Cucumber variety Tchaikovsky (F1)
Tchaikovsky is an early maturing cucumber variety supplied to the Russian and Ukrainian markets by the Dutch agricultural firm Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V.. Released in 2013. Positioned as an improved version of the cucumber Cybria... The period from germination to harvesting the first fruits is 40 - 42 days.
Parthenocarpic variety (does not require bee pollination). Recommended for growing in foil and glazed greenhouses. Suitable for both spring-summer and summer-autumn turnover. Suitable for commercial production.
The plants are open (making harvesting easier), compact, with a strong root system. In one leaf sinus, from 2 to 4 fruits are formed. The Tchaikovsky hybrid requires good mineral nutrition.
Cucumbers are cylindrical in shape, with medium-sized tubercles, weighing 70 - 90 grams, 8 - 10 cm long. The ratio of fruit length to thickness is 3.2: 1. The skin is dark green, without longitudinal stripes. The pubescence is dense. The thorns are very prickly. Flesh without bitterness, with good structure.
This variety is characterized by a high return on early harvest, as well as heat resistance and good regeneration after stress (low air humidity, cold weather
Advantages of Tchaikovsky cucumber: excellent taste properties of fruits, keeping quality, transportability, resistance to stress and diseases.
Cucumber Tchaikovsky (F1) sowed for the first time this year. She planted seedlings in open ground at the end of June, on the second turn. Grew in the shade of trees on a trellis Despite the heat that had already begun in July, it grew rapidly, the harvest ripened together, they did not leave the bushes empty-handed. Fruits are plump, prickly enough, with good taste, not bitter. She fed and watered regularly. Fruiting until the end of September, did not get sick, the only thing was that a tick attacked by the end of August. But this misfortune attacks all cucumbers in our country. In general - I liked the variety, fruitful, absolutely problem-free. I will sow more, be sure.
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