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Pickling cucumber FANTASY F1

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High-yielding, early to mid-early hybrid. Features exceptional resistance to powdery mildew. The fruits are non-bitter. Package contains 30 seeds.

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Cucumis sativus - Fantasy F1

Cucumbers undoubtedly belong to 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 under polytunnel covers. Cucumbers originate from India, where they have been cultivated for 3000 years. The plant is up to 2 meters long and climbing. Characteristically, it has large, deeply lobed, alternately growing leaves. Cucumbers produce large yellow unisexual flowers - male and female - which are pollinated by insects. The fruit is cucumber - a berry.

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

Besides basic culinary preparations of cucumbers, such as salads or for preserving, cucumbers can also be used to make various creamy salads, as well as cocktails and various smoothies.

How to Grow Cucumbers

  • It is not advisable to plant cucumbers where potatoes or strawberries were previously grown. On the contrary, beds after peas, onions, beets, or beans are suitable. Cucumbers require a bright, warm location that is sheltered. We keep the soil around emerged seedlings loose and clean. Cucumbers have shallow roots, so we don't dig deep. We pinch plants in the six-leaf phase after the fifth leaf and later also side shoots after set fruits. Pinching accelerates harvest by at least fourteen days. Watering during sunny heat is not suitable, as they suffer from scald and downy mildew. Leaves must be dry at night, so afternoon watering is completely unsuitable and we only water in the morning. For growing cucumbers, it is advisable to use PVC film 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 drop below 8°C.

    Another option is pre-cultivation, where we avoid cucumber downy mildew. Sowing can be carried out from mid-April. We sow seeds into sowing substrate, one seed directly into pots or seed trays. 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. Over-watering doesn't suit seeds or young seedlings well, they could easily die. We place seedlings at the final location only after May 20th.

  • They require quality, fertilized, deeply worked soil.

  • The location should be fertilized before planting with well-aged manure or mature compost. This should be left to settle for another 2 to 3 weeks. During vegetation, you can fertilize with diluted cow manure with fermented chicken droppings. You can also use artificial fertilizer Cucumin, designed specifically for cucumbers. We can also apply Cererit or Floran.

  • Sucking pests such as aphids, whiteflies, or spider mites can significantly weaken our cultivated plants in case of severe infestation. Fungal diseases mainly include mildews such as cucumber downy mildew, black fruit rot, powdery mildew. It is 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 such as Acrobat MZ WG, Aliette 80 WG, 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 approximately one and a half month old plants. Greener irregular spots begin to form on the leaves, which yellow over time. Leaves wrinkle and deform. It is transmitted by pests such as aphids or whiteflies. Protection consists of eliminating sucking pests that transmit the disease and eliminating plants in case of infestation.

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

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Data sheet

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

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