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Cucumber Temp F1, belongs to the universal species. It is aesthetically pleasing, ideal for preserving and preparing fresh fruit salads. A short-fruited hybrid, loved by gardeners for its early maturity and fast, short ripening period. Among other things, the fruits are tasty, juicy and aromatic.
Description of the temp cucumber variety
The Temp f1 cucumber variety is produced by the famous Semko-Junior company, which is famous for its good quality products. The short-fruited hybrid was bred for planting in greenhouses made of film, glass and on loggias. It does not require insect pollination and produces good harvests.
After the emergence of seedlings, the first greens are harvested after 40 - 45 days. For those with a preference for pickles, the fruit can be enjoyed after 37 days.
The parthenocarpic cucumber variety Temp F1 is characterized by weak branching and has only female flowers during flowering. The central stem may have several flower racemes and is classified as indeterminate.
During the growing season, intensely green leaves of medium-sized sizes are formed. Each leaf axil can form an ovary of 2 - 5 cucumbers.
Description of fruits
The resulting temp cucumber ovary takes on the shape of a cylinder, has a short neck and medium-sized tubercles. Fruit length reaches 10 cm, and weight up to 80 g. Gherkin - up to 6 cm with weight up to 50 g and pickles - up to 4 cm, weight up to 20 g. It should be noted that ripe cucumbers are juicy, crispy, fragrant with a delicate crust. All Temp-f1 fruits grow to about the same size and look neat when folded into jars.
The main characteristics of the variety
A hybrid of temp-f1 cucumbers is classified as drought-resistant, the culture tends to survive high temperatures up to +50 ° C. In the soil, when sowing the seed, the temperature should not be lower than + 16 ° C. In such conditions, cucumbers develop fully.
Yield
The total yield from one square meter varies from 11 to 15 kg. If the collection takes place at the stage of pickling - up to 7 kg.
The yield of the Temp-f1 hybrid can be influenced by many different factors, unaccounted for nuances:
- soil quality;
- landing site (shaded area, sunny side);
- climatic conditions;
- timely irrigation and feeding of temp-f1 cucumbers;
- branching character;
- density of plantings;
- predecessor plants;
- the frequency of harvesting.
Cucumbers Temp F1 are an unpretentious variety, but this does not mean that they do not need care. The fact that they are resistant to disease also does not exclude their occurrence. To avoid unpleasant phenomena, the beds should be pushed after watering, fertilized, and combated weeds.
Pest and disease resistance
Usually, cucumbers are negatively affected by brown spot and powdery mildew, the cucumber mosaic virus. Cucumber Temp f1, resistant to common diseases, since drought and excessive watering, rainy weather do not harm the variety.
Pros and cons of the variety
Cucumber variety Temp ° f1 bred for planting in greenhouse conditions. It deserves the attention of gardeners, as it has many advantages over other varieties:
- early ripening of cucumbers;
- attractive fruits and rich taste;
- disease resistance;
- self-pollination;
- large harvests of temp-f1 cucumbers;
- versatility;
- unpretentiousness.
Cucumber Temp-f1, does not require large areas for cultivation and does not lag behind in growth in conditions of constant shade.
The Temp-f1 variety has its drawbacks, which also affect the choice of the buyer. Hybrid cucumbers are not suitable for collecting seeds, and the price in stores for gardeners and gardeners is quite high.
Growing rules
The Temp-f1 cucumber variety is universal, and the method of planting it is determined by climatic conditions. Seeds can be applied to open ground if spring comes early and frost is not expected, and the soil is sufficiently warmed up. In more northern regions and the central strip, seedlings are planted in greenhouses.
The air temperature must be stably kept at least 18 oC at night. For irrigation, water is harvested in advance, before irrigation it is heated. Usually, all sowing work related to Temp-f1 cucumbers is carried out in May-June.
Sowing dates
The material for sowing Temp-f1 cucumbers for seedlings is laid in the ground in the last decade of May, deepening into the soil by a couple of centimeters. The distance between the beds is maintained up to 50 cm. After friendly shoots appear, the plants are thinned out. As a result, up to 3 cucumbers are left per meter of row.
Site selection and preparation of beds
Cucumber beds for the Temp-f1 variety are formed from fertile soil. If necessary, sprinkle up to 15 cm of nutrient soil on the surface. It is important to take into account some of the nuances:
- Before temp-f1 cucumbers, it is recommended to grow potatoes, tomatoes, legumes, table roots in the soil.
- The advantage when planting is given to light, fertilized soils.
- How to properly arrange the beds is not decisive. They can be both longitudinal and transverse.
- It is important that the area is watered in a timely manner.
If the precursors of Temp-f1 cucumbers were pumpkin crops, you should not expect good harvests.
How to plant correctly
The optimum temperature for planting seeds in the ground is 16 - 18 ° C. After sowing, the sprinkled seeds are mulched with peat (layer 2 - 3 cm).
Cucumber seeds Temp-f1, do not deepen into the ground by more than 3 - 3, 5 cm. They wait for seedlings, having previously covered the beds with foil or plexiglass. In the middle zone of the country, sowing works with cucumbers are carried out in late spring - early summer.
The seedling growing method allows you to get the first harvest one and a half to two weeks earlier. The method is predominantly suitable for growing in colder regions.
It was noticed that Temp-f1 cucumber seedlings do not tolerate diving, and there are also certain growing rules, adhering to which you can fully assess the yield of the variety.
What you need to know about growing temp-f1 cucumber varieties:
- provide irrigation with settled, heated water (20 - 25 ° C);
- daytime temperature should be kept in the range of 18 - 22 ° С;
- at night, the regime is reduced to 18 ° C;
- fertilized mainly at the root, twice: with urea, superphosphate, sulfate and potassium chloride;
- before planting seedlings in open ground, they are hardened.
When transplanting Temp-f1 plants into open ground, preference is given to those with thick stems, short gaps between nodes and a rich green color.
Follow-up care for cucumbers
Proper care of temp-f1 cucumbers is to prevent the influence of frost on seedlings, timely fluffing, irrigation and feeding. To exclude the effect of low temperatures, special shelters and arcs are used. If the surface of the soil is not covered with mulch, the top crust should be loosened and the soil crusts removed. After the doge and watering, the moist soil must be fluffed. Warm water is used for irrigation.Preference is given to drip humidification.
Temp-f1 cucumbers are fertilized alternately with organic (bird droppings or slurry) and mineral fertilizers. In order to strengthen the plant as much as possible, to increase the resistance to parasites and diseases, it is better to add seedlings immediately after precipitation or irrigation.
The formation of bushes has a great influence on the yield of cucumbers Temp-f1. If cultivation is carried out on a trellis, the leaves located below do not rot and remain dry. The method is preventive and excludes the development of powdery mildew.
Conclusion
Cucumbers Temp-f1 is a recognized short-fruited variety. It begins to bear fruit early, has a pleasant fresh taste and a wide range of culinary uses. Farmers loved the pest-resistant plants and no need for diving. The impression is not overshadowed even by the excessively high price for seeds, since the result obtained in the season satisfies the taste preferences of the consumer.
