Despite the fact that cucumbers of the “Taganai” variety were presented by breeders relatively recently, they have already managed to become favorites of many gardeners and owners of summer cottages. This Ural hybrid variety is great for planting on the backyards of a small area, because it allows you to collect large volumes of crop from a small number of bushes. The early variety of cucumbers belongs to the “Ural summer resident” series, where several varieties of tomatoes are also represented. Then we will talk about the pros and cons of growing such a culture, as well as the peculiarities of agricultural technology.
High-yielding hybrid: description
This early variety of cucumbers is most often chosen by summer residents who have small areas for growing and growing garden crops there. "Taganay" rather quickly starts growing and begins to bear fruit after 35 days. If proper care is ensured for the seedlings, their development will be very rapid, which is why these cucumbers are called “sprinter” by the people.
Did you know? People started growing cucumbers about 6,000 years ago. Homeland of this tasty and juicy vegetable is the foot of the Himalayan mountains, where they grow by themselves in the wild to this day.
Bushes
The stem of this vegetable is abundantly branched. This feature inhibits the rapid growth of the main stem, but at the same time allows the formation of a powerful curtain, which is indispensable for multiple fruiting.
Cucumber lashes half-open, leaflets of medium parameters, which simplifies the process of picking fruit, and still does not allow injuring the plant. Due to these characteristics, this hybrid variety is perfect for cultivation on open soil in spreading. 
Fruit
Fruits are dark green saturated color. They are krupnobugorchatye and have a cylindrical shape. Whitish thorns are visible on the peel. The length of one fruit most often reaches about 8-10 cm. The peculiarity of the variety is the friendly size of the cucumbers, which allows the hostess to use most of the vegetables for canning without rejection, even in small banks. Cucumbers do not give the taste of bitterness, and also do not outgrow. In addition to the wonderful taste characteristics, the fruits perfectly transport transportation over long distances. Hollow fruit is not found, so pickled and pickled cucumbers are of excellent quality.
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Advantages and disadvantages
At the current time, you can find only positive feedback from those summer residents who have decided to engage in the cultivation of a variety of cucumbers "Taganay". Part of the farmers grows a small amount of vegetables in order to use them for food, as well as to preserve. But there are also gardeners, cultivating cucumbers in larger quantities for subsequent sale. 
In general, a number of positive and negative features of this variety can be distinguished. The advantages include:
- High yield.
- Rapid development and abundant fruiting.
- Excellent taste characteristics and versatility in the application of fruits. Juicy cucumbers are crispy and tasty, can be used both in the original form and after preservation.
- Long period of issuance of fruits. After the first ovaries are formed, the culture bears fruit throughout the season, right up to the first frost. And in greenhouse conditions such cucumbers can be grown year-round.
- Excellent tolerability of the hybrid "Taganai F1" adverse conditions, in particular, cloudy weather, heat and drought, prolonged rain.
The disadvantages include the need for relatively painstaking care, in the absence of which a generous harvest cannot be obtained. Also a relative disadvantage for a number of summer residents will be the fact of the need for daily harvesting. This needs to be done in order to vegetable had the opportunity to form a new ovary. 
Important! The variety of cucumbers "Taganay" can without a doubt be grown in an area where the weather conditions are characterized by instability. Dry or rainy summer, cloudy days or hot - all this will not have a negative impact on the development and fruiting of vegetables.
Characteristics of a variety
The main feature of the variety is its bouquet fruiting form, as well as high rate of development. Fruits tied in copious amounts. One inflorescence can produce 4-6 mature ovaries. According to the manufacturer of the seed material cucumber "Taganay", with proper care for the crop, it will be possible to harvest about 30-40 kg of fruits from one bush for the season. In any case, growing a variety of cucumbers "Taganay" in the open ground, to get a harvest below 12 kg per square meter will not succeed, and in the greenhouse the minimum figure will be even higher - from 15 kg of vegetables from 1 square. m 
As mentioned earlier, the variety belongs to the early ripening. Planting crops for seedlings is recommended in March - April, the plant will need to be planted in the ground in May. The first harvest will be available in June.
A positive feature of this variety is its resistance to powdery mildew, which in other cases is the main enemy of cucumbers. This allows gardeners to avoid crop losses. With regard to care, it should be noted that for the effective cultivation of the hybrid it is necessary to ensure it plentiful watering. Crops should not be thickened, since the availability of free space will allow the culture to grow in full force.
Of particular importance in the care of cucumbers is the correctness of watering. Read about the proper irrigation of cucumbers in the open field.
Landing features
Planting cucumbers variety "Taganay" can be carried out as seedlings and seeds. It is recommended to prepare the bed in advance, carefully digging it and clearing from weeds. You will also need to pre-organic and mineral fertilizers. The soil should be airy and loose.
Important! It is recommended to disinfect the soil and clean it from plant residues even before winter, in the autumn period. Thanks to such procedures, it will be possible to avoid the subsequent development of diseases in cucumbers.
Through seedlings
Of great importance is the weather conditions on the day of transplanting seedlings. Cucumbers at this moment are under stress, because they change the place of growth. A strong wind, rainfall or excessively scorching sun can only aggravate the situation, as a result of which the culture may not settle down and die. It is also important to try to provide the plant with soil that is close in quality to the one where the seedlings were originally grown.
Equally important are the qualitative characteristics of the soil. It is recommended to pre-fertilize it. A good option would be to feed with ash and ammonium nitrate. Here you need not to overdo it, because an excess of nutrients can adversely affect the level of yield, significantly reducing its quantity.
Find out when it is best to plant cucumbers for seedlings."Taganay" is a variety of cucumbers, which requires adherence to a number of rules in the process of planting. If you follow all the recommendations, the seedlings will quickly get accustomed to quality, start producing fruits in time and will not change their taste characteristics.
The main recommendations for planting cucumbers in open ground include the following:
- must be observed between the bushes in the same row distance of 40-60 cm;
- the distance between the rows should be about 70 cm.
Direct seeding
If it was decided to organize the direct sowing of cucumbers, it is recommended to adhere to these tips:
- place for growing vegetables should be sunny;
- the soil should warm up to 13-15 ° C;
- seed should be laid in the soil to a depth of about 6-7 cm;
- it should be ensured that the hybrid is regularly watered with warm water.
To sow a variety of cucumbers "Taganay" can be in the last decade of May, then already in the first week of July it will be possible to get the first juicy crop of crispy fruits.
Did you know? Eating cucumbers was also loved by Napoleon. At one time, he promised a high reward to anyone who would think of a way to preserve the taste and quality properties of the vegetable during long military campaigns.
Features care for a hybrid
Caring for this variety of cucumbers in general is not difficult. General agricultural technology is to adhere to such rules:
- soil fertilizer;
- timely abundant watering;
- the formation of bushes;
- preventive measures in relation to diseases;
- disposal of pests and parasites;
- daily harvest.
Learn what to do so that cucumbers are not bitter.In spring, the bed should be dug, even if such a procedure was previously conducted in the fall. It is recommended to apply manure to the soil, about 6-8 kg per 1 sq. Km. m, you can also fertilize the soil with compost and ash (for 200 square meters take 200-300 g). Additionally, saltpeter can be used (2-3 tsp. Per 1 sq. M).
Crops cannot be thickened, so that the plant could grow comfortably. Weeding is done when necessary, and it is important to remove the weeds with care so as not to damage the crop itself.
One of the mandatory conditions for the cultivation of cucumbers "Taganay" is the formation of bushes. To lead the hybrid should be in one stem, by blinding the first 2-4 lower internodes. Shoots and flowers that came out of the 2-4 initial sinuses of the plant should be completely removed. Henceforth, at each node it will be sufficient to leave one leaflet, from where the "bundle" will be formed.
Generally, Hybrid care is not very laborious, as it may seem at first glance. In any case, the works will be evaluated on merit. The amount of harvest that a relatively small garden can produce can not fail to please even the most experienced gardeners.
