Cucumber "Cristina F1": characteristics of the variety and cultivation

Cucumber is one of the most common vegetables. It is valued for its taste, utility, versatility. Among vegetable growers, the Cristina F1 variety is considered one of the most popular. This is a hybrid cucumber, combining a lot of positive qualities.

The yield of the variety “Kristina F1” reaches 10 kilograms from 1 square meter. The variety is early ripening, having a fruiting period of 40-42 days. Cucumber "Cristina F1" is tasty fresh, and is ideal for canning. The plant belongs to parthenocarpic, as it does not require insects for pollination. It is grown both in open ground and in greenhouses.

The variety is optimal for growing in a temperate climate zone. It is resistant to adverse weather conditions.

Weaving "Christina F1" with flowering of female type, medium branchy, develops rapidly. On the ovaries are formed by two or three fruits. This allows you to self-monitor the growth of Zelentsov, preventing them from growing over, even with occasional gathering.

Cucumber foliage consists of medium-sized dark green leaves.

Indeterminate bushes, that is, they can reach unlimited sizes. The central stem of the plant is very powerful.

Cereals reach 8-10 cm in length, each cucumber weighs 50-90 g with a diameter of 2.2 cm. The flesh is crisp, without voids, there is no bitterness in it. Zelentsy have a regular cylindrical shape with small tuberosities and white spikes.

To use cucumbers as gherkins, they need to be collected once every 2 days, but for cucumbers such cucumbers will not work.

With its unpretentiousness, the hybrid will surprise with a rich harvest with good care, which implies:

• plentiful watering, not allowing overdrying of soil;
• top dressing;
• weeding and assembly of whips.

It is recommended to water the plant in the early morning using warm water. After irrigation, in order to prevent the formation of an earthy crust, one should plow the ground. Weeding and hilling must be careful not to damage the root system.

At least 1 time you need to feed the plant. Cucumbers are recommended fertilizers with potassium and nitrogen. Useful for them feeding, combined with watering. For this purpose, make infusions on the husks of onions, use serum, diluted mullein or chicken droppings. But do not forget that such dressings often attract the attention of malicious insects. It is better not to use chicken droppings when infecting neighboring areas with a whitefish or white fly

Hybrid "Cristina F1" has the best characteristics of its predecessors and has immunity to many diseases. Timely preventive measures will fully protect the plant from pests and eliminate the risk of infection. For this purpose, they are carried out once before fruiting. However, it is worth being very prudent and cautious: early ripeness of the variety excludes the use of potent agrochemicals, as this may cause toxicity of cucumbers.

Best suited products prepared by yourself.

• Milk-soap-iodine solution will protect against the appearance of powdery mildew, one of the most common cucumber diseases. This will reduce the level of nitrogen in the soil. Note: hypothermia of the roots can also cause this disease.
• The introduction of fermented milk products under the bush will prevent the occurrence of peronosporosis due to high humidity.
• A solution of urea (10 g of product per 10 liters of water) will save from white and gray rot. The cause of this disease is overmoistened soil.

Diseases rarely threaten the harvest of cucumbers varieties "Christina F1", but pests can cause great damage, damaging the stems, fruits, root.

Aphids and slugs are considered the main enemies of cucumbers. Preventive work with these insects should begin as early as during the preparation of the land for wintering.Before freezing, the soil needs to be dug up and left to freeze. Frost will destroy weed seeds and larvae of harmful insects.

Effective in the fight against insects planted garlic and onions in the aisle. Their smell is unpleasant to insects. According to the recommendations of farmers, useful for this purpose and planted dill near.

Some vegetable growers for plant immunity before planting the seeds are calcined.

Reviews of this variety are the most positive. Note its simplicity and resistance to temperature changes, the ability to maintain freshness when stored in a cool place. They are very tasty, both fresh and after preservation. Zelentsy is almost one-dimensional, beautiful - this is also an important factor in the choice of variety.

Variety of cucumbers "Christina F1" can be grown on the dacha plots, and for industrial purposes. The quality of this hybrid is not worse than Western analogues, but it is positively distinguished by unpretentious care.

In the next video you will find a review of the variety of cucumbers "Christina F1".