Bush cucumber: features and varieties

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Short-stemmed varieties of cucumbers are called bushes. Most of them are bee-pollinated and are used by gardeners for outdoor cultivation. However, varieties suitable for planting under the film have been bred. The bush of these cucumbers is original. Ordinary varieties have lashes most often more than 1 m long. In addition, they branch heavily. In bush ones, they never grow longer than 80 cm.

On one whip there are no more than two branches. The bush cucumber looks very beautiful. The fact is that its internodes are much shorter than the usual, and therefore it seems much more leafy.

On small bushes, of course, many greens will not grow. Therefore, the yield of this type of cucumber is not too high. However, this is fully offset by the ease of care and unpretentiousness of the varieties. In addition, the bush cucumber is distinguished by the fact that it yields a crop for no more than 20 days, which, coupled with early ripeness, can be considered an undoubted advantage. The fruits ripen long before the main diseases of garden crops begin to develop, whichallows you to save the crop in any year.

Because the bush cucumber does not grow too much, it is much easier to process the aisles of this crop than with conventional varieties. The fruits of short-stemmed bushes are compact and will easily fit into any jar. Zelentsy can be used in salads, and for pickling, and for s alting.

In order to get an even earlier harvest, the bush cucumber variety can be grown by seedling method. For this, it is best to use peat cups.

Planting seedlings into the ground at twenty days of age, in May-June, is considered optimal. The distance between individual rows should be about forty-five centimeters, between plants in a row - 25 cm. You need to care for bush cucumbers in about the same way as for ordinary ones. If the soil in the area is clayey, a good solution would be to mulch it with peat. They need to be watered a little more often than long-stemmed varieties.

Immediately after transplanting, seedlings can be covered with foil. This will protect bush cucumbers from the return of spring cold weather and will allow you to get an excellent harvest. However, it must be remembered that as soon as the plants reach the film, it must be removed, otherwise burns cannot be avoided. In this regard, it is preferable to use non-woven fabric instead of polyethylene.

Cucumber bush due to its compactness is perfect for growing in small summer cottages and vegetable gardens. Zelentsy of most varieties have excellent taste. On theAt the moment, breeders have bred a fairly large number of short-stemmed cucumbers. All their names, such as Baby, Shorty, Baby, indicate their compactness and belonging to the bush variety.

Bush cucumbers are easy to care for, have a high yield and are suitable for pickling. All this, coupled with the compactness of the bush and good taste, makes it quite expedient to grow them in summer cottages. Especially if the garden is not too large.