6 varieties of bush cucumbers for open ground

The bush form in combination with high yield is the dream of any gardener with a limited area for planting vegetables. Modern varieties of cucumber varieties of bush varieties have already earned an excellent reputation among lovers of fresh vegetables and rightfully took their place in the calendar of garden works. Description and characteristics of the most popular cucumber varieties of this type are presented below.

What kind of cucumber is called bush

Bush called specially bred varieties and hybrid forms of cucumber, which have such common characteristics as:

• compactst - plant grows as a small bush;
• short stem length - depending on the variety and growing conditions, the stem reaches a length of 30-70 cm;
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• weak branching - side scourges are small and short;

Kustovyh called short-stem varieties of cucumbers

• ; set; ovary;
• early ripeness - bush varieties and hybrids have a short period of fruit ripening;
• “Friendliness” of the return of the crop - all greens in the ovary reach maturity within a short period of time.

What is the difference between bush cucumbers

In addition, the benefits of bush cucumbers include the long shelf life of the crop and its excellent taste.

Popular varieties

A variety of seed material allows gardeners to choose bush cucumbers for such parameters as growing conditions, ripening terms and ways of subsequent processing - only lettuce or also suitable for canning.

Among varietal variants

Kustovoy

Cucumber variety Kustovoy

Early ripening bee-pollinated variety planted in open soil. Ripens on 42-45 a day. Fruits are red-corked, cylindrical, green. The variety has good keeping quality. Suitable for salting and canning.

Mikrosha

Cucumbers Mikrosha

Early ripe, disease resistant, pollination grade. It is grown in open plantings of seeds and seedlings. Ripens on 46-48 a day. Fruits are egg-shaped, dark green, tuberculate. They have good taste. In addition to salads can be used for salting and canning.

Shrub Gift

Cucumber Shrub Gift

Early, pollinated variety with ripening period 47-50 days. Planted in open soil. Fruits are dark green, medium-sized, with good taste. Suitable for pickles and preparations for the winter.

Hybrids

Kid F1

Cucumber Kid F1

Early variety Kid with a stalk length of not more than 30 cm. Designed for cultivation in the open field. Ripens to 40 day since germination of seedlings. Fruits are dark green with a large-tuberous surface about 9 cm long. Resistant to powdery mildew and viruses.

F1 Ant

F1 Cucumber

Ant Ultra-ripened bunch hybrid with weak branching of stalks for cultivation in the open and closed ground. Ripens on 37-38 the day after germination. Hybrid self-pollinating with large-lumpy oval-shaped fruits. Resistant to viruses and diseases.

Shorty F1

Cucumber Shorty F1

Early self-pollinated hybrid bred for cultivation in the open field. Ripening Period - 47-52 of the day. Fruits are dark green, cylindrical, with whitish spikes. The variety is resistant to temperature fluctuations.

Planting in open ground

You can plant such cucumbers by seed directly in open ground or in the form of pre-grown seedlings. Planting pattern - rows with row spacing 45-60 cm and distance between bushes 15-30 cm depending on the selected grade. In order to avoid development of diseases you should not make planting too thick.

Planting of cucumber seedlings in open ground

In the ground, cucumber seeds are sown at the end of May, when the soil and air are already well warmed. For normal germination, this plant requires a temperature of + 20-25 ° C.When possible return frosts crops should be covered with a film or agrofibre.

Sprouted cucumber seeds are sown at the end of April - beginning of May. At optimum temperature, seedlings appear for 5-6 days. By the time of landing in the ground seedlings should reach the age of 20 days. To protect against temperature fluctuations, it is recommended to land it under a film cover.

Care features

Spray cucumbers do not need special care. Due to its compactness, it is even simpler, since, for example, bush forms do not need pinching and tying. Care for this type of cucumber is reduced to the following measures:

• watering is regular and quite abundant, but without excessive moisture, to prevent the development of fungal diseases, preferably settled and not cold water in the early morning or late evening;

Spray cucumbers need regular watering

• top dressing - systematic, as bush forms develop more intensively than long stem ones, so they need more nutrients in the form of nitrogenous and potash fertilizers;
• soil loosening - regular, especially after watering, but careful not to damage the root system located close to the surface;
• Weed control and the removal of sluggish or diseased leaves and fruits - in too thick and littered plantings, the likelihood of developing diseases and the appearance of pests increases.

Diseases and pests

Like ordinary cucumbers, shrubs can suffer from diseases such as:

• powdery mildew is a fungal disease, the symptom of which is white( sometimes - rare) mealy plaque on the leaves;
• Perinosporosis - downy mildew, manifested by numerous light yellow spots covering the leaves;
• cladosporiosis or brown olive spot is also a fungal disease that appears on the leaves and fruits in the form of small rounded ulcers of a greenish-brown or olive shade;
• anthracnose or verdigris is a disease in which there are a lot of brown spots on the leaves and wet ulcers on the fruits;
• sclerotinia or white rot - develops from fungi and affects the entire plant, starting to grow from numerous white bodies, gradually covering stems, leaves and fruits with a continuous coating, which causes their softening and rotting;
• gray rot - a bacterial disease that manifests itself in the form of vague watery brown spots that quickly become smoky gray;
• root rot - its symptom is rapidly withering leaves and rotten red roots.

Gray rot Sclerotinia or white rot Anthracosis Root rot Mealy dew Perinosporosis Signs of cladosporosis

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overdried or over-wetted soil in combination with thickened plantings;

watering with cold water;

poor quality soil treatment between plants;

untimely harvesting of plant residues and weeds.

In addition to diseases, the enemies of cucumbers are also some garden pests. These include:

• gourd aphid;
• cucumber;
• spider mite;
• sprout fly;
• gall nematode;
• whitefly; hothouse;
• slugs;
• Bears;
• thrips;
• Wire Mesh.

Thrips Slugs sprout fly Signs of cucumber root-knot nematode Cucumber mosquito Medvedkov greenhouse whitefly melon aphid Spider mite wireworms

main methods to combat pests - spraying and precise observance agricultural technicians of cultivation of cucumber, especially preplant soil preparation.

Spray Pickles is a great alternative to classic, long-stem varieties, if space is limited. They are unpretentious and resistant to diseases, and in response to simple care they are ready to please with a bountiful harvest of tasty fruits, , which can be consumed fresh or harvested for the winter.