Cucumber Tufted splendor is a new variety of gherkin-type vegetable crop. The variety is valued for its high yield, resistance to cold and long fruiting. What does the plant look like, and in what conditions will it perform best?
Description
Beam splendor f1 is an early-ripening hybrid species of cucumbers, which was bred by breeders by crossing two varieties. The growing season lasts 45–50 days. Thanks to the characteristics of the parent plants, the cucumber received high yields. With proper care, the yield of the hybrid exceeds 40 kg of cucumbers per 1 sq. m. beds.
Gherkin refers to parthenocarpic varieties of cucumbersthat do not require pollination by insects. The type of flowers is female. The ovaries are formed in bunches: one bunch contains 3–7 fruits. Due to such density of the ovaries, the fruits look like a brush. The shape of the fruit is cylindrical with a narrowed apex. The light green surface of the cucumber is covered with shallow tubercles and short white spines. The color in the direction from the narrowed end to the stalk is diluted with white stripes. The length of greens is 10–11 cm.
The cucumber pulp is dense, crispy with a sweetish aftertaste. Crunch is inherent not only in fresh fruits, but also in canned ones. Due to the fact that the hybrid variety was invented at a company located in the northern part of the country, the bushes are tolerant of low temperatures. The cucumber variety is intended for cultivation in open ground, in greenhouses, and film greenhouses.
Advantages and disadvantages
In addition to the above factors, the Tufted Splendor gherkin has a number of other equally important advantages. The advantages of a hybrid variety include:
- resistance to low temperatures;
- tolerance to sudden changes in weather;
- presence of immunity to cucumber mosaic, brown spot, powdery mildew;
- long fruiting;
- high productivity;
- possibility of growing in regions with frequent fogs;
The disadvantages of cucumbers of hybrid origin include the inability to prepare planting material yourself and the high cost of purchased seeds.
Features of cultivation
To protect superbunch cucumbers from diseases, on the eve of planting, the seeds are treated in disinfectant solutions prepared from water, potassium permanganate or salt. Pathogenic organisms die after 20–30 minutes of the planting material remaining in such a bath.
Gardeners who want to speed up fruiting as much as possible germinate seeds:
- Lay out a piece of wet fabric on a plate, pour planting material on top and cover it with a second piece of fabric.
- The container with cucumber seeds is inserted into a thin plastic bag and placed on the window.
Seeds germinate in 2–3 days if the temperature was +27 ⁰C.
How to grow seedlings?
Seeds are sown in peat pots or plastic cups filled with loose, moist substrate. Since cucumbers react painfully to transplants, it is extremely undesirable to sow planting material in one large container.
Caring for cucumbers Beam splendor f1 consists of watering and spraying. The sprouts are planted using the transshipment method after the formation of 2–3 true leaves. The interval between plants is 40–50 cm. The ideal time for planting is evening hours or a cloudy rainy day.
Care
It is known that the yield of cucumbers directly depends on the conditions provided. For normal development, a hybrid plant needs:
- Watering. Due to their weak superficial root system, gherkin-type cucumbers are very demanding of moisture. The first watering is carried out the day before planting seedlings or before sowing seeds. In the future, the frequency of watering the cucumbers should be such that the soil in the garden bed is moderately moist. To avoid the appearance of fungal diseases, water the cucumbers with slightly warm water, the temperature of which is not less than +10 ⁰C.
- Feeding. Fertilize the soil for planting Tufted Splendor cucumbers in the fall or spring. Compost and mineral fertilizers are used as nutrients. Consumption per 1 sq. m of bed - 10–15 kg of organic matter and 30–40 g of mixture.To increase the number of ovaries, cucumbers are fed once every half month with mineral solutions or twice with organic fertilizers. To increase the effectiveness of fertilizing, foliar fertilizing is also carried out in conjunction with root fertilizing.
- Garter and shaping. According to the practical experience of many gardeners, cucumbers growing in a vertical direction bear more fruit than those that creep along the ground. As soon as the cucumber stems grow a little, a trellis of two posts and a coarse mesh is installed along the row. The bushes form into one stem. To do this, pinch off the 4 lower shoots and ovaries, and then remove excess stems as they grow.
Harvesting
The Beam Splendor variety has the peculiarity of setting new fruits in the axils where there were already cucumbers, for which the hybrid is classified as a premium crop. Therefore, in order to give the plant the opportunity to express this feature, greens must be collected at least once every 2 days.
Reviews
When choosing a cucumber variety, many gardeners take into account not only the attached characteristics, but also information obtained in practice. Vegetable growers who visit specialized forums leave only positive reviews about cucumbers of the Beam Splendor variety.
The main advantages of cucumber include: high yield, compactness, attractive appearance and taste of the fruit. According to the majority, number one on the list of advantages of the Beam Splendor cucumber variety is the ability to form ovaries in place of the collected fruits.
