What are the best cucumber seeds for open ground: the secrets of successful truck farming

To get a high yield, fertilized soil and constant maintenance are not enough. It is also necessary to pick up quality seeds. What kind of cucumber to plant outdoors? What should a summer resident know about preparation and planting and how to choose the right cucumber seeds for open ground?

Of the hybrids that are great for open ground, it is worth noting the following varieties:

• Eliseevsky;
• Arkhangelsky;
• "Novgorodets";
• "Leader";
• "Well done";
• "Paratunka";
• "Road";
• "Take a walk";
• "Boyfriend";
• Twixie;
• "Mikhalych";
• "Gypsy";
• "Passat";
• "DF Svyatoslav".

The cucumber variety "Advance" (pollinated by bees) also gives a good yield, but it is not suitable for salting. A hybrid "Svyatoslav" can be planted especially for this.

How to choose the right seeds for open field cucumber?

In order not to miscalculate with the variety, it is worth paying attention to whether it is intended for cultivation in greenhouse conditions, on covering soils or in open soil. After all, for example, sown greenhouse types of cucumbers will not be productive in open soil.

How to choose the right seeds for open field cucumber? - It is worth determining the goal - to grow gherkins, cucumbers for pickling and pickling or salads.

Salad cucumbers will be perfectly stored in the refrigerator, they may darken a little, but when salted they will simply turn sour. Salted varieties are strong, remain crisp and green in brine. Gherkins are a good choice for both salad and canning.

Breeders have developed universal varieties that have all of the listed properties:

• Santana F1;
• Regina F1;
• Dachny;
• Crane F1;
• Gracious;
• Farmer.

If you want to feast on canned cucumbers, you should opt for:

• Nezhinsky variety;
• Muromskiy (early ripening old variety);
• Fontanelle;
• Magnificent;
• Salting;
• Swag F1;
• Atlantis F1.

Among gherkins, preference should be given:

• "Nunhems".
• Sparta F1.
• Hector F1.
• Delpine F1.

What are the pick-up seeds of cucumbers for open ground (self-pollinated) and what is the advantage of such varieties?

• The fruits are set without pollination by bees.
• They give high yields.
• They are characterized by high-quality greens.
• Cucumbers have no bitterness.
• They bear fruit constantly.
• They are characterized by high resistance to weather changes, as well as to diseases.

Self-pollinated cucumber seeds are popular, such as:

• F1 Zador - dark green gherkins grow with whitish pubescence, have a cylindrical shape, length - up to 10 cm. The variety is early and suitable for canning, since it has a thin skin. There are no seeds, which prevents the formation of voids during salting. You can grow by sowing in open ground or planting seedlings.
• F1 Picas - these seeds give a high yield. It is a mid-season variety (55 days). If planted in open ground, the first time is covered with a film. Fruit length - up to 20 cm, weight - 200 grams.
  It is characterized by resistance to rot and powdery mildew.
  Not suitable for salting, but for a salad - a great option.
• Raphael F1 is a high-yielding mid-season variety (50 days) with a shoot length of up to 3 m. Seeds are sown in May and seedlings are planted in June. One knot can contain 2 ovaries. The cucumber reaches a length of 20 cm. Not suitable for pickling.
• White Angel F1 is a mid-season variety characterized by a high level of self-pollination. The bosom of each leaf can contain 2 ovaries.Fruit - up to 8 cm, has infrequent tubercles. Suitable for salad and pickling. Up to 4 kg of cucumbers can be harvested from one bush. It bears excellent fruit at a temperature of 18 - 24 degrees.

How to prepare cucumber seeds for outdoor planting?

Before preparing cucumber seeds for sowing in the open field, you should figure out how to choose them.

• To achieve a plentiful set of cucumbers, you need to plant seeds that are at least and no more than two to three years old. The seeds can sprout even after 10 years, only the yield will be minimal, just like when planting annual seeds.
• If you only have planting material that is no more than a year old, proper preparation of seeds for planting in open soil is a prerequisite to guarantee a high yield. A prerequisite for storage is to provide access to heat (for example, near a battery). 30 degrees will be enough. On the eve of the summer season, the seeds are heated at a temperature of 50 degrees for 3 hours.
• Seeds that are 2 - 3 years old should be stored in cloth or paper bags in a warm place with minimal moisture.
• For planting, the seeds need to be prepared. To do this, they are soaked for 2 hours in water, calibrated (40 g of salt per 1 liter of water is mixed), where they are kept for about 20 minutes. Further, full-weight seeds are selected, and the weak ones are thrown away.
  Then they are warmed up: in a fabric bag, the seeds are dipped for a couple of hours in a thermos, the water in which should reach 50 degrees.

How to prepare cucumber seeds for outdoor planting to prevent the development of diseases and fungi?

• It is worth disinfecting with potassium permanganate for half an hour, after which the seeds are washed. Processing can be dry or wet. If you chose the second method, then after the procedure it is worth drying the planting material.
• The next stage - the seeds are enriched with useful substances. To do this, they are immersed in a solution of wood ash (2 tablespoons of ash per 1 liter of water at room temperature) for 3 hours. Then washed again.
• To speed up the germination of seeds and protect them from rot, they are soaked in a solution of 1 tsp. copper sulfate and nitrophoska for 12 hours. To improve the immunity of the fruit, the seeds are soaked in a solution of aloe juice and water (1: 1). Another option for hardening is to place the germinated seeds in the cold for a couple of days.
• Wrapped in a damp cloth or bag, the processed seeds will root after 2 days. Do not wait for a large root to grow back, otherwise it may break off when disembarking.

How to plant seeds?

First, the seeds are tested for germination. To do this, they are immersed in cool water for 12 hours, which is periodically changed. Then the seeds are taken out onto a damp cloth. It is necessary to provide conditions for germination - light, temperature and humidity should be optimal.

When the seeds begin to germinate, it will become clear which are suitable for sowing and which are not.

Prepare your garden before planting your cucumber seeds outdoors. If you plan to plant seeds without further replanting, then drill sowing is used. Then you should follow these steps:

• Deepen the bed with a hoe (5 cm).
• Seeds are sown into the grooves, leaving approximately the same distance between them (which will depend on the selected variety).
• The soil is tamped and watered.

Cucumbers do not like the cold, so it is worth planting seeds in warm soil on the sunny side of the site, where there are no winds. To protect the soil from drying out (and therefore to ensure favorable conditions for seed germination), it is worth covering the ground with a film.

If you plant seedlings, you will get the harvest a couple of weeks earlier. For breeding seedlings, substrates are used that contain peat.

Top dressing is carried out at the root of the sprout. Use non-concentrated water-soluble mineral fertilizers every 7 days. You can water with water at room temperature.

This review of the best open field cucumber seeds will help you get high yields even from a small planted area, since you can't go wrong with the variety you choose.

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