Cucumbers Zyatek F1 - description with photos, reviews about the variety, planting and care

It is worth starting the description of the Zyatek f1 cucumber variety with the fact that it belongs to the mid-season category. The average period for its full ripening is 42-46 days. This is a variety with well-developed immunity, ideal for protected soils, but also tolerates cultivation in open beds. The cucumber is intended for cultivation in the North-Western, Central, Volga and North Caucasus regions.

Characteristics and description of the variety

The variety was obtained by Russian breeders in Moscow in 2007. Zyatek F1 cucumbers can be grown not only in open ground, but also in a greenhouse. An important feature of the variety is that a bountiful harvest of vegetables can be obtained even in cool and rainy summer conditions.

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Fruits need them in order to better evaporate excess moisture from the pulp and peel. Characteristics of Zyatek F1 cucumbers:

The bush is medium-sized, has many lateral weaving shoots.
The leaves are medium sized, green in color.
The root system is branched but fragile. The roots are located close to the surface of the earth.
The variety is early ripening, cucumbers ripen 42-48 days after the first shoots appear. The bush bears fruit until the end of September.
Flowering type: female. Does not require pollination by bees.
The ovaries are formed in bunches; up to 50 bunches can form on one plant.
The fruits are small, their length is 10–12 cm, diameter - 3.5 cm. The weight of one vegetable is about 100 g.
The vegetables are covered with a thin dark green skin. Small white pimples are clearly visible on its surface.
The pulp of cucumbers is juicy and crunchy and contains small seeds.
The fruits have a sweetish taste and pleasant aroma. When a vegetable overripes, its taste does not deteriorate.
The yield per 1 m² is 7–13 kg.

Description of the hybrid Zyatek F1

Zyatek F1 cucumbers are self-pollinating (parthenocarpic) hybrids of the first generation, which have early ripeness. The culture is distinguished by high immune protection, good commercial and taste qualities. A bountiful harvest of cucumbers is guaranteed even in rainy and cold summer conditions. Hybrids with o combine the improved qualities of previous varieties, which are contained in first-generation varieties.

Bush

The bush of this variety is medium in size and has many side shoots. The leaves are also medium-sized and dark green in color. The branched root system is quite vulnerable because the cucumber roots are too close to the ground. The main stem has unlimited growth and has medium branching. During the growing season, up to 50 bunches are formed, which include up to 5 ovaries. The Zyatek variety requires growth regulation. During flowering, cucumbers do not require additional pollination. After flowering, 3-4 fruits are formed in each node. The type of flowering is female, and therefore there are practically no barren flowers on the cucumber bush.

Productivity and fruits

The cucumber variety begins to bear fruit 45 days after the first shoots. The yield is more than 13 kg per square meter, and up to 6 kg is collected from one bush. Fruiting lasts throughout the entire growing season (until the end of September). The collected fruits are rich in vitamins A, C, PP and B. The average weight of the fruit is 100 g and the length is 12 cm. The pulp is juicy and crisp, the seeds are small, the peel is thin but durable. Cucumber in its ripe phase does not have bitterness. The peel of young cucumbers is studded with small spines, which are necessary for evaporating excess moisture from the pulp. The purpose of the Zyatek variety is universal, since the fruits are suitable for both fresh consumption and pickling.

Comparative characteristics: pros and cons of cucumber

The Zyatek variety has received the well-deserved calling of many gardeners for the high quality of greens, a large number of positive characteristics and ease of cultivation. The culture is adapted for cultivation in cold climate zones. And these are not all the positive qualities due to which these particular cucumbers are chosen for cultivation:

the yield of the plant does not depend on pollination by insects and weather conditions;
There are practically no barren flowers;
versatility of the variety;
greens have a long shelf life;
good transportability of cucumbers;
long fruiting period;
the immune system of cucumbers is resistant to powdery mildew and root rot;
resistance to low temperatures;
good survival rate of seedlings;
The Zyatek variety is suitable for growing in greenhouse conditions.

However, this variety cannot be called ideal. The disadvantages include increased fragility of the root system, sensitivity to watering with cool water, and the high cost of seeds. In addition, when growing seedlings, each sprout requires a separate container. Another drawback is that the Zyatek variety cannot be used for collecting seeds, since subsequent generations do not inherit the genetic characteristics of their parents.

Advantages and disadvantages

Zyatek F1 is a young variety, but despite this, it has already gained popularity in many regions of Russia.

These cucumbers are chosen for cultivation due to their many positive qualities:
high productivity;
good taste characteristics;
early ripening and long fruiting;
ease of care;
immunity to diseases;
high seed germination rate;
resistance to adverse climatic conditions;
possibility of growing in open ground or in a greenhouse;
the possibility of using small cucumbers for canning for the winter;
good transportability of vegetables.

The disadvantages of the plant include:
roots that are too fragile and located close to the soil surface;
the need for a separate container for each sprout when growing seedlings;
sensitivity to watering with cold water;
high price of seeds.

Sowing rules

In order to obtain a plant with maximum yield and a long fruiting period, you must follow all stages of sowing and planting Zyatek f1 cucumbers.

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Pre-sowing seed preparation

Cucumber seeds "Zyatek f1" are produced by several companies. Vegetable growers have the opportunity to purchase seeds in an “Economy” package, containing 10 pieces, and in a “Farmer” package, containing 100 seeds, as well as packages of pelleted seeds, packaged in 40 pieces.

Dried seeds do not require pre-sowing preparation. Regular seed material should be prepared before sowing by carrying out such measures as sorting, preventive disinfection, hardening and soaking until hatching. Pre-sowing preparation of seeds is one of the most important agrotechnical techniques for increasing the germination of seed material.

Sowing in open ground

Cucumber "Zyatek f1" can be grown by direct sowing. Sowing directly onto the ridges in greenhouses is carried out in mid-May. When sowing on open ground ridges, you should wait another week or two, which will insure the crops from late frosts. Planting pattern – 50 x 50 cm. The plant begins to bear fruit on the 42nd day after the appearance of full shoots.

Obtaining seedlings

There is no need to rush into growing cucumber seedlings, as overgrown seedlings have poor survival rates. Sowing of seedlings takes place at the end of April. Zyatek f1 cucumbers are distinguished by their friendly and fast germination and allow you to obtain very high-quality, viable seedlings. It can be grown both in a greenhouse and indoors.

The optimal temperature for seed germination is 25-30 °C. The depth of sowing seeds in nutrient soil, which is used to fill individual seedling containers, is 2-3 cm. Cucumber seedlings are watered every other day or two with settled water. When growing seedlings, it is necessary to add soil twice and fertilize with complex fertilizers. A week before planting in a permanent place, the seedlings are hardened.

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Optimal planting dates

When growing cucumbers from seedlings, the seeds can be sown in a container with soil at the end of April.

Important! In pursuit of an early harvest, it is not recommended to start growing seedlings too early, as in this case the seedlings will be overgrown and will not tolerate transplantation well.

When planting cucumber seeds of this variety in open soil, it is necessary to exclude the possibility of night frosts, as they can destroy the seeds. It is necessary to sow planting material into the soil only after the night air temperature does not fall below +12°C. Usually cucumber seeds are sown in open ground at the end of May.

Agricultural technology of the Zyatek F1 variety

We sow the seeds. If you plan to plant cucumbers in seedlings, then the seeds are sown in prepared peat pots in April. The root system of the variety is very delicate, so they are planted directly in pots in a permanent place of growth.
We plant in open ground. As soon as the spring night frosts have passed, the temperature stabilizes, young seedlings are planted in the beds. During this period, you can sow seeds directly into open ground. The soil for cucumbers should be sandy loam and enriched with useful microelements.
We water the cucumbers regularly. This crop is moisture-loving, so the plant requires normal watering, preferably in the evening. Cucumbers may respond to excess moisture by rotting the roots, as a result of which the bush may die. For irrigation, it is better to use settled warm water.
We tie the long lashes of the plant to the support. To grow cucumbers, trellises are used, constructed from poles to which ropes are attached. As it develops, the stem will climb along them, clinging with its tendrils.
We apply fertilizing in a timely manner. To increase the yield of a variety, it is necessary to regularly apply fertilizer to the bushes, preferably in liquid form. At the initial stage, young seedlings need mineral types of fertilizers, and later organic matter can be added. For this purpose, diluted bird droppings and mullein are used. Over the entire season, fertilizing is applied 4-5 times, but no more. An excess of microelements can lead to an increase in leaf mass, which will be at the expense of the formation of ovaries.

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Leading researcher at the laboratory of vegetable and berry crops, Yakut Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

Planting and growing cucumbers

Cucumbers of the Zyatek F1 variety are grown from seeds. For planting, you can only use purchased planting material, since the variety is a hybrid and seeds collected independently from last year’s harvest do not transfer their characteristics to the plants grown from them. Cultivation can be carried out by seedlings and without seedlings. Each has its own characteristics, so we will consider them separately.

Seedling method

The advantage of this method is the possibility of obtaining an early harvest. But the fragile roots of seedlings require careful handling when transplanting seedlings into open ground.

Important! By the time the seedlings are transplanted into open ground, they should have 2 to 4 green leaves.

A detailed description of the process of sowing seeds for growing seedlings:

Prepare separate glasses for each seed. You cannot plant seeds in one large container, since in this case, when transplanting seedlings into open ground, you can accidentally damage their roots.
Take the required amount of soil from the area where the plant sprouts will be planted in the future. Mix the soil with peat, humus, ash and sand.
Divide the mixture into individual glasses so that only a third of the container is filled. Lightly water the soil with warm water.
Make a 2–3 cm depression in the soil and place 1 seed in it. Sprinkle with earth.
Place the glasses with seeds in a bright place and keep them at a temperature of +25...+30°C until shoots appear.
Water the seeds every 1–2 days with settled water at room temperature.
After a couple of green leaves appear on the young seedling, gradually add soil to the pot as the sprout grows.
A week before the planned transplantation of sprouts into open ground, begin hardening the seedlings. To do this, containers with seedlings are briefly taken out onto the street or balcony. The time the seedlings spend in the open air should not exceed 20–30 minutes at first, then it is gradually increased.
At the end of May or beginning of July, plant the seedlings in open ground. Seedlings must be carefully removed from individual containers along with a lump of earth and placed in holes on the site. Then carefully sprinkle the roots with soil.

Video: Growing cucumber seedlings

In a seedless way

In order for Zyatek F1 cucumber bushes to produce a bountiful harvest of vegetables, you need to plant them in the right area.

Tips for choosing a landing site:

the plot must have sufficient area, because cucumbers require a lot of free space to grow. The number of plants per 1 m² should not exceed 4–5 pieces;
the soil on the site must have a nutritious composition and be light to allow air and water to pass through;
To prevent the plants from wilting under the hot rays of the sun, it is better to place the place for cucumbers in partial shade. You can choose areas that are brightly illuminated by the sun only in the morning or evening.

In order for the planted cucumber seeds to germinate, you need to prepare the soil in the selected area for planting in advance. Step-by-step algorithm for preparing beds:

In the fall, add fertilizer to the soil to saturate it with nutrients. Use peat, manure, wood ash, humus or ready-made fertilizer complexes as top dressing.
Dig up the soil in the area so that the applied fertilizers are better mixed with the soil.
In the spring, cover the area again with manure and water the soil with a hot solution of potassium permanganate for disinfection. Apply fertilizer containing potassium and phosphorus.
A few days before planting, loosen the soil surface, removing large clods of earth. This is necessary in order to facilitate seed germination.
Before planting, moisten the soil in the area. Seeds will germinate faster in moist soil.
When planting cucumber seeds in open ground, it is better to form a high ridge.

Detailed description of the landing process:

Form a bed from the soil 70 cm wide and 20 cm high.
Place the planting material in a small hole in the garden bed and cover with soil. The distance between adjacent seeds should be at least 50 cm.
Water the seeds periodically until small green shoots appear. This occurs within 10 days after planting.

Seed preparation

To ensure that the “son-in-law” variety does not disappoint you, you should adhere to the basic rules of agricultural technology. This mainly applies to sowing seeds. To begin with, a small pre-sowing treatment is required. Pelleted seeds do not require pre-sowing preparation, since they have undergone hardening and disinfection procedures under production conditions. Such grains are also treated with nutrients necessary for the first period of life. Additional exposure may damage the useful shell. Large seed producers release only calibrated seeds for sale, and deformed and small ones are rejected at the sorting stage. Therefore, it is better to buy planting material from well-known brands. The package should contain only full, large seeds with a uniform color.

Before planting, raw material will need to be sorted, disinfected, hardened, and soaked. To disinfect, you can soak the seeds for half an hour in a saturated solution of potassium permanganate. After this they are washed and dried. This measure is an excellent preventive measure that prevents the development of fungal and viral diseases of the vegetable.

Since Zyatek cucumbers are highly resistant to the most common diseases, special bacterial preparations for disinfection do not need to be used. Soaking in such compositions can lead to the death of beneficial microflora of planting material.

The seeds should be heated for two hours at a temperature of 60 degrees Celsius. This procedure can be carried out in a stove, oven or central heating radiators. The main condition is maintaining the correct temperature. Sudden temperature changes during this procedure can be harmful.

Soaking the seeds will be required if seedlings are sown. They can be planted directly into the ground only if the weather is stable and warm.

The soaking procedure is carried out as follows:

The seeds are placed between layers of napkins in a transparent container.
Water at room temperature is poured into the bottom of the container. It should completely wet the napkin material, but not cover the seeds.
The planting material should be soaked until the shell cracks.
Immediately after this procedure, you can plant the seeds in the ground.

Caring for cucumbers after planting

After the cucumber seeds have sprouted and the process of growth of the green part of the bush has begun, proper care must be provided. The plant needs sufficient water and fertilizer for abundant flowering and fruit set.

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The soil around the bushes also needs proper care. Let's look at the features of caring for cucumbers of the Zyatek F1 variety.

Fertilizing and correct watering regime

This variety of cucumbers does not require specific care. But for the plant to develop, it needs to be watered sufficiently. If this procedure is carried out incorrectly, the bush may get sick and even die.

When watering Zyatek F1 cucumbers, you must adhere to the following rules:

water the plants only with warm water, since cold water can cause the bushes to get sick and slow down their growth;
the soil should not be oversaturated with moisture, this can cause rot and powdery mildew on the plants;
the frequency of watering depends on weather conditions and is 2–3 times a week;
after watering, the soil around the bush should be well moistened, but not soggy;
Watering is carried out at the root, early in the morning.

After flowering, Zyatek F1 cucumber bushes produce many ovaries and fruits, and the bush itself actively grows lateral green shoots.
In order for the plant to have enough strength to grow and ripen fruits, it is necessary to apply fertilizing. You can use store-bought complex fertilizers that contain all the beneficial substances cucumbers need. They need to be applied 3-4 times during the growing season of the plant at equal intervals.

Also used as fertilizing:

phosphorus and potassium fertilizers - for active fruit formation;
manure - to stimulate the appearance of inflorescences;
mullein solution - saturates the soil with useful organic compounds.

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Bush garter and shaping

In good growing conditions, shoots of Zyatek F1 cucumbers grow quickly and make the plant bush lush.

Important! To ensure that the cucumber vines do not shade each other and that the fruits ripen in a timely manner, you need to install supports for the bush.

Usually, in an area with plants, low vertical posts or pegs are placed, between which a kind of mesh made of metal wire or a strong cord is stretched. Long shoots of the bush are tied to this net, directing their growth in height.

Bush garter provides a number of advantages:

helps eliminate excessive crowding of cucumber stems;
prevents rotting of fruits from contact with the ground, since in this case the shoots with cucumbers growing on them will be above the soil;
provides all cucumbers with sufficient light, as a result of which they ripen evenly;
makes daily vegetable picking more convenient.

Cucumber bushes of the Zyatek F1 variety also need shaping. During harvest, some stems may be damaged and leaves may break. Damaged areas of shoots must be periodically removed in the early morning so that they do not take away strength from healthy shoots. You also need to ensure that there are no shoots on the bush without inflorescences. If the length of the bush lash has reached 0.5 m, and there are no inflorescences on it, then it is better to cut it off.

Soil care

Cucumbers grow well in loose and moderately moist soil, through which air passes well to the roots of the bush. When caring for the soil around plants, adhere to the following recommendations:

weeds around the bush must be regularly removed so that they do not draw moisture and nutrients from the ground;
periodically loosen the top layer of soil around the cucumbers, being careful not to damage the roots of the bush;
mulch the surface of the soil near the plant with peat or humus to keep the soil moist and loose longer.

Cucumber diseases

This hybrid variety is not susceptible to diseases. However, if you do not follow the rules for caring for garden plants, they may still get sick. Most often, seedlings are affected by fungal diseases. They appear in the form of various dark and brown spots on the leaves, rot of the lashes and yellowing of the fruits.

The most dangerous disease for cucumbers is peronosporosis. It arises and develops due to sudden climate change, as well as if the irrigation regime has been disrupted. As a result of excess moisture, unsightly spots appear on the leaves of seedlings, which spread very quickly and affect all the vines. In order to save the harvest, cucumbers should be immediately sprayed with milk diluted with water (in a ratio of 1 to 1).

Gray rot is no less dangerous for these vegetables. Most often, the disease develops in plants in the second half of summer, when they have already finished bearing fruit and gardeners are harvesting the last harvest. Affected lashes should be removed immediately, and surviving bushes should be treated with a mixture of chalk, water and potassium permanganate. And then you will still be able to collect a single bucket of delicious cucumbers.

Possible growing difficulties

Cucumbers of the Zyatek F1 variety have stable immunity to most diseases. But if not properly cared for, they can be affected by diseases or pests, so you need to know how to treat plants for possible ailments, namely:

Gray rot. Occurs when watering too much or using cold water. Signs of the disease are a slippery wet coating on the leaves of the plant. To treat gray rot, the leaves of the bush need to be treated with an aqueous solution of chalk and potassium permanganate. In addition, adjustments are made to the plant’s watering regime.
Fungal diseases. They can occur when the soil is over-moistened in combination with extreme heat. Signs of infection may include yellow-brown spots on the foliage of the bush and watery areas on the surface of the cucumbers. All affected leaves and fruits should be cut off and burned. To prevent the recurrence of the disease, make adjustments to the watering regime and, if necessary, shade the plant from the bright sun.

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Downy mildew. The disease can occur in conditions of high humidity and a sharp drop in air temperature. At the same time, a characteristic gray coating appears on the surface of the leaves and fruits of the plant. To cope with the disease at the initial stage, cucumbers are irrigated with whey. If such treatment does not produce results, then chemicals are used.

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Most often, Zyatek F1 cucumbers are grown in open ground, so they are not immune to pest attacks. Bushes may be attacked by the following insects:

May beetle larva. It can eat the leaves and roots of cucumbers, as well as the fruits themselves. In order to kill the pest, special pest control chemicals are used. It is better to carry out preventive treatment of plants before planting. To do this, you need to add a drug against this pest (for example, “Rembek”) to each well.
Aphid. It settles on the leaves of the bush and drinks all the juices from them. The presence of this pest is evidenced by a large number of ants running along the surface of the bush. If there are few insects, you can cut off the affected cucumber leaves and burn them. You can treat the leaves of the bush with an aqueous solution of soda. But if there are a large number of pests, it is recommended to use special preparations against pests (for example, Fitoverm).
Spider mite. It can attack cucumber leaves in late summer, causing them to wilt. Signs of the presence of insects on the plant are thin holes on the leaves of cucumbers and thin white webs. The affected leaves of the bush should be cut off and burned, and the plant should be treated with an insecticide solution.

Protection of Zyatek F1 cucumber from diseases and pests

According to the manufacturer, the hybrid is resistant to major cucumber diseases, so compliance with agrotechnical rules and preventive measures will protect the plant from damage. To prevent fungal, bacterial and viral diseases it is necessary:

adhere to the rules of crop rotation;
water only with warm water;
shallowly but systematically loosen the soil;
carry out pre-sowing disinfection of seeds;
remove weeds regularly;
grow plants on a support to minimize contact of the vine with the soil;
ensure good air circulation;
remove diseased lashes;
burn plant residues after harvesting.

For preventive purposes, you can use spraying of plantings with infusions of onion peels, garlic, and tobacco.

Before use, tobacco dust is soaked for 2 hours in warm water and the plants are sprayed 3-4 times with an interval of 5-7 days.

melon aphid

The melon aphid settles in large colonies on the reverse sides of leaf blades, bites through young leaves and shoots, and drinks the juice from them. As a result, the plant begins to wither, weaken, and dry out. Associated pests are ants, which protect aphid colonies and provide conditions for their active reproduction. Therefore, it is necessary to fight both aphids and ants.

Harvesting

The first portion of ripe fruits is harvested 1.5 months after the appearance of the first shoots. You can collect fruits measuring 5–7 cm or wait until they grow larger. In general, the plant bears fruit until the end of September.

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Rules for harvesting and storing Zyatek F1 cucumbers:

You need to pick ripe vegetables from the bush every day;
It is better to pick ripe vegetables in the morning;
The harvest should be stored in a dark and cool place - a basement or refrigerator;
fresh cucumbers can be stored for 5–7 days;
When stored for a long time, vegetables spoil and their taste deteriorates.

Important! Overgrown cucumbers have a not very beautiful barrel-shaped shape and hard peel.
The many advantages of the Zyatek F1 variety make it popular for cultivation among gardeners. In order for the plant to produce a lot of tasty and beautiful fruits, it is enough to follow the growing recommendations described above and provide the cucumbers with simple care.

Features of care

The “Mother-in-Law F1” cucumber is not an unpretentious garden plant: it is responsive to proper and timely care, which includes watering, staking, weeding, loosening, pinching and fertilizing. It is best to combine fertilizing with watering, while fertilizing with organic and mineral fertilizers should preferably be alternated and carried out in the evening hours.

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The main principle of proper fertilizing, which allows you to get a high yield, is the balance of the composition of fertilizers, which can be used as mullein or special compositions for pumpkin plants.

High-quality weeding of cucumbers is of great importance and should be systematic.

When used for growing square-cluster crops, loosening is carried out in two cross directions.

Row cultivation of cucumber makes caring for it very easy. For each row of cucumbers, two trellises should be stretched, with an interval of 50 cm. All plants should be tied in a V-shape to the trellises in turn - this helps to increase illumination.