The best varieties of cucumbers for a polycarbonate greenhouse in the Moscow region

  • Dec 13, 2020
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The domestic climate creates many problems for gardeners who dream of a large, healthy harvest. You need to make every effort, but this does not guarantee success. Therefore, most gardeners prefer to cultivate crops in greenhouses. This is how there is a guarantee to receive tasty and healthy food to the table all year round. Increasingly, polycarbonate is used as a material for the manufacture of greenhouses. It provides high protection of seedlings from adverse climatic conditions and excessive ultraviolet radiation.

The best varieties of cucumbers for a polycarbonate greenhouse. Illustration for this article is used under a standard license © ofazende.com
The best varieties of cucumbers for a polycarbonate greenhouse. Illustration for this article is used under a standard license © ofazende.com

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In the Moscow region, the weather cannot be called stable, and therefore it is more and more difficult to choose a variety of cucumbers for growing in the open field. And here polycarbonate greenhouses come to the rescue.

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Pros and cons of structures

Unlike polyethylene and glass common for greenhouses, polycarbonate construction has a long service life, and this is its main advantage. The gardener himself can mount a greenhouse of the required size.

Pros of polycarbonate:

  • maximum sunlight;
  • resistant to damage;
  • plastic;
  • serves up to 20 years;
  • tolerates increased moisture well.

The appearance of such a greenhouse will decorate the site. It is easy to install any partitions and vents in the structure itself.

In winter, you can also get a harvest of cucumbers, since a greenhouse made from the material in question does not give large heat losses.

The disadvantages include flammability, as well as high cost.

Cucumber varieties for greenhouse cultivation

To get the maximum yield, you should choose the right variety for your greenhouse. It is imperative to pay attention to its subsequent use. There are cucumbers for preservation or for fresh consumption.

Cucumbers in the greenhouse. Illustration for this article is used under a standard license © ofazende.com

Berendey F1

An early ripening hybrid. Harvest is ready 45 days after germination. Fruits are cylindrical in shape, versatile. With proper care, up to 8 kg of harvest can be harvested from one bush.

April F1

Early ripening variety. Harvest within 40 days after germination. Requires mandatory pinching. It has a long fruiting period. The hybrid is not resistant to white rot.

Courage F1

This early ripe hybrid gives the first harvest 38-44 days after germination. Experts recommend allowing only one whip in this hybrid, and removing the rest.

Goosebump F1

A medium-sized early-ripening hybrid perfectly shows its taste in the process of conservation. It is recommended to leave side lashes no more than 40 cm long.

Cornucopia F1

A high-yielding hybrid that, with proper care, yields up to 29 kg per square meter. The length of the greenery is 12 cm. It is used most often for blanks for the winter period.

Zozulya F1

The popular variety is unpretentious in care and resistant to most diseases. It has limited lateral branching, therefore it does not require pinching and pinching.

Rules for caring for cucumbers in polycarbonate greenhouses

Before planting seedlings in the greenhouse, you should prepare the soil. Chicken droppings and urea are introduced there.

Care for cucumbers in the greenhouse. Illustration for this article is used under a standard license © ofazende.com

Cucumber care includes:

  • watering;
  • top dressing;
  • loosening the soil;
  • pinching;
  • treatment with fungicides.
With proper care, you can get the maximum yield that is possible for a particular variety.

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