Among all the variety of cucumber varieties presented, it is becoming increasingly difficult to choose one that will not only produce a good harvest of marketable fruits, but also have excellent taste. Emerald Stream cucumbers do an excellent job with all these tasks. In addition, they can bear fruit both outdoors and indoors, making them a truly versatile variety.
Description of the variety
Emerald Stream was bred by Moscow breeders, and in 2007 it was included in the State Register. The plant is medium-sized, not branched.Timely pinching of some shoots has a very beneficial effect. The leaves are not very large and have a dark green color. Their number on the bushes is small, which allows light and air to penetrate unhindered.
The emerald flow cucumber f1 mainly differs from its competitors in its fruits. They are cylindrical in shape, and their length can reach half a meter. However, the average length of a cucumber of this variety is 20 centimeters. There are a lot of small tubercles on the surface, which makes it possible to conclude that the plant is a hybrid. The skin is very thin and almost imperceptible when eaten.
The description of the variety says that the maximum weight of one cucumber at technical maturity can reach 210 grams, but the average is 150 grams. The fruits are dark green along their entire length, and at the base of the stalk they are even closer to black. The taste is simply excellent, there is no bitterness at all. When eaten, cucumbers crunch like canned cruchons.
Due to their large size, cucumbers are not suitable for whole-fruit canning. But for fresh food, summer salads and making okroshka they are perfect. Fruits picked small can be pickled or salted, but it is worth noting that during preservation the taste is lost.
Features of cultivation
This hybrid can be cultivated both in a greenhouse and in open ground. It should be borne in mind that it is very demanding on lighting and the lack of light has a bad effect on the growth and development of the plant.This characteristic makes it possible to classify Emerald Stream as a shade-tolerant variety, but as a result of a lack of light, the fruits will not have a rich, beautiful color, and the taste will deteriorate significantly.
As for pollination, there are no problems here. The plant produces a lot of female flowers, but even so it does not require artificial pollination. Of course, the help of insects will not be superfluous, but even in their absence, the harvest will still be good. But watering should be regular. Emerald Stream has average drought tolerance, so it should be irrigated after sunset. After planting, it is better to use water that has been settled and heated in the sun for these purposes.
Productivity and ripening time
Growing Emerald Stream cucumbers is not so difficult; they do not cause much trouble. Fruiting occurs already 40 days after the appearance of the first shoots. And after another 10 days they begin to harvest a full harvest.
One bush can produce up to 5 fruits. Such a small number of them is explained by their gigantic size. If more of them were formed, the bush simply could not withstand such a load. Cucumbers are picked when their size reaches 18 cm. Otherwise, they will become overripe and lose their taste. Up to 5 kg of crop is harvested from one square meter in open ground, and up to 6 kg in a greenhouse.
Resistance to major diseases and pests
The universal cucumber variety Emerald Stream, suitable for cultivation both in open ground and in greenhouse conditions, has shown good resistance to a number of major diseases and pests:
- cladosporiosis;
- powdery mildew;
- aphid;
- spider mite
However, root rot can easily destroy the entire crop and destroy plantings. To prevent this from happening, and to be able to please your loved ones with the delicious fruits you grow, you must strictly follow agricultural practices.
Advantages and disadvantages
In conclusion, I would like to say about the positive and negative qualities of the variety. The positive ones include:
- the possibility of obtaining an early harvest, which can be used both to meet your needs and for sale;
- friendly ripening of fruits;
- strong fruit aroma;
- excellent taste and product quality;
- increased resistance to major diseases;
- large fruits.
But the following can be considered negative qualities:
- unsuitable for conservation;
- overripe fruits lose their taste and put a lot of stress on the bush;
- you need to regularly apply complex fertilizers;
- if the soil becomes waterlogged, it is affected by root rot.
Cucumbers are grown mainly by seedlings. Only in the southern regions does the climate allow sowing seeds directly into the ground.
From the above, we can conclude that cucumbers of the Emerald Stream variety, the cultivation of which has its own subtleties, are quite worthy of taking up space in the garden bed. Some existing shortcomings are fully compensated by the taste of young cucumbers and their appetizing appearance. Even novice summer residents and gardeners are quite capable of growing such a miracle and delighting their family with an early harvest.
