What varieties of cucumbers are better to plant in the Moscow region with an eye to a good harvest?

Cucumber is a native of tropical Indian forests, prefers high humidity and warmth. Despite this, the culture is successfully grown in the regions of central Russia. Breeders bred fruitful cucumbers for the Moscow region, which grow and bear fruit well in summer cottages, greenhouses and greenhouses. The main thing is to choose the right variety and follow all the rules of agricultural technology.

How to choose varieties of cucumbers?

The moderate continental climate, in which the capital and the surrounding areas are located, is characterized by a pronounced seasonality. Summers are short and not always hot, with little rainfall. In order for the vegetables grown to be enough both for food and for winter preparations, it is necessary to select varieties of cucumbers that meet certain requirements.

• Preference should be given to early maturing varieties. The ripening period should not exceed one and a half months, otherwise the greens will not have time to grow to full readiness.
• The number of plants pollinated by bees should be 1/4 of the total plantings. Most of the plot should be planted with self-pollinated varieties or hybrids. The fact is that bees work without much enthusiasm on a cold or rainy day, and there are few sunny days in the Moscow region. If you rely on insect-pollinated cucumbers, you may be left without a crop.
• For planting, it is better to choose universal varieties with high yields declared by the manufacturer.

Experienced gardeners in risky farming are advised to plant at least five varieties of cucumbers with different qualities. For example, if the early cucumbers freeze out during a cold snap in June, then in August the late ones will give a normal harvest.

Yield hybrids and varieties for open beds

The varieties specially bred by breeders for cultivation in the open field in the Moscow region have increased resistance to temperature jumps and short-term cold snaps, are rarely affected by fungal diseases.

• State farm

A medium-ripening variety of cucumbers, the first fruits can be harvested two months after planting the seeds in the soil. Vegetables are dark green, lumpy, with whitish thorns, weighing up to 150 g, have a universal purpose. This variety is loved to grow on farms, since when machine-harvested, the dense peel remains intact.

• Petersburg Express F1

The hybrid pollinated by bees is characterized by early ripening - no more than 40 days pass from planting to the appearance of cucumbers. Small fruits weighing up to 85 g can be used to prepare fresh salads. For canning or salting greens of this variety are not suitable, since they have a loose pulp with numerous voids and seed pockets.

• Vyaznikovsky 37

Another early ripe fruitful variety, recommended by experts for cultivation in summer cottages in the Moscow region. Smooth light green cucumbers have a universal purpose. They are delicious fresh, salted and pickled.

• Erofey

A versatile mid-season variety pollinated by insects. The bush grows to a large size, strongly branches, the type of flowering is mixed. Lumpy fruits of regular cylindrical shape do not exceed 7 cm in length. The plant is resistant to downy mildew.

• Spring F1

A mid-season hybrid is pollinated by bees, resistant to many fungal and other diseases. The fruits do not taste bitter under any growing conditions, since this property is incorporated in the development of a hybrid at the genetic level.Small, neat gherkins are great for pickling and canning.

• Ant F1

Cucumbers of this hybrid can be tasted within 35 days after the appearance of the first leaves. The plant has lashes of medium length, beam type of flowering. Fruits are small, with dense pulp and thin skin, dotted with tubercles.

• Masha F1

An early hybrid with a high yield, it is recommended by specialists for cultivation in the middle lane. Small cucumbers have a wonderful taste, they are used fresh and for winter preparations.

Greenhouse varieties of cucumbers

When planting cucumbers in greenhouses, the risk of freezing is reduced to a minimum. Better to buy for greenhouse parthenocarpic varieties... Such crops do not need bees or other flying insects to set fruits: they do not require pollination at all, and the ovaries arise spontaneously.

The greenhouse is always hot and humid, and this is the most favorable environment for the emergence of pathogenic microflora. Therefore, the hybrids used for planting in closed ground are treated with disinfectants that protect the plant from disease.

In addition, when choosing seeds, you need to pay attention to whether the plant is light-loving or can grow quietly in the shade. If the greenhouse is behind a house that blocks sunlight for most of the day, then shade-tolerant crops should be planted.

Here are the best varieties for greenhouses in the Moscow region:

• Goosebump F1

An early ripe hybrid with short cylindrical fruits, the skin of which is covered with large tubercles. Salad cucumber without bitterness, very tasty and fruitful. According to vegetable growers, more than 6 kg of vegetables can be harvested from one bush.

• Elegant

The early ripening variety belongs to salad cucumbers. It has a juicy pulp with a small amount of small seeds and a thin, saturated green skin with small tubercles.

• Benefit F1

Having planted Benefis cucumbers in the greenhouse, after 45 days you can enjoy juicy vegetables with a pronounced cucumber taste. The fruits are not bitter (this quality is inherent in the seeds by geneticists at the stage of cultivar development). The plant is resistant to fungal diseases and root rot.

In addition to the varieties listed above, such hybrids as Alekseich, Emelya, Kuzya, Boy with a finger and others grow well and bear fruit in the greenhouses of the Moscow region.

Exotic

For summer residents who want to grow exotic cucumbers of unusual shapes, colors and sizes, experts recommend staying on the following hybrids.

• White Angel, Bride

These hybrids surprise with the unusual white color of the fruit and the complete absence of tubercles. The rest of the vegetables are no different from traditional varieties - the same juicy, tasty, aromatic, with dense tender pulp, can be used for salads and canning. No more than two fruits are formed on one ovary.

• Surprise

Cucumber of this variety has an unusual pear shape and wrinkled skin. The fruit at first glance resembles a zucchini. A mature vegetable can grow up to 100 cm in length, but cucumbers no more than 25 cm are considered suitable for consumption. Wonderfully suitable for summer salad, pickling in jars and for other winter preparations.

• Beijing

Recently, many vegetable growers have begun to plant so-called Chinese cucumbers in greenhouses. True, in a closed room the fruits are uneven, skewed, and do not have the proper presentation. However, their taste will delight the most discerning taster.

If it is not possible to grow cucumbers in the country or in a greenhouse, you can arrange a small vegetable garden right on the window, balcony or terrace. For such plantings, the varieties Balkonny, Kolibri, Biryusa, Graceful, Machaon are suitable.

The cucumber hybrids listed above are only a small part of the total seed material developed specifically for vegetable growing in the middle zone of the country.Undoubtedly, every summer resident will be able to find the most suitable type for his personal plot and grow organic vegetables for the family.