Characteristics of the variety of cucumbers Nezhinsky

A popular variety of cucumber Nezhinsky is grown to this day. It got its name thanks to the Ukrainian city of Nizhyn.

Characteristics of the variety of cucumbers Nezhinsky

Description

Today there are a large number of new varieties and hybrids, despite this, Nezhin cucumbers remain popular among gardeners.

According to the characteristic cucumber Nezhinsky refers to mid-early bee pollinated varieties. From the first sprouts to harvest takes 50-60 days. Weather conditions affect the fruiting time. The plant reaches 2 m in length. The leaves are small, green.

According to the description, the fruits cultures are ovoid, long, with soft, dense, tuberous skin, covered with black spikes.

Cucumber f1 is undemanding for processing by agrotechnical methods. It is used both for salting and for use in salads. Productivity – up to 2 kg per 1 square. m, the weight of one cucumber is 95-100 g.

The bush shows high productivity in open ground, it can also be grown in greenhouses, but the bushes are massive, therefore, they require a lot of space and natural pollination.

Based on Nezhinsky cucumbers, new varieties and hybrids were developed: Nezhinsky Kuban, Nezhinsky 12. All of them are known for their high fecundity.

Pros and Cons

Among the advantages of the variety are:

• excellent taste of cucumbers;
• versatile use;
• prolonged fruiting;
• good transportability;
• excellent presentation;
• disease resistance;
• good tolerance of drought.

The late harvest period gives the ability to pick fruit in the fall when Hyal hybrids finished already finished fruiting.

The disadvantages include the fact that the bush is hard to form a bush, it also depends on pollination by bees.

Planting

Seeds

In order for the plant to bear fruit well, a number of rules for planting and growing must be observed:

• plant seeds on warm soil or soil that has been enriched with fertilizer and dug up;
• to plant plants according to the scheme of 50 x 30 cm;
• soak the seeds before planting;
• to plant seeds only in soil heated to 13-15 ° C;
• deepen the landing full-time material of 3-3.5 cm;
• keep a distance between rows of at least 15 cm;
• cover the garden bed with film or agrofibre, and take off after the first shoots.

Seeds are easily frosted, so before planting, make sure that the frost has passed.The soil should be warm enough: this will avoid fungal diseases and increase the number and quality of seedlings. It is necessary to take responsibility for the selection and tillage. The best seedlings grow on loose, light, fluffy soil.

When the plant is properly maintained will be pleased with the crop

Shoots appear after 7 days. When the plants begin to develop, it needs phosphorus, nitrogen, magnesium, so they are fed.

Seedlings

Any plant painfully responds to damage to the root system, which takes a long time to recover , therefore, vegetable growers plant the seed first in a glass (or in any other container), and then simply take out the seedlings together with the ground and transplanted onto open ground.

Cucumber seedlings will grow healthy if they receive the necessary amount of sunlight. Fruiting periods may be delayed due to transplantation.

Seedlings of Nezhinsky variety f1 are grown for 30 days, during this period cucumbers require 450-500 g of soil. A large amount of moisture can adversely affect the root: it will not be enough oxygen.

Seedlings can easily tolerate the transplant and quickly recover if placed under similar conditions before planting. It should let the plant get used to the night temperatures. Seedlings, which were grown indoors, hardened for 7 days.

Care for the bush

Water the bushes every day after lunch with warm water. Water scarcity makes the leaves brittle and dark.

After irrigation, the soil is loosened. Hilling protects the root from heat in the daytime. The soil near the cucumber is cleaned of weeds so that they do not steal useful substances.

Top dressing is carried out every 10 days with mineral and organic fertilizers. Alternating root and root feeding methods.

Young processes are tied to sticks and arches. Dry or diseased leaves need to be torn off.

Harvested in the morning or evening when the heat of the day has subsided. When the bush brings the maximum amount of harvest, the collection is carried out every 2 days.

Pest and disease treatment

Preventive measures help to avoid many diseases.

Cucumber Nezhinsky is resistant to the most popular diseases, for example, to mosaic wilting, but it does not tolerate powdery mildew.

Aphids are removed with the help of infusion of wood ash and soap, or they take 5 liters of water and add 25 g there chopped garlic and onions.

Juices from the plant are able to suck the spider mite. Infusion of celandine and laundry soap will help in the fight against it.

Cucumbers of the Nezhinsky f1 variety can pick up a fungal disease from the ground, therefore, contact between leaves and soil should not be allowed. To do this, the stems are tied, and the lower leaves are torn off.

Conclusion

According to the description, Nezhinsky is a time-tested variety known throughout the world. It is resistant to disease, tolerates heat, copes with temperature extremes. The variety has excellent taste characteristics, unpretentious. Summer residents are happy to grow Nezhinsky cucumbers.