Cucumber "Harmonist F1": features of the variety and cultivation

If this season you decide to discover a new variety of cucumbers, we recommend trying the "Harmonist F1". The first ripe fruit will not have to wait long.You can enjoy their excellent taste in the first half of summer. In addition, this variety is picky in care. About the nuances and the main principles of growing the "Harmonist F1" we will discuss in this article.

The F1 Harmonist is a hybrid variety of cucumber with an early ripening period. Representatives of the Gavrish seed breeding company, engaged in breeding varieties and hybrids of vegetable crops, seed production, nursery farming, conducting training events on specified topics, and so on, brought this kind of appearance. In 2008, this variety was registered in the state register for the subjects of the Russian Federation. It includes the northern, central, Caucasian, Volga, black earth and Volga lands.

By type of plant are considered sredneroslymi, with a female type of flowering and branching average. Side shoots are present at 30%, type - determinant, medium-sized leaves, color from light to dark green shades. One leaf sinus has 2-4 ovaries. Cucumbers have the shape of a cylinder, small tubercles are visible, the total weight of the root reaches 120 grams, length - up to 13.5 cm, diameter - 4 cm. The skin color is the lightest near the top, the rest of the fruit is dark green. You can see the weak spotting, white blurry stripes, which occupy a quarter of the entire length. There is no bitterness in the pulp, which in itself is crunchy enough. The mass of the total yield is about 13 kg per 1 square meter.

Named variety can be called universal. Fresh fruits for salads or cuts are used, cucumbers are also suitable for preservation (pickling, pickling). The considered hybrid is sufficiently resistant to vegetable infections and viruses, including cladosporia, powdery mildew, root rot. But the variety is vulnerable to peronosporosis. Seeds are prepared for use around the end of April and the beginning of May. If you are going to plant them in the soil under films, you need to start transportation in the last days of May, just by this time the plants will have the first leaves. Preparation for planting in open ground also begin in late May-early June. Favorable conditions for the seeds to take root, - the soil is heated to 30 degrees.

Cucumbers need constant fertilizer and mineral nutrition. Within two weeks after the start of the development of the fruit, you can begin to feed. Try to limit the use of funds on the basis of ammonia, it is not the best effect on the quality of the roots - they can become watery, dull, which will affect the taste in general. Pay attention to phosphate-potassium-based fertilizers.

As soon as the sun began to warm the earth, you can safely begin to plant cucumber seedlings. Seeds of a necessary grade get only in specialized shops for gardeners and summer residents and only high quality. Planting of the material used should be carried out in cups, preferably in peat ones, otherwise germinated cucumbers may simply not be transferred to the open ground. To protect seedlings from soil diseases, treat the required number of seeds in a solution of potassium permanganate of weak concentration.

Usually, after 5 days, the first sprouts emerge, then you need to wait for the first leaves to form. It is at this time you can think about transplanting plants on a larger and more spacious land. The soil must be loose, fertilized organic matter and minerals. Wells are made for half a centimeter from each, where the seedlings are planted, after which they are watered.

When growing vegetables in open soil, it is necessary to resort to the use of a trellis (a specific construction supporting the plant). Do not touch the side shoots, just try to pinch them through two leaves. If the bushes reached a height of more than a meter, then you can pinch through three sheets. Watering should be carried out in a timely manner - three times a week, preferably in the morning and always with warm water. The exception is hot days - then watering should be frequent.

To avoid fungal infections, remember about weeding and cleaning the beds (a couple of times in 10 days).

To the positive properties of the variety "Harmonist F1" Some features can be attributed:

• universal application;
• high commercial quality and taste;
• good yield;
• immunity to many diseases;
• preservation of high-quality fruits and their general condition even after long shipments.

Feedback from summer residents are mostly positive. Most advises to grow this particular type of those who first engaged in farming. The variety is considered to be a really ideal choice, as it is easy to handle and care for, resistant to common infections, and the crop pleases with its scale and, importantly, with taste. All gardeners talk about one thing: do not forget to feed the land, this will ensure the healthy development of root crops, because curing an infected vegetable is quite difficult.

The main advantages of cucumber consider:

• sufficiently high taste properties;
• presentable appearance;
• the ripening of root crops;
• beam-like ovaries.

You should not worry about the future harvest, if you provide proper care for vegetables in time and follow the basic rules of cultivation.

In the next video you will find a brief overview of the cucumber "Harmonist F1".