Cucumber variety Uranus (F1)

The best cucumbers for salad are white-spiked, this rule is well known to everyone. It is these cucumbers that have been and remain the most popular in Japan. That is why the well-known Japanese company Sakata has become so famous for a series of hybrids with white pubescence. Among the new products is the Uranus variety. The variety was included in the State Register of Breeding Achievements of Russia in 2016. The admission region is Nizhnevolzhsky, which includes the Astrakhan, Volgograd, Saratov regions and the Republic of Kalmykia. The cucumber is recommended for outdoor cultivation. But also suitable for foil greenhouses and shelters. It is a hybrid, therefore it is labeled F1.

Description

The plant is indeterminate, medium-sized, branching is weak. Leaves of medium length, dark green, with a slightly corrugated rough surface, angular-cordate, five-lobed. The flowering type is female. In each leaf node of Uranus, mainly one female flower is formed, but sometimes 3 or 4.

The cucumber is short, even, gherkin type, 9 - 12 cm long, 2.2 - 2.5 cm in diameter. The shape is cylindrical. The skin is elastic, not hard, with frequent large tubercles, the pubescence is white, dense. The color of the fruit is dark green, with subtle short stripes and a slight bluish bloom. The pulp of the variety is white, juicy, crunchy, dense in consistency, without voids, with an excellent aroma. Seeds that are at the stage of milky ripeness are not felt during consumption. According to the State Register, the taste is good and excellent, sweetish, without traces of bitterness. The mass of greenery, according to the State Register, is 100 - 112 grams, the originators claim a slightly lower weight - 60 - 80 grams.

Characteristics

• The Uranus hybrid is an ultra-ripening variety. Even among early ripening crops, our hero surprises with an early harvest, because from the moment of full sprouting to the beginning of fruiting, only 32 - 35 days pass in protected ground. In the open field, this period may increase by no more than a week. Early maturity allows this cucumber to be used in extended circulation;
• according to the State Register, the marketable yield of the variety in the Lower Volga region was 296 - 381 c / ha, which is at the level or 62.0 c / ha higher than the standard Crane... The maximum indicator was achieved in the Volgograd region - 784 c / ha. According to other sources, up to 20 kg from 1 square meter are collected in closed ground, 14 kg from the same area in an open garden;
• a friendly return of fruits allows you to get a high yield already at the very beginning of fruiting;
• high yields are evidence of the excellent productivity of the species. A plant with good growth vigor is capable of forming flowers and tying greens until the very end of the growing season, which ends only with the arrival of stable cold weather. In the greenhouse, fruiting ceases with the first frost;

• a distinctive feature of our hero is the ability to tie and give off crops even in stressful conditions;
• Uranus belongs to parthenocarpic cultures, therefore it is completely independent of the presence of pollinating insects. This quality is the main criterion in the selection of cucumber species for cultivation in closed-type greenhouses;
• the presentation of cucumbers is very high. The fruits never grow wide. In addition, the bright color does not change during storage;
• high immunity - the variety is characterized by stable tolerance to a complex of fungal and viral diseases;
• transportability is excellent, the presentation of the crop is not lost even during long transportation. Keeping quality is also good;
• the way of eating fruits is universal. First of all, the early product is used for making salads.Surplus crops are suitable for canning.

Agrotechnics

The Uranus hybrid is recommended to be grown in seedlings. Seeds are sown for seedlings at the end of April, and at the end of May, seedlings can be planted in greenhouses. For vegetable growers in the southern regions, direct sowing of seeds into the soil is suitable. It is carried out when the earth warms up to + 12 ° С. But this sowing method will somewhat postpone the beginning of the harvest. The soil should be prepared in advance before transplanting cucumbers - dug up on a shovel bayonet and fertilized. The transplant is carried out carefully, given the fragility of the seedlings. The recommended density is 3 - 3.3 bushes per square meter. For industrial planting, the number of plants per hectare ranges from 20 to 35 thousand, depending on conditions and technology. The variety needs a garter. The plant is formed as follows - up to 5 leaves, all ovaries and stepsons are removed. This procedure is called blinding. The care is not special. Our hero loves watering, but will not tolerate waterlogging. The plant is responsive to regular fertilization. During the period of fruit formation, the yield and quality of zelents will be significantly increased by fertilizing with calcium and magnesium fertilizers. But these mineral supplements must be added in accordance with the norms.

Uranium is a fruitful and unpretentious variety that is suitable for growing on personal subsidiary plots. Farmers are also very interested in the new product, because parthenocarp and strong immunity are one of the main requirements for greenhouse crops. There were no drawbacks in this cucumber, with the exception of one - the seeds will have to be purchased every year, since the second generation hybrids will not be able to demonstrate the declared characteristics.