Description of the cucumber variety Parker f1, features of cultivation and care

Description of the variety

This is an early variety of the plant. It has a predominantly female type of flowering. Pollinated by bees. The plant is distinguished by a powerful stem, on which large quantities of cucumbers of the same size are formed.

The description of these cucumbers emphasizes that the bushes have medium climbing habit. The leaves are gray-green, with a slightly wrinkled surface. The first ovary appears after 4–5 leaves. Typically, one ovary produces from 1 to 3 cucumbers.

The fruits have a cylindrical shape and a uniform dark green color along the entire length with small white stripes. Cucumbers are covered with large tubercles with white spines. A special feature of these cucumbers is the fact that they do not turn yellow.

This cucumber hybrid is used as a salad variety and can also be preserved. It has high taste qualities.

Advantages of cucumber bingo f1

The main advantages of the Bingo hybrid include:

1. early fruit ripening;
2. Cucumber Bingo is a self-pollinating variety;
3. the variety belongs to the gherkin type, greens are harvested both at the gherkin stage and at the pickle stage;
4. good yield;
5. stable fruiting throughout the season;
6. resistance to many diseases that affect other varieties of cucumbers;
7. wonderful appearance and taste of ripe greens;
8. universal purpose of collected fruits;
9. ripe gherkins and pickles can easily withstand transportation over different distances and have good shelf life;
10. During the heat treatment, no voids are formed in the greens.

The Bingo hybrid has no serious disadvantages.

But you need to remember that you won’t be able to collect seed material from your own beds, because this hybrid simply doesn’t produce seeds; as a result, you have to buy them in specialized stores every year. Also, cucumber bushes require the formation of 1-2 stems for better yield and must be tied to trellises or strong supports.

Growing

Two types of planting Parker cucumbers are used:

1. Rassadny.
2. Seed (directly into open ground).

The seeds, which are sold in specialized stores, are already treated with the necessary fungicides, so no additional soaking is required.

The time of planting in open beds is determined by measuring the soil temperature. By this time it should warm up to 10–15 degrees. Night temperatures should not be below 8 degrees.

Before planting, furrows are made in the ground, which are filled with rotted manure, sand and mineral fertilizers. Then the bed is thoroughly watered. Only after this preparation are the seeds placed in the furrows and covered with soil on top (a layer of approximately 2–4 cm). Then they mulch and cover the bed with film.

The distance between the bushes and the rows of planted cucumbers is approximately 50 cm.

If there is a greenhouse, the seeds are sown in them in early May, and the best period for planting seedlings is mid-May. Seedlings ready for planting should have 3–5 true leaves.

Planting seeds to obtain seedlings is carried out in March, so that by the time they are planted in the ground, the age of the seedlings is about 1–1.5 months.

Preparing seeds for planting

Hybrid seeds cannot be collected from your own harvest, as they lose their maternal properties. They must be purchased in specialized stores. Cucumber seeds remain viable for about 7 years.

See also

Description of the best varieties of cucumbers resistant to powdery mildewRead

Preparations should begin approximately 1 month before planting. During this time they are heated and hardened. To determine the suitability of seeds for sowing, they are placed in a saline solution (1 tsp per 250 ml of water). Seeds suitable for planting, placed in the solution, sink to the bottom, and empty ones rise to the surface.

Then the seeds are dried, placed in a bag and placed in the refrigerator, and after a while they are removed from the refrigerator and placed in a warm place.

Immediately before planting, the seeds are soaked in warm water and treated with potassium permanganate to prevent diseases. After swelling, the seeds are considered ready for planting.

Harvesting and storage

The harvest begins in August. Since Forsazh is characterized by long-term fruiting, it is recommended to harvest every day so that the fruits do not interfere with the formation of new cucumbers. If you do not harvest daily, new cucumbers will slow down in development and take on irregular, ugly shapes.

It is recommended to place cucumbers in wooden boxes so that the required amount of oxygen reaches the fruits. If one of the cucumbers begins to rot, it is necessary to review the entire box and eliminate not only the rotting fruit, but also its neighbors.

If the cucumbers will be used immediately after harvesting the fruits, they are placed in the refrigerator, where they can remain for up to 7 days.

Construction of beds on film

You can plant cucumbers under the film both in open ground and in a greenhouse. The prepared bed should have a flat surface. In addition, protection from winds should be provided.

The width of such beds should be about 1 meter, and there are no restrictions on the length. Manure and last year's straw are poured on top of the beds. As they rot, heat will be released to warm the soil. This layer is covered with a layer of soil on top.

A week after this preparatory work, the beds are sown with cucumber seeds and then covered with film. If warm days set in, the covers can be removed during the daytime and covered in the evening.

No frame is required to stretch the film. Along the edge of the bed, polyethylene is pressed against the ground with boards or bricks. The covering material can be removed after June 10. Until this point, the bushes are ventilated daily.

Loosening of such planting is not required until the film is removed. The main advantage of this growing method is that the plants are exposed to warmer conditions.

Main characteristics

Let's look at the most significant characteristics of the cucumber variety "Claudia F1":

Initially, the hybrid was recommended for cultivation in private farms in open ground in the Lower Volga and North Caucasus regions. But it bears fruit well in protected soil conditions (in all types of greenhouses and greenhouses, under temporary film covers) throughout Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

"Claudia F1" is able to tolerate relative shading, therefore it is also in demand as home cucumbers that grow well on a windowsill or balcony

Features of care

To cope with weeds when growing cucumbers on your site, use plastic film. This allows you to collect decent yields of cucumbers, and the growing process is greatly simplified. If cucumbers grow in beds without using a film covering, then a trellis is first stretched onto which the cucumber vine is then tied.

See also

How to root the stepsons of cucumbers using cuttings and propagation by layering? Read

Cucumbers are quite a moisture-loving plant. It requires frequent watering to prevent the soil from drying out. Watering should be done only with warm water, and make sure that moisture does not get on the foliage. In addition to weeding, during the summer it is necessary to carry out 1-2 fertilizing with mineral fertilizers.

Advantages and disadvantages

The taste of the hybrid is high. There is no bitterness in the pulp. The dense consistency of the inside of the cucumber, as well as the dense outer skin, allows them to be transported over long distances.

This hybrid has few negative characteristics. The disadvantage is that there is no way to collect seeds from your own crop. And since the variety is pollinated by bees, when planted in greenhouses, difficulties may arise with their pollination.

Potatoes Scarb - a variety for gourmets

The Scarb variety can be described by the following characteristics:

• Tuber skin color: pale golden.
• Flesh color: quite light, with a yellowish tint.
• It has a good taste and a high percentage of starch content.
• The belongings mature within one hundred days.
• One hectare can yield about six hundred centners of harvest.
• This variety is distinguished by good lightness, it can be stored in proper conditions until the onset of summer.

Before planting Scarb potatoes on the site, it is important to germinate the tubers. The fact is that this variety is characterized by long germination of shoots, which is why it is important to take care of this matter in advance

The Scarb variety is distinguished by good resistance to cold environmental conditions. Therefore, it can be safely grown not only in the southern regions, but also in colder regions of Russia. The main thing is to germinate the root crops in advance and observe the timing of planting the material, in relation to the characteristics of the region. And then, even during the short Siberian summer, you can manage to grow a good harvest.

As for the general requirements for planting Scarb potatoes, the breeders recommend:

- Observe the timing of planting it in the month of May.

-The root crop of this variety does not respond well to excessive soil moisture, so it is important to wait until the water level in the soil decreases or install a special system for draining excess water in the soil. -The soil for planting potatoes is prepared in the traditional way: in the fall it is necessary to dig up the soil and add organic matter to it, and in the spring it is allowed to loosen it again with the application of fertilizers containing nitrogenous substances

-The soil for planting potatoes is prepared in the traditional way: in the fall it is necessary to dig up the soil and add organic matter to it, and in the spring it is allowed to loosen it again with the application of fertilizers containing nitrogenous substances.

-In order for the root system of the root crop to receive sufficient oxygen, you can plant the potatoes in furrows that will rise slightly above the beds.

Pests and diseases

The hybrid has the ability to resist typical diseases of this type of plant: powdery mildew, tobacco mosaic, olive spot. To avoid infection with such viruses, pre-planting seed treatment is carried out.

It is not recommended to plant cucumbers in beds where zucchini or pumpkins previously grew. It is advisable to wait several years, as harmful microorganisms can infect the planted cucumbers.

Reviews from gardeners

Dmitry Gor, Ukraine: “Parker grew cucumbers strictly according to the recommendations. I carefully prepared the beds, tied them up and cut off the side shoots. The bushes turned out to be quite strong and viable. The fruits matched the bushes and were just as strong. The taste is excellent, however, I didn’t really like the appearance of them, they turned out too embossed, but they were perfect for preservation.”

Anastasia, Rostov region: “I grew Parker cucumbers in my dacha. I liked the high yield of the hybrid and their resistance to disease, but I was not impressed with their taste. In addition, they have a very thick skin.”