Cucumbers are very popular in summer, especially from your own garden. The selection of cucumber varieties is huge. Here are the most popular varieties and their properties.
Cucumbers from your own garden are something fine. The aroma is much more intense and the shell, which contains most of the vitamins, can be eaten without hesitation. (Reading tip: Are cucumbers he althy?)
If you want to grow cucumbers in your garden, you are spoiled for choice. There are countless varieties and new breeds keep coming onto the market.
In terms of cucumbers, a basic distinction is made between snake cucumbers, salad cucumbers and pickled and peeled cucumbers. Cucumbers are the long fruits that we also know from the vegetable section of the supermarket. These are mostly grown in greenhouses. (Reading tip: Growing Cucumbers - Instructions for Greenhouse & Outdoor)
The cucumber is particularly suitable for outdoor cultivation. Pickling cucumbers are grown primarily for subsequent pickling or canning, so that they have a long shelf life. Today we would like to briefly introduce a few popular varieties for growing in the garden.
The most popular cucumber varieties at a glance
❀ The F1 Hybrid Strains
For hybrids, it is suitable for crossing. The 1 after the F stands for the first generation. Two types of cucumbers are crossed to combine the positive properties of both. The result is usually varieties that are much more robust and resilient and also deliver higher yields. Among these bitter-free cucumber varieties are the varieties:
- Clear
- Bush
- Champion
- Tanja
- Jazzer
- Heike
- Moneta and
- Sprint
recommended.
❀ Moneta
Moneta is a medium-early and bitter-free cucumber for outdoors. You can sow them directly outdoors from mid-May, or prefer them in pots or in the cold frame from April. (Reading tip: Prefer cucumbers - advantages & instructions presented) This variety prefers a sunny location with humus-rich, nutritious and loose soil. The fruits are about 40 cm long and are best eaten raw.
❀ Bimbostar
This variety is definitely one of the best pickling cucumbers for the garden. Even when the weather is cool and wet, the plant produces seedless fruit, every flower bears fruit. The bitter-free variety is also resistant to viruses, scabies and mildew. From mid-May, the seeds can be spread directly in the bed. From the beginning of April, a preculture in the cold frame or on the windowsill is possible. This variety is also well suited for the greenhouse.
❀ Silor
This small greenhouse cucumber with dark green fruits up to 16 cm long is also very productive. A single plant can produce up to 40 fruits in one season, the long harvesting period is one of the plus points. The fruits are bitter-free and resistant to powdery mildew and scabies. It is recommended to graft this variety on the fig leaf squash. (Reading tip: Refining cucumbers - That's how it's done)
❀ Bidretta F1
This is a robust pickling cucumber with firm fruits and slender growth. The bitter-free, medium-early variety thrives even in very unfavorable weather and is resistant to scabies and mosaic disease. Sow directly outdoors from mid-May. The site should be sheltered from the wind and sunny with loose soil rich in humus and nutrients.
❀ Diamond F1
This medium late variety is a wonderful pickle and pickle and is completely bitter-free. The fruits have a shiny surface and grow to a maximum length of 9 cm. The fruits are resistant to powdery mildew and can be harvested from August to October. Pre-cultivation in pots can take place from April, sow outdoors from mid-May. The soil should be loose and nutritious, the plant needs a lot of sun and warmth.
❀ Hokus
This variety is an ideal gherkin and gherkin that contains a particularly large number of minerals. The cucumbers are bitter-free and resistant to powdery mildew. Sowing can be done directly into the bed from mid-May. The location must be protected from the wind and in full sun, the variety needs a humus-rich and fertilizer-supplied substrate. If the fruits are harvested early, this increases the yield. The seed must be kept warm and given plenty of stagnant water in dry weather.
❀ Restina F1
This Quedlinburg new breed is free of bitter substances and resistant to powdery mildew and other diseases. The early-ripening variety is an ideal pickling cucumber and surprises with a very high yield. From April you can use theStart pre-cultivation in pots, otherwise sow directly in the garden from mid-May. During the growth phase you should provide the plants with plenty of water and fertilize again and again. You should harvest twice a week because the harvest period is very long.
❀ Delicatessen
This variety with medium-long fruits is suitable as a salad or pickling cucumber. In the cold frame or in pots you can start with the pre-cultivation in April, from mid-May the young plants can then go into the garden. The soil must be warm and loose, in addition, it must contain a lot of humus and nutrients. It is best to fill the planting holes with compost. The harvest takes place in the summer and into the autumn.
❀ Chinese Snakes
These long and slender cucumbers can be sown outdoors from mid-May or you can opt for a preculture on the windowsill or in the cold frame. The soil must be warm, rich in humus, nutritious and nice and loose. Put compost in the planting holes. In summer, you should water plentifully and give a liquid complete fertilizer. (Reading tip: Water cucumbers - you should pay attention to this) The fruits can reach a length of up to 40 cm and are particularly recommended as raw vegetables.
❀ Flamingo F1
This hybrid is bitter-free and resistant to powdery mildew, scabies and leaf spot. Each flower of this house cucumber bears fruit, the fruits reach a length of up to 35 cm. You can sow the seeds in pots from the end of February. It is best to use humus-rich seed soil. The plants must be watered and fertilized abundantly, it is best to tie the shoots to a trellis. (Reading tip: Fertilize cucumbers - How to increase your yield) It is advisable to transplant the plants to low ridges after four to six weeks.
❀ Saladin F1
Another bitter-free house cucumber is the Saladin F1 variety, which is particularly productive. The fruits reach a length of about 35 cm and grow very quickly. However, this variety is only suitable for cultivation in a greenhouse or under foil. Plant in the pot from February onwards. The need for water and fertilizer is very high for this variety.
❀ Tanja F1
This cucumber is completely free of bitter substances and grows up to 40 cm long. Yields can be expected very early, and the harvest period is very long. Sow directly into the bed from mid-May, from April you can start planting in pots. This variety needs a sunny spot with humus-rich, loose and nutritious soil. In the summer she needsplenty of water and a good complete fertilizer regularly. The harvest can then take place between July and September.
❀ Excelsior F1
This refined, bitter-free variety is equally suitable as a pickle and salad cucumber. It is resistant to powdery mildew and scabies and can also be grown in a greenhouse. The fruits are slightly prickly, but have a very special aroma.
❀ Cucumber Sonja
The cucumber Sonja is a very robust outdoor and box cucumber that is absolutely bitter-free and produces fruits up to 35 cm long. You can grow her as an organic cucumber because she is extremely resilient. You can also grow the cucumber in a greenhouse. It needs warm, loose soil that is rich in nutrients. The location should be sunny. You should tie the shoots up to a trellis so that the fruit can grow better. Sow directly outdoors from mid-May, then harvest between July and October.
One should primarily rely on bitter-free varieties that are not susceptible to powdery mildew.