Cucumber Tchaikovsky is an early ripe parthenocarpic hybrid. Gherkin type. It is best used for pickling, pickling, and also for fresh consumption. Recommended for cultivation in open ground and under film, and in glass greenhouses. It was released as recently as 2013. It is an improved version of the Kibriya cucumber.
Parthenocarpic cucumber is a variety or hybrid that is able to set fruits without pollination by insects. And the fruits in this case are formed without seeds.
Distinctive characteristics:
High-yielding hybrid with powerful growth force and excellent taste.
The growing season is only 40-42 days.
Differs in high return of early harvest.
Bouquet-type plant, 3-4 cucumbers are formed in each node.
In addition, they are open (which simplifies harvesting), compact growth, with a powerful root system.
The fruits are small-tuberous, uniform in size, cylindrical, dark green in color, without longitudinal stripes.
The skin is thin.
The pubescence is dense. The spikes are very prickly.
The pulp is fragrant, crunchy, without bitterness.
Their average length is 8-10 cm, and the average weight is 70-90 g.
The length to diameter ratio is 3.2:1.
Taste qualities are excellent.
An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers.
Fruits are not prone to overgrowth in case of untimely collection and yellowing, do not shed thorns.
High degree of disease resistance: to cucumber mosaic virus, powdery mildew and brown spot (cladosporiosis).
Good regeneration after stress (low air humidity, cooling).
Sowing time: April-May (closed ground) and May-June (open ground).
Seeds germinate in 3-10 days.
The temperature of seed germination is 18-25 °C.
Harvest time: July-September.
Productivity: 50 t/ha.
Transportability and keeping quality are high.
Sowing seeds is carried out in rows in April-May. Seeds are placed in pre-made grooves every 5-6 cm in a row, planting them to a depth of 1-2 cm. The soil requires fertilized, moderately moist, permeable, warm. Seeding rate for open ground per seeding rate for open ground per 10 m: 1-1.5 g.