White cucumbers: the best varieties and hybrids for growing in a greenhouse

After reading the description of the most popular varieties of white-fruited white cucumbers, looking at their photos, you can get to know and learn more about this vegetable. And so, white cucumbers, what are they?

White cucumber varieties

These varieties of white cucumbers include the following:

1. Bride... These white cucumbers are very demanding to care for. It will take experience to grow a decent crop. Possesses excellent taste, which distinguishes it from other varieties;

White cucumbers varieties Bride: photo

2. White angel... It is a white cucumber with white skin and thorns. It can grow both indoors and outdoors. These white cucumbers never taste bitter;

Variety White Angel: photo of white cucumbers

3. Bidigo-Lungo... This hybrid variety only grows under cover. Such cucumbers quickly ripen in large enough quantities, have a long fruiting period. Can be eaten immediately or left to pickle;

White cucumber Bidigo-Lungo: photo of the variety

4. Snow Leopard... This variety of white cucumber gives large yields, its fruits can grow up to 22 cm. They are very tasty;

White cucumbers Snow Leopard: photo of the variety

5. Snow White... This vegetable tolerates low temperatures well, can grow well in the open field, early ripening, gives a good harvest. Because of these characteristics, it is most popular among white cucumbers;

White cucumbers Snow White: variety photo

6. Italian white cucumber - can grow up to 15 cm. This variety has a sweet, tasty pulp and is not whimsical to care for;

Italian white cucumbers: photo of the variety

7. White delicacy... A mid-season variety of white cucumber, gives a large yield one and a half months after germination. Has a pleasant taste and presentation;

White cucumbers Delicacy: photo of the variety

8. Chinese white... Bears fruit for a long time (on average 2.5 months). Cucumbers of this variety are very tasty and juicy, they can be stored for a long time. Has resistance to diseases, one might say, is almost not susceptible to them.

Chinese white cucumbers: variety photo

What is the difference between white cucumbers and green varieties?

Firstly, it is the color itself. In white cucumbers, it is at first pale green, then becomes white as it ripens. There is also a significant difference in taste. There are no bitter fruits in the varieties of white-fruited representatives, and they are much more aromatic. Also, these varieties must be tied up, and thanks to this procedure, the vegetable receives more air and light. White cucumbers perfectly tolerate the shade on the site, as well as a decrease in temperature and, on the contrary, heat. Even at +40 C, they continue to bear fruit. But in agricultural technology there are no special differences from green varieties.

How to grow white cucumbers?

First and foremost is the soil. "Correct", it should be fertile, drained and slightly acidic. The most optimal is humus, sawdust, as well as sod land. It can be fertilized with superphosphate, potassium sulfate or ammonium nitrate. To prevent the appearance of fungus in the soil, wood ash or quicklime can be added. It is in such a prepared soil that 25-day seedlings need to be transplanted. A container with seedlings is planted in a well-moistened hole and covered with earth to the beginning of the roots. Also, you can sprinkle with mulch, then the moisture will not evaporate longer.

After a few days, white cucumbers need to be tied up and then twisted. Many white-fruited varieties are long-stemmed (about 2-2.2 meters in length), so they need to be pinched to limit growth. When grown in greenhouse conditions, it is better to use seedlings instead of seeds.This will allow you to achieve the harvest much earlier.

White cucumbers: greenhouse care

The rules for caring for white cucumbers are not very different from caring for green ones. The main thing is systematic watering, loosening and feeding. Watering should be done only with warm water, otherwise the yield may drop and the taste deteriorate. In closed cultivation, water should be watered twice a week, if there is a lot of sun - once every 2 days. Periodic loosening will relieve the root system of cucumbers from decay.

Nettle or chicken droppings are used as top dressings for white cucumbers. Ready-made dressings with a sufficient amount of minerals are suitable for those that go especially for pumpkin seeds. Nitrogen must be added to sandy soil, and potassium - if there is a lot of clay. You need to feed white-fruited cucumbers about 5 times per season. You need to collect the fruits when they reach 10-15 cm. The collection should be done about twice a week. If you do not do this on time, the yield will decrease.

White cucumber varieties can be grown in the greenhouse from early spring to mid-autumn. Surprise your household with the wonderful taste and interesting appearance of this vegetable.