Productive varieties of cucumbers - new selections
Many gardeners are now trying to choose the most productive varieties of cucumbers for the next season. There is a lot of information about varieties on the Internet, but it is often contradictory and not always reliable. In this article we will introduce you to different productive varieties of cucumbers, using information about new varieties from the State Register of the Russian Federation. The declared characteristics of cucumbers can be achieved subject to the recommended conditions - cultivation in open ground or a greenhouse, compliance with pollination conditions, disease-resistant variety. Knowing these properties of a cucumber variety, you can more accurately choose the best productive varieties for you. And to make it easier to select the right variety, we have prepared convenient tables sorted by parameters.
Review of new productive varieties of cucumbers
The choice of the most productive varieties is especially important for amateur gardeners. This saves time and effort when growing cucumbers. You can also choose varieties based on application and ripening time.
Many people plant traditional, time-tested varieties: cucumber Kurazh 16-18 kg/sq.m., Shosha - 14.3 kg/sq.m., German 8.5-9.0 kg/sq.m., Masha F1 10-11 kg/sq.m, and others. Of course, yields of more than 30 kg/m2 can only be obtained in greenhouses, and in heated glass greenhouses more than 40 kg/m2. For those who like to experiment, we advise you to pay attention to the new varieties added to the State Register in the period 2015-2018. These are hybrid varieties whose yield is over 15 kg/m2 and does not depend on the region or ripening time. Many of them are resistant to such common cucumber diseases as: cladosporiosis (C), cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), powdery mildew (MP).
We present to your attention 4 tables:
- Cucumbers for greenhouses, parthenocarpic (not requiring pollination)
- Bee-pollinated fruitful varieties of cucumbers
- Productive varieties of cucumbers for open ground and greenhouses
- For winter glass greenhouses, the most productive varieties
F1 is the envy of everyone
One of the best new products on the market. It is grown in open areas and in greenhouses. Can also be cultivated on the balcony. Self-pollinating, early ripening variety.
The plant is characterized by rapid growth of the main and lateral stems. 3-6 ovaries are formed in a bunch, maybe more. The period of vegetative development is 45-48 days.
Cucumbers have a regular cylindrical shape and are neat. Length is about 9-12 cm, weight – 80-100 g. Bright green color. They have large white spines. The pulp is juicy, dense, no bitterness. Crispy greens are great for canning.
Advantages of the variety:
- high-yielding - with good care, the hybrid is capable of producing from 10 to 40 kg of cucumbers per 1 sq. m;
- practically not exposed to diseases such as olive spot, cucumber mosaic, root rot, powdery mildew;
- presentation of the fruit, excellent transportability;
- duration of fruiting – from July to October;
- cost-effective in low light conditions.
It is important to consider when choosing this variety that the hybrid requires harvesting every 1-2 days.
The best varieties of cucumbers for greenhouses, table 1
Cucumber varieties that do not require pollination are ideal for greenhouses. Therefore, the largest group of varieties for greenhouses are productive parthenocarpic . Another huge advantage of parthenocarpic varieties is that they show stable yields regardless of pollinating and weather conditions. Any varieties in this section are recommended for growing in a film greenhouse, and some also in a glass greenhouse (indicated by one asterisk next to the name of the variety). The yields are indicated for the actual marketable yields achieved in greenhouses of this type.
Amateur gardeners have already tried some of the best varieties of cucumber seeds for greenhouses; reviews of Crispy Slice F1 and Gourmand F1 are very favorable.
But most varieties are still waiting for their mass testing in country greenhouses. The entire range of new varieties of cucumbers according to purpose, length and weight of fruits is presented.
How to use variety tables
Symbols and table capabilities:
- Ability to sort by columns, select the number of rows to view.
- The numbers for variety yield and fruit weight are rounded for ease of sorting.
- In the column: “Name of variety, description” - an active link to the characteristics from the State Register of cucumber varieties of the Russian Federation and an image of the variety.
- Varieties marked * are for growing in film and glass greenhouses.
- Indicated by ** are varieties of cucumbers that can also be planted in open ground.
- The last column is the resistance of the variety against common cucumber diseases cladosporiosis (C) , cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) , powdery mildew virus (MP).
Variety_name, description | Harvest kg/m2 | Having matured. | Purpose | Fruit length | Weight (g) of the fruit | Stable |
Anticipator | 19 | early | univers. | short | 113 | |
Army | 15 | early | univers. | average | 100 | k, vom, mr |
Cucumber Bombardier | 15 | early | univers. | average | 150 | |
Fan** | 20 | early | salad | short | 90 | |
Ladies' man | 18 | early | univers. | short | 90 | k, vom, mr |
Deria* | 38 | average | salad | average | 145 | k, vom, mr |
Landing | 16 | early | univers. | long | 140 | |
Donchak | 16 | early | univers. | long | 130 | |
Dr 8986 tsb | 15 | early | salad | average | 115 | |
Joeline** | 17 | early | univers. | short | 100 | |
Kapitoshka | 18 | early | univers. | short | 100 | k, mr |
Claudia Agro | 15 | average | canned | short | 95 | |
Corinto* | 38 | Wed early | salad | average | 145 | k, vom, mr |
16 | early | univers. | short | 80 | ||
Kumbor | 16 | early | univers. | short | 85 | |
Gourmand | 20 | average | salad | long | 140 | k, vom, mr |
Lukhovitsy** | 15 | early | univers. | short | 80 | |
Malachite Box | 16 | early | univers. | average | 120 | k, mr |
Marina | 16 | early | univers. | average | 100 | k, vom, mr |
Monsieur Olivier | 24 | early | salad | average | 190 | |
Neva | 25 | average | salad | long | 220 | |
Picolino | 15 | average | salad | short | 110 | |
Platov | 21 | early | univers. | short | 120 | |
Provencal capital | 21 | early | salad | long | 230 | |
Cedric | 15 | early | univers. | average | 105 | k, vom, mr |
Solaris | 21 | early | salad | long | 230 | |
Spino | 16 | early | salad | short | 85 | k, vom, mr |
Crunchland | 16 | average | salad | long | 100 | k, vom, mr |
Crispy slice | 18 | average | salad | short | 95 | k, vom, mr |
Playful | 15 | early | univers. | short | 130 | |
Nutcracker | 16 | early | univers. | average | 105 | k, vom, mr |
Beam splendor F1
A new variety of gherkin type. It begins to bear fruit quickly, especially if good lighting is provided. Does not require pollination by bees. They are grown in open areas of land, in greenhouses, greenhouses.
The stems of the plant are medium branched. The leaves are small. Has female type flowers. One ovary produces 7-8 fruits.
Cucumbers are cylindrical in shape with rounded edges. Length up to 11 cm. Color bright green with light longitudinal stripes. White thorns. The inside is sweetish and juicy. Vegetables have a crunch that is not lost during canning.
Advantages of the variety:
- excellent yield - up to 400 fruits per season from one bush, also profitable in cold summers;
- endurance - cucumbers tolerate sudden temperature changes, even a strong decrease in performance;
- bears fruit for a long time;
- It is resistant to the following diseases: powdery mildew, cucumber mosaic, brown spot.
Quickly view images of cucumber varieties
Cucumber Army F1 Cucumber Anticipator F1
Cucumber Nutcracker F1
Cucumber Shalunishka F1
Cucumber Crispy slice F1
Cucumber Crunchlandia F1
Cucumber Spino F1
Cucumber Cedric F1
Cucumber Provencal capital F1 Cucumber Platov F1
Cucumber Picolino F1
Cucumber Neva F1 Cucumber Monsieur Olivier F1
Cucumber Marina F1
Cucumber Malachite box F1 Cucumber Lukhovitsky F1
Cucumber Gourmand F1
Cucumber Kumbor F1
Cucumber Corinto F1
Cucumber Claudia Agro F1
Cucumber Kapitoshka F1
Cucumber Joelina F1
Cucumber Dr 8986 cb F1
Cucumber Donchak F1
Cucumber Landing F1
Cucumber Deria F1 Cucumber Ladies' Man F1 Cucumber Fan F1
Variety Tiburon
The Tiburon cucumber is suitable for cultivation both in open and protected ground. At the first harvest, which is obtained a month after germination, even and uniform gherkins are collected. It withstands elevated temperatures without losing its taste and commercial qualities. Even when grown in unfavorable conditions, the fruits have a rich dark green color without any stripes.
3 fruits are formed in each sinus. Cucumbers are suitable for sale because they retain their quality for a long time. Used for industrial canning. Tiburon is a disease-resistant and easy-to-care hybrid that delights with beautiful and tasty gherkins of the earliest ripening period.
See also
Description of the cucumber variety Cedric f1, its characteristics and yieldRead
Productive bee-pollinated cucumbers, table 2
The bee-pollinated hybrid cucumber varieties Maryushka F1, Reformator F1, and Southern Emerald F1 are listed in a separate table. Their yield is average, but these varieties are resistant to diseases. If there are no bees on your site or there are few of them, then you probably shouldn’t focus on these varieties.
Cucumber variety name | Photo | Harvest kg/m2 | Maturation | Purpose | Fruit length | Weight (g) of the fruit | Stable |
Maryushka | 15 | early | station wagon | short | 70 | k, mr | |
Reformer | 15 | average | salad | average | 190 | ||
Southern emerald | 15 | early | station wagon | short | 120 | k, vom, mr |
Cucumber Maryushka F1
Cucumber Reformer F1 Cucumber Southern Emerald F1
Popular gherkins
Small cucumbers are ideal for cultivation in open ground. Such fruits grow no more than 10-12 cm in length.
Gherkins are used for cuttings, salads and preserves.
Important! But gherkin-type cucumbers are very demanding on the composition of the soil and react negatively to a lack of calcium and potassium.
Alex F1
An ultra-early self-pollinating hybrid with a medium-sized bush. Ripe fruits can be picked from the bushes 40 days after sprouts appear from the ground.
Up to 3 ribbed fruits are formed in the leaf axils. The skin is rich green in color with small light spots and noticeable pubescence. The pulp is juicy, dense with small seeds. Fruits until October. Gives a good harvest.
Atlantis
A bee-pollinated hybrid that is suitable for cultivation in open ground or under film cover. Ripe fruits can be picked from the bushes 50 days after sprouts appear from the ground.
Cucumbers grow up to 14 cm in length and gain an average of about 120 g. The skin is dark green, the flesh is juicy, crisp, without bitterness. Gives a rich harvest that can be stored for a long time.
Darling
Mid-season bee-pollinated variety. Excellent for pickling and canning. The bushes grow powerful, the shoots are not limited in their growth. Finely lumpy bright green cucumbers grow up to 10 cm in length.
Productive cucumbers for open ground, table 3
Many amateur gardeners deliberately do not want to set up greenhouses on their property. They view their garden, first and foremost, as a place to relax. But nevertheless, fresh cucumbers from the garden are ready to be grown for everyday use.
Therefore, varieties of productive cucumbers for open ground are of interest to many.
This table shows the most productive varieties of cucumbers, which can grow with equal success not only in a greenhouse, but also in open ground . The cucumber variety Mashenka F1 is the only mid-early one, and it is advisable to plant it in the middle zone or to the south. The remaining varieties are early; no more than 1.5 months will pass before the start of fruiting from the mass emergence of sprouts.
Please note that for this group of plants there is no mention of the variety’s resistance to diseases common to cucumber plantings. Therefore, during the care process, it is necessary to monitor the condition of the bushes and promptly eliminate lesions. 4 varieties from the first table are well suited for open ground: these are , Joelina F1, Lukhovitsy F1 . For detailed descriptions of these varieties, see the links.
Cucumber_variety_name | Photo | Harvest. kg/m2 | Maturation | Purpose | Fruit length | Weight (g) of the fruit |
Chinese Emperor | 16 | early | salad | long | 350 | |
Mashenka | 15 | mid-early | station wagon | average | 250 | |
First-timer | 17 | early | station wagon | average | 95 | |
Revenge | 15 | early | station wagon | short | 110 | |
Salad hero | 16 | early | salad | long | 320 | |
Fountain | 18 | early | station wagon | average | 95 |
Cucumber Chinese Emperor F1
Cucumber Mashenka F1 Cucumber Pervachok F1 Cucumber Fountain F1 Cucumber Revenge F1
Cucumber Salad Hero F1
Early ripening varieties
Everyone independently chooses which cucumbers are best planted in open ground in the Moscow region. Most gardeners prefer early varieties with a short growing season. They are planted in open ground in mid-May, after the return frosts have passed.
Ant F1
Ultra-early hybrid. Ripe fruits can be picked from the bushes 37 days after sprouts appear from the ground. Cucumbers grow up to 10 cm in length. The ant has good immunity to most crop diseases. Compact bushes produce a stable and rich harvest in open ground, even in dry and cool summers.
Masha F1
Ultra-early ripening hybrid with long fruiting. Ripe fruits can be picked from the bushes 37 days after sprouts appear from the ground. Cucumbers are large-tubercular, juicy, tasty, without bitterness. There are small seeds inside. Gives a large harvest even under unfavorable weather conditions. Has good immunity to most crop diseases.
Competitor
An early ripening variety for universal use. Shows high immunity to the most common cucumber diseases, especially bacterial spot. Cucumbers gain weight of about 100-120 g, they are juicy, dense and tasty.
April F1
An early hybrid that produces the first fruits 50 days after sprouts appear from the ground. It is suitable for cultivation in open ground, as well as on the balcony in boxes.
The bushes grow compact and form few side shoots. Cucumbers grow up to 20 cm in length and gain an average weight of about 250 g. The taste is cucumber, without bitterness. Gives a good harvest with minimal care.
Angelina
Self-pollinating early ripening variety. Up to 3 fruits can form in the nodes. Suitable for growing in shaded areas. It has good immunity to powdery mildew, cladosporiosis and other diseases. All-purpose cucumbers grow up to 14 cm in length.
Hector F1
Ultra-early hybrid, bred by Dutch breeders. It has gained considerable popularity thanks to its compact bushes, which produce a rich harvest. The fruits ripen at the same time, which greatly facilitates the harvesting process.
The fruits are identical, large-tubercular, cylindrical in shape. Retains green color even when overripe. The pulp is tasty, juicy, dense. They are resistant to long-distance transportation and have good shelf life.
Claudia F1
An early-ripening self-pollinating hybrid for universal use. Ripe fruits can be picked from the bushes 42 days after sprouts appear from the ground. Tall bushes with powerful stems. Cucumbers grow up to 10 cm in length. The pulp is juicy and not bitter. With proper agricultural technology and good weather conditions, it produces a rich harvest.
Connie F1
A universal early ripening hybrid that can be cultivated both in open ground and under film cover. Cucumbers grow up to 10 cm in length, have an oval shape, and have small tubercles on the skin.
Tom Thumb
A universal hybrid with early ripening. Named for the oval shape of the fruit. Ripe fruits can be picked from the bushes 40 days after sprouts appear from the ground. Up to 6 fruits can form simultaneously in one ovary. Retains excellent taste when pickling and canning.
Enthusiasm
Self-pollinating variety with early ripening. Ripe fruits can be removed from the bushes 35 days after sprouts appear from the ground. Resistant to adverse weather conditions and crop diseases. Up to 5 fruits are formed in each node. From 1 sq. meter you can collect at least 6 kg of cucumbers. The fruits are long with dense, juicy pulp. Resistant to long-distance transport. Remains crispy when salted and preserved.
St. Petersburg Express F1
Bee-pollinated hybrid with early ripening. Indeterminate type of bush. The State Register records it as a greenhouse variety, but gardeners grow it in open ground, planting it on the plot on May 10-15. Mainly produces female flowers. Ripe fruits can be picked from the bushes 40 days after sprouts appear from the ground. Cucumbers gain weight of about 75-85 g, voids form inside, so they are not suitable for pickling.
Vyaznikovsky 37
One of the earliest high-yielding varieties. Ripe fruits can be picked from the bushes 40 days after sprouts appear from the ground. Cucumbers are light green in color, elongated in shape with small tubercles on the skin. The variety can be cultivated in open and closed ground. Universal in use.
Important! Early ripening varieties are considered the most productive, as the fruits ripen quickly and take a long time to form.
Yield cucumbers for winter greenhouses, table 4
New varieties from this section are recommended for growing in heated glass greenhouses. Therefore, these varieties are more suitable for professional farmers. And most likely you will not find the seeds of these varieties on store shelves in small packages. They will also be the best cucumber varieties for heated polycarbonate greenhouses for use in winter and spring rotation.
All of them are parthenocarpic salad-type hybrids, resistant to powdery mildew (MP) . They are distinguished by increased productivity of at least 25 kg/m2. All options for fruit length are presented, from short to long. Early and mid-early ripening periods allow you to quickly harvest and prepare the greenhouse for the next spring-summer rotation.
Variety_name, description | Photo | Harvest kg/m2 | Maturation | Purpose | Fruit length | Weight (g) of the fruit | Stable |
Larino F1 | 28 | early | salad | short | 36 | MR | |
Lohengrin F1 | 42 | mid-early | salad | long | 240 | MR | |
Picowell F1 | 25 | average | salad | short | 55 | MR | |
Svyatogor F1 | 42 | mid-early | salad | average | 170 | MR |
Mels F1
An unpretentious, ultra-early ripening plant will produce its first harvest already on the 36th day after the appearance of the first shoots. Suitable for growing in the Siberian climate. It is distinguished by abundant fruiting, a large number of greens formed in one bunch of inflorescences. The cucumbers are small in size, about 10 centimeters long.
Other varieties of cucumbers also have high characteristics, for example, “Beam splendor F1”, “Perfection itself F1”, “Fast and Furious F1”, “Labyrinth F1”, “RMT F1”, “Siberian Garland F1”, “All in a bunch! F1", "Sarov F1", "Balagan F1", "Tarapunka F1", "Calendar F1", "Hummingbird F1", "Swallowtail F1". In fact, every vegetable grower can find a lot of new products on the seed market. It is impossible to try all the varieties produced, so gardeners can always expect something new!
Features of cultivation
Cucumbers are rarely grown in seedlings. Fragile plants are easy to damage when transplanting. In addition, the seedlings are sick for a long time after this and do not take root well. It is easier to sow the seeds immediately in a permanent place.
Cucumbers do not like open sunlight; most varieties tolerate shading well. However, lack of light leads to changes in the color of the fruit. It is better to choose beds located in partial shade with light and fertile soil for planting plants. Cucumbers require regular watering as the top layer of soil dries and periodic removal of weeds. At the same time, try not to damage the fragile tops and leaves.
For ease of care and harvesting, trellises are placed on the cucumber beds. Plants weave along them, leaving row spacing free.
By 2022, breeders have presented the best varieties of cucumbers described in this article. Experienced gardeners choose several species with different ripening periods and characteristics. This allows you to harvest from early summer until autumn. It is impossible to say unequivocally which of the varieties we have described is better. Everyone has their own needs and requests, based on which they need to make a choice. After carefully studying the descriptions presented above, you can choose something for yourself.
Variety Sarovsky f1
This variety will appeal to lovers of early cucumbers with small and crunchy fruits. Its agricultural technology is simple and does not require additional costs; even a beginner can cope with cultivation. The only disadvantage is that the harvest has to be harvested daily, because the fruits tend to overgrow.
Sarov cucumber f1 is unsuitable for growing on balconies and in greenhouses. The weight of one fruit reaches 110 grams. Flesh without bitterness. The productivity is excellent; 15 kg of cucumbers are harvested from one square meter. A special feature of the variety is that it produces female type flowers.
Variety Uranus f1
The cucumber variety Uran f1 is presented by Japanese breeders as a hybrid that produces a high-quality super-early harvest. The length of the fruit does not exceed 12 centimeters and is not prone to overgrowth. The shape of the greens is even, the color is dark green, uniform. The yield of this variety of cucumbers is high and stable even under unfavorable growing conditions.
Uranus cucumbers tolerate transportation well over long distances, while maintaining their presentation. Fruits without bitterness and emptiness, with high taste qualities. Cucumbers of this variety are universally used. Grown on an industrial scale. The pulp is almost white in color, the seeds are small, almost imperceptible when eaten.