One of the best varieties of cucumbers are hybrids. They are bee pollinated and self-pollinated. The last type is Crispin cucumber. This is an F1 hybrid obtained by Dutch breeders. Since 2000, it is listed in the State Register as one of the best varieties for private use and cultivation by small farms.
Grade Features
Crispin cucumber belongs to parthenocarpic species, so it does not need to be additionally pollinated. The plant has a unique resistance to adverse conditions. This feature allows beginners to grow the variety.
To get a big crop, it is recommended to grow a lash when growing.
Compared to other varieties, Crispin's cucumber wins in terms of resistance to adverse weather conditions. It grows well at the beginning of the growing season, even with strong differences in day and night temperatures, and also feels comfortable in the heat.
Subject to all the rules of agricultural technology, the plant is able to produce up to seven kilograms of delicious cucumbers per square meter.
Fruit
Crispin cucumber forms fruits of even size, up to 12 cm long and about 4 cm in diameter. The mass of greenery can reach 130 grams.
The fruits of the cucumber are cylindrical, in the upper part there are flows. The color is uneven, from green to dark green with bright stripes. On the surface of greenbacks are white thorns.
According to the description, Crispin's cucumber has a dense, crispy pulp without bitterness. Universal fruits, ideal for winter harvesting.
The peculiarity of the variety is that the fruits tolerate transportation well, so it is recommended to use it for growing for sale.
Description
Crispina is a medium-sized plant. It has medium-branched lashes and a powerful, well-developed root system that allows you to get moisture from the deep layers of the soil.
The leaves are large. The more light and heat, the darker the color. In each leaf sinus, the bush forms 3-5 greens.
Crispin cucumber variety can be grown in a greenhouse. In this case, the plant is formed into one stalk, removing all side stepsons. With this management of the bush, productivity increases.
In the process of formation in the first four sinuses, all fruits and stepsons are removed. In the next three, one green leaves is left. The subsequent formation is reduced to the partial removal of the side stepsons. Formations are carried out according to the following scheme:
- Sinus one to four. Remove all flowers, stepsons.
- Sinus fifth through eighth. Leave one ovary, everything else is removed.
- Sinus 9-12. All ovaries are left, stepsons are removed.
- Sinus 13-15. Stepsons break off on the first sheet.
- Sinus 16-19. Stepsons break off on the third sheet.
At the level of one and a half meters from the ground, pinch the main lash. Then the plant is wrapped around a horizontal trellis and sent to lash down. Stepsons will begin to move away from the place of growth restriction. They can be left for later harvests.
As the plants grow, all lower leaves are removed from the bush.
Seeding for seedlings
Crispin cucumber seeds are best planted in peat pots. This will allow you to get an earlier crop, as well as use less seeds, protect plants in the initial stages of development.
For sowing, it is recommended to use light nutrient soil. You can compose it yourself, taking three parts of peat, one humus, the same amount of turf land. Ammonium nitrate, superphosphate and potassium sulfate are necessarily added to the composition.
When preparing the soil, it is important to monitor the level of acidity. It should be at a level of 6.2-6.5 pH. In order for the plant to have enough space for development, it is recommended to use seedling pots with a diameter of at least nine centimeters.
When growing cucumbers in seedlings, it is recommended to plant plants in a permanent place for 25 days from the time of emergence of seedlings.
It is best to plant in a greenhouse or to make temporary shelters over a bed with cucumbers. It can be a film, special covering materials. When planting, the soil on the bed should be warmed up to 17 degrees.
Preparation of soil for planting seedlings
Seedlings are planted in pre-prepared soil. It must be nutritious.
Before planting seedlings, vermiculite, coconut fiber, nitrogenous, potassium fertilizer, superphosphate, humus are introduced into the garden. The composition is well mixed. The resulting soil will be light, nutritious. When watering, vermiculite will pick up excess moisture and then give it back to the plant. This mineral will help reduce irrigation and regulate moisture levels. Coconut fiber helps add looseness to the soil.
Introduced humus and mineral fertilizers will help the plant to develop properly.
Cultivating varieties
Cultivation in the open ground of Crispin F1 cucumber takes place in several stages. At the initial stage, seedlings are grown.
As soon as she is ready to land, the second stage begins - transplantation to a permanent place.
The peculiarity of the variety allows you to grow bushes in a greenhouse and in open ground. When grown in soil without tying, no whips are formed. They spread along the ground and regulate their growth themselves.
Growing on trellis in open ground requires formation.
Care Rules
The rules for growing a variety of Crispin cucumbers provide for the proper care of the bush. So that the plant is not affected by diseases, pests, cucumbers are treated with various fungicides. Spraying is carried out before the appearance of the fruit.
Usually use protection against powdery mildew, rot.
Among pests, most often the plant affects aphids. To combat it, it is recommended that plants be treated with aphids at least twice before fruiting. Also near the beds with cucumbers they are fighting with ants.
Cucumbers are photophilous plants. They are recommended to be planted in well-lit areas. Light penumbra is allowed. The selected location should be well protected from the wind. When growing plants in open ground, corn can be used as a living wind damper. It is sown in one row on both sides of the cucumber beds. The south side is not closed.
For the normal development of the plant, the daily temperature should be at least 22 degrees. With short-term differences in night and day temperatures, Crispina feels normal, does not inhibit development. However, even small frosts can destroy seedlings. To avoid this, you should cover the plants at night.
Watering and feeding
Cucumbers belong to those crops that love high humidity and frequent watering. The latter are very important throughout the entire period of vegetation and fruiting. With a lack of moisture, even the Crispin variety, which does not contain bitterness, can become partially bitter.
For watering, it is recommended to use warm water. When watering with cold water, the plant is inhibited, rot may occur.
To preserve soil moisture, the bushes are mulched with organic materials. They not only retain moisture, but also gradually rot, generating heat and enriching the soil with useful elements.
Frequent watering leads to soil compaction. So that the roots can breathe, it is recommended to alternate watering with loosening the soil. However, this should not be carried out by classical methods, but by the method of piercing the ground with garden forks. This method will protect the gentle surface roots of the plant from damage and allow the root system to breathe.
Reviews
Crispin cucumber reviews only positive. This plant is so easy to grow that even a beginner can handle it. Its fruits ripen before many other similar hybrids.
The variety is highly resistant to various diseases of cucumbers, which helps to minimize chemical treatment. With proper agricultural technology, the plant gives high yields.
When growing Crispin, you can increase productivity if the fruits are harvested in a timely manner. It usually takes about two days for the greens to grow. So that they do not outgrow, it is recommended that they be cut off after a day.
Possible problems
When growing plants in a greenhouse, you can observe the falling of ovaries. This is due to humidity being too high. To avoid crop loss, it is necessary to ventilate the greenhouse, and the plants themselves are recommended to be treated with preparations for fruit ovary (Ovary, Bud). Bushes are sure to feed. It is best to use solutions with ash (three kilograms of ash is taken per 10 liters of water) or use complex mineral fertilizers. It can be Agricolla for cucumbers, Biohumus or any other species.
Proper cultivation will allow you to collect high yields of delicious cucumbers with crispy, tasty, aromatic pulp.