Crispy and fragrant canned cucumbers are suitable for a winter feast or a family dinner. But to prepare them, it is not enough to use a proven special recipe for years. Here you will need the best variety of cucumbers, which, when preserved, will retain its qualities.
What should be the "right" cucumbers for preservation
Zelentsy is easy to select for conservation, it is enough to know their features. Pickling cucumbers should be small, without bitterness and voids, with a thin skin. Their color is saturated green or dark, black spikes or pimples are visible on the surface.
There are varieties suitable for conservation and fresh consumption, so to speak universal. Their skin is lighter, the surface is covered with tubercles, the shape of the green stuff is spindle-shaped.
It is better not to use salad cucumbers at all for salting. They are good as light-salted; during long-term storage they lose color and taste.
Description and description of the best universal varieties of cucumbers for conservation
Universal varieties are gaining popularity, which is not surprising. They retain their presentation for a long time, do not outgrow and are quite suitable for salting. Among them are widely known varieties:
· Baby;
· Bush;
· Altai.
Variety "Kid" refers to early ripening, the first Zelentsy can be obtained 40 days after emergence. The bush is compact, not whimsical to growing, rarely sick. Zelentsy are small and taste good. Cucumbers are harvested when they reach 9 cm in length. The average weight of the fruit is about 70 gr. Dark cucumbers, tuberous, slightly pubescent.
No less good variety "Bush". Zelentsy with salting is delicious and crispy. They differ in dark color, elongated shape. The average size of about 10 cm. Fresh stored for a long time.
Variety "Altai" is suitable for growing in greenhouses and in the garden. It tolerates temperature fluctuations, gives stable yields. It is often used in risky farming areas. Bushes of medium size, well leafy, resistant to disease. Zelentsy elongated, their length reaches 11 cm. The average weight of the fruit is about 80 g. The color is uniform, uniform, not lost after preservation.
Time-tested cucumber varieties are the best for canning
Old Russian varieties that have been used for conservation and harvesting for more than one year are also noteworthy. The most popular are:
· Coastal;
· Parisian gherkin;
Crispy
· Nezhensky;
· Voronezh.
Here are the characteristics and a detailed description of the favorite varieties.
Variety "Coastal" refers to the early high-yielding varieties. Zelentsy plucked 50 days after germination. The yield of the bush reaches 4 kg per 1 sq. Km. m. beds. However, the plant is demanding on the composition of the soil, regular watering and heat. Disease resistance is moderate, but powdery mildew is rarely affected. Ovaries are predominantly of the bundle type. The fruits have a smooth green color, their skin is tuberous, the shape is cylindrical. The taste is good, without bitterness. The average weight of Zelentsy is 120 grams, and the length reaches 12 cm.
Variety "Parisian Gherkin" is remarkable not only for the early ripening of fruits, but also for its small size. They reach only 8-10 cm, the average weight of about 70 grams. Cucumbers are covered with small pimples, without bitterness, the skin is delicate. The aroma and crunch of the fruit is preserved. The variety is suitable for open and protected ground, resistant to many diseases. Stable fruiting in any weather changes.
Cucumbers "Crispy" belong to self-pollinated varieties, suitable for greenhouses and greenhouses. By maturity - mid-ripening. The first greenbacks are torn off after 60 days. Fruits are dark green in color with pronounced tubercles, the flesh is dense, without voids.
The proven Nezhensky variety stably bears fruit in greenhouses and in the garden. Gives high yields during a drought, but requires garter. Resistant to many diseases. Fruits are distinguished by black spikes, a rough surface and rich color. Their average weight reaches 130 g. Fresh are not stored for a long time.
The Voronezh cucumbers are notable for the aligned form of greenery and early ripening. The skin is tuberous, green with yellow stripes. The pulp is dense, without bitterness.
The best modern hybrid varieties of cucumbers for pickling and canning
New hybrid varieties not only give consistently high yields, but are also great for canning. Consider the most popular varieties that differ in good taste.
Hybrid "Goosebump" refers to early ripening, a type of bundle ovary. Fruits have the following characteristics:
· Small length;
· dark color;
· Pronounced tuberosity.
Suitable for sheltered soil, flowers are mainly female type. Productivity is high, up to 7 kg of cucumbers are collected from one bush. The variety is resistant to disease.
Hybrid "Zozulya" is intended for preservation and blanks. Fruits of early ripening, elongated, reach 20 cm in length, average weight up to 200 g. Taste is good, there is no bitterness, the skin is thin. The bush is demanding on soil and care, resistant to certain diseases.
Masha cucumbers belong to early hybrids. Harvest give 1.5 months after germination. The fruits are of the gherkin type, without bitterness, the skin is covered with pimples. Fruiting is long, undulating. The bushes are medium-sized, the flowers are mainly female. Grown both in greenhouses and in open ground.
The hybrid variety "Courage" requires minimal attention when grown. It does not need pollination, the crop gives early. Zelentsy green type, with good taste.
Cucumbers "Siberian salting" are suitable for risky farming. They have all the necessary qualities:
· Do not require pollination;
· Early harvest;
· Rarely get sick;
· Withstand temperature extremes.
Zelentsy grow in bunches, which allows you to shoot a high yield. The fruits are of the gherkin type, their dyne rarely exceeds 7 cm, and their weight is 55 g. Taste is excellent, preserved during conservation.
Hybrid variety Zyatek can also be grown everywhere. This self-pollinated bush, suitable for greenhouses and open ground, easily gets used to any weather conditions. Gives a stable crop of sweetish greens. The length of the cucumbers reaches 12 cm, and the weight is about 100 g.
Gherkin "Boy with a finger" refers to new hybrids. It gives stable crops, despite the vagaries of the weather. From one bush collect up to 7 kg of fruit. Cucumbers of the same size, beautiful and tasty. Average length 10 cm. The pulp is juicy, dense, without bitterness, aromatic. The peel of Zelentsy is covered with large tubercles. Varieties have no flaws.
There are still a lot of pickles for pickling, picking the right ones is not always easy. Use the recommendations and start with proven varieties that have been used for years for pickling. Grow and conserve new hybrid varieties with them. Then there will always be crisp cucumbers on your table.
