Carrot Sankina Love: characteristics and description of the variety, reviews

Description of the hybrid

The crop is late-ripening, the roots are suitable for long-term storage. Sweet vegetables are rich in carotene, therefore valuable for baby and medical nutrition.

Origin and development

Sankina Lyubov carrots were bred by Moscow agro breeders for cultivation in risky farming regions, including the Urals and Siberia. Vegetable growers cultivate the hybrid throughout Russia.

Sanka’s love was not included in the State Register of the Russian Federation.

Composition and beneficial properties

Root vegetables contain important macro- and microelements for humans:

The main value of the hybrid is the increased content of carotene in root vegetables: up to 9 mg per 100 g. Once in the body, it is converted into vitamin A, which is especially important for the growth of a child’s body. Beta-carotene has antioxidant properties.

Interesting! In ancient Rome, carrots were considered a sacred plant: it was both a crunchy treat and a natural medicine. The composition of root vegetables includes carotenoids, vitamins, carbohydrates, essential oils, and mineral salts.

Vitamin composition of carrots:

Ripening time and yield

Sanka's love is a late-ripening carrot. Root crops reach biological maturity 120–135 days after mass germination.

The hybrid is high-yielding: 5 kg of carrots are dug from 1 m2. At the same time, high productivity is ensured even on clay soils.

Disease resistance

With excessive watering, stagnation of water in the soil and dense plantings, the hybrid is susceptible to fungal diseases:

• white rot;
• black scab;
• brown spot;
• dry and black rot.

Diseases appear during crop cultivation and storage.

Important! A guarantee of healthy root crops is liming the soil before sowing.

Characteristics

Sanka's love is a cold-resistant hybrid that is not demanding on the soil. Root vegetables do not break or crack.

They have an attractive presentation: the tip is blunt, the core is not expressed, the shape is cylindrical, length - 20–25 cm, width - 3 cm, bright orange color, thin skin. Weight of vegetables - 90–120 g. Juicy, crispy, sweet root vegetables are universal in use.

The plant does not bolt and does not bloom. Carrots do not lose their taste until spring. It is planted both before winter and in spring.

Growing regions

The hardy hybrid is in demand throughout Russia. It is suitable for cultivation both in the middle zone and in cold regions of the Urals and Siberia. There are no special climate requirements.

Features of cultivation and care

Carrots, in general, are an unpretentious crop, but not everyone can grow a good harvest in their garden. The reason is that this vegetable needs very specific conditions, which must be created already at the stage of choosing a suitable place for it on the site, as well as observing the timing and technology of planting itself.

Soil requirements

As was said, Sanka’s love can grow and even bear fruit well on heavy soil, however, this does not mean at all that this type of soil is preferable for a hybrid.

However, if the soil on the site is chernozem, there is no need to adjust its composition before planting carrots, but in clay soil it is better to first add a mixture of peat and sand (at least 10 liters per 1 sq.m). On peat soil, provided there are no signs of waterlogging, Sanka's love can be grown quite successfully if sand is added to the substrate before planting.

Important! The ideal soil for the hybrid Sankina Love is sandstone or loam. On this soil, carrots grow larger, sweeter and juicier than on black soil.

Carrots need soil rich in organic matter (the minimum humus content required by the crop is 4%). However, applying fresh organic fertilizers, especially manure, to planting is strictly prohibited: in such soil, carrots will grow gnarled or “horned”. Therefore, this kind of fertilizing should be applied to the soil at least a year before planting.

Another condition when choosing a place for a garden bed is good drainage and complete absence of the risk of water stagnation (in such conditions, root crops grow very small, crack or simply rot). Optimal soil acidity is from 5.7 to 6.9 (neutral or slightly acidic reaction).

Another important condition is lighting. Carrots are one of the most light-loving crops that are grown in our latitudes, so it is necessary to allocate the most open and sunny area for it.

The hybrid's high need for moisture and, at the same time, its complete rejection of stagnant water in the soil determines the following requirement for the bed - it must be as level as possible so that water is distributed evenly over it during precipitation and irrigation.

Did you know? It is believed that regular consumption of carrots helps reduce the likelihood of developing lung cancer, but this rule is only true for those who do not smoke. Surprisingly, it has the exact opposite effect for smokers.

The site for growing Sanka's love must be chosen taking into account the standard rules of crop rotation, since in a place where carrots and other crops related to them (according to the requirements for soil composition and the most typical pests) previously grew, the hybrid will never produce a good harvest.

Sowing rules

Traditionally, Sankina Lyubov carrots are planted in the spring. However, rational gardeners sometimes use the winter sowing method for this hybrid (at the end of October or beginning of November). This allows you to get an earlier harvest of root crops, which are used for immediate consumption, and the usual spring planting method is used for planting for the winter.

As for the timing of sowing seeds, then, strictly according to the rules, for this you need to wait for stable heat. In the Central region of Russia, the right moment comes at the end of April, in more northern regions you should wait another 1.5–2 weeks, while southerners can carry out the procedure at the end of March. The main thing is that the soil in the upper layer warms up to at least +6...+7 °C, and the night frosts are left behind.

Regarding the pre-sowing preparation of seeds of the Sankina Love hybrid, the situation is ambiguous. Many experts note that preliminary soaking, dressing and stimulation do not have a decisive effect on the speed and intensity of germination, so they advise limiting yourself to only preliminary checking the quality of the seed material by planting several prototypes at home in a separate glass.

Important! For both winter and early spring sowing, only dry seeds are planted in the ground. They should be soaked only when planting in well-warmed soil.

Another important precaution: disinfection of seeds by soaking them in potassium permanganate, boric acid and other similar preparations is carried out only after preliminary soaking, since aggressive solutions can destroy dry seeds.

Before sowing, the bed should be dug up, and if it has been prepared since the fall, simply loosen it. Next, the future rows are marked. The easiest way to do this is with wooden pegs driven in on both sides of the row and, if necessary, additionally in the center. The row spacing for the Sankina Lyubov hybrid should be about 20 cm. Then, grooves no more than 1.5–2 cm deep are dug along the intended rows and watered abundantly.

When the water is absorbed, the seeds are laid out and then covered with soil. Sometimes carrot seeds are planted using the tape method. It consists of pre-gluing dry seeds using a paste made from brewed starch onto toilet paper at a distance of 4 cm from each other, which allows you to immediately control the number of seeds in the rows and significantly save their quantity, due to the absence of the need for intensive thinning in the future .

The paper tape along with the seeds is placed at the bottom of the furrow and covered with soil, as with the usual planting method. This method is quite labor-intensive, but still very convenient, but it also has its drawbacks: if germination is poor, the bed may turn out to be too sparse, and the gardener will not receive the expected carrot harvest.

Important! After digging a furrow, the bed should not be watered, as this leads to uncontrolled and uneven penetration of seeds into the soil, which significantly slows down the germination process and negatively affects overall germination rates.

The first carrot shoots appear no earlier than 2–3 weeks after planting. This process can be accelerated a little by covering the bed with film or a light agricultural cloth to create a greenhouse effect. Immediately after the sprouts appear, the cover must be removed.

Watering

Sanka's love is a moisture-loving hybrid. You need to water the garden bed regularly and abundantly, trying to ensure uniform soil moisture and at the same time prevent water from stagnating in it. Carrots also respond with great gratitude to sprinkling; as for “bottom” watering (at the root), it is better to do it not with a watering can or directly from a hose, but using the drip irrigation method - it is enough to turn it on every 2-3 days, which will significantly reduce water consumption and prevent both drying out and root rotting.

The intensity of watering varies during different periods of the carrot growing season. So, if at the initial stages the crop needs frequent but dosed moistening, then as the root crops form, the intervals between waterings are reduced, and the amount of water that is used, on the contrary, is increased, so that the soil is saturated with moisture to a depth of at least 15 cm.

Important! You cannot water carrots with cold or hard water: if tap water is used for watering, it must first be kept in the sun for several hours so that it settles and warms up.

To improve taste, increase sweetness and extend the shelf life of fruits, about 30 days before harvesting, stop watering completely, only lightly sprinkling the top layer of soil immediately before harvesting to make it easier to remove the carrots from the ground.

As a hint, you can use the following water consumption rates when watering the Sankina Love hybrid at different phases of the growing season, but you need to understand that we are talking about average indicators, which are adjusted depending on specific climatic and weather conditions:

Feeding

You need to be extremely careful when feeding carrot beds. During the growing season, organic matter cannot be applied to this crop at all, and from mineral fertilizers the main emphasis is placed on the potassium and phosphorus components, since root crops tend to accumulate nitrates, thus, a large amount of nitrogen in the soil negatively affects the quality of the crop.

The fertilizer application scheme for growing the Sankina Love hybrid may look like this:

When preparing fertilizer based on wood ash, you can add a few drops of potassium permanganate to the working liquid. This precaution provides additional protection for root crops from fungal infections and soil pests.

Experts recommend not to abuse wood ash as a fertilizer for carrots and use it no more than once every 2-3 years.

Important! An excess of organic and mineral fertilizers in the soil attracts carrot flies to the garden bed, and the root crops themselves become deformed.

Weeding

Weeds are a real disaster for carrots. The main reason is that the crop grows very slowly, and the “foreign” grass in the garden grows quickly. You should not remove weeds from the garden bed before the first carrot shoots appear on it, since such actions can damage young shoots that are not yet visible to the eye. But as soon as the “cultivated” shoots form the first true leaf (10–15 days after germination), the bed should be thoroughly weeded.

The next time the procedure is repeated in the phase of the second true leaf, combining it with thinning - another mandatory event when growing carrots. As a result of the manipulation, a distance of at least 2–2.5 cm should be ensured between each two neighboring seedlings.

Important! Sanka’s love reacts even more painfully to proximity to weeds than to bad predecessors.

During the thinning process, it is very important to follow the technology for removing excess sprouts from the ground: the movement should be directed not upward, but to the side, thus ensuring the integrity of the root system of the specimens left in the garden. While the seedlings are small, thinning them can be quite difficult.

Experienced gardeners recommend doing this not with your hands, but with tweezers. In this case, it is much easier to capture each selected sprout without disturbing its neighbors. A month after the first thinning, the procedure must be repeated, removing at least half of the seedlings and thus doubling the distance between future bushes.

You shouldn’t feel sorry for the crop: it’s impossible to grow good carrots without enough free space, and besides, at this stage the plant is already forming small root crops, and they can be used as food.

Did you know? Carrot tops should not be thrown away, because there are many ways to use their beneficial properties and aroma. For example, by adding such an ingredient to a jar when pickling tomatoes, you can incredibly enrich the taste of the finished dish; in addition, vitamin tea is brewed from the “tops” of carrots and even a hair rinse is prepared, which makes hair stronger and grows better.

Prevention and treatment of diseases and pests

Carrots are a juicy and sweet crop; moreover, its most valuable part is located underground, where various pathogenic microorganisms and insects that infect the plant remain invisible. Both of these circumstances significantly complicate the task of a gardener trying to save the crop from various types of pests, but in no case should you let down your vigilance.

Among the diseases and pests that can cause significant damage to the Sanka Love hybrid are:

Pests should be controlled using insecticidal preparations, such as:

• "Face";
• "ATO BEETLE";
• "Antikhrushch";
• "Provotox";
• "Bazudin";
• "Fly-eater";
• "Bezar";
• "Kinmiks";
• "Inta-Vir" and others.

Important! The best prevention of diseases and pests on carrots is strict adherence to agricultural techniques for growing them - normal watering, soil drainage, avoiding an excess of organic and nitrogen fertilizers, in particular due to their application during the growing season, and not in advance.

The fight against fungal infections is traditionally carried out with fungicidal drugs, but if the disease is detected at an early stage, it is best to use biological agents. They are non-toxic, not dangerous to bees, do not change the composition of the soil and are safe for the environment. The most famous drugs in this category are Fitosporin M, Fitodoctor, Gaupsin, Trichodermin, Mikosan, etc.

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Description and characteristics of the variety

Cabbage Sankina Lyubov is an adapted hybrid variety with medium ripening periods. It has a weight and size above average, and has good productivity.

The hybrid is presented from the originator “Ural Summer Resident”, among its main characteristics:

• average weight 4-5 kg;
• shortened durable stumps;
• powerful roots;
• flattened, oval-round shape;
• the internal texture is juicy and tender;
• high core density;
• pleasant balanced taste due to the high sugar content;
• bush diameter 90-100 cm.

Leaves are a storehouse of ascorbic acid, iron, calcium, phosphorus. Forks are stored on the root in the field for a long time (for 20-30 days). In cooking, the heads are used for salads, fermentation, first and second courses.

Advantages and disadvantages

Evaluating the hybrid Sanka's love, gardeners almost unanimously come to the conclusion that this carrot consists of only advantages.

• Indeed, a hybrid is distinguished by:
• ultra-high yield;
• excellent taste characteristics;
• rich chemical composition with a very high content of sugar and carotene;
• universal purpose and the possibility of inclusion in children's and medical diets;
• unpretentiousness to soil composition;
• large root vegetables of regular shape and uniform size;
• frost resistance;
• lack of tendency to bolting, blooming, cracking;
• low losses during harvesting;
• good transportability;
• very long shelf life.

The hybrid has no objective disadvantages. We can say that carrots take quite a long time to ripen, but it is precisely this quality that provides root crops with good shelf life. In addition, any gardener must understand that high-yielding varieties and hybrids usually have higher requirements for the presence in the soil of all the nutrients necessary for their development and compliance with other agrotechnical conditions, without which you cannot count on the opportunity to enjoy all the above benefits.

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Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages of a hybrid:

• high productivity;
• large root vegetables that are not prone to cracking;
• undemanding to soil and climate;
• lack of tendency to flowering and bolting;
• good keeping quality of the crop;
• increased carotene content;
• excellent taste of carrots (highest rating on a five-point scale);
• versatility in cooking;
• Possibility of inclusion in children's and medical diets.

The main disadvantage is susceptibility to fungal diseases and pest attacks.

Differences from other varieties

The peculiarity of the hybrid is that it produces a high-quality harvest even on heavy soils. The root vegetables themselves can be stored for up to 10 months without loss of presentation and taste. The increased content of sugar and carotene makes vegetables indispensable for baby food.

Advantages and disadvantages

Most gardeners agree that the variety has virtually no drawbacks. Carrots are juicy, bright, suitable for both summer salads and winter preparations.

Hybrid Sankina love has increased productivity

Pros:

• long shelf life;
• pleasant taste;
• undemanding to soil quality;
• fruits of the same size, even shape;
• versatility of use, the ability to be used in children's diets;
• high content of carotene and sugar, rich chemical composition;
• the fruits do not crack, the vegetable is not prone to bolting;
• tolerates transportation well.

The disadvantages of the hybrid include susceptibility to pest invasions and fungal diseases.

Features of planting and growing

Sankina Lyubov carrots are planted both in autumn and spring. Winter sowing in late October or early November allows you to get an earlier harvest for quick consumption, and the winter crop is planted in the spring.

Preparing for landing

Hybrid seeds do not require pre-sowing treatment. Dry grains are placed in the ground for both winter and spring sowing.

The bed is prepared in the fall: it is cleared of plant remains and dug up. The composition of the soil will improve if you sow green manure in the fall and dig up the soil again in the spring.

Soil requirements

The ideal soil for carrots is loam or sandy loam. If desired, clay soil is fertilized with a mixture of peat and sand at the rate of 10 liters per 1 m2.

Important! Fresh organic fertilizers are not applied before planting, otherwise the root crops will become deformed.

Predecessors

The vegetable is grown in the area where the following were previously grown:

• potato;
• cabbage;
• cucumbers;
• onion;
• corn;
• tomatoes.

After dill, parsley, celery, zucchini and other varieties of carrots, the crop is not planted in order to avoid possible diseases.

Dates, scheme and rules of planting

Sowing in spring is carried out in late April - early May, in autumn - in late October - early November. In the northern regions, carrots are planted 1-2 weeks later.

The row spacing is 20 cm. Furrows are dug 1.5–2 cm deep and watered generously. Then the seeds are laid out and sprinkled with earth. To preserve moisture, the bed is covered with transparent plastic film.

Reference. Some gardeners compact the plantings with their hands to prevent the seeds from being blown away in strong winds.

Features of cultivation

Sanka’s love needs certain conditions, which are created at the stage of choosing a suitable place. For carrots, a sunny, open area is suitable, next to onions and garlic. These crops repel pests. The surface of the bed is leveled and good drainage is provided so that excess liquid does not accumulate.

After the first shoots appear, the film is removed after 2-3 weeks. Caring for carrots involves regular watering, loosening, weeding, fertilizing and pest control.

Watering mode

Carrots are a moisture-loving plant. Irrigate it every 2-3 days. While the sprouts are small, the intensity of watering is low. As the root crops grow, the amount of water is increased so that the soil is saturated with moisture to a depth of 15–20 cm.

To improve the taste of vegetables, increase the sugar level in them and extend their shelf life, watering is stopped a month before harvest.

Attention! When watering, use only warm, settled water.

Thinning and weed control

To obtain large and even root crops, carrots are thinned 2-3 times per season. When the height of the tops reaches 4–6 cm, remove excess seedlings, leaving 3–4 cm between plants. The procedure requires care and precision. Experienced gardeners use tweezers. Repeated thinning is carried out a month after the first, removing excess plants and increasing the distance between them to 5–8 cm.

Weeds - a source of unwanted microorganisms that take away nutrients from the crop - are removed from the ground as they appear.

Top dressing

Sanka's love does not require frequent feeding. A month after germination, it is enough to add mineral products containing nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus. The classic version of this additive is “Nitrophoska”, diluted in a concentration of 1 tbsp. l per 10 liters of water.

2.5 months after the emergence of seedlings, the plantings are watered with a solution of wood ash (1 tbsp. dry matter per 10 liters of water).

Disease and pest control

Fungal diseases at an early stage are treated with biological preparations: “Fitosporin”, “Phytodoctor”, “Trichodermin”. At a late stage, the affected plants are removed, and the rest are sprayed every 2 weeks with the Kuproksat fungicide until signs of the disease are completely eliminated.

The main damage to carrots is caused by pests:

• carrot fly;
• wireworm;
• slug;
• mole cricket;
• aphid;
• scoop.

To combat them, insecticides are used: “Inta-Vir”, “Fas”, “Mukhoed”.

Important! Avoiding stagnation of water in the soil and timely weeding is the best prevention of damage to plantings.

Difficulties in growing and recommendations

There are few difficulties when cultivating a hybrid:

• the complexity of thinning carrots, especially when shoots appear;
• control of fungal diseases and pests.

Advice from experienced vegetable growers:

1. To protect plantings from carrot flies, marigolds and calendula are planted around the perimeter of the beds.
2. Root vegetables are stored until spring without loss if they are first dipped in a clay mash and dried.
3. If young carrots are periodically pulled up for immediate consumption, the remaining vegetables will have more room to grow.

Growing Tips

The Sankina Love variety can be planted in spring and autumn. Pre-winter sowing makes it possible to get an early harvest, but it is not used for long-term storage.

In order for the root crop to be stored throughout the winter, the crop must be planted in the spring.

The best predecessors for carrots are tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, corn, onions and cabbage. To avoid infection of root crops, it is not recommended to sow the crop after carrots, celery, zucchini, parsley and dill.

The optimal soil for growing is sandy loam or loam. Fresh organic fertilizers cannot be applied to sowing; this will lead to deformation of the root crops. It is better to choose a sunny area; it is advisable that garlic and onions grow nearby. They repel pests.

Preparing for landing

Hybrid seed material does not require pre-sowing measures. The seeds are immersed in the soil dry.

Important! The garden bed has been prepared since the fall. It must be cleared of weeds and plant debris and dug up. To improve the soil composition, it is recommended to sow the area with green manure, and dig up the bed again before spring sowing.

Rules, terms and planting scheme

Pre-winter sowing is carried out in late October. This process may continue until mid-November. In spring, carrots are planted from late April to mid-May. In the northern regions, the planting campaign is carried out two weeks later.

The grooves are made 1.5-2 cm deep. The recommended row spacing is 20-25 cm. The furrows are watered, seeds are sown, and covered with soil. To keep moisture in the ground longer, some gardeners cover carrot beds with film before germination.

Watering

The variety is moisture-loving. Watering is recommended every 2-3 days. The intensity of irrigation depends on the degree of growth of root crops. Mature fruits are poured so that the soil is wet by 15-20 cm.

On a note! To water carrots, water is left to settle and heated in the sun.

To increase the shelf life and improve the taste, the beds stop watering 3-4 weeks before harvesting.

Weed control, thinning

Weeds take away nutrients from carrots. Measures to combat them are carried out as they appear.

To ensure large and even fruits, thinning is carried out 2-3 times during the growing season. When the tops reach a height of 4-6 cm, excess seedlings are removed, leaving a distance between the roots of 3-4 cm.

The thinning procedure is repeated a month later. This time the distance between the vegetables should be 5-8 cm.

Feeding

The hybrid does not require frequent fertilization. Four weeks after the first shoots appear, it is recommended to feed Sankina Lyubov carrots with inorganic compounds, which include phosphorus, potassium and nitrogen fertilizers.

After another 1.5 months, it is recommended to water the beds with a solution of wood ash.

Harvest and storage

It is advisable to harvest the carrots Sankina Lyubov F1 before mid-September, i.e. before the start of the rainy season. After the root crop has been removed from the ground with a shovel, it must be carefully cleaned of soil residues. The tops are cut at a height of 2 cm from the base.

Whole root vegetables, without rot or mechanical damage, are dried in a dark place for 24 hours.

Carrots are placed in wooden boxes, sprinkled with sand. After this they are lowered into the basement. Recommended storage temperature: +2…+4 °C.

Carrot variety Sankina Lyubov: characteristics and cultivation features

Carrots are one of the few vegetables growing in temperate climates that can be kept fresh until the next harvest, almost without losing their beneficial qualities, which, given the high content of vitamins and other biologically active substances in these root vegetables, makes them especially valuable during periods of vitamin deficiency. However, any gardener planning to grow carrots on his own plot needs to know that not all varieties of this vegetable are equally well suited for long-term storage. For this purpose, you need to use only late-ripening fruits, for example, the excellent super-yielding hybrid Sankina Love F1, which will be discussed in this review.

Characteristics of the variety

According to the ripening period, Sankina love F1 is classified as late ripening. Root crops begin to reach biological ripeness approximately 120–135 days after mass germination.

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The creator of the hybrid characterizes it as super-yielding, and one of the main qualities of this carrot is that its productivity is ensured even on heavy soil, where the vast majority of varieties of this crop grow very poorly.

Frost resistance and resistance to adverse weather conditions make it possible to grow Sankina love almost everywhere, without making much effort: carrots are not prone to cracking, blooming and bolting, rarely get sick and are mildly affected by pests, have minimal losses during the harvesting process (do not crack or break ), finally, like all late-ripening varieties, it has excellent keeping quality, without losing its presentation, taste, or beneficial properties.

Harvest and storage

Timely harvesting is a guarantee of its long-term preservation.

How and when to collect

Harvesting begins 120–135 days after emergence. If white roots have formed at the tips of the root vegetables, and the tops have turned yellow at the base, then the vegetables are ready for harvesting. To dig them up, choose a dry, warm day.

Harvesting is completed by mid-September, before the onset of the rainy season.

It is better to dig up carrots with a shovel rather than a pitchfork. After removal from the ground, the vegetables are cleaned of soil residues and the tops are cut at a height of 2 cm from the base. Completely healthy and whole root crops with a dense structure are selected for planting.

Storage features and shelf life of the hybrid

Before storing, carrots are dried for 24 hours in a dark place. Next, they are placed in wooden boxes in layers, sprinkled with a 2-3 cm layer of sand. They are kept in a cellar or basement at a temperature of +2...+4°C and air humidity up to 98%.

If the correct storage conditions are met, vegetables will last until next spring and even summer.

Description and characteristics of the variety

Carrot Sankina Lyubov F1 is a late-ripening hybrid. Forms a high and high-quality harvest even on heavy soils. Due to their high carotene content, root vegetables are widely used in baby and medical nutrition. Seeds are sold agro.

Characteristics of root vegetables

The fruits of Sankina Lyubov carrots are oblong and elongated. Their length is approximately 25 cm. The shape is cylindrical, blunt-ended. The color of the ripe fruit is deep orange.

The hybrid is resistant to cracking. The fruits are sweet in taste and have high commercial qualities. Suitable for fresh consumption and as part of salads, and also suitable for canning, preparing main courses and soups. Sanka's love is stored for a relatively long time, if storage conditions are observed - until the new harvest.

Advantages and disadvantages

The advantages of the Sankina Lyubov carrot variety include:

• excellent taste characteristics;
• remarkable presentation;
• high productivity;
• juicy pulp;
• long shelf life;
• increased carotene content.

No significant deficiencies were noted in the variety under consideration. Nevertheless, they are capable of appearing if errors are made in cultivating the hybrid Sankina Love.

Harvest and storage

The procedure for collecting cucumbers during the period of maximum fruiting is carried out every 1-2 days, but not less often, since the fruits can outgrow and prevent the formation of new greens. Let's say we collect twice a day - in the morning and in the evening. During harvesting, the fruits are cut off with a knife or scissors, leaving a small shoot of the stem - this will help increase the shelf life. It is also recommended that before placing the fruits in the refrigerator, leave them for a short period of time in the open air, in a shaded place.

Did you know? Cucumbers began to be used as food more than 6,000 years ago.

Having low shelf life, cucumbers are often pickled and canned. However, there are several ways that will help, if necessary, extend the shelf life of cucumbers by several weeks:

• storing fruits in a plastic bag;
• bouquet storage method - cucumbers, cut together with the stalk, are placed in a container with a small amount of water;
• The washed fruits are coated with egg white.

In general, the Buyan cucumber variety is unpretentious in its maintenance, and its care requirements are minimal. Among the main advantages of the variety, vegetable growers especially value its stable immunity to diseases, which makes it possible to practically avoid the use of chemicals for processing vegetables. That is why this hybrid is often chosen as the main one in the gardens and greenhouses of both experienced gardeners and novice gardeners.

Description of root vegetables

Sankina love is distinguished by an elongated cylindrical shape of root vegetables with a blunt tip.

Average carrot sizes:

• length - from 20 to 25 cm;
• width - from 2.5 to 3.5 cm;
• weight - from 85 to 120 g.

In terms of variety type, this hybrid is closest to the Nantes variety, since, in addition to its characteristic shape, it has the crispy, juicy, tender and at the same time very sweet pulp inherent in this group, which children adore.

The core of the fruit is not expressed, the skin is thin, the color of the pulp is uniform, rich, red-orange. The taste characteristics of carrots are beyond praise, for which the hybrid consistently receives the highest tasting rating.

An additional advantage is the very high content of carotene in the fruits, due to which they are recommended for the preparation of baby and dietary food, and for this purpose they can be used both fresh and processed.

The purpose of the fruit is universal. The hybrid is suitable for making juices and purees, boiling and baking, however, even without heat treatment, these carrots are very good.

Reviews

Gardeners speak positively about the hybrid, noting its resistance to weather conditions, immunity to diseases subject to the rules of agricultural technology, and its sweet taste.

Margarita, St. Petersburg: “ For the fifth year now I have been growing Sanka’s love because of the sweet and juicy taste of the root vegetables. The grandchildren crunch with pleasure. The fruits are smooth, never cracked or got sick. Even the rainy summer did not affect the harvest.”

Olga, Sysert: “The hybrid is good, there are no problems with cultivation and storage. I use mineral fertilizers and water infrequently. I thin out 2-3 times during the summer. I’m happy with the harvest, I recommend it to everyone.”

History of variety selection

The Sankina Lyubov F1 carrot was bred by breeders of the famous Moscow agricultural company, which for more than 80 years has been actively engaged in the production of seeds and seedlings characterized by increased hardiness and intended, in particular, for cultivation in regions of risky farming, including the Urals and Siberia.
Since the Sankina Lyubov hybrid is not included in the register of breeding achievements of the Russian Federation, there is no official information about its zoning zone.

However, taking into account the specialization of the manufacturer and relying on numerous reviews from gardeners, it can be argued that these carrots can be grown with equal success both throughout the central zone of the European part of Russia, including the Central, Central Black Earth, Middle Volga and North Caucasus economic regions, and colder regions of the Volga-Vyatka, North-Western, as well as the Ural, West Siberian, East Siberian and Far Eastern regions, where, if necessary, the hybrid is covered with film to protect it from the cold.

Also pay attention to such late varieties of carrots as the Autumn King and the Autumn Queen.

Sanka’s love grows well in Ukraine, Moldova and other countries neighboring Russia that are fertile for agriculture..

Diseases and pests

Sanka's love can be affected by the following diseases:

• white rot;
• rhizoctoniasis;
• bacteriosis;
• brown spot;
• Phomasis;
• gray rot;
• Alternaria blight;
• cercospora blight

Dangerous pests include:

• carrot fly;
• umbrella moth;
• wireworms;
• exclamation scoop;
• psyllid;
• slugs;
• carrot aphid.

To combat them, appropriate fungicides and insecticides are used. To prevent the appearance of harmful insects and diseases, you need to follow generally accepted cultivation technology. In particular, it is important to maintain an optimal irrigation regime, apply nitrogen fertilizers moderately, etc.