The original “master” of greenhouses and open beds is the Chinese Emperor F1 cucumber: a detailed description of the variety

Popular varieties with photos

Many varieties of cucumber were bred by the Chinese. For beginner gardeners, breeders recommend several popular varieties shown in the photo, including:

• Flameproof;
• Farmer's;
• Emperor;
• Climbing;
• Cold-resistant;
• Chinese snakes;
• White delicacy;
• Alligator;
• Chinese miracle;
• Gin;
• Momordica;
• White Dragon.

Chinese varieties of cucumbers are high-yielding. One bush produces up to 30 kg of vegetables. Cucumbers grow very quickly. The first harvest is obtained in 1-1.5 months.

Tip: It is enough to plant 3-4 bushes to feed the whole family.

Flameproof

The variety is pollinated by bees. Its ripening period is 2-3 months. Heat-resistant cucumbers are cultivated in greenhouses and open beds.

The green, cylindrical fruits have a skin with small tubercles. Cucumbers are crispy, fragrant with soft seeds.

On the stem of powerful Chinese heat-resistant cucumbers there are many branched bushes with large dark green leaves. The variety is resistant to air temperatures up to 35°C. The fruits ripen before autumn frosts.

Seeds are planted in April-May, provided that the soil is warmed up to 20-25°C. To avoid changes in the genotype of vegetables, you need to plant seedlings in a separate bed. The hybrid is disease-resistant.

Farmer's

Chinese farm cucumber is perfect for growing in open ground. This is a powerful plant with climbing branches. The neatly shaped fruits reach up to 50 cm in length. The peel is smooth, dark green.

The variety ripens within 40-50 days. It is cold-resistant and disease-resistant.

Fact: In greenhouse conditions, the yield of Farm Chinese cucumber increases significantly.

Emperor

An early ripening hybrid, Emperor f1 has large fruits. Their weight reaches up to 400 g. The harvest is harvested 40-45 days after the first shoots appear. The plant is grown outdoors in garden beds and in greenhouses.

The fruits are shiny dark green in color and grow up to 40 cm. The Emperor hybrid tolerates high temperatures well and is resistant to powdery mildew, fusarium and other diseases.

Cucumbers are consumed fresh. They have good taste.

Climbing

Chinese Climbing cucumber is high-yielding, but late-ripening. The first fruits appear 70 days after germination. The seeds need pollination, so they are grown in open beds.

The plant has long vines and medium branching. Cylindrical cucumbers grow up to 12 cm in length and gain weight up to 130 g. The climbing cucumber is cold-resistant. It has good taste.

Cold-resistant

Chinese cold-resistant hybrid f1 is a medium-ripening variety. To receive the first cucumbers you need to wait 50-55 days. It is good for growing in the climatic conditions of Russia.

Variety planting locations:

• greenhouses;
• greenhouses;
• open beds.

Light green fruits with tubercles bend as they grow. They are aromatic and pleasant to the taste.

Half-meter cucumbers are good not only for fresh consumption, but also for pickling when cut. The hybrid is cold-resistant and hardy. It is disease resistant.

Advice: It is better to use the crop on the day of harvest.

Chinese miracle

A late variety is the Chinese miracle. It ripens in 60-75 days after the first shoots.

The long cylindrical fruit reaches 40-55 cm. There are a few small tubercles on its surface. The yield of the crop is quite high, there are few barren flowers.

Sowing of seeds is carried out in March-April, and seedlings are planted in the ground in May-June. Plantings need timely watering and good lighting. This variety is not afraid of cold and heat.

Advice. In order for the plant to develop correctly, it must be tied up several times a season.

Cucumbers have high immunity. The fruits are consumed fresh and canned.

Chinese snake

A variety of medium and early ripeness, Chinese snake is cultivated in greenhouses. Seeds are sown a month before the expected picking.

The bushes are well developed and bear fruit for a long time. The plant is pollinated by insects. The length of the dark green writhing fruit is up to 50 cm, there are few seeds. Cucumbers are covered with sparse large tubercles. The fruits look like numerous snakes.

Plants are highly productive in fertile soils. The stems grow up to 3.5 meters. There are few side shoots.

Fact: The Chinese snake is more demanding to care for than other varieties.

The juicy fruits have a sweet taste. The variety is preserved for the winter.

Alligator

The early maturing Alligator hybrid is pollinated by bees. Cucumbers are grown by seedlings. The most suitable time for planting in an open garden bed is the end of May.

The first harvest is obtained 45-50 days after the first growth appears. Cylindrical cucumbers grow up to 35-40 cm. The yield of the variety is high, it bears fruit until mid-autumn. The hybrid is consumed fresh and in preparations.

Gin

Many summer residents prefer to grow a hybrid Chinese gin in their beds. This is a mid-late, bee-pollinated cucumber. The leaves are medium sized, dark green in color.

Weakly ribbed, tasty, long, cylindrical fruits reach 30-40 cm.

The plant is grown by seeds and seedlings. Gin is resistant to fungal diseases.

It is used in salads and canned food.

Momordica

Fans of exotic plant species will like the exotic vine of the Pumpkin family - Momordica. It is also called Indian cucumber.

This variety is grown in greenhouses. The liana reaches a height of 2 m. The spindle-shaped fruits can grow up to 20 cm. Their surface looks like crocodile skin, as can be seen in the photo.

The leaves are large, light green, carved. You can grow the vine as a decorative ornament. Momordica loves sunny places.

Gardeners describe its taste as reminiscent of bitter gourd. Unripe fruits are eaten; they are more nutritious than cucumbers.

The Chinese call this plant the fruit of longevity. It is used in folk medicine.

Pros and cons of the variety

Chinese Emperor f1 cucumbers have a number of positive characteristics, thanks to which the variety is in demand among vegetable growers for cultivation both in small plots and in industrial quantities. Let's consider a description of the benefits of the variety.

pros

1. High level of productivity of the variety (up to 16 kg of cucumbers per 1 m2);
2. Cucumbers have an excellent presentation;
3. Relatively early fruit ripening;
4. The plant does not require pollination by insects, which allows the variety to be grown in greenhouse conditions;
5. Resistance to many crop diseases;
6. Excellent taste characteristics.

Minuses

Vegetable growers note that the only drawback of growing the Chinese Emperor f1 variety is the lack of seeds in cucumbers for subsequent sowing.

Landing rules

For all varieties of cucumbers that were bred in China, there are general planting rules. Their seeds have low germination rate, so sowing should be done responsibly.

Sequence of preparation:

1. Warm up the seed material at a temperature of about 35°C.
2. Keep in the potassium permanganate solution for 10 minutes.
3. Place on a damp cloth until sprouts appear.
4. Plant in soil or container to obtain seedlings.

Chinese cucumber seeds are usually sown in February or March. Shoots should appear in 5-6 days. With the appearance of the fourth leaf, the seedlings are planted in the ground or greenhouse.

Cucumber Chinese snakes

The “Chinese Snakes” cucumber variety is increasingly gaining popularity among summer residents with its unpretentiousness and excellent taste:

1. Its exotic fruits are long and wriggling, looking like a snake 45-80 cm long. One such cucumber will take up the entire salad bowl. “Chinese” have a stem up to 3.5 meters high and a minimum of side shoots, so they can be planted more often than other varieties.
2. Plants need a tall trellis - without support, cucumbers can grow awkwardly. They grow easily in shady areas, unpretentious to temperature changes - in open ground they can bear fruit until mid-autumn, until the night temperature is above +6, and longer in a greenhouse.
3. Very juicy, with thin skin, they grow so quickly, by leaps and bounds. If you don’t collect it in time, you can find a real snake in the garden - 85-90 cm long.
4. This variety is bee-pollinated with a predominance of the female form of flowering, so it is advisable to provide access to the flowers for insects. When properly grown, the yield is 30 kg/m2.

Expert opinion

Perekhodenko Galina Vasilievna, amateur gardener with more than 40 years of experience

The Chinese snake variety is used not only fresh, but also used for winter preparations: salads - assorted or pickled, pre-cut into pieces. They taste very similar to pickled gherkins. They cannot be picked in large quantities, since they are not stored for a long time, quickly fade and lose their taste.

Soil preparation

Sprouts are placed in open beds in mid-May. At this time, the soil is sufficiently warmed up.

Soil for cucumbers can be bought in the store or prepared in the fall. Humus, sawdust and black soil are added to the soil in a ratio of 1:1:2. Over the winter the mixture rots.

As for mineral fertilizers, gardeners recommend ammonia fertilizers and superphosphate.

Cucumbers will grow well after the following crops:

• carrot;
• cabbage;
• tomatoes;
• potato.

In order for cucumbers to be grown in comfortable conditions, it is not advisable to plant them after nightshade, pumpkin, and squash crops. Soil with neutral acidity is best for Chinese long cucumbers.

Chinese heat tolerant cucumber

Chinese heat-resistant is a medium-ripening cucumber hybrid from the “Chinese stable” series of Russian breeding and seed (Domodedovo):

1. Suitable for growing in open and protected (glass and film greenhouses) soil. The period from the emergence of seedlings to the collection of the first fruits is 48-54 days. Plants are powerful, branched, well-deciduous. The leaves are large, dark green. Formation is carried out on one stem. Fruiting lasts until autumn frosts.
2. It is recommended to place the plants on nets or trellises to prevent the cucumbers from twisting or squirming. The fruits are cylindrical, 30-50 cm long (maximum 70 cm), with large, frequently spaced tubercles. The tip of the mature fruit has a thickening characteristic characteristic of this variety. The skin is thin, dark green, with short whitish stripes at the top of the cucumber. The pulp is sweet, tender, crispy, aromatic. The seeds are soft, the tastes are not felt.
3. The fruits are not prone to growth and yellowing, but it is better not to delay harvesting, as over time they lose their taste and become coarser.
4. The hybrid is characterized by resistance to drought, high temperatures (it grows and bears fruit well at temperatures up to 35 °C), unfavorable conditions and common cucumber diseases:

• powdery mildew;

• transporosis;

• fusarium wilt.

They will keep in the refrigerator for 5-7 days. This variety is a salad variety, but it is also suitable for harvesting for the winter if you cut the fruit into slices.

The value of the Chinese cucumber is heat-resistant: high taste appeal of fresh and canned fruits, endurance to high temperatures, resistance to diseases.

Features of care

Varieties from China do not differ much in care from older varieties of cucumbers. But you still need to find out more information about how to grow Chinese cucumbers if this is the first time.

Since the plant forms one elongated stem and a few side shoots, it is planted more often than ordinary cucumbers.

Tip: Plants need to be tied up in advance.

On the main cucumber stem, the buds of the side shoots are removed to a height of 30 cm so that the cucumbers are ventilated. Above, two leaves with ovaries are left and the side shoots are pinched.

Features of Chinese cucumber seeds

Chinese cucumber is a cold-tolerant crop and is therefore characterized by simple farming practices. Initially, the gardener must purchase high-quality seeds of the crop. They must be soaked before planting. For this, a strong solution of Indian tea is used.

Seeds should be stored in it for at least half an hour. If there is no greenhouse and the temperature of the bed allows sowing, the seeds should be sown in the ground. Cucumber loves fertilizer. Therefore, before sowing the crop, it is necessary to apply fertilizers such as:

• wood ash;

• compost;

• humus.

If these fertilizers are not available, fresh manure can be used. For sowing, you need to make holes using a hoe. Warm water is poured into them and cucumbers are laid out. The distance between the holes should be at least half a meter. The seeds of the Chinese cucumber are sprinkled with feces on top.

Expert opinion

Filatov Ivan Yurievich, private farmer for more than 30 years

To ensure good germination of the cucumber, it is necessary to provide moisture in the hole. This is why mulching is done. You can use straw or grass for this purpose. Mulch not only prevents the soil from drying out, but will also serve as fertilizer for cucumbers throughout the season.

Diseases and pests

For preventive purposes, plants are treated with fungicides with mandatory adherence to the standards specified in the instructions.

Main diseases:

• powdery mildew;
• anthracnose;
• mosaic;
• corner leaf spot.

Powdery mildew appears as white spots on the leaves. It is treated with colloidal sulfur. Anthracnose is treated with a solution of copper oxychloride. The mosaic cannot be cured; the plants will have to be destroyed. Bordeaux mixture is used for leaf spot.

Sometimes plants are attacked by pests such as spider mites, melon aphids and whiteflies. Treatment with Fitoferm and Fosbecid is recommended. Laundry soap will help deal with aphids. Fortunately, Chinese cucumbers rarely succumb to disease.

Diseases and parasites

Despite the fact that the hybrid variety Chinese Emperor f1 has strong immunity, it is susceptible to root rot, as well as invasion of aphids and spider mites. Let's look at the description of infections.

Root rot

Root rot is an infection that causes wilting of the leaves and vines of the plant, yellowing of the ovaries and lower leaves. Rotting of the cucumber stems is periodically observed. To combat root rot, Previkur, Alirin and Rizoplan are used.

Aphid

Aphids are small insects that cause damage to plant leaves. When infested by aphids, the tops turn yellow and begin to wither and curl. Wilting and falling of flowers are also observed. To combat aphids, Metaphos, Inta-Vir and Decis-Lux are used.

Spider mite

Spider mites are a pest that causes a slowdown in the development of bushes, the formation of a white web on the leaves of the plant, and yellowing of the tops. To combat spider mites, it is recommended to use Apollo, Actellik and Neoron.

Reviews and advice from gardeners

Due to a number of advantages, the cultivation of Chinese varieties has found many supporters among gardeners. They tolerate high and low temperatures well, rarely get sick, and bear fruit for a long time. But there are also negative reviews.

Fact. The vegetable has poor shelf life; after a day it becomes soft. Many varieties are consumed only fresh.

There are also varieties of Chinese cucumbers: Emerald Stream, White Delicacy, White Dragon and others. Some gardeners grow their favorite fruits every year, while reviews from others indicate their impracticality.

Chinese cold-resistant F1

Chinese cold-resistant cucumber F1 is a hybrid of medium-ripening cucumber, obtained by agricultural breeders (Domodedovo):

1. It is intended for cultivation in open ground, greenhouses and winter greenhouses. The plants are powerful and grow intensively. It is recommended to place them on trellises so that the fruits do not bend.
2. The period from the appearance of shoots to the collection of the first fruits is 50-55 days.
3. The leaves are green, medium in size. Cucumbers are cylindrical (often bent), with large tubercles and a short neck, very long (30-50 cm). The skin is dark green, shiny, thin.
4. The pubescence is dense. The spines are white. The pulp is juicy, aromatic, sweet, genetically without bitterness. The seeds are small. Best of all, this variety is suitable for fresh consumption, but it is also suitable for pickling if the cucumber is cut into slices.
5. This hybrid is characterized by increased tolerance to adverse environmental factors, high productivity and excellent fruit quality, and also has shade resistance and cold resistance.
6. Resistant to Fusarium wilt, powdery mildew and blight

The most common harvests are observed in the first 2-3 weeks of fruiting. Cucumbers that are not picked on time do not immediately turn yellow. However, you should not delay removing the fruits, because when they are overgrown, the skin becomes rough and the pulp loses its taste. It is advisable to use the harvested crop within the first 24 hours, as the fruits quickly wither.

Advantages of the Chinese cold-resistant cucumber: high yield, long-term fruiting, unpretentious care, disease resistance, high taste of fresh and canned fruits.

How the crop is used

Tatyana uses long-fruited cucumbers for salads and even preserves them, although many instructions and descriptions of Chinese varieties of cucumbers indicate that they are not suitable for long-term storage or preservation.

“Once there was a bad year for traditional cucumbers,” recalls Tatyana. — When canning small cucumbers, I started putting Chinese, sliced ​​cucumbers in jars. They aged, remained crispy, retained their taste and aroma.”

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Growing

Hybrid cucumbers are grown both under film cover and in open ground. The first method is suitable for cultivating the variety in regions with a cool climate, while the second is suitable for breeding in areas with warm and long summers. Growing Chinese cold-resistant cucumber has its own characteristics, following which you can get decent yields.

In the open ground

The farm hybrid is planted in open ground either with seeds or seedlings. It is recommended to prepare the seeds before planting. To do this, they are placed in water for half an hour. Those seeds that float up should not be planted, as they will not sprout anyway. Drowned specimens are treated for diseases in a weak solution of potassium permanganate for an hour. Then they are either immediately sown in the soil, or for better germination they are germinated as follows: laid out on a damp cloth and left in a warm place. The seedlings should hatch in a couple of days. Then they are planted in the ground at a distance of 25 cm from each other. This distance will be enough for plants, since the hybrid grows only upward, having practically no side shoots. Due to the fact that the seeds of the variety have low germination, it is better to grow Chinese cold-resistant varieties using seedlings. Seeds for seedlings are sown depending on when the sprouts will be planted in the soil. Usually this is done in mid-May. It is recommended to plant seedlings immediately in separate cups, which are larger in size, since hybrid plants have a very powerful root system.

First, prepare the soil. For planting, make the following mixture: take peat, sawdust from deciduous trees, sand and humus in a ratio of 6:1:1:2 and scatter them into cups. Next, one seed is planted in each glass to a depth of no more than 1.5 cm, moistened, covered with film and placed in a warm and dark place. As soon as the first shoots appear, and this will happen in 3-5 days, the film is removed and the glasses with the sprouts are placed on a sunny windowsill. Water the seedlings abundantly, avoiding stagnation of moisture. When the threat of morning frost has passed, the seedlings are transferred to open ground. This is usually done in the second half of June. It is planted in the same way as the seeds.

If you want to get a good harvest of Chinese cucumber, it is best to purchase seeds from trusted suppliers, since the hybrid does not produce its own seeds.

In greenhouses

Seedlings are planted under the film in May. Before planting, beds are made, forming ridges 30 cm high. Plants are planted, leaving at least 25 cm between them. The distance between rows should be at least 90 cm to make it convenient to care for the bushes.

Scheme of planting cucumbers on a trellis

When planting, make holes slightly larger than the size of a cup. They add a pinkish solution of potassium permanganate, allow it to soak into the soil and begin planting. The sprouts are carefully removed from the glasses so as not to damage the roots, placed in the hole, covered with soil and compacted.

The film is stretched in advance so that the earth has time to warm up. And only a few days later they begin planting. To retain moisture longer, the distance around the bushes is mulched with sawdust or rotted leaves. Such manipulations will not only prevent premature evaporation of moisture, but also protect against the appearance of weeds.

Caring for Chinese cold-resistant plants involves watering, spraying, fertilizing and tying plants to a trellis.

The hybrid is very moisture-loving, therefore, water it as the soil dries, not allowing it to dry out completely. In addition to watering, spraying is a mandatory procedure.

Feeding is carried out 4 times per season. Feeding is alternated with mineral and organic fertilizers, which are applied both at the root and the leaves of the plants are sprayed with solutions. To ensure that the soil is constantly saturated with oxygen, shallow loosening is recommended, which is done very carefully so as not to damage the roots.

The variety is characterized by the fact that it does not produce side shoots, but it happens that stepsons still appear. In this case, they need to be removed as early as possible to prevent thickening. The lashes should be tied to a trellis to prevent plant diseases. This is also done to ensure that the fruits grow evenly and beautifully.

Alligator

The early-ripening hybrid Alligator, pollinated by bees and moths, begins to produce the first vegetables 46-48 days after the shoots appear. Vegetables have a typical cylindrical appearance, are 0.35-0.4 m long, bright green in color, with tubercles. The high-yielding Alligator shows quite high yields - up to 16-18 kg per 1 sq. m of sown area.

Subtleties of cultivation

This variety, which bears fruit until mid-October, is grown on any soil using the seedling method. Seed material is planted in the first half of April. A month after the seeds are planted, the seedlings are transplanted. It is better to plan the time of growing seedlings so that the bushes are transplanted into the ground at the end of May-June.

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