Grow zucchini. Bilberry squash - a description of the variety, cultivation, reviews

In connection with sharp changes in climatic conditions, it becomes increasingly difficult to grow seemingly unpretentious vegetables like zucchini. Every year, thanks to the efforts of breeders, new varieties of pumpkin cultures appear on the market.

But there are already proven and reliable varieties, which should not be forgotten. One of them will be discussed in this article. Squash Barrel has its own distinctive features, which you need to pay attention to lovers of the garden. It is worth noting that for several decades the variety is known and cultivated in Russia, Ukraine and Moldova.

Zucchini Whitefish: description

The variety is intended for processing and canning. The first fruits are removed on day 35 after sowing the seeds.

Like most white-fronted, the zucchini of domestic selection is a one-crop culture. A compact shrub with a short main lash allows you to rationally use the area reserved for zucchini.

Fruits of pumpkin culture have a cylindrical shape, the surface is smooth, the skin is thin. Flesh is moderately dense, cream color with excellent taste qualities. At the last stage of ripening the fruits acquire a whitish color, from which the name "white-fruited squash" follows. The photo attached to the article illustrates this feature well. The weight of the fruit is from 0.5 to 0.9 kg.

Features of the variety

Many gardeners practice the cultivation of courgettes in a greenhouse. This variety is intended both for the cultivation of zucchini in the open ground, and in the greenhouse. In greenhouse conditions zucchini fruit even better than in the garden. This feature makes it possible for the vegetable grower to choose where it will be more convenient to plant the squash Barley. The variety description lists the following distinctive characteristics:

1. Early ripening.
2. Fruits have excellent crabness.
3. Marrows are good transportability.
4. Bacterial resistant variety. Nor is it prone to powdery mildew and gray rot.
5. Very fruitful, bearing fruitful. From one square meter you can collect 10 kg of courgettes. However, those who like to work hard get a rich harvest.

Preparation for planting

Weather conditions are an important factor for seeding zucchini seeds. Despite the fact that pumpkin cultures are considered cold-resistant, they develop better at a temperature of 20-25 degrees. Small shoots die even with small frosts.

For planting zucchini choose well-lit places. Shading of the site is allowed on one side.

Zucchini Whitefish feels well on neutral soils. Loamy and sandy loamy soil will be a suitable "home" for pumpkin culture.

Courgettes do not like to return to the old place. It is better to plant them where crops such as cabbage, legumes, tomatoes, aubergines, potatoes and root crops grew a year ago. You can not grow zucchini after cucumbers and pumpkins. This will significantly affect their harvest.

It is necessary to prepare the planting material. In order not to have to plant new seeds, they need to be checked for germination. Seeds are moistened and wrapped in a cloth that is placed in a polyethylene bag. It is important to ensure that moisture is stored in them. Some gardeners before this procedure can withstand the seeds in a solution to stimulate growth. When the seeds germinate, they choose suitable ones and put them immediately in the wells.

Seed sowing

Wells should be prepared in advance, with a distance of 70 to 100 cm. If they contain humus or other fertilizers, they must be thoroughly mixed with the soil, and then sprinkled a little more so that they do not burn sprouts.

In each well, 2 seeds are laid with a distance of 6 cm. Sprinkle with 3-4 cm light soil on top. If necessary, the bed can be covered with a film. After emergence leave one bush, which is stronger. Seeds are sown in two stages. To get an early harvest, planting is carried out from May 1 to June 15. The second stage of sowing seeds is provided for winter storage of fruits. To this end, courgettes can be planted throughout the first half of summer.

Seedbed method

In the colder regions, the squash is grown by sprouts. In April, the seeds are sown in cups. To develop seedlings faster, it is important to create a suitable soil. At the bottom of the glass put a mixture of humus and peat in a 1: 1 ratio.

After emergence of sprouts, it is necessary to regularly water the plants and maintain the temperature regime. Here you need a more scrupulous care, because the plants in the room develop worse than in the open ground. Watering is done once a week.

Seedlings of White-fowl squash should be fed 2 times before planting in the garden, with an interval of 10 days. Use ready-made mixtures that are in specialized stores. After the formation of 4 true leaves, the bushes are transplanted to the land plot.

It should be noted that the white-fronted zucchini poorly tolerate transplantation. Therefore, in a glass or a pot you need to plant two seeds (the second in the stock). If one plant contains one plant, it will be easier to transplant it. This must be done together with the clod of earth in which the young bush developed.

Care

For a truck farmer, nothing is easier than growing a vegetable marrow. Cultivation consists of watering, loosening the soil and feeding.

1. Watering. Pumpkin culture develops well with moderate watering. Excessively, you can not get involved, as this will contribute to the rotting of the fruits. It is important to ensure that the roots are not denuded. In the period of fruiting, the plant especially needs moisture.

The zucchini have powerful roots that branch out and go deeper by 40 cm. To water them, it is necessary to water the bushes abundantly, but rarely.

In hot weather, water should be poured under the root, not falling on the leaves. Otherwise, the bushes will start to turn yellow and this will shorten the period of fruiting of courgettes.

2. Loosening the soil. As already mentioned, zucchini poorly tolerate heavy soil. To ensure the soil permeability, it is regularly swollen. But in order not to disturb the root system once again, bushes of courgettes cover with mulch. As a mulching material use humus, straw and peat. If fresh grass is used, then it needs to be dried a little. Such a protective layer will prevent fruit from rotting, as they will not touch the wet earth.

3. Additional fertilizing. It is best to make complex fertilizers, because organic substances do not always have enough essential trace elements. Over the entire period, three main top dressings are done.

• In a bucket of water pour 1 liter of fermented mullein. In the second bucket, dissolve 15 g of potassium sulfate or 30 g of superphosphate. Mix the mixture and pour out a liter under each bush. Superphosphate is fully bred only in warm water.
• For 10 liters take 0.5 liters of mullein and 30 g of nitrophos. Before fertilizing the bushes should be pre-watered.
• In the period of flowering and fruiting, top dressing is carried out with the help of wood ash. In it you can add 30 g nitrofoski.

To get the maximum yield, fruits should be plucked 2 times a week. If you leave large zucchini in the bushes, they will absorb nutrients, which in turn will be an obstacle to the formation of new fruits.

It is necessary to remove old leaves in time. This method will prolong the period of fruiting and increase the number of crops.

Application of fruits

Zucchini is excellent for preservation. In contrast to zucchini, it has a harder flesh and, with heat treatment, it remains elastic and crisp. The fruits of zucchini are used for various salads and caviar, which are cooked for the winter.

In the summer, zucchini are an indispensable vegetable, especially at the beginning of the season, until other vegetables have matured. Variety zucchini Barren in this respect differs from its "fellow" early crop. As a rule, all other varieties of white zucchini give fruits later than this. Taking advantage of this variety, you can supplement your summer diet with a variety of dishes.

In the description of the white-fruited squash variety, there was mentioned an interesting feature that is important for the application of fruits. They can be stored in winter. If you sow the seeds of courgettes in the summer, then the harvest will be later and the fruits have a longer shelf life. To zucchini safely kept in the winter, they are left with tails. Fruits should be spread out in one layer, in a cool dark place.

In overripe fruits, the seeds harden and the flesh becomes very dense. Due to the coarser skin, the squash is not suitable for eating. But they serve as an excellent food for animals.

Than useful zucchini

Zucchini, basically, consists of water, but it has a lot of microelements and vitamins, useful for the human body. It is remarkable that in the zucchini there are no cholesterol and trans fats, and there are few fatty acids. Because of these properties, vegetables have proven themselves as a dietary product. But after eating dishes from courgettes there is a feeling of satiety. Therefore, they are useful for those who want to get rid of excess weight.

Zucchini cleanse the body, help fight constipation, improve digestion and microcirculation. They are useful for people suffering from diabetes.

Ripened zucchini seeds are similar in their composition to pumpkin. They contain antioxidants and santonin. Seeds serve as an effective remedy for helminths. Unlike pulp, seeds contain a large number of calories.

Reviews

Reviews of zucchini (Beloplodnye), photos of cultures allow us to conclude that the correct conditions are necessary for obtaining the expected crop. On illuminated places, bushes are more spreading and powerful. Soil loosening is also of great importance. On heavy ground bushes look oppressed. The fruits are tastier if they are ripped off by the young and eaten together with the peel and seeds. Some gardeners recommend this variety to everyone who grows vegetables.

Conclusion

The fact that the variety occupies a leading position among other zucchini makes it possible to judge its characteristics. Seeds of zucchini are in many specialized stores. It is easy to learn them, because the photo shows the photo. Zucchini White-fronted reviews have positive. Ogorodniki say that if the seeds are subjected to pre-seed treatment, the yield will be much higher.