The best-yielding cucumber varieties in Ukraine

Varieties for open ground

It's worth noting that Ukraine's climate is conducive to the active cultivation of cucumbers in gardens. This vegetable crop thrives best in the southern regions of Ukraine, but almost all residents of the country's dacha and rural areas grow cucumbers in their garden beds or greenhouses.

With proper care for this vegetable crop, which involves several stages (fertilizing, watering, and tying the stems), cucumbers can be harvested from April to October, before the onset of severe cold weather. Which cucumber varieties are best suited for the Ukrainian climate?

Nugget

This variety is bee-pollinated. It's considered disease-resistant and produces a bountiful harvest. The cucumbers are small. By planting this crop in early spring, you'll reap the first harvest quite early, as Samorogok is an early variety of salad cucumber. Moreover, this vegetable will find a place in your culinary collection thanks to its excellent taste.

Steppe

This variety is one of the best choices for the southern regions of Ukraine, as it doesn't require much water. Watering is necessary, but it can be done infrequently. This variety produces fruit early, and requires insect help for proper pollination.

While most vegetable crops require regular mineral fertilizers, the Stepnoy cucumber is easy to grow. Moreover, it exhibits high resistance to various diseases.

Nezhinsky 12

Looking for a good cucumber harvest? Then this variety is your choice. It's a mid-season fruit crop, but with proper care, it produces a good amount of fruit.

The bush grows large and spreading, and also climbs well. In most cases, staking is a smart solution. Interestingly, by choosing this crop for outdoor planting, you'll get not only a prolific plant but also a resilient one. This type of cucumber is resistant to diseases such as olive spot, bacterial blight, downy mildew, and powdery mildew. It's also resistant to the rather dangerous spider mite. As for its culinary uses, it's a versatile choice: it's used in salads and pickles. Incidentally, this variety retains its flavor even when canned.

Pickling

The Zasolochny cucumber variety is also recommended for planting outdoors. The plant itself is not particularly large, but the stems are more spreading. Pinching is essential when growing this variety. Among the characteristic features of this cucumber variety is its high moisture requirements.

Regular watering is recommended. Otherwise, heat will negatively affect the cucumbers' flavor, causing them to become bitter. After planting the seedlings in the ground, you'll be able to harvest them reliably, and the fruiting period is long. Interestingly, these cucumbers are perfect for pickling and salting, so you'll certainly appreciate their flavor.

Parthenocarpics

These self-pollinating cucumbers have excellent flavor characteristics and are completely free of bitterness. This variety is noted for its high yield. The main advantage of these cucumbers is their independence from insects. Indeed, bee populations have been declining rapidly in recent years, making it difficult for vegetable crops to pollinate with insects in a timely manner. Self-pollinating cucumber varieties offer the optimal solution, which is why this category is growing in popularity in modern vegetable growing.

Hybrid F1 Zador

The best cucumber varieties in Ukraine include another parthenocarpic hybrid. This vegetable variety not only boasts excellent flavor (without bitterness) but is also excellent for pickling and salting. You'll reap a bountiful harvest.

Interestingly, these fruits are perhaps the best choice for pickling. This is because their skin is quite thin, allowing the salt to penetrate deeply into the cucumber.

But that's not all the benefits of pickling. The pulp of this green fruit is seedless, so no voids will form during the pickling process.

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Varieties for greenhouses

Sowing vegetable crops in greenhouses, which require bees for proper pollination, is not an option. Experts recommend choosing self-pollinating varieties, as this will ensure the effectiveness of your choice. Among the key advantages of these cucumbers is their versatility. This vegetable can be grown in greenhouses for both pickling and fresh consumption. Furthermore, greenhouse cucumbers are easy to transport and exhibit high resistance to various diseases. Which greenhouse cucumber varieties are best suited for Ukraine?

Smak F1

By planting cucumbers of this variety in your greenhouse, you can harvest in as little as 45 days. The fruits are considered highly resistant to adverse environmental factors, such as disease. They are not very large in size, but are prized by vegetable growers for their flavor. They are often used for pickling.

Tom Thumb

The fruits of this hybrid variety ripen quite early. Furthermore, it's another self-pollinating cucumber. With proper care, you can get 4-6 kg of fruit from a single plant. Another characteristic of this variety is that you won't need to apply various protective products too often, as they are highly disease-resistant. This extensive list of advantages has made this vegetable crop quite popular among experienced gardeners.

Herman F1

If you're looking for productive greenhouse cucumber varieties, this variety is worth considering. In about six weeks, or perhaps even sooner, you'll be able to appreciate the first stages of harvest. Interestingly, this variety boasts excellent flavor.

Even in a hot microclimate, this won't affect the quality of the fruit, as it lacks bitterness. The product is versatile; thanks to its lack of bitterness, it's perfect for both light vegetable salads and pickling.

Courage F1

This is another self-pollinating cucumber variety that grows vigorously and ripens very early. It is a trailing cucumber, but not overly vigorous. These cucumbers contain seeds, but only in small quantities. Furthermore, the taste is not bitter. Interestingly, this vegetable crop exhibits high resistance to various fungal diseases. Some farmers prefer to grow cucumbers not only in greenhouses but also in open ground. This is possible with this variety, but be aware that the yield will not be very high.

Masha F1

This variety is characterized by high yields. The fruits ripen small, have a sweet flavor, and are crisp. This vegetable crop will take its rightful place on the dinner table. They can be used fresh in cooking, but an equally interesting option is pickling these cucumbers.

Among the diseases that aren't harmful to this crop are the mosaic virus, powdery mildew, and cladosporiosis. Overall, growing cucumbers at home isn't all that difficult. The main thing is to decide for what purpose and where exactly you plan to sow this vegetable crop. If you do everything correctly, know when to plant cucumber seedlings, how often to feed and water them, the results will certainly satisfy you.

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