No summer is complete without this refreshing, tasting culture. Perhaps, in every garden there is a place for cucumber beds.
The Pharaoh cucumber is considered a mid-season variety. This is a hybrid variety, which means that its seeds are not suitable for subsequent cultivation, since its inherent properties are lost.
Cucumber Pharaoh
Description, advantages and disadvantages
The hybrid variety has many positive characteristics:
- pleasant taste;
- universality of use;
- high productivity;
- resistance to many diseases;
- resistance to temperature changes;
The only drawback of the variety is that it cannot be grown in a greenhouse.
Growing is possible only in natural conditions
Growing features
If you plan to plant cucumbers with seedlings, you need to sow seeds in peat cups or in a greenhouse in early May. And when the sprouts acquire 2-4 adult leaves, you can plant them in open ground. The temperature must be at least 18 degrees, otherwise the seedlings will not grow
Before planting seedlings in the garden, you need to harden them for at least 7 days, taking them outside or onto the balcony.
Seeds are sown in the ground from mid-May. They must be buried in the soil no more than 2 cm. For 1 sq. meter should be no more than 5-7 plants. You can throw more seeds into the hole, then thin out the plantings and leave the strongest.
Corn will be an excellent "neighbor" for a cucumber. It perfectly protects the finicky crop from wind and drafts. It should be planted around the entire perimeter of the cucumber plantation, leaving only the south side open.
If necessary, cover the sprouts with foil. Pharaoh cucumbers are distinguished by resistance to temperature extremes, but it is important that it does not fall below 18 degrees. If this happens, it is important to cover the sprouts with a film in a timely manner.
Any land is suitable for cucumbers, but nutrient-poor soil requires active feeding. For example, just before planting, you can put a little humus in each hole. It should be rotten, fresh will simply destroy the plant.
You can fertilize cucumbers 5-6 times per season, this will increase the number of ovaries, the fruits will grow of sufficient length and be even.
You can plant Pharaoh cucumbers in one place for no more than 5 seasons. It is best to change the planting site every year, this will serve as protection from diseases and pests. The plant develops well in the soil after peas, tomato, cabbage.
You can plant Pharaoh cucumbers in one place no more than 5 seasons
The lashes of cucumbers can be directed to the trellis, while the lateral lower stems are cut off so that they do not spread along the ground. If no support is used for the plant, the stems should not be moved; they must be carefully crossed during harvesting. Damaged stems can dry out and the plant will die.
Cucumbers can be pinned - this makes the trunk and root system strong. To do this, at the level of the third or fourth leaf, remove all side branches.
Plant care rules
Caring for the Pharaoh f1 cucumbers is simple. It is important to regularly water the plantings with warm water, it is advisable to put a bucket of water in the sun in advance to warm it up, and in the evening water it at the root. It is important not to overdo it, if you pour the bushes, the root will begin to rot and the plant will die. Watering is especially necessary on hot days, with a lack of moisture, the fruits will be bitter.
Regularly, once every 10 days, you need to loosen the soil. This will allow the earth to "breathe" and will prevent crusting on the soil. Loosening helps to retain moisture.
The first harvest is possible 48 days after plant emergence. And with proper care, you can pick cucumbers until late autumn.
The variety has a high yield. In addition, there are several ways to increase the number of female flowers:
- pinching the top at the level of 4 - 5 leaves;
- the trunk at the level of 2 leaves can be slightly trimmed in a circle with a sharp knife. This is done only under dry weather conditions.
Growth hormones can be used to increase yields.
The fruits of the Pharaoh cucumbers are deep green in color, with white thorns, large lumpy, 10-13 cm in length. Do not taste bitter, do not turn yellow at the base. The weight of one cucumber is about 100 grams. The fruits are suitable for fresh consumption and for conservation.
To combat it with environmentally friendly means, you can prepare a solution of laundry soap (300 g per 10 liters of water) and spray each bush. If the affected leaves are few, you can simply remove and destroy them.
You can often hear advice about fertilizing with an herbal infusion. Do not use it too actively, such a solution can provoke various viral diseases. For example, the tobacco mosaic virus persists on plant waste for a year.
If the foliage turns yellow and the ovary falls off, this indicates a lack of watering and nutrients when planting too densely.
It is necessary to choose good varieties that bring a bountiful harvest. One of these is the Pharaoh cucumber, which produces tasty fruits with minimal effort.
