better to thin out in order to avoid plant density and slow development.

Emelya F1

At first, the variety was bred as a salad variety, but the experience of the hostesses made it possible to use it for canning, pickling. Weather changes do not significantly affect the culture, the yields are excellent, multiple. Since the hybrid is still greenhouse, we can say that it loves warmth. The variety is self-pollinated, the ovaries are in the form of a bunch, 40-45 days before the first harvest, not a very branched bush, fruits up to 15 cm and weight up to 150 g, the palatability of the fruits is excellent, without bitterness, the peel is thin, bumpy.

But growing in a greenhouse involves the development of disease, without proper care. Cucumber mosaic and powdery mildew are two main problems that must be dealt with at the level of prevention: the distance between the bushes is at least 50 cm, loosening, airing the greenhouse, and removing excess leaves.

Benefit F1

The growing season is from 40 to 50 days, increased self-pollination (mainly female inflorescences), the ovaries are formed at least a couple, up to 4-5. The fruits are small, oval in shape, no more than 10 cm. The yield of gherkins can reach 6-8 kg per square meter. The taste is sweetish, the fruits are firm, and when preserved, they retain their crispy qualities. By the degree of storage they differ from most varieties, long-term storage, transportation is well tolerated.

Many gardeners grow for sale. Wet soils are suitable for this variety, while the variety is resistant to root rot and powdery mildew.The end of April is the time for planting seedlings, after a month you can transplant to a permanent place.

Alekseevich F1

The name is royal, but the fruits are not stately enough, no more than 8 cm, cylindrical, up to 5 cm in diameter. A very high yield, up to 14 kg per square meter, makes gardeners opt for this variety specifically for pickling and salting. The right moment of ripening for this purpose is collection at the size of gherkins.

The uniqueness of the variety is that there are no tubercles on the crust, thorns, there is no bitterness, ripening occurs almost simultaneously for all fruits, which allows salting to be carried out in large quantities, seedlings and ripening are the earliest than in other varieties, as early as 40 days you can harvest, bushes of medium height, branching is not densely developed. Fruiting occurs almost until October. The fruits are even. The temperature should be at least +15 degrees.

Tom Thumb

From sowing to first harvest 45 days, oval, dark green fruit, cylindrical fruit, peel with small thorns. Not pronounced bumps. A pronounced feature is the size of the fruits is almost the same. Cylinders hanging over almost the entire bush allow harvesting at least 14-15 kg per square meter. The weight of each cucumber is up to 60 g, very juicy, no more than 10 cm, up to 6 ovaries in one bunch. Barren flowers are practically absent.

The bushes seem impressive, but the weaving of the shoots is weak and does not grow much. There is a chance that the fruits will outgrow, so you must not miss the moment of harvest. Every two days a suitable option, the size when collecting is not more than 8 cm.

Open field cucumber varieties

The necessary microclimate, fresh air, well-groomed soil filled with useful elements cannot replace the natural nutritional value of rainwater, fresh air and solar heat. And the space for growing in the ground has been expanded, so the harvest can be many times larger. Now we will consider the common varieties for soil.

April F1

For its resistance to cold weather, return frosts, the variety belongs to early, spring ones. After germination and harvesting, 45-55 days pass. The most experienced gardeners start planting very early, use the film as a temporary shelter, create a greenhouse effect. The next month there is a friendly germination of seeds, the formation of plants. Two factors, early sowing and insect pollinators, allow the grower to harvest up to 13 kg of crops per square meter.

The cucumber characterizes itself with these signs: large fruits, up to 25 cm, weight up to 250 g, a little plentiful number of tubercles, white thorns, yellowness, bitterness does not appear, does not outgrow. The bush of the variety is compact, self-control of the growth of branches occurs, special care is not required. After 20 days, the seedlings can already be assigned to a permanent place. Despite the compactness. We leave a place between the bushes.

Masha F1

It is the leader among the popular varieties for the middle lane in terms of ripening, very early and quickly. 35 days and you can enjoy a fragrant, vitamin salad. For conservation, in large quantities, the harvest is removed already for 40 days. The palatability is preserved, juicy and crunchy. The correct, fairly even shape, large tubercles and a pimpled surface, a sweetish taste, without bitterness, are a feature of this variety. Increased productivity for a long period. They endure changeable weather conditions.

Sores (powdery mildew and mosaic) are bypassed, but white rot can disturb a little. To avoid this situation, the culture is fertilized with mullein, humus, and the seeds are disinfected before planting.

A small feature, a strong branching, can be considered a "minus". Up to 2 meters in length, the plant clings to the structure with antennae. The pollen emitted by yellow inflorescences has a viability of only a few hours, it is advisable to plant near plants that attract insects well.

The growing season lasts a month and a half, and you can already harvest. Fruiting lasts 3 months. The fruits are oblong, up to 12 cm in height, weighing about 120 g, the pimples are large, the peel is covered with white veins. For this variety, changeable weather is a little dangerous, it affects the yield, so it is advisable to create a shelter in such a case.

Ant F1

Plants of this hybrid do not form long-stemmed shoots on the sides, a compact bush is formed. Pollination takes place on its own. Almost a month and a half passes before the first fruiting, which happens earlier than that of other representatives of early ripening varieties, but the harvest time is quite short. Black, few thorns, the peel is decorated with a strip of white, near the spout, the shape is cylindrical, closer to oval, the flesh is medium-dense, no more than 11 cm in length, up to seven cucumbers can be on one ovary, and therefore gardeners expect to collect a fairly large harvest, almost 12 kg, even from a small area.

The room temperature when growing seedlings is 12 degrees, not lower, and with 5 leaves it can already be planted in a permanent place.

Phoenix

This variety requires shelter initially, when transplanting, a film shelter is better. After the plant gets stronger, it may not need insulation. He will endure all changes in the weather. Even darkened places can come in handy.

Erofey

A versatile variety, used in all culinary fantasies. An interesting feature, on a rather lush bush, multiple, miniature (6-7 cm maximum length) are formed, oblong in shape, associated with an egg, small bumps, distinctive light green stripes, thin, without bitterness, skin. Mixed inflorescences, transplanted into the ground when the temperature has reached +15 degrees, requires systematic loosening, weeding from weeds, top dressing, during the growing season, is only welcome, watering is better in the evening.

Not all parts of the site can be fully illuminated by the sun and do not warm up well. In that case, breeders come to the rescue again. Were bred varieties, especially for such "unfavorable" places. Let's consider some.

F1's secret

It independently creates for itself the necessary microclimate in shady places. Due to the signs of genetics, it tolerates damage by powdery mildew and fungus very steadily. Not all flowers are pollinated and this can be considered a small disadvantage. The fruits appear in about a month and a half after germination, the size of the fruits is up to 13-15 cm and the weight is about 100-120 g. Pimples are rare, green, light-colored fruit.

A month and a half of growing season allows us to call the variety underdeveloped, early maturing.

Muromsky 36

This variety will easily allow you to make a "hedge" out of your shoots. It can grow without problems along the borders of the site, and after 45 days you will be able to enjoy the harvest, although this hybrid plant was bred directly for salting. Characterizing the variety, one can distinguish: the surface is smooth, the tubercles are not large, up to 8 cm in size. The highest yield is until mid-August. Small (about 4 kg), but stable yield.

But, unfortunately, after a rapid yield, the plant is still exposed to a disease, a fungal species. Culture is gradually dying. Therefore, it is necessary to harvest the crop quickly. Due to the rapid yellowing of the peel after ripening, do not hesitate to pick it, preferably every day.

Moscow evenings F1

We can say that it is the leader in terms of the amount of harvest, up to 16 kilograms per square meter, although it grows in a shaded area. Just a treasure for those who live in the middle lane. Fruit size no more than 15 cm. Flowers are mostly female, self-pollinated, very powerful stem, enhanced weaving of lateral shoots, amicable ripening.

But he is afraid of temperature changes, lowering, mainly summer fruiting. The cultivation method can be chosen as trellis.

Every gardener would like to enjoy the harvest of his favorite crop for a long time, especially city dwellers, without a plot, or a plot too far away. Therefore, dreams come true, choosing varieties adapted for growing on a balcony, loggia.

Machaon F1

A kind of hybrid gherkins, side shoots are practically absent, but the stem is quite long. Taste qualities are excellent both for salad and for canning; after heat treatment, the favorite crunch and aroma are preserved.

In this article, we examined only 15 varieties, although in everyday life you can count thousands.

Afterword

Any culture requires a good, caring attitude towards itself. Even with practical simplicity. Without knowing the peculiarities of choosing a variety, agricultural technology, and just the right approach to your favorite business, you are unlikely to achieve your goals. If there is a desire to get a harvest, but there is no desire to care, it is better not to take it, so as simply not to waste time and effort. I hope our article will be useful to all residents of the middle lane, experienced or beginners. Good luck and good harvests.