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Connie f1 is a popular cucumber variety. It is well suited for regions with cold summers and generally low average annual temperatures due to its frost resistance.
No wonder the majority of summer residents speak positively about this variety. Connie f1 is suitable both for planting in open ground and for growing in a greenhouse. The speed of cultivation, good yield, and ease of planting only make this variety popular. The properties of Connie's cucumbers were formed by many years of selection carried out by specialists.
History of creation
Connie f1 is a variety with a long history. The first mention of them appeared in the GRSD in 1999. At that time, 8 Connie's competitors were already registered in the State Register of Breeding Achievements. Some of them (Mytishchi L series) did not provide complete descriptions of hybrid varieties, so we can say that Connie f1 entered the top five leaders of hybrid cucumbers. So the variety became the second, seedless and the first universal variety.
Connie's Cucumber
It remains equally tasty in any way it is consumed. The importance of this fact is confirmed by the State Register: out of 663 recommended varieties, only 49 have universal properties.
The F1 marking shows that this is not an ordinary varietal cucumber, but a specially bred hybrid.
Description and features
The F1 marking shows that this is not an ordinary variety, but a specially bred hybrid. The number 1 defines the generation of the cucumber. Thus, Connie f1 is a hybrid in the first generation.
Hybrids are very different from varietal cucumbers. They are usually obtained by crossing varieties with different but complementary characteristics. Also, obtaining hybrids is possible not by selection, but by gene modification.
The selection of the best qualities of the two varieties gives the hybrid possibilities that exceed those of its "parents". Because of this, hybrids are so popular. Their popularity is often higher than that of the predecessor varieties.
Specifications
Yield
The horse variety has a good yield. The length of the fruit is from 7 to 9, rarely 10 cm. According to this characteristic, Conny cucumbers are classified as greens. The surface of the greenery has a uniform green color of medium saturation. Small tubercles with small spines are present on 90% of the fruit surface. Thorns are perceived as a disadvantage by some gardeners.
Bloom
Starts early. The variety is self-pollinated, does not depend on the presence of bees, which can help out the gardener in areas where there are no or very few bees for one reason or another.
bloom
The variety is early ripe, so it takes 30-45 days to ripen. You can shorten the ripening time by planting ready-made seedlings instead of seeds, using fertilizers.
Of course, you need to plant your seeds at the right time - in the spring. If planted later or earlier, the variety can produce a poor yield, emerge late or too early, or not at all.
Plant parameters
The variety is a hybrid in the first generation as well as parthenocarpic. That is why he will not give seeds. And in general, growing the same hybrid variety for the next season from harvested seeds does not lead to the desired result.The point is that a hybrid is a specially composed vegetable. All of its properties have been selected to achieve optimal results. If you continue to plant it further from seed, these properties will be lost.
It should be remembered that the combination of characteristics of hybrid varieties is unstable and gives a result only in the f1 generation.
Frost resistance
The variety has good frost resistance.
Heat resistance
The variety has an average heat resistance; in extreme heat it requires additional care: watering and protection from excessive sunlight. Heat-loving.
Diseases and pests
A juicy vegetable has many enemies.
Spider mite
The insect is 0.3-0.5 cm long. The spider mite often infects cucumber crops. It usually settles on the edges and lobes of the leaves, after which it sucks nutrients from the plant. First, the affected leaves are covered with whitish dots, after a while these dots merge into large spots. A heavily infected leaf turns yellow at the end and curls up.
The destruction of pests is carried out through the use of insectoacaricides and acaricides. For Connie F1 cucumbers, such as Karbofos, Iskra-Bio and other products are suitable.
Karbofos
Aphid
A very small insect, with which almost every gardener is familiar. The size is 0.1 cm, rarely 0.2. These small pests bite through the leaf tissue and feed on its juices. The fight against them is possible with the help of biological products Strela and Bioferms.
Greenhouse whitefly
This pest is often found in greenhouses. Its size is about 0.2 cm. Such insecticides as Biotlin, Pyrmethrin and others will help to cope with pests.
Cucumber bug
A pest similar to a spider mite. Developed hind legs allow him to quickly hide from danger. But from the correctly chosen issecticide, no paws will help. These are Boverin (biological agent), Novaktion, Fufanon (chemical agents). It is necessary to carefully spray each bush with the chosen agent and the pest will be destroyed.
Diseases
Connie amazes:
- Anthracnose.
- Bacteriosis.
- Sclerotinia.
Treatment for diseases and pests is carried out by spraying or feeding with special chemicals.
Landing
Possible as seedlings and seeds. The seedling bush will grow faster, but the seeds are very compact and resistant to physical stress.
After choosing the type of genetic material for planting, it is necessary to choose the method of the same planting.
cucumbers in the greenhouse
Connie f1 can be planted both in open ground and in a greenhouse. It is important that the predecessors of the cucumber are not its close biological relatives - zucchini, pumpkins, watermelons. They deplete the soil, as they use the same substances for growth that the cucumber uses, and also have similar diseases.
Landing type
You can grow crops in a greenhouse or open field.
Greenhouse
It is necessary to wait for the end of frost. When the soil warms up to 12-15 degrees, you can start sowing.
In a greenhouse, the soil will warm up faster than in an open field. Therefore, you can plant earlier. The specific period will depend on the quality of the greenhouse, but on average, greenhouses can be planted in early spring. The soil is preferably neutral or slightly acidic.
How to plant seeds
1. Go through the seeds, remove the damaged ones.
2. You can soak the seeds in water, but you can do it.
3. Prepare the soil, make the beds.
4. Drizzle them with medium amount of water.
5. Start sowing. Planting depth - from 3 to 5 cm. The order can be any, usually checkerboard or grid is used.
Open ground
It is necessary to wait for the end of the frost. When the soil warms up to 12-15 degrees, you can start sowing.
How to plant seeds
1. Remove damaged or discolored seeds.
2. You can soak them in water, but you can do it.
3. Prepare the soil, make the beds.
4. Water the garden bed with medium amount of water.
5. Start sowing. Planting depth is from 3 to 5 cm. The order can be any, usually checkerboard or grid is used.
For seedlings - everything is the same, only you no longer need to soak it.
After the appearance of 3-4 leaves, the sprouts need to be pinched so that the vital forces go to the formation of fruits, and not new lashes.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Pros:
- Pleasant taste;
- Firmness and marketability of the fruit;
- Good productivity;
- Rapid maturation;
- Good disease resistance.
Minuses:
- Trellis or other supports are required;
- The presence of thorns;
- Not the cheapest variety.
So, Connie F1 is a versatile cucumber, which explains the popularity of the hybrid. Excellent taste, ripening speed are what you need for any kind of cucumber, and all this is successfully combined with Connie's cucumber.
