Cucumber "Paris gherkin": a description of the variety and recommendations for growing

Vegetables occupy a fairly significant place in our daily diet, especially in the summer season.To frequently used vegetables should be attributed precisely to the cucumber, the cultivation of which is engaged in almost every gardener. Among the diversity of its varieties stands out such culture as the “Paris gherkin”, which has a lot of positive reviews about its qualities and taste characteristics.

Cucumber is a tasty and fairly sought-after vegetable, which is one of the few foods that are eaten unripe. Few people know that a fully ripe fruit of this plant becomes yellow and completely unsuitable for food, because it loses its taste. The homeland of the vegetable is India, but it is cultivated for private and industrial purposes all over the world.

Today, breeders deduced a huge number of different varieties of culture, the distinguishing features of which are the terms of fruit ripening, appearance and other characteristics. There are varieties of cucumbers that can only be used to make salads, and there are vegetables that are perfectly amenable to canning. Also, universal crops were developed, whose fruits have a wide range of applications, due to which their demand increases among gardeners and summer residents.

These plants include cucumber variety "Paris gherkin", whose taste is worthy of a positive evaluation, both in fresh and in pickled or canned. The name of the variety is primarily due to the size of the vegetable - the cucumbers in this plant are rather small, which does not affect their visual appeal. Usually the length of one vegetable is about 12 centimeters. The hybrid variety stands out among the rest of the range of gherkins with good yields and organoleptic qualities.

Even in spite of the fact that the variety appeared on the domestic market not so long ago, it managed to interest many summer residents. The demand for a hybrid is explained by the compliance of the high characteristics indicated in the description of the variety with the real indicators of crop yield. Due to the simple agrotechnology, the gherkin began to be cultivated not only for personal use, but also grown in large volumes by agricultural firms.

The variety is a bee-pollinated crop, which is recommended for cultivation in the open field, in addition, good yields of the plant are observed when cucumbers are cultivated in greenhouse conditions. The only condition is the free access of insects to plants during pollination. In some cases, when cultivating a hybrid in a greenhouse, artificial pollination is resorted to, which positively affects the taste of cucumbers and the volume of the crop.

The vegetation period in culture ranges from 40 to 45 days. Due to the predominance of female inflorescences on the bushes, quite a lot of fruits are formed on the hybrid. As practice shows, the yield from 1 square meter of land is about four kilograms.

In addition to visual appeal, due to its miniature size, the gherkins are very tasty, the flesh is juicy, and the peel is crisp and moderately dense, it also has small spikes. As a rule, cucumbers of this variety are not bitter. On average, the weight of one gherkin is about 85 grams.

Hybrid refers to the plants of the bush type, having an average value of wattle on adult cultures. Thanks to competent selection, the Paris Gherkin perfectly tolerates drought, is immune to cladosporia and mosaic virus.

A distinctive feature of cucumbers in this class is the conveyor bearing, due to which the bushes need regular harvest of ripened vegetables. Usually the collection is carried out every 2-3 days. Such works contribute to the formation of new fruits in the culture.

The work of breeders allowed to give the "Paris Gherkin" a number of positive characteristics. Among them are the following:

• with proper agricultural technology, the crop produces high yields of vegetables;
• cucumbers are in demand for use due to the excellent taste;
• the culture is immune to many diseases and viruses;
• bushes gherkins well tolerate drought;
• plants can be grown on plots and in greenhouses;
• vegetables have a universal purpose;
• due to the correct forms and neat sizes, the grade is distinguished by good commercial qualities;
• the harvest is stored for a rather long time after assembly; besides, cucumbers are notable for excellent transportability.

Planting the seeds of the culture in question can be performed in two ways:

• sow the material immediately into the ground;
• first grow seedlings out of them.

In order to breed gherkins without pre-planting seedlings, it is worth picking glazed seeds for work. Such products have already undergone treatment with disinfectant compounds and are maintained in a growth stimulator, which will significantly facilitate the cultivation of cucumber. As practice shows, such seeds have 100% germination, so the harvest will not take long to wait.

But manufacturers of such planting material have been set specific dates for planting in the soil. Depending on the seeding method, the recommendations are as follows:

• for growing in a greenhouse, it is better to plant in early May;
• disembarking in open ground with additional cover is conducted closer to mid-May;
• it is worth planting seeds on the beds without shelter at the end of the month.

These recommendations regarding planting dates are given for the central regions, and therefore may vary in one direction or another, based on the climatic conditions of the region where the crop is grown.

If the seeds have not undergone special industrial processing, they are best pre-germinated in seedlings. For breeding, you need to use only the largest seed. Before planting, it is necessary to treat it from possible pathogens. In this case, an effective compound will be a low-concentrated salt or manganese solution.

To accelerate the emergence of the first shoots, you can put the seeds in a warm and humid environment, and after that, the material that has already crooked is planted in a container for cucumber seedlings. The container should be filled with the maximum nutrient soil for a quarter of its volume, the optimal container sizes for cucumbers are 8 centimeters in diameter. Such dimensions will allow young plants to form properly. In the container with cucumbers, it is necessary to make drainage holes. Seeds go deep into the ground a maximum of three centimeters.

The seedlings of the “Paris gherkin” need light access, a comfortable temperature for development is considered to be +22 degrees. The fact that the plant is already ready to be transplanted into the soil, will indicate the appearance of the first two sheets. They need to dive, and the young bush to plant on the beds.

A hybrid in a healthy state is a bushy plant, which has rather well developed lateral shoots. In order for the bush to form correctly, the culture needs sunlight, due to which the leaves and ovaries will actively develop. Therefore, regardless of the method chosen for sowing the seeds of the gherkin, when planted, the optimal pattern of placement will be the option where no more than 3-4 plants will grow per square meter. Due to the structure of the bush, in addition, the Paris Gherkin requires a garter.

Plant care is quite simple, the only requirement is regular watering and the introduction of fertilizers. Cucumbers respond well to fertilizing before the onset of the fruiting phase. It is best to use the composition prepared according to the following recipe: for 5 liters of water you will need 2-3 grams of superphosphate, sulfate and urea. The resulting solution will be enough for 1 square meter of beds with cucumbers.

The beds with cucumbers must be kept clean, for this purpose regular weeding with the removal of weeds, as well as loosening of the soil, which will allow to create optimal air exchange in the soil, are performed.

The period of the formation of cucumbers will be better, if at this time to ensure the plant intake of the required amount of water. Dispersed watering from a hose will not bring the proper result, since for development it is not necessary that moisture get onto the green mass. All water should go to the soil, providing food to the root system of bushes. On the shortage of fluid will talk twisted sheets on the plant.

In the phase of active growth and development of the fruit, gherkins need fertilizer. The first stage of feeding coincides with the beginning of flowering culture. In total, about 4 feeds will be needed during the season, thus, it is possible to provide full-fledged conditions for yield.

The nutrient solution is prepared from the following ingredients:

• ten liters of purified water;
• one tablespoon of nitrophobia;
• 250 grams of chicken manure in pellets.

An effective composition for plants will be a solution consisting of a teaspoon of potassium sulfate, 500 grams of mullein, diluted in 10 liters of water.

In addition to growing the "Paris gherkin", using the method of garter bushes, you can stay at no less effective option - the use of trellis. This method will be very convenient for harvesting, in addition, the length of the hybrid bushes is quite possible to use such a device for cultivation.

According to reviews of gardeners, the gherkin grows well in such conditions, and gives a wonderful harvest. Vegetable growers also note that growing on a trellis greatly facilitates the care of the plant.

As for the culture itself, attached to the trellis, it is well ventilated, and to a lesser extent in contact with the ground. This feature reduces the risk of various diseases, in addition, the plant will be able to bear fruit much longer. Cucumber vine will not be injured in the process of picking vegetables, and cucumbers, in turn, will not be stained with soil after watering or rain.

The good harvest of the "Paris gherkin" is due to the plant's immunity to many diseases. This has a positive effect in the light of the fact that the bushes do not require regular spraying of various chemical compounds. As a result, the variety gives the most eco-friendly vegetable for consumption.

Review of the cucumber variety "Paris gherkin", see below.