Cucumber "Spino": characteristics, cultivation agrotechnics

Spino cucumber is a hybrid and very early ripening variety. This type is resistant to the lack of light and is intended for cultivation in the first two turns of the protected soil.

Breeding history

This type was derived by Dutch breeders from the company "Syngenta". They created a promising novelty among vegetables.

Characteristic and distinctive features

Description of the cucumber variety "Spino" must be started with the fact that it is early ripe. From the moment of seed germination to full maturity, only 35-45 days pass. The hybrid has the concentrated return of a harvest.

Bushes

Shrubs of generative type of development. The leaf plates are medium in size, so even with a low trellis arrangement, the plant forms many ovaries.On the sides of the shoots a little. Shrubs have a bouquet type of flowering.

Fruit

All fruits are about the same size. They have a length of 11-13 cm. On the surface there are large bumps, stripes and no spots, the color is green, dark. The flesh tastes good without the presence of bitterness. If the fruits outgrow, they do not take a barrel shape, but remain even in the shape of a cylinder.

Yield

The yield of cucumber "Spino f1" is very good. The plant has a high potential. Pickles grow very quickly, the plant has good early and overall productivity and has no dips in yield. With 1 square meter you can collect about 25 kg of fruit.

Advantages and disadvantages

This type of cucumber is very common among gardeners, it has many advantages and because of this it can be attributed to promising types of cucumbers.

pros

Characteristics of the cucumber "Spino" can be made based on the following positive aspects:

• high yield potential;
• very early ripening;
• good yield without failures;
• good appearance;
• all cucumbers are about the same size;
• long shelf life;
• good transportability;
• appearance does not change if you have not collected the fruits in time.

Minuses

This variety has no clearly pronounced minuses, since they created it as a promising type of cucumber and at the same time tried to eliminate all the shortcomings.

Peculiarities of growing by seedling

It is necessary to plant seeds in the period from the end of March to the beginning of April. This variety can grow even a person who does not have much experience in this. The main thing is to follow the following rules:

1. First you need to fill a light soil fertilizer.
2. A few days before sowing the seeds, it is necessary to sanitize the soil in order to protect against root rot.
3. Immediately before sowing, it is necessary to pour the land in containers in which you will plant cucumbers.
4. Deepen the seed is worth a couple of centimeters.
5. For the first time, seedlings should be covered with a film.
6. If you plant all the seeds in one container, then a pick should be carried out as soon as the first leaf appears.
7. When picking, deepen the seedlings to the leaves to form a good root system.

Before planting, the wells in which you will plant the plants should be filled with manure, peat or other organic fertilizers. Also before planting, these wells must be poured with water, the temperature of which is 23-36 ° C The optimum temperature before the seedling is 25-26 ° C. As soon as the seeds have risen, the temperature should drop to 21-22 ° C in the daytime and 17-18 ° C at night. In mid-May, you can already plant hardened seedlings, which are about 25 days old. By this time there should be 3-4 leaves on it.

Growing cucumbers by seedless method

This variety can be grown and seedless method. This is done at the end of spring, when the frost is gone and the weather is consistently warm. If you use trellis, then the wells must be made at a distance of 18-22 cm from each other.

The width between the rows should be about 35 cm.Some 5 seeds fall into each well. In this case, about 3 plants will grow from each. Seeds, as with the seedling method, need to be deepened to a depth of about 2 cm.

Peculiarities of care

In order for the plants to please you with a good harvest, you need to constantly and properly care for them and create all the conditions for their normal growth.

Watering, weeding and loosening the soil

Watering must be carried out periodically. Moisturize the ground should be in small doses every day. It is best to use drip irrigation. This mode is best suited for this type of cucumber. The amount of water needed by plants is very dependent on the weather. The more a plant is exposed to sunlight, the more water it needs.

Do not forget to regularly weed and loosen the soil around the plants. Loosening is done in order to get air to the roots. This process is best done after watering or rain, since it is water that prevents air from reaching the roots. Also important is the cleaning of the leaves, which have turned yellow and opal.

Hilling bushes

Be sure to carry out hilling plants. This process helps the formation of an additional root system. It also affects the maintenance of soil moisture and the resistance of bushes to strong wind.

Preventive treatment

The best way to protect against pests and diseases is prevention. Use Binoram, Hamair products, Tanos granules and Kurzat and Ordan powders. Use all of the above in accordance with the instructions for use.

Feedings

Important is the process of feeding the plants, it will help them grow faster. In order to increase the growth of the roots, it is necessary to add seedlings to the ground during planting. An example is the "Terraflex Universal". This bait contains phosphorus, zinc and iron. Biopreparations are good ways to protect against soil pathogens. When you transplant seedlings, take advantage of the Pre-Ambour Energy fungicide.

Very useful for plants will be the use of organic fertilizers. If you keep animals, you can use manure as a fertilizer. Another good way is to use ash. Get it very easy.Just do not throw away the leaves, pruned branches and other residues from the garden and vegetable garden (except for infected plants). Burn and get organic fertilizer.

Garter

The garter is necessary so that the plant does not trail along the ground. It also depends on the preservation of plants, as they will look for support and may be damaged. Perform this process is at a time when the height of the bushes reaches a height of about 30 cm. For the garter often used trellis.

Harvesting

Since the above described variety is early ripening, it is necessary to collect the fruits in almost a month and a half after the shoot. If you did not pick cucumbers in time, they will not lose their shape and will retain their appearance.

This variety of cucumber is a very good choice, as it has a high yield, is easily transported, has a good presentation and does not require special care. Good luck in growing!