Cucumber "Nezhinsky" first appeared in the city of Nezhin (Ukraine), hence its name. For a long time, it was considered one of the best because of its taste and rather long storage in brine. Today, due to the appearance of a large number of other varieties and hybrids, it is a little forgotten, but in vain. Consider why this variety of cucumbers should grow in all beds.
Cucumber "Nezhinsky": description of the variety
Characteristics of the cucumber variety "Nezhinsky" known to all gardeners professionals:
- In terms of ripening, it is rather middle-late or late, depending on the landing time.
- Depending on the climatic conditions, the crop begins to appear 50 days after germination.
- The flesh of the fruit is juicy, dense and at the same time sweetish.
- The peel is thin, bumpy with small black spikes.
- Cucumbers grow intensively, sometimes the length of the lashes reaches a height of 2 m. At the same time, the number of shoots is estimated at two dozen.
- Apply the fruit in different ways, using fresh, fermenting or canning.
Important! Nizhyn cucumbers are endowed with increased drought resistance, even with small interruptions in the supply of moisture, their fruiting is not reduced. However, this does not mean that they should be kept in dry land.
Pros and cons varieties
The popularity of cucumber "Nezhinsky" due to the following positive reviews:
- Excellent taste.
- Good presentation and transportability.
- Long and abundant fruiting.
- The possibility of growing in any soil.
- High drought tolerance and disease resistance.
How to plant cucumber seeds on the plot
Many newcomers are interested in how to plant cucumbers in order to get maximum results at the end of the season. Professionals believe that it is important before planting to conduct a test for seed germination and treatment of bacteria and harmful fungi.
To do this, they are placed in water with a temperature of 25 ° C per day, while the liquid must sometimes be changed. At the expiration of time, everything is laid out on gauze, which is pre-moistened with water.
After they provide optimal conditions for germination: light, temperature, humidity. After a while, the seeds will begin to spit, and you will see which of them can be planted, and which ones it is better to throw out immediately.
Timing and location selection
Properly planting cucumbers in open ground is carried out not earlier than the end of May - the beginning of June. Regardless of the type of disembarkation, it is important to preliminarily prepare a place for a future garden bed.
The best choice is the preliminary digging of the earth to a depth of 20 cm with the removal of all weeds. This makes it possible to improve the quality of the soil.
It is known that high yields can be achieved with the help of warm beds, which are created by applying organic fertilizers in the autumn. Good neighbors for cucumbers - legumes, leafy salads, peppers, eggplants, as well as radishes and dill.
Did you know? It is known that from the 18th to the beginning of the 20th century, exclusively Nezhinsky cucumbers were supplied to the Russian imperial table. Many foreign guests of that time left enthusiastic descriptions about this snack.
Good and bad predecessors
To obtain a good harvest, it is important that the predecessors of cucumbers grew in the open field at the site of the future planting - respect for crop rotation. Professionals claim that cucumbers can not be grown in one place for no more than 2 years in a row. Ideal predecessors - tomatoes, cabbage or potatoes. After pumpkin plants, as well as watermelons, zucchini or melons, planting cucumbers is undesirable.
The optimal scheme for sowing seeds
The standard for planting cucumbers is 50 × 30 cm. The recommended deepening is 3.5 cm. For planting, beds are made in which the rows are deepened to a depth of 5 cm. The distance between the rows is at least 15 cm. After sowing, seeds are covered with earth, ground and watered.
Care and cultivation of cucumbers "Nezhinsky"
Growing cucumbers in the open field requires compliance with some mandatory conditions:
- Extermination of all weeds without damaging the cucumbers themselves.
- Systematic loosening of the soil to prevent the appearance of a crust.
- Growing shoots immediately need to be sent in the right direction, tying to arcs or sticks.
- Every 10 days to carry out feeding cucumbers.
- When harvesting, it is important not to disturb the stems.
Crop shelter
In the first days and even weeks after planting, daytime temperatures may differ significantly from nighttime. When at night it does not rise above 15 ° C, it is recommended to cover planted cucumbers with foil or polyethylene.
Such manipulations will protect shoots from the cold. Most often, these sheds are made in the form of a small arc-shaped greenhouse. These devices can be purchased ready-made or made independently using arcs and agrofibre.
For good fruiting, it is important to properly pick the cucumbers.
Watering, loosening and hilling bushes
Because of the peculiarities of the root system, cucumbers are moisture-loving plants. Most often, watering is carried out every 2 days, during too high a temperature it is allowed to do this in a day.
It is better to moisturize the land in the afternoon with the help of drip irrigation. The lack of water leads to darkening and brittleness of the leaves, and its surplus negatively affects the growth of the lashes and the cucumbers themselves. It is useful to loosen the soil and easy hilling bushes, when they have already reached the desired height.
Hilling is carried out to form new roots, protecting the entire root system from overheating in hot weather. This can only be done with moist soil that crumbles easily. Otherwise, you can harm the plants.
Fertilization
For the full development of cucumber varieties "Nezhinsky" it is recommended to use organic and mineral fertilizers. Professionals recommend alternating root and foliar dressing. Initially, it is recommended to fertilize the soil with quality compost.
When making humus proportion of 5 kg per 1 square. m. Do it before planting seeds. It is obligatory to feed the soil with phosphate or potash fertilizers. The calculation is carried out as follows: for 1 m 2300 g of ash, 150 g of potassium salt and 100 g of superphosphate.
Spraying and protection from pests and diseases
The main task in the cultivation of cucumber varieties "Nezhinsky" is to minimize the damage from pests and diseases. To do this, it is not always enough to provide good lighting and airing of the beds, sometimes you have to turn to tools that protect plants from pests and diseases.
Important! Modern hybrids of the "Nezhinsky" variety have resistance at the genetic level to the virus of cucumber mosaic, as well as to olive spotting.
When the first signs of powdery mildew appear, a mullein infusion is recommended: 1 l of the product and 20 g of urea are diluted for 10 liters. Everything is mixed, filtered and sprayed with the resulting solution vegetables.
When an anthracnose is detected, which causes yellow spots on the leaves and ulcers on the fruits, all are treated with Topaz. Root rot, which affects adult bushes, clean biologic "Trichodermin".
Such a pest as aphids clean using a popular recipe. To create it, take an infusion of soap and wood ash. Or prepare a solution of 25 g of chopped onion and garlic, which is placed in 5 liters of water.
The resulting solution is treated plants. Spider mite sucks the juice from the plant, which in a month will lead to the death of the plant. To combat it, the garden is treated with a solution based on soap and infusion of celandine.
Harvesting and storage of cucumber harvest
When cucumbers ripen, many people have a question: "How to collect and properly store them?" Experienced gardeners are confident that the harvest is better to collect in the morning or evening, when sun activity is minimal.
It is important to immediately pick up the cucumbers in the shade. During maximum fruiting, it is recommended to hold the collection every 2 days - such a schedule will allow you not to waste the power of the plant on old cucumbers and gives you the opportunity to grow new ones.
Fruits that are planned to be stored in the future should be collected so that between these actions the minimum period of time passes. For storage, it is important that a peduncle remains on a picked cucumber, and there should be no damage on them. It is also not recommended to wash them, as such manipulations will destroy their natural protective film.
Did you know? Few people know that the jungles of northern India and China are home to cucumbers. The first mentions of this vegetable appeared 5,000 years ago. They were also consumed in Rome and Greece.
For long-term storage of the crop in fresh The following rules should be followed:
- Do not wrap tightly in the film, the fruits need fresh air.
- Do not store near other fruits and vegetables that produce ethylene.
- Do not create sudden changes in temperature.
- Limit moisture evaporation.
