The best sorts of cucumbers for a greenhouse made of polycarbonate

Cucumbers - vegetable garden, in the countryside is very popular, despite the fact that their cultivation is a rather complicated and troublesome business. Especially in the case when it comes to the greenhouse. In order to get a good crop in a closed ground, you need to take into account a lot of different factors - the time of planting, the frequency of watering and fertilizing, the ways of forming bushes, the frequency of ventilation, etc. And, of course, you first need to choose the right grade. Otherwise, all efforts can simply be wasted. About what sorts of cucumbers for the greenhouse of polycarbonate are the most suitable, and we will talk in this article.

Basic selection rules

In most cases, nowadays hybrids are grown in a closed ground. "Varieties" dacha they are called only out of habit. We also will not deviate from tradition. However, the reader should understand that if there is an English letter F and a number 1 in the name of the "variety", then this is a hybrid of the first generation. And quality seeds from it will not be obtained. The next year the planting material will have to be bought anew.

So what are the best grades of cucumbers for greenhouses there? In order not to be mistaken with the choice of seeds for closed soil, when buying, you should pay attention to such factors as:

• Seasonality of the variety;
• Branch type;
• Varietal variety (common, self-pollinated);
• The appointment of fruits;
• Degree of shade tolerance of plants;
• Terms of ripening of fruits.

Given all these indicators, you can choose the best in this particular case varieties of cucumbers. For a greenhouse made of polycarbonate, many varieties of this culture are suitable. But do not forget the most important factor of selection - the variety must necessarily be zoned, that is, it is deduced for the area where the site is located.

Seasonality

All the existing varieties of cucumbers, intended for greenhouses, are divided into three large groups:

• Winter-spring;
• Spring-summer;
• Summer-autumn.

The first variety is characterized by undemanding intensity of illumination and very good yield. However, the period of fructification of such cucumbers is not too long. Since the varieties of this group are not too resistant to various diseases, widespread in the warm season, they are not recommended for planting in late spring or summer. In this case, you will not be able to get a good harvest.

Spring-summer cucumbers are distinguished by their unpretentiousness and good yield. Such plants are usually resistant to diseases and low temperatures. Although on sale and there are varieties that are undemanding for lighting, the bulk of cucumbers of the spring-summer group do not differ too high degree of shade-resistance.

The main advantage of autumn varieties is a long fruiting. Cucumbers of this group are quite viable and unpretentious in terms of lighting.

The best varieties of the winter-spring group

Planting seeds in a heated greenhouse in the middle of February, by May, you can already get quite mature greens. In this case, as you already understood, you should choose "winter" cucumbers for the greenhouse. Varieties (reviews about many of them are very good for summer residents) this group will not be difficult to acquire. Buy, for example, available in almost every specialized store cucumbers:

• Blagovest 1. This indeterminate (with unlimited growth of stems) hybrid is resistant to cucumber mosaic and powdery mildew. Its fruits have a cylindrical shape and are covered with medium-sized tubercles. The mass of a single green can reach 80-85. Blagovest 1 refers to parthenocarpic (self-pollinating) varieties. The fruits of this cucumber can be used for both salads and canning.
• Moscow greenhouse F1. Short-ripened parthenocarpic hybrid with long (up to 40 cm) palatine-shaped glands.
• The F1 relay race is a high-yielding medium-mild hybrid, pollinated by insects. It is grown usually during the spring period (with the appearance of insects at the time of opening buds). Covered with large, rare tubercles, the fruits of Relay 1 can reach a weight of 140-200 g. They are usually used for salad preparation. But marinating is allowed.
• Manual F1. Also a bee-dusted hybrid, intended for growing in the spring. To its merits can be attributed primarily resistance to cucumber mosaic. At too early planting can be affected by necrosis. Fruits are used mainly for salads.

Spring-summer group

Next, let's see what sorts of cucumbers for a greenhouse will do best when grown in the warm season. To such it is possible to carry:

• Zozulyu F1. A hybrid of the female type of flowering, characterized by a harmonious fruiting. Zelenians of medium length can reach a mass of 150-200 grams.
• The April F1. The fruits of this hybrid have very good taste qualities and can reach a weight of 160-300 g.

Both of these varieties are resistant to diseases and have good yields.

Summer-autumn hybrids

Those who want to grow cucumbers in sheltered soil in July - November, it is worth thinking about the acquisition of such varieties as:

• Maryina Grove F1. Early parthenocarpic hybrid, undemanding to growing conditions. Zielens with large bumps are perfect for pickling.
• Anyuta F1. Also a self-pollinated hybrid of the cornish type. It differs lightfastness and good branching. Bumpy fruits are usually used for pickling.

These are the most unpretentious and yielding varieties of cucumbers. For the greenhouse, you can choose other "autumn" hybrids: Courage F1, Cartoon F1, F1 Competition, etc.

Branch type type

There are cucumbers intended for growing in a closed ground, including the degree of branchedness. When choosing seeds, this must also be taken into account. Lush varieties of cucumbers for a greenhouse made of polycarbonate are usually chosen by residents of the central strip of Russia. In a temperate climate, branched plants produce very good yields. For cultivation in Siberia under conditions of short summer and frequent spring-autumn frost, cucumbers with long lashes practically without shoots are more suitable.

From branched varieties for a closed ground it is necessary to choose:

• Buyan F1. Self-pollinated early maturing hybrid, resistant to disease. Short greens can be used for salting, as well as for salads.
• Clean ponds F1. Self-pollinated hybrid, shade-tolerant, with crispy fruit. The greens are tuberculate and very well preserved.

These are high-yielding varieties of cucumbers for greenhouses, which are very popular with gardeners in the central part of Russia. Among other things, they are not too capricious.

Of the lightly branched varieties, it is possible to distinguish very popular among Siberian summer residents:

• Amur F1 , which is resistant to high temperatures and diseases. Seeds of this variety have a thin skin and are very suitable for salads.
• The ant F1. Parthenocarpic very early ripening variety of cornichon type. Fruit-bearing begins already in a month and a half after planting. Zealots 10 cm long are excellent for pickling.

Type of pollination

Common varieties of cucumbers pollinated by insects are planted mainly only in professional greenhouses equipped with sliding ceiling panels. For an amateur closed design it is still necessary to choose the planting material of the parthenocarp group.

The best self-pollinated varieties of cucumbers for a greenhouse are:

• Zozulya F1.
• Heroic Power F1.
• Courage F1.
• Tournament F1.
• Sultan F1.

There are many other parthenocarpy varieties. Almost all the planting material sold today in specialized stores, intended for indoor soil, refers specifically to this group. This is actually the best sorts of cucumbers for greenhouses. Zelentsy grow on them without the need to perform any additional action on the part of the gardener. There are also partially parthenocarpic varieties. Their cultivation has some peculiarities.

Self-pollinated varieties of cucumbers for a greenhouse, therefore, are best suited. But sometimes summer residents still choose for the enclosed soil and traditional varieties of this culture. Do not lose their popularity bee pollinated varieties mainly because many gardeners consider their fruits to be more delicious. To grow such cucumbers in an ordinary greenhouse is really very difficult, but not impossible. To obtain a good harvest, in this case, the vegetable gardener will have to artificially attract insects. To this end, experienced gardeners advise installing a container with dandelions or any other colors at open doors and windows of the greenhouse. To be faithful, they can be sprinkled with sweet water. Lay out on the greenhouse pieces of sugar, put jam, etc. is not worth it. Otherwise, insects will fly only to this delicacy, and completely lose interest in cucumber flowers.

The most popular bee-dusted varieties suitable for polycarbonate greenhouses are :

• Spring F1. Medium-ripening variety with smooth, green, cylindrical forms.
• Libel F1. Medium-rippling hybrid with fruits of medium length.

Variety selection according to purpose

When buying seeds, you should also decide what exactly is planned for the cultivation of cucumbers in the greenhouse. Varieties of this culture are divided into two large groups: salad and intended for canning. Fruits of the first variety are usually distinguished by a thin smooth skin, a sweetish tender flesh and low, rare tubercles. In addition, salad cucumbers often have a sufficiently large mass or length.

The fruits of varieties and hybrids intended for canning are usually compact and covered with high tubercles. The flesh is dense, crunchy.

From salad cucumbers the most popular are:

• Zozulya F1. Parthenocarpic hybrid, very responsive to mineral fertilizers. The greens have a cylindrical shape and are distinguished by pronounced ribbing.
• Tamerlane F1. Mid-term hybrid, self-pollinated, with smooth dark green fruits.

For canning is best suited for such varieties as:

• Grasshopper F1. Self-pollinated early-maturing hybrid with oval-cylindrical fruits.
• Bouquet of F1. Early-ripening parthenocarpic variety. Zelenians have a length of 10-15 cm and are covered with high tubercles.

Shade-resistant varieties

In the event that there is a lack of illumination in the greenhouse, it is best to use special grades. Seeds of cucumbers for a greenhouse of a shady-resistant group on sale are also numerous. Very popular, for example, are varieties:

• Marfinsky . Bee-polluted salad variety of high yield. Long greens have a light green color.
• Regatta F1. Salad hybrid with cylindrical zeltsians up to 20 cm long.
• Dean 30-CH. Chinese medium-early variety with large (up to 500 g) fruits, suitable for salads and canning.

Dutch cucumbers

Good yields differ not only in domestic varieties. Imported seeds in our country are also quite popular. For example, Dutch cucumber varieties are very popular with our summer residents. For greenhouses, they fit well. The main advantages of such varieties include resistance to disease and a complete absence of bitterness. On the yield, Dutch cucumbers are in no way inferior to domestic cucumbers. The most popular varieties bred in this country are:

• Cupid F1. An early-ripe, shade-resistant variety with glossy greenish-green flowers. Fruits are suitable for salads and for canning.
• Hector F1. An early hybrid with small and very tasty fruits.

Early varieties of cucumbers for greenhouses

Many summer residents choose the planting material for the closed soil, focusing also on the maturation of the fruit. Those varieties, from which you can get an early harvest, are quite well-deserved popularity. One of their distinctive features is resistance to low temperatures. Such varieties, derived specifically for greenhouses, there is also a lot. Most summer residents are growing:

• Cucumber Cartoons. This high-yielding hybrid is good first of all in that its elongated-cylindrical fruit is never bitter.
• Matrix . Salad hybrid, self-pollinated, resistant to diseases, with fruits of cylindrical shape.

Of course, there are other early varieties of cucumbers. For a greenhouse, plants of this group are really just perfect. Many summer residents manage to receive two harvests of such varieties per season even in an unheated closed structure.

The most popular cucumbers for gardeners

All varieties described above have their supporters among summer residents and are grown in greenhouses very often. They are rather unpretentious and yield good harvests. However, some varieties of cucumbers for a greenhouse made of polycarbonate are just perfect, and therefore are used by most gardeners as very popular. These include:

• The ant . Hybrid of early maturation with short shoots and small tuberculate cilia.
• Bidretta F1. An unpretentious, high-yielding hybrid, bee-dusted, gherkin.

Helpful advice

In the greenhouse, there are usually very favorable conditions for the development of various harmful microorganisms. And the cultivation of even the best variety can result in complete failure only because the owners have not taken appropriate measures to prevent infection of plants.

To ensure that cucumbers remained healthy throughout the growing season, it is necessary to disinfect the soil before they are planted in the greenhouse. To destroy harmful microorganisms, chlorine or copper sulfate is usually used. In the first case, the powder is simply scattered on the ground in an amount of 150 g / m ² and sealed with rakes. Copper sulfate is diluted in water at a ratio of 10 tablespoons per bucket of water and spills the soil with the resulting solution (1.5-2 m ² ).

Picking up the most suitable variety for the greenhouse, you can get a very good harvest of cucumbers. There are many groups and varieties of this garden culture. And they all have very good characteristics: high yield, endurance, unpretentiousness. However, it is necessary to take into account the peculiarities of this particular greenhouse and growing conditions when buying seeds.