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A wide range of currently existing varieties of cucumbers will make even seasoned gardeners doubt: which one to choose for planting on your site or greenhouse. Hybrid cucumber Magnat F1 is perfect for even the most demanding summer resident. After all, hybrids are obtained by crossing several varieties (which specifically are the secret of the developers) and combine their best qualities.
Variety characteristics
It is an early maturing, medium-vigorous, medium-branched, parthenocarpic plant (does not require pollination), dominated by female flowers. It has a large leaf that protects the fruit from the sun. Suitable both for planting in open ground and for sowing in greenhouses or film shelters.
Cucumber Tycoon
It has a high yield and a long fruiting period. Not susceptible to cladosporia, olive spot, as well as viral infections. The fruits are suitable for consumption both raw and canned. The period from planting to ripening is 46-50 days.
Description of the fruit
Cucumber Fruit Tycoon:
- nice green;
- correct shape;
- the length of the ripe fruit is 85-110mm;
- fruit weight - 70-95g;
- the skin is dense, with stripes;
- spines are white.
The cucumber does not turn yellow, has an excellent taste and has no bitterness.
Landing in the ground
The landing site is chosen as sunny as possible, without drafts. The soil should be drained and low in nitrogen.
To lower the acidity, the soil is treated with limestone. There are two ways to plant cucumbers:
- Sowing seeds in open ground.
- Pre-growing seedlings and planting them.
The first way is very simple. Seeds are laid in the ground when the soil is warmed up to + 15-17 degrees. It is important that there are no frosts at this time, the best time is around the end of May-beginning of June. The seeds can be hardened before planting, this will increase the yield. To do this, it is necessary to wrap the seed in cheesecloth and put it in water, and when the seeds swell, place it in a refrigerator for two days with a temperature of at least +3 degrees.
Planting cucumbers with seedlings in the ground
Planting several seeds in one hole at a depth of 2-3 cm, at a distance of 40-60 cm. When the sowing rises and leaves appear, the excess shoots must be cut off (do not pull out, since you can damage the root system of the remaining ones).
The second method is a little more complicated, but gives almost 100% germination and the ability to get an early harvest. Before planting, the seeds must be warmed up to +25 degrees, sawdust is added to the ground, peat grains are planted in peat cups one by one, watered once every 7 days. After emergence and formation of four leaves, they are planted in the soil.
Care for cucumbers varieties Magnat F1
It is necessary to water the cucumbers Magnat abundantly, with warm water, at sunset. Frequency - 1 time in 5-7 days, with active maturation - in 3-4 days. To improve the nutrition of the root system, every 2 days, the soil is loosened around the stem to a depth of 4 cm, as it grows, it is reduced to once every 7 days.
Loosening the soil
Since hybrid cucumbers have an increased ability to create new shoots, it is required to form a bush, otherwise the plant's nutrition will be spent on new lashes, and the finished fruits will grow more slowly.For the correct formation of the bush, flowers and shoots are removed in the axils of the first 4 sheets, and the next 4 are left 20 cm and pinched, then shoots are left 30-40 cm, then 50-60 cm., The main lash can be left up to one meter.
Due to the fact that the cucumber Magnat is a hybrid, seeds need to be purchased annually, collecting your own with subsequent planting will not give the desired result.
