Cucumber Three tankers - description and characteristics of the variety

Cucumbers are a vegetable crop that almost all gardeners plant on their plots. However, many growers prefer only hybrid varieties. These include the Three Tankers. It gives a large number of crops, is highly resistant to most diseases, as well as undemanding in care.

The variety is highly productive, fruit ripening occurs in unison and lasts for a long time. Cucumbers of this variety can be grown both in open beds and in film constructions. Fruits can be used for any culinary purposes - pickle, preserve, eat fresh and as part of vegetable salads. Three tankers are also suitable for diet food.

Grade characteristics

Each vegetable grower wants to learn as much as possible about the distinctive features of the variety he likes before planting a vegetable crop in his garden. For some, the quantity of the crop is important, for others it is undemanding care and other qualities. Below we consider the main characteristics of the Three Tankers.

1. This first-generation hybrid variety is listed in the State Register of the Russian Federation. It is intended for planting on beds and in greenhouses. Vegetable crops are grown in private areas, as well as in small farms.
2. The variety is parthenocarpic, that is, it does not need pollination by insects. Hybrid of early ripeness - the ripening period is from 40 to 43 days from the appearance of the first seedlings to harvest. It is characterized by high productivity.
3. Culture is an annual. Bushes are indeterminate, powerful, medium-sized. The size of the leaves is medium, the color is green, the surface is slightly wrinkled with small waves along the borders.
4. According to the characteristics of this hybrid variety, its flowering is mainly female. Two to three cucumbers form in one node, and up to four fruits can form on the side shoots.
5. The hybrid variety is characterized by resistance to many diseases, including root rot, cucumber mosaic virus. In addition, this vegetable crop is rarely exposed to spotting, powdery mildew.

Important! Ripe fruits must be removed from the bush in a timely manner, due to this, the remaining ovaries will develop better and faster.

Crop description

The length of ripe fruits is 6-8 centimeters, in diameter cucumbers reach 3.1-3.4 centimeters, weight - 90-110 grams. The variety is considered highly productive. From each square meter per season, you can collect from 10 to 13 kilograms of crop.

Gardeners, as a rule, respond positively about this variety, noting the excellent taste characteristics of ripe fruits, as well as universal use for culinary purposes. They are consumed fresh, salads are prepared from them, salted, and used to prepare various preserves. Many housewives pickle such cucumbers, their taste is excellent.

In addition, cucumbers of this variety are low-calorie, therefore, can be included in the diet menu.

Growing Features

Vegetable crops planted in May, because cucumbers are very sensitive to frost. Variety cultivation is carried out in one of two ways: from seedlings or by laying seed directly into the soil in the beds or in the greenhouse.

When growing from seedlings, sowing seeds should be in containers filled with substrate.When three true leaves are formed, the sprouts must be transplanted into the soil. Seedlings should not be too close to each other.

The variety is highly sensitive to transplantation, for this reason, when using the seedling method, it is better to use peat pots. In this case, when the seedlings will be planted in a permanent place, it will not need to be taken out of the tank. In the soil decomposition of the peat pot will occur, it will become another source of organic fertilizer. This will exclude trauma to the root system.

Bushes should be planted in places with good lighting. When growing in film constructions, one to two square meters have from two to five plants, and on open beds - three to four. To form a strong bush, at the level of the third leaf you need to remove the shoot.

When planting seeds directly into the soil, the process of growing a hybrid variety will be much simpler. The only drawback of this method is that the ripening of the fruits occurs later by 1-1.5 weeks.

Before planting seedlings in the holes, ash or humus must be placed in them. Then the beds should be covered with film material to create a greenhouse effect. The film must be removed after the shoots appear.

It’s easy to take care of the plant. First of all, you need to regularly water the plantings with warm water twice or thrice a week. This is done in the evening hours. To ensure that moisture is distributed evenly, it is better to use the drip method of watering.

To fertilize this vegetable crop, it is preferable to use organic matter. To increase the amount of the crop, an additional application of potassium is recommended. An excess of organic fertilizers can have a negative effect on the condition of the plant. To additionally provide the culture with nutrients, it should be fertilized with complex means, which include nitrogen.

It is recommended to garter plants on trellises. Due to this, it will grow properly and receive a sufficient amount of oxygen.

Video: how to water cucumbers in a greenhouse