Cucumber is a unique crop that is successfully grown not only in open beds, greenhouses, tunnels, but also on window sills and balconies. Such an unconventional cultivation method allows you to get a harvest of fresh cucumbers in an apartment, regardless of the season. Breeders have developed a number of special indoor varieties, the root system of which is compact, undemanding to a large amount of soil. These unique varieties include the cucumber "Balcony Miracle F1". It is distinguished not only by its adaptability to growing on the window, but also by its high yield, excellent fruit taste.
Description of the variety
F1 Balcony cucumber is a hybrid that is obtained by crossing two varieties of cucumbers. The vegetable of this variety has a sweetish taste and does not contain bitterness. Self-pollinated, parthenocarpic.
- It has a female flowering type.
- The yield of this variety is excellent, reaching up to 9 kg m2.
- The hybrid grows in partial shade, does not require much lighting.
The cucumber is medium-sized, weakly braided. The root system allows you to grow at home, which is very convenient for the balcony. The hybrid is also suitable for growing outdoors and indoors, and even on a window, cucumbers also grow well.
This type of vegetable crop is very easy to care for, resistant to dry weather, and cucumber diseases. It does not need to be treated with chemicals, and you can grow an environmentally friendly crop without much hassle.
Do you think cucumbers grown on the balcony are tastier than those grown outdoors?
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Land requirements
The best option is to purchase a ready-made universal mixture in specialized stores. This is a clean land, excellent for cucumbers in terms of fertility.
Soil for cucumbers
You can also prepare the mixture yourself.
We recommend the following formulations:
- two parts of coconut fiber and one part of vermicompost. The land is quite fashionable today, although it does not have any particular advantages. Expensive coconut fiber can be successfully replaced with overripe sawdust of deciduous trees, and purchased vermicompost with humus;
Biohumus and coconut flakes
Add sand and humus to the garden soil
Self-prepared soil must be decontaminated. This can be done by heating in an oven up to + 120 ° С for 30–40 minutes or using liquid solutions. A weak solution of potassium permanganate or any commercial chemicals will do. Some gardeners recommend spilling the ground with boiling water, but the effectiveness of this method is insufficient, and cucumbers are very afraid of pests and diseases in the ground.
Calcining the soil in the oven
Characteristics of the variety
The length of the “Balconnoe Miracle” variety reaches up to 1.5 meters. During growth, its lateral shoots are formed, which must be pinched.
- The leaves of the hybrid are bright green, small.
- In each of the nodes, 2-3 ovaries are formed. the variety is mid-season.
- Productivity occurs 50 days after sowing the seeds.
You can take a sample approximately on the 10th day after the deadline, and you will also be interested to know:
- That this hybrid plant belongs to gherkins.
- The average length of cucumbers reaches 7-8 cm, weight - 60 g. Fruits of the hybrid have the shape of a cylinder, the surface is lumpy.
- The vegetable has a pleasant taste, has a bright aroma. The pulp is sweetish, medium density. The cucumber is characterized by crunch and freshness. The vegetable is good for salads and also for canning.
- The balcony miracle is picky in terms of growing. Even cultivation in apartment conditions is not difficult if you follow some rules.
- The variety can also be grown in the traditional way in the beds. This plant is very fond of heat, does not tolerate temperatures of +15 degrees.
Lukhovitsky cucumbers are known throughout Russia. In this article, you can find out which diseases the variety has resistance to and how the cucumber grows in the open field.
The advantages and disadvantages of a domestic hybrid
The manufacturer calls the following advantages of cucumbers Home Miracle F1:
- Decent harvest flavor in any form: fresh, salted, pickled or otherwise cooked.
- Prolonged fruiting period. Harvesting - through September inclusive.
- High germination of cucumbers.
- Convenient beam form of crop ripening.
- Adaptability to different growing conditions. A cucumber can be planted in a garden bed, in a greenhouse or greenhouse, in a container on a windowsill or balcony, so there are options for harvesting a winter or spring harvest.
- High level of shade tolerance.
Disadvantages of cucumber:
- average yield;
- the tendency of overripe fruits to barrel.
Attention! The originator does not provide data on the cucumber's resistance to garden diseases and keeping quality.
Growing
It is better to plant a balcony miracle in open ground at the end of May.
Seed preparation
Pre-treatment of cucumber seeds in the future affects their yield and viability. With the help of some procedures, harmful microorganisms are removed from the top of the seeds, which increases their germination. Seeds must be processed in advance, in several stages:
- Warming up the planting material. It should be carried out in the oven, at temperatures up to 50 degrees. You can also tie a bag of beans to a hot battery for 1-2 days.
- Disinfection. To disinfect the seeds, they need to be soaked for 2-3 hours in a solution of potassium permanganate of low concentration.
- Germination. For better germination of cucumber seeds, they must be placed in a damp cloth and kept at a temperature of +27 degrees. Full seeds should hatch in a warm, humid environment in 2-3 days, after which they can be planted in the ground.
Warming up the planting material increases the number of female-type flowers, and, consequently, the yield.
Growing seedlings
To sow cucumber seedling material, for this you need to take a container and soil:
- In the form of a container, you can use small containers with a diameter of 8 cm, or peat tablets. If you use a plastic container, then you need to provide drainage holes.
- Soil for sowing seeds is used both ready-made and prepared independently, by mixing the following ingredients: peat, sand, pepper and fertile soil in equal proportions.
- In order for the cucumbers to germinate, they must be placed in the ground to a depth of 1-2 cm. You can wait for the appearance of cotyledon leaves at a seedling temperature of + 25-27 degrees.
- After the seeds germinate, they will need a lot of light and a temperature of +22 degrees.
- Seedlings will need daily watering and feeding. Feeding cucumbers should be done with a solution prepared in the proportions: 1 teaspoon of urea per 3 liters of warm water.
Transplanting
To plant planting material in a pot, you need the following rules:
- The capacity must be taken at least 5-8 liters in volume. Containers made of edged plastic bottles, ceramic pots may be suitable.
- In the pots where the cultivation of cucumbers is planned, there should be drainage holes, and if it is a container, then broken brick or expanded clay should be placed there.
- When filling containers with soil, you must use a substrate that was intended for sowing cucumbers.
Expert opinion
Filatov Ivan Yurievich, private farmer for over 30 years
Before planting seedlings, you need to carefully remove them from the previous container so that the soil on the roots is preserved, and the peat pots can be planted directly into the ground, because such material decomposes in the soil.
Landing features
The planting of the Balcony Miracle begins in the last month of spring, in the first days. Usually, grains are planted in prepared soil (when the earth warms up to 12-15 ° C), consisting of compost and humus. If spring lasts a long time in the region and with low temperatures, then the seedlings are first prepared (in the 20th of April), and then the already grown plants are planted in a permanent place. For successful cultivation of the hybrid, pre-sowing seed treatment is carried out. They are pre-germinated or treated with growth stimulants. Then the landing is done as follows:
- place the sprouted cucumber seeds in pots or on a garden bed to a depth of 2 cm, cover with foil and maintain the temperature at 25-27 ° C until shoots appear;
- to maintain comfortable conditions, plantings are regularly watered; it is impossible to allow the soil to dry out and form a dry crust;
- install special supplementary lamps in poor natural light.
Under comfortable conditions, seedlings appear together as early as the second week after the start of cultivation. A few days later, when the seedlings grow a little, you need to discard the weakest stems and leave only healthy and strong ones.
Care
The rules for the care of such a hybrid are almost the same, both when grown indoors and outdoors. In order for cucumbers to bear fruit well, they need the following care:
- Garter. Cucumber Balcony miracle - tall, trellis or twine allow such a plant to curl at a height of 1.7 m. If you grow the variety in an apartment, then the twine can be fixed on the ceiling. You can also use a planter, where the cucumbers can hang down, and you do not need to tie them up.
- Pinching. This is done so that the cucumber cannot grow, the fruits are actively formed and ripened together.
- Top dressing. It should be carried out once every 2 weeks. The following material is used for this: wood ash, tea infusion, egg shells, special fertilizers.
- Watering. It needs to be produced once every 2 days. Use only warm or melted water for irrigation.
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What plants need to be grown on the windowsill so that the flowers are beautiful, and the leaves refresh the air with oxygen, and the fruits can be used for making salads? And, all this to have all year round? This wonderful plant is called a cucumber. In order to have the expected effect, you need theoretical knowledge, a little practical experience in growing any indoor plants and a great desire. The proposed article is designed for those readers who, after receiving new information, do not forget it, but try to use the theory in practice. What do you need to know to have cucumbers on the windowsill all winter?
Cucumbers on the windowsill
Contents of step-by-step instructions:
Photo
The photos below will allow you to get a closer look at the Balkonnoe miracle variety, which can often be seen on the balcony of cucumbers.
Reviews of summer residents
Due to the youth of the variety, there are few reviews about it on thematic Internet resources. Natalia grew a cucumber on the balcony. The woman had no complaints about the rate of its development, but at some point the lower leaves began to become covered with yellow spots. In this case, experts recommend enhancing the feeding with potassium-phosphorus-magnesium fertilizers.The novice summer resident Polina had a similar problem, and the woman coped with it. The rest of the plant completely satisfied her.
The Balcony Miracle Hybrid is a great option for inexperienced farmers. It will be possible to test it before the start of the summer cottage season on your own windowsill. With positive results, you can start planting in the ground. Cucumber has excellent characteristics. It needs a little attention. During the season, the hybrid will delight with taste in fresh salad cuts, and then in conservation.
Video
The following video will help you properly grow the Balcony Miracle cucumber variety:
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