Cucumber Gift

Cucumber Gift is a relatively new variety. He managed to win the respect of gardeners as a variety of vegetables with good taste and unpretentious cultivation.

This variety was born in 2007, in our country, thanks to the efforts of such breeders as N. N. Klimenko, L. A. Chistyakova, S. V. Maksimov, O. Baklanova V. In 2015, he received admission to mass cultivation.

The variety of cucumbers in question is a hybrid. It is adapted for cultivation not only in the garden, in film-type greenhouses and temporary film structures, but also in the apartment - on the windowsill, on the balcony.

Experts call the type of growth of the described culture determinant. The bushes are characterized by medium vigor, the length of the whip is short, with weak branching, stretching for about 150 centimeters. Cucumber leaves. Gift miniature, green.

The length of the fruit can be characterized as average, it fluctuates around 15 centimeters. The vegetable weighs an average of 70-100 grams. His color is deep green. The shape of a cucumber is compared to an elongated cylinder. Large bumps can be seen on the skin of the fruit.

The considered type of cucumber is usually used as salads, fresh. The vegetable has a pleasant taste with hints of sweetness and crunchy flesh.

Vegetables are free to do without insect pollination, which is extremely convenient when cultivating them in an apartment. A culture of female types of flowers blooms (two or three in one node).

Cucumber Gift is classified as an early variety. The fruiting phase begins already 38-39 days after planting.

This variety can boast of good productivity; on average, 5.5 kilograms of cucumbers are removed from one square meter.

The geography of distribution of the described variety is very wide. Cucumbers Gift can be observed on the territory of the East Siberian, North, Central, Far Eastern, Ural, North Caucasian, North-West, Volgo-Vyatka, Lower Volga regions.

When planting cucumbers of this type, it is recommended to keep in mind the following scheme: the distance between the bushes is 50 centimeters, and it is desirable to leave the same distance between the rows.

Sowing seeds of cucumbers Gift is started in the springtime - in March or April. On the eve of the procedure, in order to disinfect, the seeds are soaked for half an hour in a potassium permanganate solution. The seedlings are moved to a permanent place in the May-June region. Before planting young plants, the top layer of the soil is loosened and treated with a mixture of boiling water and copper sulfate (a teaspoon of vitriol per one liter of liquid).

Watering should be carried out two to three times a week. The water needs to be slightly warmed up the day before. When growing vegetables in a pot on the balcony, make sure that the liquid in the pot does not stagnate.

Due to the active growth of cucumber lashes, they require a garter.For this, a powerful rope or wire is useful, which is tied at a height of 170 centimeters and wrapped around the stem.

In addition, vegetables need feeding. For the first time - when seedlings are born. The second time - a week after that. As a fertilizer, it is advised to use a mixture of urea and water, droppings, manure, herbal infusions, saltpeter or superphosphate.

It is better to refuse hilling the culture, since the root system of the cucumber is adjacent to the top layer of the earth, and there is a risk of injury.

When planning to plant the considered variety of cucumbers, it is worth giving preference to fertile soil with a non-acidic reaction, light sandy loam or loamy.

The main condition for the successful cultivation of the Podarok variety is warmth (temperature above 14 degrees) and the absence of drafts.

This culture shows decent resistance to such ailments as powdery and downy mildew, cucumber mosaic. However, a vegetable always has a risk of contracting bacteriosis, alternaria or root rot.

Reviews of this variety of cucumbers in general can be considered positive. Gardeners note that vegetables have excellent taste, do not require much effort to get a decent harvest and are available for growing within the apartment.