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Description of the variety
Cucumber f1 Lenara is a parthenocarpic hybrid of the gherkin type. Refers to early ripe and heat-resistant varieties. It is grown both in open ground and in various types of greenhouses.
- The growing season is 40-45 days.
- The fruits grow up to 13 cm, diameter 3 cm, weight up to 120 g.
- The shape is an elongated ellipse with small tubercles and white spines.
The variety also has the following distinctive features:
- Zelentsy are approximately the same size. The color is dark green with longitudinal stripes of light color.
- The skin is not tight, the flesh is juicy, aromatic and crisp, not bitter.
- Cucumbers are more of a salad type. They have a long shelf life, good presentation, and are easy to transport.
- The bushes of this variety become powerful, medium-sized, with small lateral shoots.
- The root system of cucumbers is growing well.
- The foliage is dark green, not thick. 3-4 cucumbers are formed in one leaf axil.
- Can grow in shady areas and withstand adverse environmental conditions.
- Characteristics of early fruiting and high yields. The yield under favorable conditions reaches 17 kg/m2. Collect cucumbers before autumn.
My greenhouse cucumbers
I’ll start with the greenhouse cucumbers that I liked this year.
Cucumber “Bogatyr strength F1”
Cucumber “Heroic Strength F1”.
Dachamechty Early ripening hybrid, bunched, up to 8 ovaries per node. This hybrid has high yield. There were many ovaries, they developed until the cold weather. In total, during the season we collected a good harvest of these cucumbers. Zelentsy 8-12 cm, oval-cylindrical in shape. They are dense, juicy, without voids, with a small number of seeds. The skin of these cucumbers is quite dense, thanks to which they tolerate transportation well.
Cucumber "Grasshopper F1"
Cucumber "Grasshopper F1".
romashka96 For a long time I heard only very good reviews about this hybrid. This year I decided to try planting it and see if it really is that good. This hybrid can be planted both in open ground and in a greenhouse. I planted it in a greenhouse to get the harvest as early as possible. According to the description, cucumbers begin to bear fruit 38-39 days after germination. Indeed, fruiting began on a par with other ultra-early varieties. A clustered hybrid, the cucumbers are crispy, aromatic, about 10 cm long. If you collect pickles, then the collection of cucumbers 3-5 cm long should be done daily.
The yield of the hybrid is not the highest, there are much more productive ones. But the taste is excellent! Both fresh and canned cucumbers. The hybrid bore fruit until the coldest weather, and at the same time showed resistance to disease. We ate plenty of fresh cucumbers and made a lot of preparations: pickles, marinades and various salads with cucumbers for the winter.
An interesting feature of this hybrid is that the color of the cucumbers in the preparations remained bright green. The preparations turned out to be very successful, the cucumbers in them are crispy, tasty and beautiful.
We were very pleased with this hybrid, so we will plant it next year.
Cucumber "Liliput F1"
Cucumber "Liliput F1".
FermoVed An early hybrid, the sowing field began to bear fruit in my greenhouse after approximately 38-40 days. An ideal option for those gardeners who prefer to collect miniature cucumbers, the so-called pickles. The fruits are very small, neat, just right for pickling. The blanks turned out very beautiful. Prepared cucumbers are tasty and crispy.
It is characteristic that these cucumbers do not turn yellow when overripe, which is very important when it is not possible to harvest frequently. This hybrid belongs to the bunch type; from 7 to 10 ovaries are formed in one node
The yield is quite high, according to the description - up to 11 kg per square meter. During cultivation, the hybrid showed resistance to disease.
Cucumber "F1 Champion"
Cucumber "F1 Champion".
1semena I really liked this hybrid from agro. The cucumber is very productive - it amazed me with the abundance of ovaries. According to the description, the yield of the hybrid is 25-28 kg per square meter. I didn't weigh it, but there were a lot of cucumbers. In the greenhouse, fruiting continued until late autumn. Cucumbers are universally used: fresh and for preparations. The hybrid is mid-season in terms of ripening; by the time of mass ripening of cucumbers, we began to use most of the harvest for harvesting. The preservation of these cucumbers turned out tasty, crispy, without voids.
Characteristics of the variety
Lenar cucumbers have the following characteristics:
- early maturation;
- does not require pollination by bees;
- fruit uniformity;
- decent taste;
- high performance;
- shadow tolerance;
- unpretentiousness;
- the fruits do not overgrow and do not turn yellow;
- resistance to certain diseases.
Lenara cucumbers are less susceptible to powdery mildew, cucumber mosaic virus, and olive spot.
The characteristics of cucumbers of this type are at the highest level, although there are also negative aspects:
- they are consumed mainly in fresh form;
- overgrown fruit may become compacted;
- barrel and lose taste.
We recommend for growing in the North-West region: cucumber Lenara F1
Hello, dear readers of the site about the dacha! I advise anyone who is looking for productive salad-type cucumbers to pay attention to the Lenara F1 cucumber. It was only included in the State Register in 2014, but has already gained popularity among gardeners.
Early cucumber for salads
This first generation hybrid is produced by the Dutch company Rijk Zwaan, known for its high-quality seeds. Many farms purchase seed material from this manufacturer, growing delicious cucumbers in winter greenhouses.
In the description, we especially note that the Lenara hybrid is recommended for cultivation in the North-West region, as it tolerates unfavorable weather conditions, is shade-tolerant and produces stable yields.
Obtained as a result of painstaking selection work, the hybrid is parthenocarpic, distinguished by its power and strong growth (indet). The stem has shortened internodes and side shoots of medium length.
Only female flowers are formed on the plant, with up to 3 fruits in the axil. Lenara's cucumbers are ellipsoidal, up to 11-13 cm long, beautiful and even. The color of the skin is dark green, with a lighter shade at the very top. There are small tubercles on the surface of the cucumbers, medium pubescence, and white spines.
The pulp of greens is dense, juicy, with a very pleasant taste and aroma. The cucumbers are crunchy, and there are very few seeds inside.
The hybrid belongs to salad cucumbers; the first greens can be picked after 40-41 days.
Advantages and disadvantages of the cucumber hybrid Lenara F1
Every summer resident, when choosing cucumber seeds for planting, strives to choose the best varieties for salads, pickling, and pickling. It is recommended to grow varieties of different ripening periods in order to obtain a “conveyor belt” of greens for the entire summer season. And for early salads, Lenara cucumber will be an excellent choice.
Advantages of a tasty “Dutch”:
- early ripening of greens;
- excellent yield (with good care you can harvest up to 15-17 kg of salad cucumbers from one square meter);
- shade tolerance;
- excellent taste;
- high commercial properties of fruits;
- Good shelf life and suitability for transportation (this is what makes such a hybrid attractive for growing on an industrial scale).
Lenara is a hybrid of stable yields, while it is resistant to a number of traditional cucumber diseases. Judging by the reviews, it is resistant to the cucumber mosaic virus, and powdery mildew and cladosporiosis are not so terrible for it. This does not at all exclude mandatory prevention, especially since different varieties and hybrids are usually grown in greenhouses or beds.
ON A NOTE! Lenara F 1 cucumber, due to its resistance to various infections and low light conditions, is used for growing in winter greenhouses.
Among the disadvantages, it is necessary to note the inability to take your own seeds (Lenara is a hybrid), so you will have to purchase seed material every season. It is also very important to collect greens on time, since the fruits of this hybrid tend to slightly change shape when they outgrow (thickenings appear).
Hybrid agricultural technology: some recommendations
There are no special techniques for growing the Lenara F1 hybrid, everything is quite traditional. True, by providing the plants with good nutrition, the harvest will be higher, so prepare nutritious soils correctly (both for seedlings and in the greenhouse), do not forget about fertilizing and regular watering.
Seeds are sown for seedlings, with the expectation that the age of the seedlings when transplanted into greenhouses should be about 25 days. The usual dates are mid-April, but each gardener chooses the days independently, depending on the climate of the region.
ON A NOTE! Hybrid seeds do not require preliminary preparation and can be sown immediately in pots.
Planting in a permanent place is carried out only when the soil has warmed up to +15ºC...+16ºC, and even in a greenhouse it is advisable to cover young seedlings with lutrasil or agril. For 1 sq. No more than three Lenara bushes are planted per meter.
The hybrid responds well to fertilizing - organic matter, mineral fertilizers. It is taken into account that nitrogen is recommended for cucumbers at the beginning of the growing season, but during the flowering and fruiting period, priority is given to potassium and phosphorus elements. For gartering, trellises are used; when growing on ridges, the hybrid does not need to be tied up.
Be sure to alternate root and foliar feedings, and during the period of mass ripening of fruits, greens are collected every day. These simple techniques will allow you to harvest a good harvest of delicious cucumber.
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Features of cultivation
Hybrid cucumber "Lenara" is well suited for growing in home and garden plots, as well as on small farms in risky farming areas. To get maximum early and high yield, it is necessary to plant high-quality seedlings with 4-5 true leaves.
Seedling care
After planting the seedlings in a permanent place, during the first two days it is recommended to maintain the temperature around the clock at 20-21 °C, which will ensure the most correct and intense growing season. Gherkin-type cucumbers from a well-known and popular selection are characterized by an early period of fruiting and increased productivity in the initial period of cultivation, which requires increased doses of fertilizers. Harvesting these hybrid crops annually is recommended.
The hybrid form of cucumber "Lenara f1" is a promising variety and is characterized positively. This new product does not yet have numerous reviews from gardeners, but at the moment it has attracted the interest of not only frequent vegetable growers, but also entrepreneurs involved in small-scale agriculture.
Do you think that the most important thing in growing cucumbers is to fertilize the seedlings?
Not really
Descriptions of varieties and reviews of vegetable producers characterize the hybrid as having very good regeneration and successfully withstanding the load on the fruit throughout the entire cultivation period. Zelentsy are large, lumpy, with excellent taste characteristics and a fairly dense internal structure. The pulp has no bitterness.
How to care?
Northern regions are characterized by high air humidity. This has a beneficial effect on cucumbers. To retain water in the soil, use sawdust or sand. Additionally, sawdust mulch with the addition of ash is placed around the bushes.
For cucumbers that are in a greenhouse, watering is carried out once a week. The frequency of approaches for plants that develop on the ground depends on weather conditions. Watering is carried out as necessary. When the soil dries out, it needs to be loosened.
If the bed is high, then the bushes are sprinkled with a mixture of humus, ash and crushed pine needles. This is a good food for cucumbers, which is rich in microelements and vitamins. The mixture is also used for plants in standard garden beds.
Crushed egg shells are added to it to compensate for the lack of potassium for plants. Potassium salts are necessary for the normal development of the root system. Mineral fertilizers include superphosphate, potassium nitrate, and potassium chloride. Administration rate 250 ml/bush.
Take one of the fertilizers in an amount of 20 g and dilute it in 10 liters of warm water. Fertilizers can be applied to the garden bed and watered. In this case, the norm is 20 g/m2.
To ensure that leaves and stems grow well, use a mixture of humus. If the leaves turn yellow, then saltpeter is scattered in the garden bed; use any nitrogen fertilizer with potassium, calcium, ammonia. The rate of administration remains the same.
To strengthen the buds and ovaries, Lenara f1 cucumbers are sprayed with 5% boric acid solution. It increases the period of fruiting, accelerates the ripening of greens, and destroys pathological microflora.
Instead of boric acid, use "MagBor" or "Borogum". To increase productivity, complex fertilizers “Rodnichok”, “Kristalon”, “Fasco” are introduced:
- cucumbers of the Lenara f1 variety, which are located in open ground, often suffer from insects. As a preventive measure, the biological product “Fitoverm” is used. It is diluted at a rate of 10 ml/l. This amount is enough to process plants on 1 acre of land;
- From folk recipes for insects, an infusion of onion peels is used. It is used for both adult and young plants;
- If cobwebs appear on the leaves, then there is a risk of cucumbers being infected with spider mites. As a prophylaxis, “Kleshevit” is used, 2 ml/l;
- The drug “Danadim”, 2 ml/10 l, is effective against aphids.
Dill, cilantro, and basil are planted in the beds. Herbs repel many insects with their smell. Near the cucumber bed you can place flower beds with fragrant flowers. They will prevent infection of vegetables from cucumber beetles, whiteflies, and sprout flies.
Slugs often appear on cucumbers. They eat the peel and pulp of the fruit, leaving behind a trail of mucus. Pathological microflora can develop in it. After slugs, cucumbers suffer from bacteriosis. To get rid of shellfish, use an infusion of red pepper or boric acid solution.
The cucumber variety Lenara f1 is in demand among gardeners in Karelia, Murmansk, and Arkhangelsk regions. Greenhouses are built in for them or beds are laid out in the garden. Agricultural technology is standard.
It is necessary to monitor soil moisture, introduce fertilizing, and take preventive measures against diseases and insects. Gherkins look attractive and have a sweetish taste.
Care
All gherkins do not require much labor to form plants. Since the growing period for gherkins is short, most of the harvest is harvested from the central stem. The central stem leads to a trellis without side shoots, removing all ovaries in the first internodes to a height of 40-50 cm, depending on the sowing period. In the future, the number of ovaries will not be standardized:
- The main shoot is pinched over the trellis and leaves 2-3 side shoots, which are planted along the trellis. The remaining shoots of the 1st and 2nd order are pinched onto the 4th leaf.
- The plant independently regulates the number of ovaries on its side shoots. In hybrids with a “bouquet” of ovaries (6-8 pieces or more), where there is strong competition for nutrients, some of the ovaries die, and then pathogens develop (white rot, gray rot, etc.).
- A small number of ovaries in each leaf axil leaves some benefits due to the ovaries being strong, with a high likelihood of intense fruit ripening and less fungal damage.
Expert opinion
Filatov Ivan Yurievich, private farmer for more than 30 years
Daily harvesting of these hybrids is recommended. The growth of the fruit continues when it reaches a size of 11-12 cm, and intensive growth begins in width. The optimal fruit diameter for the collection would be 3-3.5 cm. If the plant is overgrown, the ripening of subsequent fruits is significantly reduced, and the overall yield is also reduced. Depending on market needs, the size and average weight of the fruit can vary significantly, but the optimal weight for obtaining the highest yield will be an average weight in the range of 85-95 grams.
Photo, video, description, planting, characteristics, yield, reviews of the cucumber hybrid "Lenara F1"
Lenara cucumbers (F1) are a fairly new variety of Dutch vegetables. The parthenocarpic hybrid has gained popularity among many vegetable growers in a short period of time.
The Lenara variety (F1) was bred by breeders of the Dutch company Rijk Zwaan. The results of the work of the specialists of this company also include the popular cucumber hybrids Kibriya (F1), Shakti (F1), Kantara (F1).
Cucumbers were included in the State Register of the Russian Federation in 2014. The main purpose is cultivation in unprotected soil and in various types of greenhouses.
HELP: For better fruiting, do not thicken the cucumber plantings.
Lenara (F1) is a self-pollinating hybrid of the first generation of the gherkin type. The variety is characterized by early ripening – the growing season is about 40 days. Plants are powerful, medium in size, with a well-developed root system. The indeterminate bush has a small number of side shoots. Flowers are predominantly female; 2-3 fruits are formed on one node.
Main characteristics of the hybrid fruit:
- Cylindrical shape;
- Dark green with small white stripes;
- Dense, juicy and crispy flesh;
- Average weight from 80 to 120 grams;
- Length up to 13 cm;
- Diameter – 3 cm;
- Thin skin;
- Great taste;
- No bitterness.
Advantages and disadvantages
The main advantages of the Lenara (F1) variety:
- Early maturation;
- Great taste of cucumbers;
- High yield;
- Uniformity of ripe fruits;
- Shade tolerance;
- Unpretentiousness when growing;
- Fruiting without pollination by bees;
- Ripe cucumbers do not turn yellow;
- Resistance to sudden temperature changes;
- Excellent keeping quality;
- Possibility of long-term transportation of the harvested crop;
- Good resistance to most diseases.
The disadvantages of Lenara cucumbers (F1) include:
- The fruits are eaten mainly fresh;
- Overgrown cucumbers may become compacted, barrel-shaped, and lose their taste.
Application
The review variety belongs to the salad type of cucumbers. The fruits of the hybrid are eaten fresh and also used in cooking to prepare a variety of vegetable salads.
Agricultural technology or proper cultivation
Hybrid Lenara (F1) is very often grown in seedlings to obtain an early harvest.
Selected seeds are planted in plastic boxes with pre-prepared soil. The soil for growing seedlings should be light and nutritious.
The seeds are placed in the soil mixture to a depth of 2-2.5 cm, sprinkled with peat on top and sprinkled with a small amount of warm water.
IMPORTANT: Due to their thin skin, cucumbers are difficult to preserve and pickle.
Containers with planting material are covered with a thin layer of plastic film and placed in a warm room for germination. After the shoots appear, the film is removed. For normal development, seedlings need a large amount of sunlight.
Seedlings are moved to a permanent place of growth if there are 3-4 true leaves.
After transplanting the seedlings, the first two days in the greenhouse maintain a constant temperature within 20-21 degrees Celsius for the correct and most effective growing season.
The most suitable period for moving seedlings to greenhouses is the end of January. In unprotected soil, cucumbers begin to be grown in mid-May.
REFERENCE: Before planting plants, the soil on the site is moistened and complex mineral fertilizers are applied.
The basic rules for caring for Lenara cucumbers (F1) are as follows:
- Regular watering of plants with warm and settled water;
- Cleaning the tops of the cucumber plot and weeding;
- Loosening the soil in the beds;
- Fertilizing with organic matter and liquid mineral fertilizers.
Cucumber plantings are weeded with extreme care to avoid damage to the root system. Before flowering, the bushes should be watered every 6-8 days, after the flowers appear - every 3-4 days.
IMPORTANT: Insufficient watering entails a loss of taste in cucumbers - the fruits will become bitter and dry out.
A high yield will be ensured by regular fertilizing with organic fertilizers and mineral complexes. During the season, plants are fed at least 5-6 times, since they constantly bear fruit.
Diseases and pests
Hybrid Lenara (F1) has good immunity to such dangerous diseases:
- Cladosporiosis;
- Cucumber mosaic virus;
- Powdery mildew.
Plants are often affected by aphids, causing flowers to fall off and leaves to curl.
To protect cucumber plantings, gardeners use folk remedies:
- Spraying with tincture of bitter capsicum;
- Treating bushes with an aqueous solution of shag and soap;
- Spraying with onion peel tincture.
In the event of a massive pest invasion, the area with cucumbers is treated with Decis, Karbofos, and Metafos.
Productivity
With proper care of the hybrid from 1 sq. meter you can collect up to 17 kg of fruit. The standard yield of marketable products is about 91% of the total harvest.
Which regions are best to grow in?
Thanks to its shade tolerance and good tolerance to adverse weather conditions, the Lenara (F1) variety is successfully grown in all regions of Russia. Depending on climatic conditions, the hybrid is planted in open ground, under film shelters or in heated greenhouses.
Reviews about the variety from those who planted
Review from a gardener:
According to the majority of gardeners and summer residents, the Lenara (F1) variety is a promising hybrid and is characterized positively. Plants are characterized by high regeneration and can withstand a significant fruit load throughout the entire growing season. And high yield is another of the indisputable advantages of Lenara cucumbers (F1).
Gardener's review of the variety:
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Diseases and pests
This variety is quite resistant to diseases and pests, but in Russia many garden farmers are faced with the defeat of the decay hybrid, which can cause significant damage to the quality and quantity of the crop.
The disease is identified by curled leaves and fallen flowers. To protect plants from pests, folk remedies will help:
- Soap solution with shag - 400 g, shag and 80 g of soap per bucket of water.
- In this case, onion peels are effective - half a bucket of shells in 10 liters of water, leave for a day and spray the plants.
- You can use chemicals like Decis, Metaphos, Carbophos, but that is if the pest infestation is massive.
Photo
The photo shows Lenara cucumbers.
