Landing
The plant is planted in a greenhouse at the end of May, in open ground - in June. In the southern regions, the dates are shifted: greenhouse cultivation begins at the end of April. You can grow it through seedlings or directly sow the seeds in a garden bed.
To obtain seedlings, prepare a nutritious soil mixture from ordinary soil, compost or humus, peat and sand. It is disinfected with a solution of potassium permanganate and placed in peat pots with a volume of 300-500 ml. Sow 1 seed and grow bushes on a well-lit windowsill.
Plant directly into the ground when it warms up to at least +15. In the first weeks of life, plantings are covered with film.
In the greenhouse you can place 3 bushes per 1 square meter. m, in the open air - 4-5 bushes.
What are bunch cucumbers
Bundle cucumbers are F1 hybrid varieties obtained by crossing two to four varieties with female ovaries in the laboratory. The peculiarity of these cucumbers is the bouquet form of flowering, when several (bundle) ovaries are formed in one node, forming a flower bouquet. Hence their other name - bouquet cucumbers. From one ovary node they produce up to ten to twelve greens, the average number is from three to nine.
Bundle cucumbers are divided according to the degree of branching - from weakly to highly branched. The higher this indicator, the more productive the variety. From highly branched ones, up to 30–35 fruits are obtained from each bush with a total weight of 10 kg; we can say that one plant replaces a whole bed of ordinary cucumbers. Under favorable conditions and proper care, one bunched cucumber plant can produce up to 400–500 greens per season.
The fruits of these varieties are beautiful, medium in size and practically never bitter. Among bunch cucumbers, there are gherkin varieties that have the distinctive ability to slow down the growth of greens - this prevents them from overgrowing. It is typical that the more ovaries on one node, the more gherkins they make.
It should be noted that bunch cucumbers are more resistant to diseases than traditional varieties. Another plus is higher early maturity: the harvest is obtained within 1.5 months after plant germination. They are unpretentious and require less effort when growing compared to conventional cucumber varieties.
Care
Like Athena f1 cucumbers, Balalaika does not require special agricultural practices. It is enough to follow certain recommendations for watering, loosening and fertilizing the soil.
Watering
Balalaika plants need regular watering. The procedures are carried out depending on the drying out of the soil. You can water the beds with cucumbers in the evening so that the water has time to warm up in the sun. After watering, the soil should be loosened once a week. Loosening is carried out using a fork so as not to damage the root system of the bushes of the variety.
Top dressing
The first fertilizing is applied at the time of flowering of the variety. It is necessary to feed cucumbers with mineral components. The next application of fertilizers is carried out after 14 days. And the last - third feeding - is applied during the ripening period of cucumbers.
Choosing the right seeds is the key to a good harvest
First of all, when planning to buy planting material, you need to decide on the purposes of cultivation: for fresh consumption, pickling, obtaining a rich and early harvest, etc. The argument that seeds must be of high quality is unnecessary. Gardeners are well aware that generous fruiting cannot be obtained from low and poor quality planting material.
Having decided on the goals of cultivation, keep in mind that hybrid seeds of F1 cucumbers will be of adequate quality only in the first generation, i.e., seeds collected from such a harvest next year will not bring the same result, the number of fruits and many characteristic properties will not be preserved.
The seed may be self-pollinating, or you will have to invite bees to the garden bed or pollinate it manually. Under good favorable conditions, the last steps are sometimes not required, insects fly freely to the plantings and the process reproduces naturally.
If the weather is rainy and cloudy, which is often observed in the Urals and Siberia, the Leningrad region, there is practically no pollination, insects do not fly, the formation of ovaries is minimal, so you have to resort to artificial insemination. Always pay attention to the regional affiliation of the cultivation area and purchase suitable species that will produce a good harvest and grow in your climatic conditions.
for open ground are species with tufted ovaries, parthenocarpic or bee-pollinated - ABC, Faithful Friends F1, Taganay F1, Compass F1, Teremok F1, Siberian Garland and others.
cucumbers variety Taganay F1 - pictured
cucumbers variety Siberian Garland - in the photo
Bunch gherkins - Perfection itself, Be healthy F1, Buyan F1, Emerald City F1, Maryina Roshcha F1, Matryoshka F1, Three Tankmen F1, Focus F1, Ant F1, Okhotny Ryad F1, Balalaika F1, Alphabet F1.
cucumber variety Ant F1 - pictured
cucumber variety Balalaika F1 - pictured
To collect a lot of fruits, it is better to purchase high-yielding types of cucumbers - Masha F1, Pikas F1, Temp F1, German F1, April F1, Meringue F1. This group has a universal purpose; all representatives are good fresh and seamed. Ripening times vary from 37 to 56 days.
cucumber variety Temp F1 - pictured
cucumber variety Picas F1 - pictured
cucumber variety Masha F1 - in the photo
cucumber variety Herman F1 - pictured
The best
pickling varieties of cucumbers, according to reviews from gardeners and summer residents, are Erofei, Rodnichok, Claudia, Nezhinsky, Competitor, Stage, Parisian Gherkin, Lilliput, Moscow Evenings F1, Muromsky 36, Orpheus, Alliance.
Diseases and pests of cucumber Tchaikovsky F1 - table
The Tchaikovsky F1 variety is resistant to the main crop diseases: cucumber mosaic, powdery mildew and brown spot. But there are ailments that the plant cannot cope with on its own.
| Disease/pest | Signs of defeat | Control measures |
| Downy mildew (peronospora) |
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| Anthracnose | The appearance of depressed brown spots on the plant |
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| White rot |
| Destruction of the plant. |
| melon aphid |
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| Spider mite |
| Spraying the plant with a solution of garlic or onion: 200 g per 10 liters of water. |
| Slugs | Holes and wet shiny marks on leaves and shoots. |
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| Whitefly |
| Treatment of the plant with Inta-Vir (according to instructions). |
Photo gallery: diseases and pests affecting cucumbers of the Tchaikovsky F1 variety
As a result of the activity of whiteflies, the plant withers
When infected with downy mildew, yellow spots appear on the leaves.
The spider mite entangles itself in a thin web of lashes
The slug leaves shiny marks on the leaves and shoots of the cucumber
Anthracnose is easily recognized by its characteristic depressed spots on the leaves.
The accumulation of aphids leads to wilting of bushes
If a plant is infected with white rot, it is better to destroy it.
Description and characteristics of the variety
The hybrid has strong, strong bushes that are not prone to excessive branching. The flowers are mostly female and self-pollinating, making it possible to grow in a greenhouse without forced pollination. The fruits ripen early. They are of the gherkin type, the length does not exceed 7-9 cm. The diameter is 2.8-3.2 cm. The average weight is 80-100 g. The skin is covered with small tubercles.
Balalaika - a variety of cucumber plant
Information on the admission of Cucumber Balalaika from the Register of the State Variety Commission of the Russian Federation
Application for admission No. 48040, registered 2007-08-22. The Balalaika Cucumber variety was included in the register of those approved in 2008. Approved for use in the regions: Northern, Northwestern, Central, Volga-Vyatka, Central Black Earth, North Caucasus, Middle Volga.
The originator of the Balalaika Cucumber variety is:
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