Who needs to plant zucchini Roller in the country: what is remarkable about the variety, pros and cons

Description of the variety

The roller is a zucchini of domestic selection. It was obtained by crossing with zucchini. Work on the creation of the variety was carried out by G.I. Tarakanov, G.A. Tekhanovich and A.G. Elatskova from 1988 to 1997 at VNIISSOK, at the Kuban and Crimean experimental stations. Since 1990 it has been in the state register of the Russian Federation.

The Roller variety is one of the most cold-resistant and hardy. It is well suited for the eastern regions of the country.

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Harvest and storage

When the time comes to collect vegetables from the garden, you need to be careful about the work. Do not throw zucchini; rotting will subsequently begin at the point of impact. Cut and damaged vegetables are immediately processed, and under no circumstances are they stored together with the rest.

Zucchini is harvested 2 times within 7 days. Avoiding overgrowth of fruits. Summer residents recommend canning zucchini, this way more nutrients are retained in the vegetables.

It is better to store fresh vegetables in a cool room and in small quantities, without allowing the zucchini to come into contact with each other.

Characteristics

In the middle zone, Roller zucchini seeds can be sown immediately in the ground, and not be afraid that they will freeze.

The variety is ultra-early ripening. Zelentsy begin to be collected from 34-36 days after emergence. Fruiting continues until August or September, subject to timely harvesting. At the same time, up to 5 fruits are formed on one bush.

The main characteristics and descriptions of the variety are summarized in the table:

Reviews of zucchini Roller

Gardeners are of two minds about the Roller zucchini variety because it, like any other varieties and hybrids, has its own advantages and disadvantages.

• Timur Vorontsov : “This year I decided to update the varieties of crops that I grow at the dacha. I tried the zucchini roller for the first time and already noticed the advantages and disadvantages. The good thing is that it grows as a bush and doesn’t take up much space. But this variety often gets sick. I didn’t know about this and therefore didn’t spray it in advance. So I lost half the harvest.”
• Valeria Lastochkina : “The zucchini is good for sale. I collect them very small—customers like them that way, and they taste the best. The skin is soft and tender, as is the pulp; it’s a very good variety for making stews, and I’m also happy with canning.”
• Dmitry Rozhdestvensky : “The whole family goes to the dacha in the spring to plant tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkins, and last year we decided to try zucchini. I liked the Roller zucchini based on reviews; as it turned out, the variety is very good, but it requires frequent treatments for pests. I use “grandmother’s recipes” for this. They are effective and do not harm the crop.”

Advantages and disadvantages

It is impossible not to note the numerous advantages of the “Roll” variety of zucchini:

• inexpensive seeds;
• easy to grow and care for, suitable for open ground;
• not afraid of cold weather and drought;
• zucchini ripen already at the beginning of summer, the yield is high;
• the fruits tolerate transportation well and are stored for a long time;
• the pulp has a good universal taste and structure, the skin is not hard, edible;
• Zucchini can be used to prepare all kinds of dishes.

The disadvantages of the variety include poor protection against diseases and pests. In mid-summer, as well as during cold and rainy weather, preventative treatments against aphids and fungal diseases are recommended.

Pros and cons of the variety

Among the main advantages of this variety are:

• resistance to bad weather conditions;
• possibility of early planting and quick harvesting;
• high transportability;
• does not require special care and regular watering;
• Any soil is suitable for growing;
• used both fresh and as preparations.

Very often, zucchini is used in cooking to prepare vegetable salads, stews or other dishes.

Features of cultivation

Zucchini Roller is quite unpretentious and does not require serious targeted care. It will grow well even if the gardener does not have the opportunity to regularly water the plants.

Recommendations for its cultivation are as follows:

• Priming. Like all zucchini, Roller loves nutritious, loose soil, filled with organic matter.
• Place. Prefers sunny areas.
• Watering. Before flowering, the bushes are watered in dry weather once a week. Use warm water, which is poured under the root, trying not to get on the leaves.
• Regular inspection for pests and diseases, especially during cold weather and rainy weather.
• Feeding. The variety prefers organic fertilizers. It responds especially well to feeding with herbal infusion and slurry infusion.

Pests and diseases

The main danger to the crop is the melon aphid. Summer residents prefer to fight it using folk methods. Spraying the leaves with infusions of tomato, dandelion, wood ash, tobacco, onion and garlic.

If the number of aphids is large and is not destroyed with infusions, it is recommended to use chemicals to control the pest.

Chemicals should be stopped 1 month before harvest. Subsequently, preparations that do not settle in the fruit are suitable for use.

The roller has good immunity to diseases:

• Gray rot.
• Powdery mildew.

For other diseases, timely preventive treatments are required.

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Planting and propagation

For cultivation on the site, purchased zucchini seeds of the Roller variety are used. Reproduction by seeds collected independently from fruits is impossible.

The plant is cross-pollinated and produces fruits of unpredictable shape, taste, etc.

• As a rule, seeds are planted in small containers to produce seedlings. The seedling method allows seedlings to be properly cared for while they are vulnerable. Sowing in cups is carried out in mid-April, and planting in open ground - in the first half of May, when the seedlings reach the age of 20-25 days and the seedlings have 3-4 true leaves.
• You can plant seedlings or seeds of Roller squash in closed ground in early or mid-spring. Then the harvest will ripen in the shortest possible time (already in May).
• The variety is excellent for growing in open ground due to its cold resistance and unpretentiousness. Seeds are sown 2 per hole, so that later you can choose the strongest and strongest plant. For the middle zone, the recommended sowing time is early May.

Plant care

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Without quality crop care, even the best hybrid will not produce the desired harvest. What does the Roller variety squash need for normal development?

• Watering is carried out so that the ground is moist, but not very wet. That is, you cannot water it abundantly and daily - it will do harm. But once every 3-4 days is what is needed, although they also pay attention to the weather. Drip irrigation can also be used. Irrigation is carried out at night or early in the morning.
• Loosen the soil as long as possible. If the plants grow greatly (this happens even with bush zucchini), loosening is not carried out so as not to damage the stems or flowers.
• All weeds must be removed. The larger the weed, the more water and nutrients it consumes from the ground. But fertilizers and water were applied for zucchini. In this matter, every gardener needs to be greedy to some extent and remove all crops that should not grow on the site!

  A large harvest of zucchini is possible with timely pollination of flowers by bees

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Interesting!

Timely loosening of the soil can greatly simplify watering, loosening the soil, and even removing weeds.

• Zucchini variety Roller loves organic fertilizers, which will appeal to gardeners who do not like to use minerals.
• As pests and diseases appear and need to be combated, preventative spraying with insecticides, fungicides or folk infusions can be carried out. This will allow you to never encounter a problem, especially during the fruiting period of zucchini, when it is difficult for a gardener to decide on serious drugs to treat the bushes.
• A large harvest of zucchini is possible with timely pollination of flowers by bees. To avoid problems with this issue, you can plant mint, sage, daisies, lavender or oregano nearby. They will attract bees with their scent.

The harvest does not ripen at once, but gradually. The first is harvested already in July, and the last around October. Roller zucchini can be collected when they are very small, so they do it often. Harvested zucchini can be stored in the refrigerator for about a week without loss of appearance or taste.

Questions and answers

How to get a record harvest of Roller zucchini, what to feed it with?

The best fertilizer is one made from 1 part manure and 10 parts water. The slurry is infused for 3 days in the sun. Then the beds are watered with water. 1 liter of infusion is poured over wet soil under the root of each plant. The recommended fertilizing period is the 10th day after planting the seedlings in the ground.

How to get the earliest possible harvest of zucchini in open ground?

By seedling method or sowing seeds under film. When using film cover, seeds can be planted in open ground 1-2 weeks earlier than the dates indicated on the package.

Zucchini Roller is an unpretentious and grateful variety. Domestic breeders did a great job on it. People know the variety only from the positive side. The roller never fails and always rewards with a harvest. It is recommended for beginning gardeners and summer residents, as well as for all those who love early zucchini with a traditional taste.

Harm and benefit

Zucchini is a dietary product, so it is recommended for consumption even by pregnant women and nursing mothers. The vitamins that make up the vegetable strengthen the immune system, amino acids and antioxidants protect the body from cancer, macro and microelements help maintain the health of the cardiovascular system.

Raw vegetables are not recommended for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. And people with kidney failure will have to completely give up zucchini.

How is sowing done?

The seeds of the roller are large and protected by a thick white shell. If dark or colored spots are found on its surface, then such material is not suitable for sowing. The spots may be signs of fungal development. The seeds are washed and treated with an antiseptic.

Use a 1% solution of potassium permanganate. In the future, they need to be “awakened” and metabolic processes started. The following materials are used:

• melt water; the seeds are in it for 12 hours;
• table salt solution – 30 minutes;
• biostimulator "Epin"; 2 ml/5 l water; processing 2 hours

At this stage, the preparation of seed material ends. You can sow in the ground or in individual cups. To make sprouts appear faster, it is recommended to germinate the seeds in advance.

To do this, they are kept at a humidity of 80%. Daytime temperature is 18-20 C, night temperature is 10 C. If zucchini is sowed in individual containers, the ripening mode is increased to 28 C.

If sowing is carried out at home, then prepare the soil from peat, sawdust and sand. Cups are filled with the mixture. The soil is sprayed with an ash solution. To do this, infuse 1 kg of ash in 10 liters of water for 24 hours. The soil mixture is kept in a warm place. Its temperature at sowing should be 25 C.

Fill each container 2/3, irrigate the soil with a biostimulant solution, place a seed and sprinkle it with moist soil. To ensure that the seeds sprout faster, the cups are covered with film and the room temperature is maintained at 30 C.

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