Common varieties of pickles for pickling

For canning, it is recommended to choose varieties that are specially designed for salting. Varieties of cucumbers for salting differ from standard fruits in their characteristics. It is optimal to use miniature cucumbers with a thin skin and a minimum number of seeds.

Common varieties of pickles for pickling

Universal varieties

The fruit is long from 8 to 15 cm, they have thin skin and a neutral taste. Universal cucumbers are more often used for salads. In the canning process, the fruits will be soft compared to with pickled cucumbers.

Universal varieties of cucumbers for pickling and canning:

• Spring F1. Maturation occurs on 50-60 days, cucumbers 8-10 cm long, weighing 90- 100 grams, the number in the knot is 2-3 pieces.

• Phoenix. Ripening after planting in a greenhouse or open ground after 50-65 days, cucumbers 12-15 cm long, weighing 155-190 grams, the amount in the knot is 1-2 pieces.

• Crispy. The first crop can be harvested 56-65 days after planting, cucumbers 10-15 cm long, weighing 100-120 grams, the quantity in the knot is 1-3 pieces.

Pickling varieties

This is the most ideal option for pickling. The length of pickles is an average of 8 cm.Such cucumbers have a strongly tuberous surface with black spikes, thin skin and elastic flesh.

Varieties:

• Classic
• Hybrid

Classic varieties

The advantage of classical varieties is that their seeds can be used for future planting.

They have good yield. Classic cucumbers have a thin skin and elastic flesh. When growing them, it is necessary to take into account that the crop must be harvested on time, since the fruits are actively turning yellow.

Varieties

Nezhinsky. The favorite type of cucumbers in many gardeners, due to the abundant harvest and unpretentiousness in care. The first fruits can be harvested after 47-67 days. The cucumber is 10 to 12 cm long and weighs 95 grams.

Debut. An early view of cucumbers, collection is possible after 33-39 days. Fruits are 12-13 cm long and weigh 68-70 grams.

Murom. Suitable for cultivation in the central part of Russia. You can collect the fruits after 37-40 days, the length of the cucumber is only 6-8 cm and weighs 50-70 grams.

Coastal. The first crop can be harvested in 47-51 days. The fruit is 10-12 cm long, weighing 107-126 grams.

Parker. An early appearance, full ripening occurs after 36-45 days, fruit is 10-12 cm long, weighing 90-110 grams.

Hybrid varieties

Hybrids are the crossing of two different types of cucumbers. For example, one species gives a great harvest, and the second species tastes good. Crossing options are many.Hybrid varieties of pickles differ from ordinary ones in that they have good immunity to various diseases, bear fruit well, grow quickly and are not picky about different weather conditions.

Hybrid ones are suitable for planting and harvesting at a time . If you collect their seeds for cultivation the next year and plant, the result may be unsatisfactory: the shape, type and taste of hybrid species may differ or may not grow at all.

Varieties

There are many varieties

Gherkin Paris F1. After planting, finished fruits can be harvested after 50 days, fruits are 6-10 cm long and weigh up to 60-80 grams.

Goosebump F1. Self-pollinated, black-spiked fruits, after planting, you can collect the finished fruits after 43-46 days. The fruit is 6-10 cm long and weighs up to 60-80 grams.

Competitor. The collection of finished fruits is possible in 40-50 days, fruits are 8-12 cm long and weighing 100-130 grams.

Courage F1. A fairly common type of cucumber. The first harvest is possible in 45-50 days. Fruits are up to 12-15 cm long and weighing 120-130 grams.

Advance F1. Unpretentious variety, the collection of the first fruits is possible in 40-45 days. The fruit is up to 10-12 cm long, weighing up to 115-120 grams.

Liliput F1. Self-pollinated fruits, picking cucumbers after planting after 40-45 days. Fruits are up to 7-9 cm long and weighing up to 80-90 grams.

Garland F1. Early variety, the collection of the first fruits is possible 35-40 days after planting. Fruits are up to 12-14 cm long and weighing 120-130 grams.

Cucumber selection criteria

It is recommended to choose the types of cucumbers for pickling with fruits of dark green color. Yellow and old fruits are not suitable for canning, their skin and seeds are hard, coarse.

For canning, you can choose cucumbers with spikes of any color, but brine penetrates better into black spikes. Black tubercles appear due to the fact that when growing through them, moisture penetrates. For salad, it is advisable to take with light spikes. And in canned form they will be soft and without crunching.

Cucumbers should be selected no more than 10 cm long. Vegetables with bitterness do not need to be taken for preservation, as well as those that have a lot of seeds and spoiled peels. The fruit tail must be resilient.

Conclusion

P znovidnostey many fruits and choice of course is yours. Each of them has its own unique flavor and its flavor.

Much depends upon the recipe for which you do can, from where you get vegetables. If the cucumbers are purchased, then you need to ask the seller the main characteristics of the purchased species. If you grow vegetables yourself, then you need to decide which species to plant classic or hybrid.