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Zucchini zucchini "Tiger" is considered a relatively new vegetable among gardeners. In terms of its external characteristics, it is similar to a vegetable marrow. Let's try to find out its distinctive features, taste characteristics.
A valuable vegetable in an ordinary garden
Zucchini is the most valuable vegetable crop, which includes B vitamins, numerous carbohydrates, carotene, as well as a large amount of ascorbic acid. Zucchini "Tiger" contains about twice as much carotene as in carrots.
Nutritionists recommend including this miraculous vegetable in food for those patients who dream of getting rid of extra pounds.
Zucchini varieties
Currently, there are several types of varieties in our country, each of which has its own advantages and disadvantages. The variety "Tiger" is of interest, which we will talk about in more detail. This low-calorie vegetable came to the taste of culinary experts. "Tiger cub" is used to prepare delicious second courses; it is pickled, canned, and jam is made from it.
Zucchini "Tiger" is considered one of the most productive varieties of zucchini. Subject to all the rules for growing and caring for it, it is quite possible to get up to 15 kilograms from a square meter of land. It is enough to plant two or three Tiger cub bushes to grow tasty and healthy vegetables.
Characteristics of the variety
Its fruits are dark green in color, a small speck seems to remind of the name of this variety. The average fruit size is 35-45 centimeters, the diameter of the fruit reaches 10 centimeters. Having planted Tiger cub bushes on one square meter of land, you can collect up to 15 kilograms of fruit.
Zucchini "Tiger" is resistant to numerous diseases, but in a rainy summer, the vegetable cannot resist fungal diseases.
Having watched the video clip carefully, you can learn a lot of useful information about caring for seedlings, the rules of care:
Growing rules
In Italy, zucchini has been cultivated for several decades. It was from here that the zucchini seeds came to our country. Gardeners will not have any particular difficulties in growing the Tiger Cub zucchini. The cultivation algorithm is similar to the cultivation of ordinary zucchini.
First you need to select the seeds, soak them in a solution that stimulates growth, then place the seeds in damp gauze. After pecking the seeds, you can plant them in open or film-protected soil.
Some gardeners prefer to cook Tiger Cub seeds in the refrigerator. They place the seeds for 2 days at zero temperature.
When selecting a site for planting seeds of this variety, it is advisable to give preference to areas illuminated by sunlight. This variety is considered light-loving; in the shade, you cannot count on a high yield.
Preparing the soil for zucchini should be done in early spring. First, the site must be dug, then phosphorus fertilizer and humus are introduced into the soil.
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Conclusion
To increase the yield of the "Tiger" fruit, flowers are often sprayed with a solution prepared from a gram of boric acid and one hundred grams of sugar, dissolved in one liter of water. The zucchini variety "Tiger" has demonstrated its high yield, excellent taste to gardeners, and therefore is in demand among summer residents.
