Cucumbers Atos is a hybrid variety recently bred by Russian breeders. The seeds have appeared on the market recently; the species is intended for growing in open ground and in greenhouses. The characteristics of the hybrid, its quality and properties, reviews of summer residents and vegetable growers make it possible to classify it as promising for growing not only in the south.
Characteristic properties of the variety
Cucumber Athos belongs to early varieties with high seed germination, the first harvest is harvested 35-40 days after germination. The bush grows more than two meters in height, the variety is frost-resistant and heat-resistant, tolerates a lack of moisture.
Cucumber Athos
A high-yielding hybrid, up to 20 fruits ripen on one bush, up to 12 kilograms of cucumbers are harvested from one square meter.
Fruits up to 10 cm long and 2 cm in diameter. Weight varies from 70 to 100 g. The size of the fruits allows you to pick them at the pickle stage, up to 5 centimeters, and the gherkin stage, up to 9 centimeters.
The hybrid is pollinated without the participation of insects, fruiting occurs in a bouquet of 5 to 7 flowers.
Growing cucumbers
Domestic breeding Atos hybrids grow well both in the greenhouse and in the open field. In Russia, open field cucumbers grow in the southern regions; film coatings are needed for the middle lane. It is recommended to plant seeds under a film, cutting holes and planting 2-3 seeds there to a depth of 2 cm.
Growing
Planting is possible with seeds or seedlings.
- Seeds are planted to a depth of 2 cm, the optimum temperature for planting seeds is 25-30 degrees, but they germinate even at 13 degrees. Seed germination depends on the temperature of the soil, if planted in a ground warmed up to 20 degrees, seedlings will appear in 5 days. At a soil temperature of 18 degrees, seedlings will appear in 10 days. Optimum temperatures for growing are 22 degrees during the day and 19-20 degrees at night.
- Cucumber seedlings are planted in the ground at the onset of stable warm weather at a distance of 1/2 m from each other.
Planting care:
- Soil cultivation, regular loosening and weeding every 10 days.
- Watering plants with warm water (20 degrees) in the evening or in the morning every day, in moderation, to avoid the formation of puddles, they can cause rotting of the roots.
- Regularly remove side shoots above the fourth leaf.
- Tying to trellises.
- Periodic feeding, 3 times per season.
Top dressing
Loosening should be done immediately after watering, this improves growth, protects against pests of fungal infections, gets rid of insects living in weeds.
Benefits of the variety
A varietal technology for growing in open ground for large areas has been developed for the Atos variety, which allows farmers to harvest up to 100 tons of fruits per hectare.
Cucumbers Atos have a whole range of qualities, from yield to the possibility of processing for canned food, which makes them welcome guests on summer cottages and large fields of farms.
