Cucumber Emerald Family F1: reviews on yield, photos, description of the variety, planting and care

The emerald family F1 is assessed as an abundantly fruiting hybrid. I like cucumber for its endurance and unpretentiousness. The fruits are highly marketable and suitable for fresh salads, pickling, and canning.

Landing location	Ripening time	Mode of application	Fruit length	Group	Fruit smoothness	Pollination method
Universal	Early ripening (35-45 days)	Universal	Medium - from 10 to 15 cm	Hybrid	Highly lumpy	Parthenocarpic

Description and characteristics of the variety

Emerald family F1 is a high-yielding and disease-resistant parthenocarpic hybrid.
Ripening begins early - 40-42 days after germination. The hybrid is grown under temporary film covers. They are actively cultivated in private plots and in large farms.

The bushes are characterized by indeterminate growth of the main shoot; the lateral stems are shortened. The ovaries are laid according to the bouquet type, in 1 node during the fruiting period there are 4-6 fruits.

Description of greens:

length 10-12 cm;
weight 110-130 g;
diameter 2-3 cm;
elongated cylindrical shape;
ribbing is weak;
the tubercles are large;
pubescence is white;
the flesh is elastic, juicy, crunchy.

The taste is classic with hints of sweetness and freshness. There is no bitterness. Smooth fruits are used universally.

Selecting a location

Cucumbers love the sun, so the selected area should have a lot of light. The culture does not tolerate drafts. Do not forget about crop rotation, alternating different crops on the site, changing their places, ensure that the cucumbers do not get sick and give an excellent harvest.

You need to prepare a bed for plants in the fall. Add humus, dig up the necessary minerals and leave it in the winter. In the spring, when preparing to plant the Emerald Family cucumber variety, make holes and add humus and wood ash to them.

Landing

Seeds for seedlings are sown from the beginning of April. Bushes at the age of 25-30 days are transplanted into permanent beds under temporary shelters. For seedlings, prepare a nutrient mixture based on:

turf;
peat;
compost;
humus.

For seedlings, the temperature is maintained within 20-22 degrees, additionally illuminated with phytolights (daylight hours should be 15-16 hours). If there are 2 leaves, the bushes are fed with a solution of Energen or Agricola.

Selecting a location

Sunny areas are selected for plants. Dense wooden structures, fences, and nets are suitable for protection from the wind.

The soil should be well drained with vermicompost. Loams and sandy loams with a neutral pH are suitable. For ease, add peat or sand. Predecessors for cucumbers are cabbage and tomato species, potatoes, peppers, beans and peas.

It is not recommended to plant after pumpkin crops.

In the fall, the following is added to the beds per 1 m2:

2-3 buckets of rotted humus;
30 g of phosphorus-potassium fertilizers;
1 cup wood ash.

Features of growing the hybrid Emerald Family F1

According to the manufacturer's recommendations, the hybrid is planted in greenhouses. In most regions of Russia, seedlings are first grown, and only then the seedlings are transferred to a permanent place. In the south, they practice sowing seeds directly into the ground.

Standard care includes watering, loosening, fertilizing, and preventive treatment of plants against diseases and pests.

Growing seedlings

Cucumbers are difficult to transplant, so gardeners usually immediately sow the seeds in separate containers. It is best to use paper cups and peat pots filled with nutritious soil mixture. Peat cassettes and tablets are suitable for sowing.

On a note!

When using store-bought peat mixtures, humus (compost) and calcined river sand are added to the compositions.

Nutrient soil compositions:

peat, humus, sawdust (2:2:1);
turf soil, humus, river sand (2:2:1).

To increase nutritional value, add wood ash (0.5 liters) and a tablespoon of nitrophoska to a bucket of the mixture.

The approximate timing of sowing seeds depends on a number of conditions:

place where the crop is grown;
climate;
characteristics of the variety.

When planted, seedlings should be 23-25 days old and have 2-3 true leaves. Based on this, cucumbers are sown for seedlings in the middle zone from the end of April (for greenhouses), in early May - for open ground beds.

In Siberia, the Urals and the North-West of the country, the sowing time for seedlings is shifted to the beginning of May. Planting of seedlings on ridges - in early June with mandatory protection from possible cold snaps. Arcs with film or non-woven material are used. Plants can be planted in greenhouses earlier, approximately 10-14 days.

Seedlings in pots are regularly watered, fertilized twice with complex fertilizers, and ready-made seedling formulations (Agricola) are used. About 10-12 days before planting, they begin to pour in the seedlings, taking them outside, onto the veranda, or onto the balcony. It is recommended to spray plants with Epin solution to increase immunity.

Planting seedlings in greenhouses and beds

When growing cucumbers in open-air beds, planting is planned only when stable heat sets in. In the middle zone - late May or early June, in the northern regions, in Siberia - no earlier than June 10-15.

Landing is determined by weather conditions. The soil should warm up to +16ºC. Plants can be planted in heated greenhouses in April, respectively, sowing seeds for seedlings earlier.

The site is prepared in advance by carefully digging up the soil and adding the necessary fertilizers. On sandy and sandy loam soils, humus must be added (up to 5 kg per 1 square meter). Add superphosphate and wood ash.

Good antecedents of culture:

peas;
garlic;
green manure (mustard, vetch, oats).

“Warm” ridges are effective, for the arrangement of which leaf litter, straw, and rotted manure are buried in the ground. In shelters, trellises are also prepared in advance for tying up plant vines; in open ground, cucumbers are most often grown in a spread.

The planting scheme is 3 bushes per 1 m²; in a greenhouse it is even possible to have 2.5 plants per 1 m². Thickening is unacceptable, as the plants begin to obscure each other, the lighting deteriorates, and the risk of infections is high. Fixation to trellis supports - after 3-4 days, although some summer residents tie it later, after 2 weeks. In the first days, shelters are used on the beds, otherwise young seedlings may die from returning cold weather.

Caring for cucumbers Emerald family F1

One of the most important activities is regular watering of plants. Cucumbers are water feeders, but cannot tolerate excess moisture. Irrigation is carried out according to the norm, taking into account strictly soil moisture, the condition of the plants, and the weather.

In the beds, if there is precipitation, do not water the cucumbers, only loosen the rows and remove the weeds. In hot weather, watering is required every day. Young plants require up to 8 liters of water per 1 m2, up to 5-8 liters are poured under mature bushes in hot weather.

Irrigation is necessary in the grooves or holes, under the roots of the bushes. It is undesirable to allow drops on the flowers and leaves of the crop. Water is only settled and heated in the sun. Even water from wells, ponds, lakes is necessarily settled and heated in barrels.

On a note!

Watering with cold water is detrimental to plants. Diseases immediately appear and productivity decreases.

Normal humidity for cucumbers in a greenhouse is 80-85%. The soil near the plants should be loose and slightly moist. Mulching between rows with humus, sawdust, and peat simplifies maintenance. Mulch protects the soil from drying out, weeds, and the formation of a hard crust on the soil surface.

The emerald family F1 belongs to the group of bouquet cucumbers and forms ovaries in bunches. But to get greenery growing in bouquets, you need proper nutrition. Organic matter, mineral compounds, and ready-made fertilizers are used as fertilizers. Humates and fatty acids in chelated form are effective.

You may be interested in: The best varieties of cucumbers for 2022 for the Moscow region Favorable days for transplanting cucumbers in open ground Dates for planting cucumbers in May 2022 according to the lunar calendar

At the first stage (before flowering), the plants are fed with mullein or diluted (1:15) bird droppings. From the moment of flowering and during the fruiting stage, cucumbers need potassium. Add wood ash (dry or in the form of infusion), potassium nitrate (solution). Ready-made formulations Agricola No. 5, Kristalon, Sudarushka are suitable for cucumber crops. Phosphorus compounds are applied when preparing the soil for planting.

The first feeding is 16-20 days after planting the seedlings, then every two weeks. If the plants develop slowly and form ovaries poorly, spray them with Ovary and feed the leaves.

Among the folk remedies, yeast, boric acid, and wood ash infusion are used to obtain abundant fruiting. Yeast infusion is used no more than twice per season. It is taken into account that yeast fungi wash out the potassium needed by cucumbers from the soil, so at the same time they add wood ash. In order to prevent diseases, it is useful to spray the plantings with a solution of whey with the addition of drops of iodine.

Plants are formed taking into account the fact that in bunched hybrids the main harvest comes from the central stem. An approximate scheme for pinching a plant:

blinding in zone 0 (lower tier) of a bush with 4-5 nodes with ovaries;
pinching side shoots (1-2 leaves) to the trellis (along all zones of the stem);
pinching the main stem when it grows to the trellis.

Formation is carried out regularly, removing up to 2-3 shoots at a time. It is undesirable to allow thickening of plantings, as this leads to a decrease in the number of ovaries and the occurrence of diseases even in varieties resistant to infections.

The greens of this colorful hybrid are collected daily. There was no overgrowth of the Emerald Family cucumbers, but with irregular harvesting, the formation of new batches slows down and the overall yield per bush decreases.

Plant care

Cucumber varieties require a lot of attention. Feeding is one of the necessary procedures. Organic fertilizers are added every few weeks. They are alternated with complex mineral supplements.

It is important to observe moderation in everything, since an oversaturation with organic matter causes powerful growth of the plant stem and leaves and inhibits the appearance of ovaries.

Cucumbers love moisture, water daily early in the morning or after sunset. It's good if the water is warm. You should not allow water to get on the leaves; it is better to organize drip watering at the root.

Hilling and loosening will provide air access to the roots of the plants. In addition, it will retain moisture. Mulching also contributes to this, but also protects against the appearance of weeds, which draw all the beneficial substances from the soil. Interfering with the proper development of plants of this variety. Weeds are carriers of certain diseases and habitats for insect pests.