Hybrid cucumber Parisian gherkin bred by the Poisk agrofirm in the city of Vereya. In 2006 it was included in the State Register and zoned for the Central and Central Black Earth regions.

Cucumber Parisian gherkin: characteristics and description of the variety

The bee-pollinated variety is intended for cultivation in open beds, as well as in greenhouses and greenhouses with unhindered access of pollinators. On average, it takes 40-45 days to ripen the fruits from the moment of sowing, which makes it possible to classify the hybrid as early maturing.

Advice! Artificial pollination in a greenhouse allows you to increase the yield to maximum values.

Cucumber Parisian gherkin

The compact shrub has large and medium leaves of a rich green color with a strongly serrated edge. Fruits are cylindrical straight (classic kornishon) with large tubercles and black thorns. There are no voids inside. Seedlings as they grow, form a bush with lashes of medium length. The plant loves watering, but it is also resistant to drought. According to the manufacturer's instructions, the seeds are resistant to diseases such as cladosporia and mosaic virus.

Features and technology of growing

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The agricultural technique of growing cucumbers Parisian gherkin is in many ways similar to other varieties zoned for the Central Black Earth region. Hybrid seeds are sold in two forms of production: regular and glazed. Regular seeds are suitable for growing seedlings. The glaze contains growth activators and disinfectants, therefore such planting material is good for sowing in open ground, its germination rate is close to 100%.

For this hybrid, the general rule applies: the optimal result is given by planting material, which is 2 years old. Sowing with fresh seeds can produce strong vines with most of the flowers being male.

Sowing

If it is decided to abandon the seedling method, the sowing dates are determined according to the following rules:

  • For greenhouses - the first decade of May.
  • For beds with polyethylene shelter - the second decade of May.
  • On the field and in the beds without shelter, sowing is performed in the third decade of May.

Attention: the specified dates are valid in the Central Region, and the exact date is chosen according to the current weather conditions.

You should not thicken the crop. It is considered optimal to place no more than 4 bushes per 1 m2. In greenhouses - even less: 3 bushes per 1 m2. Good precursors for the Parisian gherkin are tomatoes, potatoes and legumes. At the same time, it is advisable to add organic matter to the soil in the fall: humus, mullein or chicken droppings. The seeding depth is 2 cm.

Sowing cucumbers

Seedlings are sown in early April. Since the seeds are taken without glazing, before sowing, the planting material is soaked in weak (1%) solutions of potassium permanganate or salt. The container with the solution and seeds is placed in a warm place for a day. The floating seeds are thrown away.

Pots for future seedlings are taken with a diameter of 8 cm.

Important! Make sure to make holes at the bottom to ensure the unhindered drainage of excess moisture.

Put such pots on one common pallet. To get friendly and strong shoots, maintain a temperature of about + 22 ° C, and as soon as the first leaves appear above the ground, turn on the phytolamp. The optimal daylight hours are 10 hours.

Transfer

Seedlings are considered mature enough for transplanting if there are 3-4 true leaves on the shoots.However, you should not rush and immediately plant plants in the beds. Tempering is carried out for several days. In the afternoon, the trays with pots are taken out into the fresh air and left in partial shade for 3 hours. This will avoid wasting time for adaptation. Otherwise, the delicate leaves can get painful sunburn.

On the backyard plots, the beds must be equipped with trellises. The lashes are guided along the stretched cords.

Note! This not only saves space, but also creates optimal conditions for plants to grow. Harvesting from such racks is very convenient.

Recommended planting pattern: 50 cm between rows and 30 cm between individual plants. If there are no trellises, then a checkerboard planting method is used, with a distance between plants of 60 cm.

Care

Watering the beds

For watering the beds, choose the morning or evening hours. Watering at noon is strongly discouraged: splashing water on the leaves works like lenses, and the reflected sun rays cause burns. At the stage of forming bushes, watering is performed once every 3 days, and as soon as the first flowers appear, every other day.

Attention: if the weather is cool and damp, watering is completely canceled. Waterlogging at low temperatures contributes to the appearance of diseases, as well as bitterness in fruits.

In addition to regular weeding, the beds must be watered with fertilizer solutions. Superphosphate, urea and sulfate are mixed in equal proportions. 0.5 tablespoon is consumed per 1 m2. Top dressing is performed after germination or immediately after planting seedlings with an interval of 10 days until the first ovaries appear.

The lashes are regularly tied to trellises to form bushes. Usually the vines are simply guided, and they are fixed on their own with their antennae.

Important! It is advisable to pluck the lateral stepchildren so that the plant does not waste energy on them, the fruits usually do not ripen on them or they turn out to be of an irregular shape.

The resistance of the Parisian gherkin to diseases is usually enough so that no treatments with any reagents are required during the season. However, inspection must be carried out regularly, and if damaged leaves and whole lashes are found, they must be immediately removed and burned.

Harvesting

A bountiful harvest

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Cucumbers must be picked from the trellises every day. Otherwise, you can face a deterioration in the quality of subsequent fruits. Among the most common problems are the following (and how to fix them):

  • Zelenets is pear-shaped. This indicates a lack of potassium. In such cases, ash is diluted in irrigation water and all the beds are irrigated evenly.
  • The shape of the fruit resembles an hourglass. This suggests that the difference in daily temperatures was too large. At night, tapestries should be covered with foil.
  • Arcuate cucumbers appear when watering was preceded by a too dry period.
  • Lack of ovaries. Most often occurs due to insufficient pollination. Artificial pollination can be carried out. This is usually done in the morning.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

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According to gardeners, the Parisian gherkin has the following advantages over other varieties of early cucumbers:

  • High yield, which allows you to save on planting areas.
  • Excellent taste of zelents.
  • Early ripening.
  • High yield of marketable products (over 85%).
  • Excellent keeping quality and transportability.
  • Drought tolerant.
  • Disease resistance.
  • The small size of the fruit is ideal for pickling.

The disadvantage is the need to harvest every day, since otherwise the quality of the product is severely deteriorated.

Among the many early varieties of cucumbers, French gherkin is considered one of the best for those who can pay maximum attention to the beds. If the gardener does not have the opportunity to visit the planting every day, then you should opt for a different variety.