Choosing cucumbers for a polycarbonate greenhouse

Which cucumber varieties are best for growing in a polycarbonate greenhouse? It's important to choose cucumber seeds wisely for indoor cultivation, as not all cucumber varieties are suitable for this growing method.

When growing indoors, consider using hybrid seeds for seedlings that have short lateral shoots. It's best if the bush doesn't require additional shaping, and the ends of the shoots don't need to be pinched as the plant grows. This prevents the cucumbers from growing too densely, allowing for maximum yield from each plant. Planting too densely can also lead to stem rot.

Advice! The best hybrid cucumber for growing in a polycarbonate greenhouse is the "Bouquet" variety. It's self-pollinating and produces an excellent harvest within the first few days of fruiting. The hybrid "Temp" variety is also worth considering.

We'll discuss which cucumber varieties are best planted in a polycarbonate greenhouse in more detail with a video later in this article. The varieties were selected based on both the species description and feedback from experienced gardeners in different regions of our country. Recipe quick lightly salted cucumbers.

Early cucumber varieties for greenhouses:
1. Suomi F1. A hybrid with excellent yields, enhanced disease resistance, and resistance to adverse weather conditions. It thrives in the Urals and other cold-climate regions when grown from seedlings in greenhouses. Cucumbers ripen within 40 days of the first shoots. It's worth noting that cucumbers of this variety do not overgrow; they develop a beautiful oval shape and stop growing.
2. Valaam Hybrid. Another variety that yields early and is highly cold-hardy. Suitable for growing in cold regions of our country. The fruit has bumps, but they are sparsely spaced, and sometimes has black spines. The fruit won't be bitter, tolerates cold well, and produces fruit throughout the summer until frost.
3. The Sarovsky hybrid is also distinguished by the fact that the harvest can be collected quickly after the first shoots appear. This variety produces clusters of fruit, with several fruits growing from each leaf axil. The shoots are shortened, and fruit sets even in low temperatures and low light, which is also a plus for early spring or northern regions of our country.

Please note! If a gardener is looking for the best cucumber varieties to plant in a polycarbonate greenhouse in the Urals, specifically in the northern regions of the country, to ensure long-lasting fruiting, they can safely plant seeds of the hybrids "Okhotny Ryad," "Shik," "Uglich," as well as "Zabiyaka" or "Zadavaka." Almost all of these cucumber varieties also grow in clusters, which makes them compact and convenient to grow in a greenhouse.

Varieties that do not require pollination

In addition to tolerance to growing conditions, it's important to ensure greenhouse cucumbers are self-pollinating. Otherwise, artificial pollination will be necessary, which only wastes the gardener's time and energy.

Gardeners emphasize that all self-pollinating varieties require mandatory looping. The ends of side shoots from the second leaf must be treated, otherwise the cucumbers will grow too densely, leading to various problems. Here's the full list. List of cucumbers for open ground.

What hybrids to pay attention to:
1. Orpheus produces fruits up to 12 cm long, with faint light stripes visible on the surface. This cucumber is never bitter and has excellent fruiting characteristics.
2. Cheetah is another hybrid. Not only is it self-pollinating, but it's also resistant to fungal diseases. The fruits grow to a maximum of 13 cm and are distinguished by their excellent taste.
3. Amur cucumbers are a female hybrid that doesn't require pollination. The fruits are large, up to 0.1 kg. The bushes produce fruit well, and the fruits themselves are excellent for both fresh salads and canning.
4. The Glafira hybrid produces long fruits up to 20 cm long, weighing 160 grams. They tolerate shade well and will produce fruit even in rain and constant lack of sun. They have excellent resistance to various diseases.

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This is basic information about which cucumber varieties are best planted in a polycarbonate greenhouse in the Moscow region, the Urals, and other regions of our country. We hope you can easily order all the selected seeds, plant them quickly and successfully, and soon reap your first harvest in your polycarbonate greenhouse.