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The article discusses the advantages of the Molodets cucumber variety. Information on cultivation for obtaining a rich harvest is presented.

Cucumber Molodets is a hybrid variety of early ripening, fruitful, grown in open and closed ground, female flowering type. Abundant flowering, 2-3 or more ovaries are formed in each node. With proper care, the plant produces a bountiful harvest of delicious crunchy fruits. The advantages of the culture also include resistance to unfavorable weather conditions, to changing temperatures, to pests and diseases.

Differs in small branching and medium weaving. In this regard, the plant is convenient to form and tie up. Abundant flowering, 2-3 or more ovaries are formed in each node. Zelenets has the shape of a cylinder. Fruit length is 11-13 cm, width 3-3.7 cm, weight - 80-120 g. The color is green and dark green with light yellowish stripes. The skin is dense with tubercles and dark thorns.

The cucumbers are crispy, have a sweet taste, do not taste bitter. Due to its gastronomic properties, the variety is popular in cooking. Fresh salads are prepared from it, it is also great for canning, salting. Cucumbers are popular due to their excellent taste and beneficial properties. The fruits are rich in vitamins (C, K, E, group B) and useful trace elements (iron, copper, cobalt, chromium, zinc, selenium). There is a lot of silicon in the vegetable, it is he who is responsible for the formation of collagen and, accordingly, for the condition of the hair, skin and nails. Cucumbers also normalize metabolism, lower blood pressure, improve the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, and remove cholesterol.

The fruiting period occurs 35-41 days. The hybrid is characterized by parthenocarp, that is, the ability to form fruits without pollination, while fruits are formed without seeds.

The variety has a high yield under optimal conditions. From 1 m2, an average of 12-14 kg of fruit can be harvested per season.

Due to its unpretentiousness, the variety can be cultivated in the regions of Russia in the temperate climatic zone, and in greenhouses - and in more northern latitudes.

Cucumber Molodets is unpretentious in care, but needs certain growing conditions. Can be planted with both seeds and seedlings. Thanks to seedlings, you can achieve an earlier harvest - two weeks earlier. Seedlings are grown for 25 days before planting. In open ground, seeds are planted when the soil warms up to + 10 ... 12 degrees. In greenhouses, cucumbers are planted after mid-May. For seedlings, when planting, the soil temperature should be +18 degrees.

Seedlings must be hardened before planting in the ground. For this purpose, it is necessary to take the sprouts out into the open air, first for two to three hours, then each subsequent day the time increases by one hour. Seedlings should have 4-5 leaves, be 20-22 cm high. Before planting, it should be watered with a solution of ammonium nitrate and potassium humate at the rate of 2 g of ammonium nitrate and 25 ml of potassium humate per 10 liters of water. One day before planting, seedlings should also be watered with Epin solution for better protection from negative environmental factors.

Prepare the soil before planting. It should be loosened and fertilized. The soil should be saturated with organic fertilizers and allow air to pass through.Peat is taken as the basis for the fertilizer, it must be limed due to its high acidity. Optimal for the culture is a medium close to neutral with a pH of 6.2-6.8. And also humus or manure with straw is introduced. An important component of the soil for cultivation is sod land. To ensure good aeration, sawdust and leaves are added to the substrate.

Care after planting consists in periodic watering, top dressing, weeding, loosening the soil. In the first 10-12 days after planting, watering should be insignificant, mainly in the root part, with warm water. The frequency of watering should be once every two to three days. During this time, the root system develops. Fertilizer should be applied three weeks after planting. For feeding, a solution is made at the rate of 1 kg of manure or 10 g of urea per 10 liters of water. Top dressing is done every 10 days, combined with watering.

The hybrid can be grown by tying to a trellis or netting, as well as by flooring. The first method saves space and creates an attractive green design. When cultivated on a trellis, the planting density is 3 plants per 1 m2, with a creeping arrangement of plants, the density is higher - 4 plants per 1 m2.

Thus, the hybrid variety of cucumbers Molodets has valuable properties and taste. Unpretentious, hardy, resistant to a number of diseases. Differs in the ability to form fruits without pollination. If you follow the rules of cultivation, you can achieve a rich harvest of tasty and crunchy fruits.