Droplet cucumbers are an ideal variety for cultivation in open sunny beds

The highlight of the Mishka cucumber in the north f1 is the unusual coloring of the greens. The snow-whitish pistachio-colored peel is mesmerizing. The fruits have an excellent taste and high marketability; they are great for salads, lightly salted recipes, and preserves.

Description of Droplet cucumbers

Cucumber Droplet is a hybrid variety developed by a group of Russian breeders "Manul". The variety is suitable for cultivation in open soil and for growing in covered beds.

Cucumbers begin to be harvested 42-45 days after germination of seedlings, so the Kapelka f1 variety belongs to the mid-season varieties. The fruits of the crop are also famous for their versatility of use: cucumbers are suitable for preparing fresh dishes, for pickling and canning.

Description of the Droplet hybrid:

1. Like Grandma’s Secret cucumbers, the Droplet f1 cucumber bush reaches medium size (up to 2 meters) with evenly formed ovaries;
2. The tops of this variety are small in size, rich green in color, with a rough surface plate;
3. Description of the fruit: cucumbers reach 12 cm and have the correct shape of an even ellipse;
4. The peel of cucumbers of the Droplet f1 variety is painted in a rich green color and covered with a large number of medium-sized tubercles with black thorns;
5. Description of the pulp: the fruits of the variety are famous for their crispy and dense pulp, which does not have empty formations;
6. Taste qualities of the hybrid: cucumbers are famous for their sweet and juicy taste without bitterness.

Description of the variety

Droplets fruits, unlike most varieties, do not taste bitter. They are characterized by early ripening, bright green color and black spines on the surface.

Bush

The bushes are characterized by medium dimensions and uniform formation of single ovaries.

Fruit

The fruits are bright green, medium in size (up to 15 cm), weighing up to 70 g, regularly elliptical, the surface has large tubercles and black spiny pubescence.

Weather resistant

It is sensitive to frost, so it is planted in the ground when the soil warms up to at least +14°C (depth up to 12 cm). It is usually recommended to do this in late April - early May.

Peculiarities

This variety is very unpretentious to grow, so it requires a minimum of effort, and the yield is quite good.

Pros:

• fruits are not prone to overgrowth;
• retain their bright green color and beautiful appearance even during long-term storage;
• no bitter aftertaste;
• cucumbers can be used fresh (for example, for salads), as well as pickled and salted;
• give a good harvest (on average 5 - 6 kg/m2, some sources indicate up to 11.6 kg/m2);
• Cucumbers of this variety tolerate long-term storage well.

Minuses:

• Not identified.

Reviews

I. S. Trofimova

Pskov

“Kapelka cucumbers are good for salads and for pickling.”

R. A. Alekseev

Ivanovo

“I planted Droplet at the end of May, there were no problems with cultivation. An absolutely unpretentious variety, I highly recommend it.”

Advantages and Disadvantages of Culture

Experience in cultivating the Droplet hybrid allows vegetable growers to highlight a list of pros and cons of the variety, a description of which is presented below.

Advantages

1. High productivity: 1 m2 produces more than 10 kg of cucumbers;
2. Cucumbers have excellent taste;
3. The versatility of fruit use;
4. Droplet is famous for the early ripeness of its fruits;
5. Strong immunity of the variety to popular diseases;
6. Cucumbers do not turn yellow or overgrow if they are not harvested in a timely manner.

Flaws

Vegetable growers consider the main disadvantages of the Droplet variety to be the lack of seeds suitable for the next planting and the undesirable cultivation of cucumbers in greenhouse conditions, since the bushes of the variety require pollination by insects.

Description and characteristics of the variety

The bear in the north f1 attracts with its excellent taste and beautiful appearance.
Cucumber is pollinated by bees, actively cultivated in open areas, and can be planted in greenhouses. The bushes grow medium-sized, with moderately developed lateral stems. The production of the first fruits begins 48-50 days after germination. The hybrid is part of the mid-season varietal line.

High-quality greens look great in jars. Fresh cucumbers are a delicious storehouse of vitamins and mineral compounds.

Description of fruits:

• length 10-12 cm;
• weight 70-90 g;
• pulp without voids, with small seeds;
• elliptical-cylindrical shape;
• consistency is dense, crispy;
• the peel is covered with large, thin tubercles;
• pubescence is weak.

The taste contains pleasant sweet notes, there is no bitterness.

Planting a Droplet hybrid

Strong immunity to diseases and high productivity of the crop are influenced by planting. Experts offer a description of all the features of planting a cucumber.

The Droplet cucumber is planted in the second half of April for seedlings and in the first half of May if the greens are grown by seeding.

Site selection and preparation

A sunny area protected from the wind is suitable for growing cucumbers. The beds are prepared in the fall: the soil is dug up, cleared of weeds and mineral components are added: manure, droppings or compost. In spring, the beds are loosened and fed with complex fertilizers.

Growing seedlings

Before planting Droplet seeds, they need to be processed and hardened. The seeds of the variety are treated in a manganese solution. It is recommended to harden the Droplet seed by soaking the seeds in hot water, and then in cold water.

The seed depth is 2-3 cm. Seedlings are grown in small peat or plastic containers. After planting, the soil is thoroughly moistened with warm water and placed in a warm place, where the temperature is set to 20 degrees.

Cucumber seedlings are planted in a permanent place at the age of 30 days. Replant the Droplet bushes to a depth of 7 cm. Cucumber seedlings are sprinkled with soil to the bottom leaf, watered thoroughly and covered with film.

Planting scheme

Droplet seedlings are planted at a distance of 50x50. This arrangement of bushes does not make it difficult to harvest and carry out procedures for caring for cucumbers.

Growing and care

Seeds are sown for seedlings. First, they are covered with glass and maintained at a constant temperature of at least +18°C; they are planted at the age of approximately 30 days.

In open ground, the planting density should be no more than 5 pieces/m2, and in greenhouse conditions - up to 3. If cucumbers are planted in a greenhouse, then it is necessary to provide for the possibility of regularly opening it for pollination by bees. The plants are tied to supports, and the lateral shoots are pinched above the 3rd leaf.

When growing the Droplet variety you need:

• evening watering every 3 days (more often in hot weather), the water for irrigation should be warm;
• frequent weeding;
• regular loosening of the soil, piercing the surface of the earth with a pitchfork to ensure access to oxygen;
• application of fertilizers (up to 3 times per season);
• When ripe, fruits should be collected at least once every 3 days (preferably more often, up to daily collection).

Expert opinion

I. V. Demchenko

Agronomist LLC "Aelita"

“Both organic (manure and chicken droppings) and mineral (potassium nitrate, superphosphate, urea) fertilizers are suitable for feeding the Droplet variety. It should be taken into account that manure is diluted in a ratio of 1/10, and chicken manure - 1/20, otherwise the roots can be damaged.”

— I. V. Demchenko Agronomist of Aelita LLC

Agrotechnical procedures

In order for cucumbers to be tasty and grow into a beautiful shape, the Droplet variety needs regular watering, systematic fertilizing and hilling of the soil. We invite you to read the description of all necessary procedures.

Watering procedures and loosening

Water the Droplet cucumbers with warm, settled water. Procedures are carried out in the evening every 3-4 days. If necessary, it is recommended to water the Droplet bushes once every 2 days, or every day. During severe drought, Droplet bushes must be sprayed.

Spraying is usually carried out early in the morning so that the tops have time to dry and there is no risk of infection with any pathology.

Every 14 days, beds with cucumbers of this variety must be loosened and hilled. These procedures are carried out to provide the root system with the necessary amount of oxygen and moisture, as well as to strengthen the main root of the plant and the development of new additional roots.

Top dressing

During the entire period, cucumbers need to be fed 3 times. They feed the soil with mineral (superphosphate, potassium nitrate and urea) and organic (manure, compost and droppings) substances. Mineral and organic fertilizers must be alternated, since Droplet f bushes need the same amount of minerals.

Care methods

Cucumber Andryusha is a light-loving, heat-loving and moisture-loving variety, so high-quality care is needed, especially with regard to regular watering and fertilizing.

Watering

Cucumbers of the Andryusha variety need to be watered every 2-3 days, with water heated in the sun at the rate of 10-15 liters of water per m². Be sure to loosen it after watering, when the soil dries out a little.

Top dressing

Particular attention is paid to fertilizing, alternating organic with mineral. Organic fertilizers:

1. Before flowering, the cucumber is watered with a solution of mullein and water in a ratio of 1:10;
2. during the period of flowering and mass fruiting - in a ratio of 1:6.

Mineral fertilizers are also applied in dissolved form:

1. Before flowering, the variety is fed with 10 g of ammonium nitrate, 5 g of ammonium sulfate, 30 g of superphosphate, 15 g of potassium salt and magnesium sulfate (1 g per 10 liters of water);
2. During the flowering and fruiting period of the Andryusha variety, the amount of mineral fertilizers is increased.

Diseases and parasites

Droplet are cucumbers with strong immunity, but improper care of the variety leads to damage to the bushes by infections such as fusarium, anthracnose and root-knot nematode invasion. We suggest that you familiarize yourself with the description of the above diseases and ways to combat them.

Fusarium

Fusarium is a disease that causes wilting of the affected bush, darkening of the plant stem, yellowing and curling of the leaves. You can prevent the infection of bushes by fusarium with the chemical preparations “Quadris”, “Baktofit”, “Trichodermin”, “Planriz” and “Gimnast”.

Anthracnose

Anthracnose is an infection in which the lower leaves of the plant become covered with brown dots that spread throughout the bush. Over time, the dots become spots and cover the entire plant. It is recommended to treat the affected cucumber plant with the chemical preparations “Fitosporin”, “Previkur” and “Quadris”.

Root nematode

The root-knot nematode is a pest whose presence is quite difficult to detect, since the insect settles in the root system of the plant, forming galls on it. The first sign of the appearance of a nematode is a stop in the development of the plant and cucumbers, as well as wilting of the bush. To get rid of the pest, vegetable growers recommend using Nematophagin.