Vegetable growers are happy to grow vegetables on plots of land if they are not limited in space. For those who have gardens of 6 acres or less, compact bush plants come to the rescue, which, when grown in a small area, do not lose productivity and taste. Among them are bush cucumbers, which attract the attention of gardeners.
Characteristics
Bush varieties and hybrids bred through selection share common properties.
Features of bush varieties:
- compact, dense bushes that do not grow and do not lose their appearance;
- short stem – up to 30 cm;
- few and short lashes;
- weak branching of lateral shoots;
- numerous ovaries;
- early maturity - up to 40 days;
- relatively easy care;
- maturing at the same time.
When choosing seed material, gardeners also take into account the fact that bush cucumbers can be self-pollinating or bee-pollinating. The first option is preferable, since in this case pollination is possible even in dry and rainy weather.
Popular varieties
Each of the varieties is interesting in its own way, pleases with the harvest and does not require constant attention.
Bush
The variety is early ripening. Bee pollinated. Bushes up to 60 cm tall with vines up to 50 cm long. Fruit weight is about 120 g. The length is 10 cm. Cucumbers are green, oblong and round with sparse tubercles. Pleasant to the taste.Productivity - 5-6 kg/m2. Shelf life – 10–12 days.
"Bush" cucumber is cultivated in open areas due to the presence of bees. The variety is resistant to drought and disease. The fruits are used in salads, pickled and salted.
Baby
An early ripening self-pollinating variety produces full fruits already on the 40th day. Oval dark green cucumbers with a white tip and large tubercles reach 9 cm. The weight of large specimens is 100–120 g. The stem size is up to 30 cm.
Abundant harvests are not expected from the variety, but 2.5 kg of vegetables per bush is a natural result. At daytime temperatures of 16–18 °C, rapid growth of bushes is observed. At night, cucumbers are wrapped in agrofibre until the temperature is fixed at 13–15 °C.
Shelf life: 10 days. During this time, the presentation will not be damaged even during transportation. Cucumbers need deep watering twice a day. But it is better to water with a drip irrigation device.
“Baby” is crispy and pleasant to the taste. There is no bitterness. Reacts calmly to transportation and is resistant to cucumber diseases. Responds to feeding. The fruits are universal. Used in salads, canning, and pickling.
Mikrosha
An early ripening variety, pollinated by bees. Fruiting is pleasing after 47 days. The fruits are ovoid, dark green, tuberculate. The length of the greens is up to 12 cm, the weight is up to 110 g. Delicate taste, lack of yellowness. Disease resistance.
The harvest is harvested when fully ripe. Even in an unfavorable season, a considerable harvest is harvested. Cucumbers are consumed fresh, canned, salted and pickled.
Shorty
A variety of bush cucumbers pollinated by bees. Grown in open ground.Seed material is selected from their own plants and prepared for sowing independently.
The variety is medium-sized. The length of the shoots is up to 45 cm. Ripe fruits with a length of 10–12 cm weigh 65 g. The skin is covered with tubercles, slightly pubescent. The fruits are oblong and round. With a pleasant taste, without bitterness. Vegetables ripen in 45–50 days. Up to 400 centners of fruits are collected from 1 hectare.
They are not susceptible to disease and withstand transportation satisfactorily without losing their presentation. Capricious when landing. Requires soil heating to 18 °C or more. They need fertilizer and watering. Eat fresh.
Chelyabinsk
Hybrid of bush cucumbers, intended for the Urals and Siberia. It tolerates frosts and temperature fluctuations without loss, and adapts to diseases. Fruits regularly and abundantly. After 39–42 days, the first harvest is harvested.
Cucumbers are elongated, dark green in color, with large tubercles and moderate pubescence. The length of the fruit is 8–11 cm, the weight of each is 70–90 g. The greens have aromatic pulp, juicy and sweet. There is no bitterness. Seasonal harvest - 12 kg/m2.
The bush hybrid "Chelyabinsky" is used fresh. And besides this, the fruits are frozen, salted and canned.
Sturdy baby F1
The hybrid adapts to lower air temperatures. Therefore, cucumbers are planted already at 10 °C. Zelentsy are distinguished by their taste and abundant fruiting. The length of the fruit is up to 9 cm, the weight of one specimen is 60–100 g. Ripening time is 40–50 days.
The fruits are elongated, dark green in color with tuberous skin and slight pubescence. The pulp is dense, sweetish and tender. Productivity - up to 10 kg/m2. The variety is not susceptible to cucumber diseases.
The hybrid is grown in greenhouses and greenhouses. But the variety adapts and bears fruit in open ground. The use is no different from other varieties. Most often, pickled cucumbers are successful, since the hybrid, unlike other varieties, does not soften in the marinade.
Bush varieties and hybrids are an excellent option for gardeners. Cucumbers have fewer care requirements, they do not require artificial pollination, they get sick less often and, most importantly, produce a bountiful harvest of beautiful and tasty cucumbers.
