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Cucumber salad greenhouse Saladin F1

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Hybrid cucumber variety designed for growing primarily in greenhouses and polytunnels. It has predominantly female flowering and does not require pollination for successful fruit development. The package contains 9 seeds.

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Cucumis sativus - Saladin F1

Cucumbers undoubtedly belong among the most popular types of vegetables. Pickling cucumbers or salad cucumbers are probably the most commonly grown vegetable type. Everyone knows the long snake cucumbers. The fruits measure over thirty centimeters, are smooth, not bitter, and are suitable for cultivation in greenhouses and polytunnel covers. Cucumbers originate from India, where they have been cultivated for 3000 years. The plant grows up to 2 meters long and is climbing. It characteristically has large, deeply lobed, alternately growing leaves. Cucumbers produce large yellow unisexual flowers - male and female - which are pollinated by insects. The fruit is a cucumber - a berry.

Cucumbers contain the enzyme erepsin, which breaks down proteins. Vitamin E protects cells from free radicals. When consuming cucumbers, a feeling of satiety quickly sets in, which helps with weight-loss diets.

Besides basic kitchen preparations of cucumbers, such as salads or for preserving, you can also make various creamy salads from cucumbers, as well as cocktails and various smoothies.

How to Grow Cucumbers

  • It's not advisable to plant cucumbers where potatoes or strawberries were previously grown. On the other hand, beds after peas, onions, beets, or beans are suitable. Cucumbers require a bright, warm location that is sheltered. We keep the soil around the emerged seedlings loose and clean. Cucumbers are shallow-rooted, so we don't cultivate deeply. When plants reach the six-leaf stage, we pinch them after the fifth leaf and later also pinch side shoots after the set fruits. Pinching accelerates harvest by at least fourteen days. Watering during hot sun is not suitable as they suffer from scorch and downy mildew. Leaves must be dry at night, so afternoon watering is completely unsuitable and we only water in the morning. It's advisable to use PVC film for growing cucumbers, which protects seedlings from possible temperature drops. Black non-woven fabric is most suitable.

  • Cucumber seeds can be sown directly in the bed around May 20th. Cucumbers are quite susceptible to temperature shocks, so temperatures should not fall below 8°C.

    Another option is pre-cultivation, which helps avoid cucumber downy mildew. Sowing can be done from mid-April onwards. Seeds are sown in seed substrate, one seed per pot or seed tray. We can pre-cultivate behind a window indoors or in a greenhouse. Seedlings are pre-cultivated for 12-16 days and the suitable temperature for seed germination is 15-18°C. Overwatering doesn't suit seeds or young seedlings well, as they could easily die. We again place seedlings in their final location only after May 20th.

  • They require quality, well-fertilized, deeply worked soil.

  • It's good to fertilize the site before planting with well-aged manure or matured compost. This prepared soil should be left to settle for another 2 to 3 weeks. During vegetation, you can fertilize with diluted cow manure with fermented chicken manure. You can also use Cucumin artificial fertilizer, specially designed for cucumbers. We can also apply Cererit or Floran.

  • Sucking pests such as aphids, whiteflies, or spider mites can significantly weaken our cultivated plants when heavily infested. Among fungal diseases, mainly mildews such as cucumber downy mildew, black fruit rot, and powdery mildew. It's advisable to use ROCK EFFECT as prevention, not only against sucking pests but also against fungal diseases. To treat fungal diseases, we can use preparations Acrobat MZ WG, Aliette 80 WG, also Dithane DG Neotec, Champion 50 WP, Kuprikol 50, Ortiva, Previcur Energy, Ridomil Gold MZ Pepite, and Plíseň STOP.

    Symptoms of cucumber mosaic virus can be observed in plants about a month and a half old. Greener irregular spots begin to form on leaves, which later turn yellow. Leaves wrinkle and deform. The disease is transmitted by pests such as aphids or whiteflies. Protection involves eliminating the sucking pests that transmit the disease and destroying plants in case of infection.

  • We harvest cucumbers at least two to three times a week. During harvest, we take care not to tear the cucumber plants and damage the shoots. We pick ripe fruits.

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Data sheet

Growing difficulty
Medium
Growing suitability
Greenhouse cultivation
Purpose
Edible fruits
Sowing Time
Summer
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Harvest time
Autumn
Summer
Fruit color
Green

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8590811059585
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