Description of the zucchini variety Gribovsky

Zucchini Gribovsky belongs to the medium early varieties zucchini. Its light white fruits have become popular with gardeners in Russia because of their excellent taste, unpretentious care and resistance to various diseases.

Description and characteristics of the variety Gribovsky

The Gribovsky variety belongs to the medium-early high-yielding varieties of zucchini. It takes about 2 months from sowing seeds to full ripening.

The bush is well developed, with medium branching. The leaf is attached to the trunk with a 32 cm petiole. Has a pentagonal shape and deep green color.

According to the description, fruits of the Gribovsky variety are cylindrical, white or light green in color, reach a length of up to 20 cm. Light-colored pulp with medium density.

The variety is used in conservation and for cooking fried and stewed dishes. The average weight of a ripe fruit is up to 1.5 kg.

Pros and cons

The advantages include:

1. The variety is resistant to climate change.
2. Easily tolerates minor frosts.
3. It has good taste and a decent presentation.
4. The variety is suitable both for cooking fried and stewed dishes, and for preservation.
5. Gribovsky is a high-yielding variety.
6. It is immune to many diseases.

The disadvantages include rapid overripening.

Preparation and technology of planting zucchini seeds

Zucchini varieties Gribovsky can be grown and by the seedling method, and by seeds directly into the ground.

In order to grow healthy seedlings, prepared seeds are planted in separate peat pots with moist, nutritious soil, deepening them by 3-5 cm.

For an early harvest, seeds for seedlings are planted in the last days of April.

After the first shoots appear, the seedlings are fed with mineral fertilizers. Subsequent feeding is carried out after 10 days.

It is better to water the seedlings with warm water., cold watering stops the growth of seedlings. Young plants are planted in a permanent place, with the formation of three full-fledged leaves. In the prepared hole, the plant is planted up to the cotyledon leaves.

In open ground, prepared seeds are sown in late May, early June, after the earth warms up by 13-15 degrees.

Landing scheme 70x70... To get a generous harvest, the planted seeds must be kept for several days under the covering material. When shoots appear and at the end of possible frosts, the film is removed.

Soil preparation

For a rich harvest, the beds must be prepared in the fall... To do this, the earth is dug onto a shovel bayonet, organic fertilizers (manure, compost) are applied and covered with dark material for rapid decay.

The beds must be prepared in a sunny place, sheltered from drafts. The soil for good growth should be nutritious, neutral, sandy loam or medium loamy.

Zucchini grows poorly on heavy soils with a close location of groundwater.

Zucchini is a thermophilic culture, tolerates slight drying out, loves a lot of light and fertile soil. If all the conditions are created, the Gribovsky zucchini will delight you with a generous harvest.

With stagnant water, the top of the fruit begins to rot.... To preserve the harvest, the damaged area is cut with a sharp knife, and the cut must be held over an open fire. The cut hardens, becomes crusty, and the fruit continues to grow.

Six rules of care

Caring for the Gribovskiy variety is no different from caring for other varieties.

For a good and healthy harvest, you need:

1. Weed.
2. Inter-row loosening... The bush is loosened very carefully, since the root system of the squash is superficial and vulnerable.
3. Thinning when sowing seeds in open ground.
4. Regular harvest... With the outgrowth of the fruits, the bush is depleted, its development slows down and the formation of ovaries stops.
5. Productivity depends on pollinating insects. To attract you need treat the flowers with a solution of sugar, boric acid and water or place a plate of honey solution on the garden bed.
6. During the entire growing season the plant needs bait.

Diseases, pests and prevention

Zucchini varieties Gribovsky are immune to many diseases, but no one is immune from common insects.

When the first signs of damage to the plant are found, it is necessary to take the first measures of disposal.

Spider mite

You can find it on the lower surface of the sheet. The mite gradually sucks out the cell sap, and the plant begins to dry out, throwing off flowers and ovaries.

The fight is spraying the plant with infusion of onion and garlic peels at the rate of 200 grams per 10 liters of water. Treatment of the bush with insecticides will also be effective.

Melon aphid

Pests tend to attack young plants. The main habitat of aphids is the underside of the leaf. The growth of the squash stops, the leaves curl, the flowers fall off.

If no assistance is provided, the plant dies. Treatment - insecticide spraying.

Sprout fly

The fly lays eggs under an earthen clod; with the arrival of warm days, the larvae hatch and penetrate deep into the young stem. Seedlings dry up and die.

Control measures: use of insecticides, after harvest - deep digging of the earth and destruction of the remaining plants.

Of the common diseases, the Gribovsky variety can be affected:

• powdery mildew - affects stems and leaves, forming a white bloom on them;
• anthrocnosis - the stem is covered with weeping spots;
• gray mold - flowers, peduncles and ovaries fall ill. The rot forms a gray coating with a slimy coating.

Preventive measures against pests and diseases:

1. Alternating planting of plants on the site.
2. Timely cleaning and disposal of infected plants.
3. Autumn preparation of the garden.

Harvesting and storage

As zucchini quickly outgrow, they must be removed after the formation of ovaries for 8-12 days. During this period, the Gribovsky variety has a light, delicate and soft skin.

Since the variety is mid-season, fruits ripen two months after planting the seeds.

Vegetables must be harvested before the first frost., cutting it off the bush with a sharp knife, along with the stalk.

Cut vegetables are dried in the sun, wiped with a dry cloth and sent to storage in the basement, stacking them in boxes covered with straw. Care must be taken to ensure that the fruits do not come into contact with each other.

Same zucchini retain their nutritional properties even when frozen... In order for frozen vegetables to be preserved for the winter, you must:

• collect ripe fruits without visible damage;
• rinse thoroughly and peel the fruit;
• remove seeds and pulp;
• cut into small cubes or cubes;
• pack portions into bags and put in the freezer.

Gribovsky zucchini is grown even by novice gardeners, as this variety gives a rich and tasty harvest.

The main thing for zucchini is to follow the rules for growing a crop., preparation of seeds for planting and timely harvesting.

The harvested fruits are stored for a long time without losing their beneficial properties.