Zucchini is one of the most popular vegetables in our gardens. It will not compete with potatoes, cucumbers, and tomatoes in terms of planting volumes and demand. But his popularity is no less than theirs. This subspecies of the pumpkin genus, due to its low calorie content and dietary qualities, does not bypass any vegetable garden.
The number of different varieties allows you to choose exactly the variety that fully meets the conditions of its cultivation and the tastes of the vegetable grower. These varieties differ from each other in terms of growing season, yield, exotic forms and storage duration. All varieties have good taste after proper culinary processing. Moreover, some of them can be eaten in salads straight from the garden.
Description of the zucchini variety Aral F1
The peel is thin, slightly shiny, the flesh is light, dense
Zucchini Aral F1 is a hybrid. It is early - the first fruiting occurs by 5 weeks after emergence, that is, on the 30-35th day. This is a bush zucchini of a semi-open type. The plant is vigorous, develops quickly, and grows foliage. The leaves are medium-dissected, green, and quite large.
The fruits are cylindrical in shape, with slightly smoothed ribs visible at the stalk. The color of the zucchini is light green with rare small white spots. The weight of the fruit is on average 500-800 g. The peel is thin, slightly shiny, the flesh is light and dense. The taste is delicate, with a strong aroma.
Characteristics of Aral F1 zucchini
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The hybrid zucchini Aral F1 has gained enormous popularity in a fairly short period of time. Gardeners from different countries order seeds from Japan, America, Europe around the world to grow on their plots. The characteristics of these zucchini are described below.
Seeds (high-quality, branded) have 95-100% germination rate
- Seeds (high-quality, branded) have 95-100% germination rate.
- Suitable for growing in greenhouses or open ground.
- The high-yielding hybrid produces 418-950 centners per hectare, depending on the type of land, care and climate. Gardeners in small plots harvest approximately 10 kg of fruit per square meter.
- Fruiting is extended.
- Product quality is good. Zucchini grows small if picked on time and has a healthy, rich color for the variety.
- Disease resistance is average. If there are a lot of diseases in the garden, then you cannot do without additional treatment. But, in general, gardeners observe resistance to watermelon mosaic virus, mold, root rot, and zucchini yellow mosaic.
- There is resistance to frost and weather changes.
- Contains 4.6-5.4% dry matter and 2.7-3.1% sugars.
- The hybrid is demanding of light, moisture and heat.
- After harvesting, Aral F1 zucchini can be stored for up to 4 months under proper conditions.
Diseases and pests of squash crops
Among the main advantages of Aral zucchini, it should be noted that these plants are highly resistant to most diseases, including:
Therefore, vegetable growers should not spend extra time fighting diseases. Also, the variety is practically not susceptible to attack by insect pests.
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Planting a plant
Planting zucchini Aral F1
Aral F1 zucchini usually grows without serious problems. They develop quickly and produce large yields, but you need to know how to plant them correctly, especially if the seeds you bought are high-quality, expensive and you want to get a really big harvest.
The planting site should be sunny and warm, with plenty of light. Potatoes, legumes, onions or cabbage are good predecessors for zucchini. The earth at a depth of 10 cm should be heated to +12 degrees.
Sowing of seeds is carried out around May, when the return frosts have already passed. To do this, make holes 4-5 cm deep. A distance of 60 cm is left between the holes. The rows are placed 60-100 cm from each other. You can plant seedlings that are at least 30 days old or seeds.
- Planting with seeds is carried out only in prepared soil, fertilized, dug up in the fall and superficially fluffed in the spring. Sow the seeds around May or early June, when the ground is well warmed up. Seeds usually germinate well and the first harvest can be observed already in early July. The seed method is suitable for the southern and middle regions.
- Seedling planting of Aral F1 zucchini is also carried out in May, when it is already warm. But the harvest is received 2 weeks earlier. Seedlings are planted so that there is no deepening of the root collar, then there will be less chance of rot developing. This option is recommended for northern regions.
Growing
When a person has decided on the choice of crop and variety that he wants to plant, he needs to figure out how to do it correctly so that the plant develops well.
Landing
It is worth choosing the right place for the culture. The south side is suitable for it, so that the plant gets enough light and heat. For planting, the ground must warm up well. It is advisable to carry out the work in late spring or early summer.
You can plant Aral zucchini in two ways.
The first involves direct planting of seeds in heated soil. In this case, there is no guarantee that early fruits will appear, but there is less hassle with the seeds. Pre-prepared and treated seeds are sown in soil with a temperature of 12-14 °C in late May - early June. The shoots will be noticeable within a few days, and the harvest itself can be harvested as early as July.
The second method is seedlings. Here you need to calculate the timing, because... The seedlings will sprout for a month. The seeds are placed on a damp cloth, where they are left for 3 days. The fabric needs to be wet periodically. Then the contents must be put in the refrigerator for a couple of hours, because this is how the plant becomes immune to frost.
Seeds must be hardened before planting
After these procedures, the seeds are transplanted into small pots or other containers. Peat pots are ideal.
The seedlings are watered abundantly and covered with film for 30 days. After a month, you will notice that sprouts have sprouted, which can be safely moved into open ground and watered abundantly. After 2 weeks they will begin to bloom, and in mid-June the first fruits will appear.
Care
The Aral variety of zucchini must be watered. When the shoots appear, in addition to watering, the soil needs to be slightly loosened and weeded. Moistening must be carried out carefully: young plants are moistened not at the root, but at an indentation from it, and approximately 1 bucket of warm water per week is used.
When the fifth leaf appears on the bushes, the fruits are spudded, because this is how an additional root system is formed. During flowering, it is better to add mineral fertilizer to plants. During the fruiting period, use those fertilizers that contain potassium and phosphorus, but without chlorine.
If the bush has a lot of leaves, half of them are removed. To protect the plant from pests, its leaves can be sprayed with boric acid and sugar.
Zucchini care
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After the plants are planted, the sprouts begin to hatch or have already taken root, you need to begin taking care measures.
Photo of Aral F1 zucchini in a greenhouse
- Watering Aral F1 zucchini is done at the root or 20-30 cm from it (not on the leaves). You need to pour a bucket of warm water under each bush a week.
- Loosening the soil is necessary so that it does not become crusty (soil aeration and proper development of the root system), as well as in order to remove all weeds that will appear.
- To prevent weeds from growing and the earth to receive more nutrition, Aral F1 zucchini can be mulched with peat or straw.
- After the 5th leaf appears, you need to hill up the bushes. This will allow the plant to build up its root mass and become stronger.
- The first feeding of Aral F1 zucchini is carried out with minerals during the beginning of flowering, at the root. At the beginning of fruiting, you need to apply potassium and phosphorus fertilizers - this is the second important feeding.
- If there are a lot of leaves, some are simply torn off so that the sun also hits the ground.
- Broad-spectrum insecticides and fungicides are used to protect against pests and diseases.
Errors during cultivation
It happens that the fruits may not set or begin to turn yellow. This happens if they lack light and warmth or pollination of flowers has not occurred. To avoid such incidents, it is enough to cover the plants with film or only at night with lutrasil. You can water them with warm water to warm up the roots.
Often gardeners do not fertilize the crop. When zucchini lacks potassium, they begin to change their shape and become curled. If the tip of the vegetable is swollen, you need to fertilize the bush with potassium fertilizer, and if it is narrow, with nitrogen.
It is worth watering the crop in moderation. If you overdo it, especially during periods of high humidity, the roots of the bushes begin to rot. It happens that the zucchini outgrows. It’s okay, because this vegetable contains even more vitamins, so you can just eat it.
If you don't water your plants properly, don't give them mineral fertilizers, and keep them in cold, damp conditions, your vegetables may grow with a bitter taste.
Harvesting
Photo of Aral F1 zucchini harvest
Hybrid zucchini Aral F1 has extended fruiting. For this reason, the crop is harvested approximately 2 times a week until the first frost. It is advisable to collect those fruits that are not yet very large, medium or small - they have a richer and more delicate taste, and their external qualities are good.
Harvested zucchini can be used for fresh consumption or processing. Fresh salads, stews, soups, fried and stewed zucchini from this variety are very tasty. In addition, they are good in baking. If there is too much harvest and there is simply not enough time to process it, you can cut them and freeze them or dry them and use them in winter for soups and other dishes. They can be stored simply in their entirety in refrigerators and cold rooms, cold basements, for up to 4 months.
Reviews of Aral F1 zucchini
Gardeners have a positive attitude towards Aral F1 hybrid zucchini. They are profitable to grow, especially for sale.
- Konstantin Meshko : For a couple of years now I have been purchasing seeds of hybrid squash Aral F1 on the Internet and planting them on the site. They are growing by leaps and bounds. Tasty, beautiful, enough for my family and all my relatives - very productive.”
- Ivan Osipov : “The Aral F1 zucchini met my hopes. It turned out to be easy to grow; almost no care was needed. I prepared the bed in the fall and fertilized it well. The harvest was long, although average, there was probably not enough sun, but we didn’t get sick. Now I will plant every year.”
- Daria Martynova : “I grew this year through seedlings, because in the past they grew poorly just from seeds. The zucchini appeared unexpectedly quickly, quite large, I collected it 2-3 times a week. I tried it in soups and canned it – the hybrid is very good, the taste is excellent.”
