Popular among summer residents, the "Phoenix" cucumber variety with a high yield and excellent taste

The article contains important and necessary information about the Phoenix cucumber variety. You will learn how to grow them, how to keep them from diseases and pests, and how to use the crop. We also bring to your attention the reviews of summer residents who have already grown Phoenix on their plots.

Description of the variety of cucumbers

The Phoenix variety was bred by A.V. Medvedev in the 80s of the XX century at the selection station in Krymsk.

it the only crop that suffered an epidemic of downy mildew in one of the seasons, which killed the rest of the plants... The variety owes its name to this circumstance.

Distinctive features

The Phoenix cucumber variety differs from others in that it does not get sick with the cucumber mosaic virus. Powdery and downy mildew also bypasses him, he is unpretentious in care, gives a consistently large harvest. Phoenix fruits are harvested until late autumn.

Composition, properties, benefits, calories

Cucumber is 95% structured water. Eating these vegetables allows you to flush the kidneys and remove waste and toxins from the body. It also contains vitamins A, B1, B2, C, PP, beta-carotene and a large amount of essential minerals: potassium, sodium, magnesium, iodine, chlorine, chromium, phosphorus, copper, manganese, zinc, iron and folic acid ...

Cucumber leads among vegetables in the amount of fiber, which serves as a gentle, non-discomfortable bowel cleanse. Improves the functioning of the thyroid gland, prevents the formation of cholesterol plaques.

People with nephritis and kidney disease, chronic gastritis and stomach ulcers, especially in the acute stage, should use these fruits with caution.

Caloric content is 15 kcal per 100 g of product.

Characteristics of bushes and fruits, yield

The variety is recommended for growing outdoors. The length of the lashes reaches 3 meters. The bushes have strongly growing branches. Mainly female flowers on vines, pollinated by bees. Phoenix is ​​a late-ripening variety, fruiting begins on the 60th day after the first shoots, harvesting can continue until the first frost.

Cucumbers are oval-cylindrical, triangular in section, dark green in color with white longitudinal stripes. The length of the fruit is 15-16 cm, weight is from 150 to 190 g. The surface of the cucumbers is lumpy with white thorns. If the growing conditions are not followed, bitterness... Stored up to 15 days under normal conditions. Productivity - up to 5 kg of fruits from 1 m².

How to grow this variety yourself

To get an excellent harvest, the soil and seed must be carefully prepared.

Planting by seed and seedling method

The seeds from the manufacturer have already been processed and disinfected, they can be sown without preliminary procedures. If assembled by hand, they must be hardened. To achieve the desired result, the seeds are wrapped in a damp cloth and placed in a cold place for several days, then kept warm for another 2 days. After that, they make a landing in the soil.

The sowing soil is disinfected. You can pour potassium permanganate or bake in the oven a month before disembarking. 2-3 weeks before sowing the seeds, the soil is enriched with humus and compost at the rate of 2-3 kg per 1 m², mixing these components in equal proportions.

Sowing of seedlings falls on the first days of May, planting in the ground is carried out in late May - early June. If the seeds are sown directly into the ground, then in terms of time it is the beginning of June, when the ground is already warmed up enough.

Important! The landing site is equipped with trellises or other supporting structures.

The distance between the rows should be 40-50 cm, between the bushes - 10-15 cm. Sow to a depth of 1-1.5 cm.

Growing and care

It is important to properly and timely care for cucumbers:

• to water warm water in the evening to avoid burns;
• for the full development of the root system, loosen and mulch the soil after watering;
• to feed the plants with complex and mineral fertilizers, as well as slurry;
• after the first true leaf has appeared, root fertilizing with Kemira-Lux fertilizer should be done weekly, dissolving 20 g in 10 liters of water;
• when the fifth true leaf appears, pinch the main stem, after which the plant begins to develop into side shoots;
• after the appearance of flowers, treat “on a leaf” with a solution of “Boroplus”;
• affected by disease or pests the bushes are treated with Bayleton, Quadris, Tiovit-Jet, Topaz and Topsin-M preparations.

Features of cultivation and possible difficulties

The variety is easy to care for, not susceptible to diseases

However, when growing, it is important to provide plants with conditions for development:

• fertile soil;
• adequate lighting throughout the day;
• regular feeding with organic and mineral fertilizers;
• landing away from related crops.

The best place for cucumbers is where legumes, potatoes or tomatoes used to grow.

Diseases and pests

Phoenix variety is resistant to most diseases and does not attract pests. However, the culture is prone to white rot. When the plantings are infected, damaged plants are burned, and the top layer of soil is removed. After that, it is important to monitor the degree of soil moisture: avoid drying out or waterlogging.

If the cucumbers are attacked aphid or spider mite, it is enough to spray the plants with tobacco infusion or pour the Karbofos solution.

Harvesting and application of the crop

Harvesting is recommended every 1-2 days. Overgrown cucumbers draw out a lot of moisture and minerals from the bush, which greatly depletes the plant.

Cucumber is versatile in use. It is used fresh in various salads and other dishes, it is also good in canned condition. The festive table is not complete without delicious pickled or pickled cucumbers. Due to its low calorie content, it is in demand as a dietary product.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

The variety has many advantages. Among them:

• resistance to viruses and diseases;
• drought resistance and cold resistance;
• long fruiting period;
• high productivity;
• keeping quality of fruits up to 15 days;
• wonderful taste fresh and canned.

The disadvantages include their late maturity. However, this disadvantage is offset by the duration of fruiting.

Reviews

Summer residents who cultivated the variety in their plots leave mostly positive reviews about Phoenix. They are satisfied with the unpretentiousness and yield of the cucumber.

Karina, Syzran: "I experimented a lot and tried to grow different varieties of cucumbers. I decided to stay on Phoenix, because it is almost perfect, and in real life it looks like in the photo on the package. All care consists in the use of a special net, timely watering and treatment with biological products during the vegetative period. Even in October, we have fresh cucumbers, as tasty and juicy as in summer. This variety is also suitable for conservation. "

Inna, Krasnogorsk: “Phoenix cucumber surpasses all other varieties in terms of fruiting period. You just need to water regularly, and you will harvest until the very frost. I harvest and water about every other day, because with a lack of moisture in the fruits, bitterness appears.The bushes should be planted further away so that they do not interfere with each other. "

Tatiana, Kislovodsk: "The vegetable garden is far from the house; watering often fails. I went through many varieties and settled on Phoenix. It is unpretentious, will withstand drought and insufficient watering. I often weed near the bushes to breathe. I roll up cucumbers until late autumn. I always sowed seeds, not bothering with seedlings. "

Conclusion

The Phoenix variety has long established itself as the best option for growing in not the most favorable conditions. It will easily endure the summer drought, light cold snaps in autumn, is completely unpretentious in care and gives fruits excellent in their qualities.