Cucumbers

The best varieties (hybrids) of cucumbers for growing in a greenhouse: self-pollinated (parthenocarpic) and bee-pollinated

To obtain a high and stable harvest, modern gardeners have long begun to grow cucumbers in plastic or polycarbonate greenhouses. After all, it is in the greenhouse that it is much easier to create the most suitable conditions (microclimate): high humidity, the absence of sudden changes in temperature and drafts. But the planted seeds do not always justify the expectations assigned to the variety (hybrid).

thereforefurther we will talk in detail about the most popular and best varieties of cucumbers for growing in a greenhouse.

Which cucumbers are suitable for growing in a greenhouse

The main thing to look for in the first place when choosing cucumber seeds for growing in a greenhouse is their pollination method, or rather it should beparthenocarpic, in other words, no pollination hybrids (they are also called self-pollinating, but this is not entirely true). Only in this case you will not have any problems with pollination.

You should also consider the following characteristics:

  • ripening period;

By the way! Almost all popular varieties of cucumbers are early maturing (early maturing), i.e. up to 50 days pass from germination to ripening.

  • size of zelents;

Long cucumbers are usually used for making salads, in other words, fresh, but gherkins and pickles are more suitable for preservation and pickling.

  • disease resistance;

Most hybrids are resistant to many diseases.

If you have already had problems with any disease in your greenhouse, then choose exactly the variety that is most resistant to this particular disease.

  • type of fruiting (bunch or classic);

However, you should know that cucumbers with a bouquet type of flowering (bunch type of fruiting) , potentially higher yields (they have from 3 to 10 or more ovaries in one bosom) than the classic 1-2 flower cucumbers, they require not only a few different formations, more private dressings, but also regular collection of zelents.

  • yield.

By the way! Some (for example, as in the video below) believe that it is essential for greenhouses to choose indeterminate cucumbers, which will bear fruit on the main - central stem (determinant - on lateral shoots).

However, now almost all varieties bear fruit both on the main stem and on the shoots.

And generally speaking, cucumbers, usually, not divided into indeterminate and determinant (unlike tomatoes!), the characteristics often say “with weak, medium or strong branching”.

Interesting! However, there is such a characteristic in the State Register of the Russian Federation.

Video: how to choose cucumber seeds for a greenhouse

Most popular parthenocarpic cucumbers for greenhouse cultivation: top 5 hits

Herman F1

An ever popular hybrid of Dutch breeding.

  • Early maturing parthenocarpic hybrid, fruiting in 40-45 days from germination.
  • The plant is determinate, medium-sized, with limited shoot-forming ability.With bunched ovaries... With sufficient nutrition, it forms 6-7 fruits on each node.
  • It is intended for growing in open ground, under temporary film shelters, as well as in protected ground (film greenhouses).
  • Fruits are dark green, flattened, cylindrical, tuberous, with white pubescence.
  • Length - 10-12 cm, diameter - 2.9-3.1 cm, weight - 70-90 g.
  • Productivity - up to 8.5-9 kg per square meter.
  • Taste good or great. There is no bitterness.
  • Universal use: perfect for pickling, pickling and fresh consumption.
  • Resistant to cucumber mosaic virus, cladosporium and powdery mildew.

Zozulya F1

One of the oldest (bred in the 70s) domestic varieties.

  • An early ripe hybrid, fruiting 45-50 days after germination (according to other sources, 40-45 days).
  • Partially parthenocarpic. It has mainly female flowers, but bears fruit better at the initial bee pollination.
  • The plant is medium-growing, branching is weak.
  • For indoor cultivation (film greenhouse).
  • Can be grown on the balcony.
  • Fruits are cylindrical, slightly lumpy, whitish.
  • Length - 14-24 cm, weight - 150-300 grams.
  • High yield - up to 40 kg per sq. meter (according to other sources up to 15-25 kg).
  • Great taste. The fruits do not taste bitter, do not turn yellow and retain their presentation for a long time.
  • Mainly for salad purposes, but young greens can also go for salting.
  • Relatively cold-resistant.
  • Differs in amicable and long-term fruiting.
  • Resistant to olive spot and cucumber mosaic virus.

Courage F1

A permanent hit from the Russian breeding company "Gavrish".

  • Early ripening parthenocarpic hydride, from germination to fruiting 45-50 days.
  • Designed for growing in film greenhouses.
  • Plants are indeterminate, vigorous, shoot-forming ability is average. With bunched ovaries, in the nodes 2-4 ovaries are formed (up to 5-6 pieces).
  • The fruit is dark green, with light stripes, lumpy, whitish.
  • Length - 12-15 cm, diameter - 4.0-4.5 cm, weight - 120-130 g.
  • Productivity - 6-8 kg per plant or up to 16-18 kg per square meter.
  • Taste good and excellent, without bitterness.
  • Universal use (for salad and canning).
  • Relatively resistant to major diseases.

Masha F1

Along with Hermann, one of the most popular Dutch breeding hybrids.

  • Early maturing parthenocarpic hybrid, fruiting occurs 37-39 days after germination.
  • The plant is determinate, medium-sized, with limited shoot-forming ability. With bunched ovaries. With sufficient nutrition, the plant forms up to 6-7 fruits in each node.
  • Suitable for growing in the open field and under a film cover.
  • Fruits are cylindrical, leveled, dark green, lumpy, whitish.
  • Length - 8-9 cm, diameter - 3.0-3.5 cm.
  • Productivity - up to 10-11 kg per sq. meters.
  • Excellent taste. Without emptiness and bitterness.
  • Universal use: for fresh consumption and canning.
  • Resistant to cucumber mosaic virus, downy mildew and downy mildew, cladosporiosis.

Shosha F1

The biggest hit among the new hybrids in 2018. The originator of the variety is Blokin-Mechtalin Vasily Ivanovich.

  • Early maturing parthenocarpic hybrid, fruiting occurs 39-43 days after germination.
  • The plant is indeterminate, medium-branched. From 1 to 3 ovaries are formed in the knot (with a tendency to the bunch type of arrangement of ovaries).
  • For growing in the open field and under temporary film shelters, as well as in closed ground (film greenhouses).
  • The fruit is dark green, cylindrical, medium tuberous, with thorns and white pubescence.
  • Length - 9-11 cm, diameter - 3-3.5 cm, weight - 50-80 g.
  • Productivity - up to 12 kg per sq. meter in open ground and up to 18 kg per sq. meter in a protected (greenhouse).
  • The taste is good.
  • Universal use: for fresh consumption and canning.
  • Resistant to major diseases: cucumber mosaic virus, powdery mildew, target leaf spot and cucumber vein yellowing virus. Tolerant to peronosporosis.

Other Greenhouse Parthenocarpic Cucumbers: Top 15 Best

Adam F1

  • Early maturing parthenocarpic hybrid, 45-52 days from germination to fruiting.
  • The plant is indeterminate, medium-sized.
  • Recommended for open ground, temporary film shelters and film greenhouses.
  • Fruits are green, cylindrical, small tuberous with light white pubescence.
  • Length - 9-10 cm, diameter - 3.0-3.7 cm, weight - 90-95 g.
  • Productivity - up to 8.2-10.2 kg per sq. meter.
  • Good taste.
  • Multipurpose: perfect for making fresh summer salads and canning.
  • Resistant to olive spot (cladosporiosis), powdery mildew and cucumber mosaic virus.

Cupid 1801 F1

  • Mid-early parthenocarpic hybrid (45-55 days from mass germination to the beginning of technical ripeness).
  • The plant is indeterminate, medium-sized, medium-branched.
  • For growing in open ground, in plastic greenhouses and under temporary plastic shelters.
  • The fruit is cylindrical, dark green, with short light stripes, small tuberous, white pubescence.
  • Weight - 95-100 g, length - up to 9.5 cm, diameter - up to 3.2 cm.
  • Marketable yield - 8.5-11.2 kg per square meter.
  • Excellent taste.
  • Universal use: for salads and canning.
  • Resistant to olive spot, cucumber mosaic virus, powdery mildew.

April F1

  • An early ripe hybrid, fruiting occurs 45-50 days after germination.
  • Partially parthenocarpic, for better fruiting, pollination is advisable in the first month of fruiting.
  • The limited lateral branching excludes the periodic work on pinching and pinching.
  • For indoor cultivation (greenhouse).
  • Can be grown on the balcony and indoors.
  • The fruit is green, cylindrical, slightly lumpy.
  • Length - 15-25 cm, weight - 200-250 grams.
  • Productivity - up to 24 kg per sq. meters (in the first month of fruiting - 7-13 kg per square meter).
  • Good taste.
  • Universal use (for salads and canning).
  • Cold resistant.
  • Has long-term fruiting.
  • Possesses complex resistance to major diseases.

Artist F1

  • Early maturing parthenocarpic hydride (38-50 days from mass emergence to the beginning of technical ripeness).
  • The plant is indeterminate, vigorous, medium-branched, with a strong root system.
  • For growing in the open field and under temporary cover films.
  • The fruit is short, cylindrical, dark green, with short stripes and weak spotting, medium tuberous, white pubescence.
  • Weight - 90-95 g.
  • Productivity - up to 8.5 kg per square meter.
  • Has good taste.
  • Versatile: Recommended for salads and pickles.
  • Resistant to cladosporiosis, cucumber mosaic virus, moderately resistant to powdery mildew and downy mildew.

Garland F1

  • Early maturing parthenocarpic hybrid, fruiting 45-50 days after germination.
  • Plant with vigorous growth, slightly branched. Form into one stem.With bouquet (bundle) setting of ovaries (up to 4-5 in one node).
  • For growing in a film greenhouse.
  • Shade-tolerant, so it can be grown on a balcony, loggia or indoors.
  • Fruits are dark green, often lumpy, whitish,
  • Length - 12-14 cm, weight - 120-130 grams.
  • Productivity - up to 14-16 kg per sq. meters.
  • Excellent taste and aroma. Fruits do not turn yellow, retain their presentation for a long time.
  • Universal use: perfect for pickling, pickling and fresh consumption.
  • Relatively cold-resistant.
  • Resistant to root rot, powdery mildew, olive spot, relatively resistant to downy mildew.

Gunnar F1

  • Early ripe parthenocarpic hybrid (from germination to the beginning of fruiting 38-40 days.).
  • For growing in plastic greenhouses and open field.
  • The plant is indeterminate, compact with short lateral shoots, bouquet (bunch) type of flowering (in one node up to 4 ovaries).
  • The fruit is dark green, short, fusiform, large tuberous.
  • Length - 8-12 cm.
  • Excellent taste. No bitterness.
  • Productivity - up to 20.8 kg per sq. meter.
  • Universal use: salad, canning.
  • Resistant to powdery mildew, cladosporium disease, cucumber mosaic virus.

F1 Director

  • Mid-season parthenocarpic hybrid, fruiting occurs 43-45 days after germination.
  • The plant is indeterminate, medium-sized, strongly branched.
  • The number of female flowers in a node is 2-3 pcs.
  • For open ground and temporary film shelters, as well as film greenhouses.
  • The fruit is dark green, elongated-cylindrical, with short stripes, tuberous, pubescence is white, of medium density.
  • Length - 9-10.5 cm, diameter - 3-3.5 cm, weight 65-80 g.
  • Productivity - up to 12-20 kg per sq. meters.
  • The taste is good and excellent. No bitterness.
  • For salad purposes, but can also be preserved.
  • Resistant to cucumber mosaic virus, powdery mildew, cucumber vessel yellowing virus, tolerant to downy mildew. Stress tolerant.

Zyatek F1

  • Early ripening parthenocarpic hybrid (45-48 days from germination to fruiting)
  • The plant is indeterminate, medium-branched, has a strong root system, intensive growth. Bouquet type of flowering (bundle ovary laying)... In the axil of leaves 2-4 ovaries are formed (up to a maximum of 6-8 ovaries).
  • Designed for growing in open ground and film greenhouses.
  • The fruit is dark green with light stripes, cylindrical, tuberous, white-thorn.
  • Length - 10-12 cm, diameter - 3.0-3.5 cm, weight - 90-100 g.
  • Productivity - up to 5.0-7.0 kg per 1 plant or 13.2 kg per square meter.
  • The taste is excellent. No bitterness.
  • The use of fruits is universal (fresh, salting, pickling).

Can be harvested for pickles and gherkins.

  • Resistant to root rot, powdery mildew, resistant to downy mildew.

Claudia F1

  • Early maturing parthenocarpic hybrid.
  • Climbing plant, with bouquet (bundle) setting of ovaries (more than 3 in a node).
  • For growing outdoors under temporary cover films.
  • The fruit is cylindrical, small tuberous, green to dark green, with short stripes, white pubescence.
  • Length - 10-12 cm, diameter - 3-4 cm, weight - 64-89 g.
  • Productivity - up to 2.1-4.8 kg per sq. meter.
  • Recommended for pickling and pickling, suitable for fresh consumption.
  • It has a complex resistance to the main diseases of cucumbers.

Connie F1

  • Early ripening parthenocarpic hybrid (from germination to fruiting 47-50 days).
  • The plant is indeterminate, vigorous, medium-growing, medium-leafy, with a tendency to beam setting of ovaries.
  • For growing in film greenhouses.
  • The fruit is cylindrical, very short, green, small and tuberous, with white pubescence.
  • Length - 7-9 cm, weight - 60-82 g.
  • Productivity - up to 12.6-16.0 kg per sq. meter (at the beginning of fruiting to early - 8.7-9.2 kg).
  • The fruits are delicious and aromatic.
  • Universal use: salad, canning.
  • Resistant to powdery mildew and root rot.

Marinda F1

  • Early maturing parthenocarpic hybrid.
  • The plant is medium-sized. With sufficient nutrition, up to 6-7 ovaries are formed in each node (prone to bundle arrangement of the ovaryd).
  • For cultivation in greenhouses and open field.
  • Fruits are dark green, lumpy, with white thorns,
  • Length - 8-10 cm.
  • The fruits are delicious and crispy.
  • Universal use: for fresh consumption, pickling and pickling.
  • Resistant to major cucumber diseases and unfavorable growing conditions.

Meringue F1

  • Early ripe parthenocarpic hybrid (37-40 days from germination to fruiting).
  • The plant is indeterminate, medium-growing. In one node simultaneously forms up to 4-5 fruits.
  • Recommended for growing in greenhouses, film shelters, in the open field.
  • The fruit is dark green, cylindrical, large tuberous, with white pubescence. Resistant to yellowing and deformation.
  • Length - 8-10 cm, weight - up to 65 grams.
  • Productivity - up to 15.2 kg per square meter.
  • The taste is excellent. No bitterness.
  • Universal: intended for fresh consumption and processing.
  • Resistant to cladosporiosis, cucumber mosaic virus, downy mildew and powdery mildew.

Goosebump F1

  • Early ripening parthenocarpic hybrid (43-48 days from germination to fruiting).
  • The plant is indeterminate, vigorous, medium branching. Bouquet type of flowering (bundle ovary laying)... 4-6 ovaries are formed in each axil of the leaf.
  • It can be grown both in protected ground (film greenhouses) and in open ground under temporary film shelters.
  • Fruits are dark green, short, cylindrical, with large wide tubercles, black thorns.
  • Length - 11-13 cm, diameter 3.5-4 cm, weight - 90-110 g.
  • Productivity - 6-7 kg per 1 plant or up to 10.3-12.0 kg per sq. meter.
  • The taste is excellent.
  • Universal use: for pickling, pickling, salads.

Great for cask pickling.

  • Resistant to powdery mildew, relatively resistant to downy mildew and root rot.

Paratunka F1

  • Early ripening parthenocarpic hybrid, fruiting 40-43 days after germination.
  • For cultivation in open and closed ground.
  • The plant is indeterminate, medium-sized, medium-branched. The number of female flowers in a node is 3 or more.
  • Fruits are dark green, cylindrical, medium lumpy, slightly ribbed, whitish.
  • Length - 8-10 cm, diameter - 2-3 cm, weight - 75-100 g.
  • Productivity - up to 12-16 kg per sq. meters.
  • The taste is excellent. The pulp is crispy, aromatic, sweet, without bitterness.
  • Universal use: for fresh consumption, pickling or pickling.
  • Resistant to powdery mildew, cladosporiosis.
  • It tolerates temperature stress well.

Mother-in-law F1

  • Early ripening parthenocarpic hybrid (45-48 days from germination to fruiting).
  • The plant is indeterminate, medium-branched. Bouquet type of flowering (bundle ovary laying)... Up to 3-4 ovaries are formed in the leaf axil.
  • Designed for growing in open ground and film greenhouses.
  • The fruit is dark green, cylindrical, lumpy, brownish.
  • Length - 11-13 cm, weight - 100-120 g,
  • The yield of one plant is up to 5.5-6.5 kg or up to 12.2 kg per square meter.
  • The use of fruits is universal: fresh, salting, pickling.
  • Fine, delicate taste. No bitterness.
  • Cold resistant.
  • Possesses complex resistance to the main diseases of cucumber (resistant to powdery mildew, tolerant to downy mildew).

Ecole F1

  • Mid-early parthenocarpic hybrid, 43-45 days from germination to fruiting).
  • The plant is indeterminate, medium-sized, medium-growing, with short internodes.
  • Recommended for growing in greenhouses, film shelters and in the open field.
  • The fruit is deep green, short, cylindrical, medium or large tuberous, pubescence is white, dense.
  • Weight - 62-72 g.
  • Productivity - 2.6-2.93 kg per sq. meters.
  • The taste is excellent, without bitterness.
  • Universal type: salad and canning (pickles, gherkins).

Ideal for picking pickles (fruits 4-5 cm long).

  • Resistant to cladosporium and powdery mildew, relatively resistant to cucumber mosaic virus.

Other excellent and proven hybrids, but not as popular parthenocarpic cucumbers for greenhouse cultivation:

  • Emerald earrings;
  • Emerald Stream;
  • Tom Thumb;
  • Real Colonel;
  • Prestige;
  • Pace;
  • Furor.

By the way! More about the above and others less popular but good parthenocarpic cucumber hybrids read in this overview article.

Bee-pollinated hybrids and varieties of cucumbers for growing in a greenhouse

Of course, bee-pollinated cucumbers are primarily intended for growing in open ground, but this does not mean at all that they cannot be grown in greenhouses, and even more so in tunnels, greenhouses or under temporary film shelters.

Note! More about bee-pollinated cucumbers, the peculiarities of their cultivation, the best hybrids and varieties, read here.

Is it possible to grow bee-pollinated cucumbers in a greenhouse

It is quite obvious why bee-pollinated cucumbers, as a rule, are not planted in greenhouses, because it is difficult for pollinating insects to get there.

Interesting! It is believed that only bumblebees are able to pollinate cucumbers normally in greenhouses, because bees fly in them much less often or do not fly in at all.

Therefore, it is recommended to plant bee-pollinated cucumbers either next to the door (window or window), or necessarily often ventilate the greenhouse (at least in the morning and in the evening).

By the way! You can also work independently as a bumblebee (bee) in a greenhouse, in other words, hand pollinate... All you need to do is pick the male flower and poke the female flowers, just be sure early morning (before heat).But it is much more convenient to pollinate with a brush or cotton swab.

Alternatively, you can plant bee-pollinated hybrids and varieties in tunnels, greenhouses, under temporary film shelters.

Worth knowing! Bee-pollinated and parthenocarpic cucumbers must not be grown in the same garden bed (or greenhouse), otherwise, with such a joint planting, the greens will turn out to be crooked and ugly, as well as, as a rule, pear-shaped (bottle-shaped).The fact is that pollinating insects (bees, bumblebees) will, among other things, pollinate the flowers of parthenocarpic cucumbers, which do not need this and will only harm (the shape of the fruit will begin to change).

Video: is it possible to grow bee-pollinated cucumber hybrids in a greenhouse

By the way! Bee-pollinated cucumbers have peculiarities during formation (pinching, pinching). This is clearly shown and told by a popular gardener blogger in the next video.

Video: the formation of bee-pollinated cucumbers in the greenhouse

The best bee-pollinated cucumber hybrids

Among the bee-pollinated cucumber hybrids, the following 6 hybrids (in alphabetical order) can be distinguished:

Remember! Collecting seeds from cucumber hybrids (marked F1) is pointless, because their parental traits are sprayed (more precisely, split). For collecting seed suitable only varietal cucumbers.

  • Loyal friends of F1;
  • Hector F1 (hit);
  • Kids on the F1 branch;
  • Brownie F1;
  • Libelle F1 (absolute hit);
  • Lord F1;
  • Spring F1 (absolute hit).

By the way! More about the best bee-pollinated cucumber hybrids read in this material.

The best bee-pollinated varieties of cucumbers

And among the bee-pollinated cucumbers, the following 4 varieties can be distinguished (alphabetically):

  • Graceful (hit);
  • Chinese snake;
  • Competitor (absolute hit);
  • Kid;
  • Nezhinsky;
  • Parisian gherkin (absolute hit);
  • Finger;
  • Phoenix (absolute hit).

By the way! More about the best bee-pollinated varietiescucumbers read in this article.

There are advantages to growing cucumbers in a greenhouse. However, the most important condition for successful cultivation is the choice of a suitable variety. In the proposed list, you may well stop at one or several of the most tested varieties. At the same time, you will need to pay attention to the ripening period, the size of the greens, disease resistance, as well as the type of fruiting and yield.

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