Juicy and sweet fruits - cucumber Espagnolette f1: description and characteristic features

The AELITA agricultural company presents seeds of parthenocarpic hybrids of bunch-bearing cucumbers, which are becoming increasingly popular in our country. Such cucumber hybrids form fruits without pollination and produce consistently high yields regardless of weather conditions and the presence of pollinating insects. In addition, parthenocarpic hybrids have other significant advantages over other varieties and hybrids, such as the absence of barren flowers on plants, high disease resistance, excellent taste and the ability to grow both in a greenhouse and in open ground. Hybrids of bunch-type fruiting cucumbers form several ovaries in each internode, which, gradually ripening, form bunches of cucumbers with excellent taste.

Description of the variety

Cucumber Espagnolette f1 is a variety that a group of Russian agricultural breeders worked on to create. Hybrid cucumbers are intended for cultivation in closed beds and in open soil. The fruits of the variety are suitable for various types of processing and for preparing fresh dishes.

Due to the rapid ripening of fruits and the high productivity of the variety, Shpingalet, like Bogatyrskaya sila, is suitable for cultivation in industrial quantities. The variety is mid-season, since Espagnolette f1 cucumbers ripen 45-50 days after the formation of seedlings.

Characteristics of the variety:

• Bushes of the parthenocarpic type reach large sizes (plants grow up to 3-3.5 meters);
• Variety flowering type: Espagnolette f1 has female-type inflorescences with rich yellow flowers;
• Description of the tops: cucumbers have medium-sized foliage with a rich green color and slight roughness;
• Cucumbers grow in bunches and reach an average length of 10 cm and are oblong-oval in shape;
• Cucumbers have a peel covered with many small tubercles that end in white spines;
• Espagnolette fruits have juicy and dense pulp with a small seed sac;
• Taste characteristics of the hybrid Espagnolette: fresh and sweet taste, without bitterness.

Description of the hybrid

When creating the Espagnolette cucumber, Russian breeders took into account the peculiarities of the country's unpredictable climate. Plants are available for cultivation both in the south and in the middle zone.

Main characteristics:

• the stems are of medium height, the foliage is quite dense, the leaves are small and pointed;
• ripening takes on average 53-55 days;
• fruiting is abundant and friendly;
• the ovary is formed in bunches, each with 3 fruits;
• cucumbers are covered with very small but frequent tubercles and have white spines.

Attention! The Espagnolette cucumber does not require insect pollination.

Pros and cons of the variety

Before starting to grow any unknown variety, gardeners prefer to become familiar with its advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, experts suggest studying the list of positive characteristics of the hybrid Espagnolette f1.

pros

1. High yield of the variety: more than 15 kg of cucumbers are harvested from 1 m2;
2. Excellent taste of Espagnolette fruits;
3. Plants do not need pollination by insects, which allows them to be cultivated in closed beds;
4. Cucumber varieties are universal in use;
5. Espagnolette cucumbers are resistant to major crop infections;
6. The variety is suitable for cultivation in small areas and for the industrial sector;
7. Excellent external characteristics of the fruit.

Minuses

However, experience in cultivating the variety shows that Espagnolette f1 also has a drawback: the seeds located in the pulp of cucumbers do not ripen, so they are not suitable for subsequent plantings.

Description and characteristics of the variety

The hybrid variety Espagnolette F1 from is parthenocarpic and forms fruits from each female flower without pollination.
It can be grown under film, in winter greenhouses and open ground in garden plots. In terms of ripening time, the cucumber is mid-early, close to mid-ripening - from 53 to 55 days. The fruits grow in bunches of up to three greens each. The length of the cucumbers is 7-11 cm, weight is about 85-95 g. They are covered with many miniature tubercles ending in white spines. The taste is wonderful, fresh, devoid of bitterness. The pulp is juicy and dense. The fruits are suitable for all types of processing and preparation, as well as fresh dishes.

Black-thorned varieties are traditionally used for pickling, while cucumbers with white thorns can only be eaten fresh and canned. But new generation hybrids, like the Espagnolette F1 cucumber, have a universal purpose.

Landing Features

Planting is one of the important procedures for growing a crop. In this regard, vegetable growers suggest that you familiarize yourself with the description of recommendations for planting the Espagnolette variety.

Landing dates

It is recommended to plant cucumber seeds in open soil when it reaches 15 degrees Celsius. As a rule, Espagnolette f1 is planted in unprotected beds from May 25 to June 10. To grow seedlings, cucumbers are sown from April 15 to April 25.

Site preparation

To grow healthy cucumbers, it is recommended to dig up the soil of the beds, loosen it and enrich it with components containing peat and humus. To keep the soil loose and not harden during the winter, future beds are fed with compost. In spring, sawdust is added to the beds.

Planting seeds

Before planting, cucumber seeds must be treated with a solution of 1% manganese. To do this, the seed is soaked in the solution for half an hour.

Espagnolette f1 seeds are planted in open soil to a depth of 2-3 cm. Afterwards, the holes are sprinkled with a small amount of soil and watered with warm liquid. For successful seed germination, the beds are wrapped with thick film.

Planting seedlings

For Espagnolette f1 seedlings, cucumber seeds are planted in small containers to a depth of 3-4 cm. Before the first shoots appear, the containers with seedlings are kept at a temperature of 25-27 degrees. After pecking the seeds of the variety, the temperature is lowered to 18 degrees.

After the formation of the second leaf on the bushes, the soil is fed with a solution of nitroammophosphate and warm water.

Cucumbers are planted in permanent beds to a depth of 5-7 cm at a time when the bushes have formed 5-6 full-fledged leaves. The seedlings are sprinkled with soil, watered with settled water and covered with film.

Planting scheme

Cucumbers of the hybrid Shpingalet f1 are planted according to a pattern of 60 cm between rows and 60 cm between bushes. Thus, no more than 3 cucumber bushes fit per 1 m2.

Features of agricultural technology

For sowing, you will need to purchase seeds and carry out disinfection treatment. Afterwards, you can place the material in pots for seedlings, or directly into unprotected soil.

Advice. You should start working with cucumbers at the end of May.

The seedling period lasts no more than 20-30 days, then the seedlings are moved to greenhouses or outdoor beds. When placing cucumbers, it is necessary to maintain a distance of 50 cm. 2-3 bushes are enough for m2 in shelter; up to 4-5 plants can be planted in unprotected soil.

It is more convenient to grow cucumbers vertically; side shoots are removed from 2-3 leaves. Care consists of watering, loosening and regular fertilizing, preferably with a mineral composition.

Care

The key to beautiful, uniform and tasty Espagnolette fruits is proper plant care. For high productivity, the variety requires such agrotechnical procedures as watering, hilling and fertilizing the soil, forming and tying cucumber bushes. We suggest you study the description of all necessary procedures.

Watering

Hybrid Espagnolette f1 needs regular watering. Water the plants with warm water in the morning or evening. Watering procedures are carried out once every 3 days strictly under the roots of the plant. In sultry heat, the number of watering procedures is increased, and in rainy weather - reduced.

Garter and feeding of bushes

If the variety is cultivated in greenhouse conditions, the Shpingalet bushes need to be shaped. It is necessary to grow cucumber bushes in 1 main stem. Fix the cucumbers to vertical trellises. It is recommended to cut off the lower shoots and pinch the upper ones. In open beds, cucumbers do not need to be formed.

Cucumbers are fed 3 times throughout the season every 2 weeks. The bushes are fed with nitrogen fertilizers (manure, urea), mineral components (phosphorus, superphosphate, nitrophoska). In addition, the soil is fed with substances containing potassium.

Hilling

Hill up the beds after they are moistened. The procedure is carried out once every 10-14 days. Hilling helps strengthen the main root of the plant and the formation of new lateral roots.

Landing

Seeds can be sown immediately in a permanent place or for seedlings. The seedling method is recommended if the region has a cold climate; it ensures earlier harvesting.

Cucumber seedlings are sown 20-30 days before transplanting to the garden. The soil is prepared as follows:

• 2 parts humus;
• 2 parts peat;
• 1 part sawdust;
• 2 tbsp each wood dale and 1.5 tbsp. nitrophoska per 10 liters of substrate.

Rules for obtaining healthy seedlings:

• Seeds are sown in containers with a diameter of 10-12 cm.
• Before germination, provide a temperature of +25, after - +18-20.
• Keep the pots on a lighted windowsill, and if there is less than 8 hours of daylight, turn on the lamps.
• After the second leaf, fertilize: 1 tsp. nitroammofoski or nitrophoska per 1 liter of slightly warmed water.

To grow cucumbers directly in open ground, it is dug up, loosened and enriched with peat and humus. For looseness, compost is added in the fall or sawdust in the spring.

To disinfect the soil before planting, spill a hot solution of copper sulfate (1 teaspoon per bucket of water, at least 1 bucket is poured per square meter).

When the soil has cooled, the seeds are planted according to a 60 by 60 pattern. In a greenhouse per 1 sq. m. m place 2-3 bushes, in open ground - 4-5.

Diseases and parasites

Despite the culture's resistance to diseases such as powdery mildew, common mosaic, cladosporiosis and downy mildew. However, improper care of cucumber bushes leads to infections, which are described below.

Alternaria blight

Alternaria blight is a disease that leads to the formation of convex dry spots on the lower part of the leaves, stopping the development of fruits, curling and wilting of the leaves. At the first signs of Alternaria blight, cucumber bushes must be treated with chemicals “Poliram”, “Bravo” or “Quadris”, as well as solutions of copper oxychloride or Bordeaux mixture.

White rot

White rot is a pathology as a result of which cucumber bushes become covered with wet spots, as a result of which a growth appears on the cucumbers that can secrete mucus. Eventually the plant becomes weak and dies. When a disease is detected, the beds are stopped watered, and the bushes themselves are treated with the substances “Hom”, “Rovral” or “Bayleton”.

Ascochyta blight

Ascochyta blight is a disease that weakens the plant. Most often, the infection affects weak plants. When affected by the disease, cucumbers become covered with spots with a watery consistency. Over time, the fruits of the crop dry out and die. Espagnolette cucumbers are treated with a mixture of vitriol and urea, as well as Bordeaux mixture.

Cucumbers latch reviews photos

On the morning of May 23 at 8:00 I decided to plant cucumber seedlings in the ground.

Air temperature 16 degrees. Since 1 seed sprouted from those planted with seeds, I will plant 2 seedlings as seedlings.

The height of the seedlings is 8 cm, the height of the root system is 9 cm, I will plant them at the same depth. I plant at a distance of 35 cm from each other, water them immediately, and in the evening we turn on drip irrigation.

Getting ready to land

Seedlings are placed in the hole

Seedlings after planting

Caring for seedlings I loosen the soil between the beds and remove weeds by hand, because... I replanted the cucumbers and not all of them sprouted. Every other day I turn on drip irrigation.

From July 1 to July 10 there was not a single rain, the heat during the day was 38-40 degrees, in the shade the temperature was 33-35 degrees. Since June 6, I have turned on drip irrigation every day.

On July 7, I fed it with urea, because... the leaves turn yellow from the heat. On July 4th I noticed 1 cucumber ovary.

On July 10 at 15:30 a thunderstorm with hail began. Hail the size of beans. The rain was heavy, but the hail didn't hit anything, it just fell down. Photo. It hailed for 20 minutes and rained for 45 minutes.

The beginning of rain and heavy hail

The greenhouse on May 31 at 20:00 planted the remaining seedlings of the Espagnolette cucumbers. All cucumber seedlings are placed in one bed in the middle of the greenhouse. I dug up the soil, watered it with water, made holes and added humus and straw there. I planted seedlings that were “tortured” and turned yellow. In such heat, like in a greenhouse, she did not live, but survived. Air temperature 35 degrees. The height of the seedlings is 6-7 cm, the root height is 9 cm, I will plant the seedlings at the same depth. After planting, I spilled plenty of water. The greenhouse was shaded with covering material.

Seedlings at the time of planting

Seedlings after planting

Cucumber beds can be found in almost every garden. Juicy, crisp cucumbers add freshness to any dish. Salted and pickled greens are no less tasty. Espagnolette is a variety intended for quick salting. Caring for the plant is simple, but it is worth reading the description of the crop.

Description of the hybrid

When creating the Espagnolette cucumber, Russian breeders took into account the peculiarities of the country's unpredictable climate. Plants are available for cultivation both in the south and in the middle zone.

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• the stems are of medium height, the foliage is quite dense, the leaves are small and pointed;
• ripening takes on average 53-55 days;
• fruiting is abundant and friendly;
• the ovary is formed in bunches, each with 3 fruits;
• cucumbers are covered with very small but frequent tubercles and have white spines.

Attention! The Espagnolette cucumber does not require insect pollination.

Reviews from gardeners

Artem

47 years old, Barnaul

“I have Shpingalet cucumbers growing on my plot. They are small and very tasty. Great for canning and salads. Caring for seedlings is not a problem. The only thing is that you need to water it in a timely manner so that there is no bitterness. I add fertilizer a couple of times a season to increase yield.”

Olga

47 years old, Kryukovo

“I have been growing the cucumber hybrid Shpingalet for several years on my plot. They are tasty, and the seedlings are unpretentious. I only encountered root rot once because I flooded them myself. Therefore, you only have to complain about yourself. The only drawback is that it is impossible to prepare seeds for next year.”

Elena

42 years old, Tyumen

“I grow Espagnolette cucumbers exclusively in a greenhouse. Since our summer is short and not always favorable for cucumbers, we have to use closed soil. In response to this, a lot of cucumbers appear. They are smooth and tasty. They ripen quite quickly. There are no problems with diseases. Naturally, proper watering must be provided. I decided to install a drip system so as not to go to the dacha every day. She does a great job.”

Advantages and disadvantages

Gardeners prefer this hybrid for the following reasons:

1. Productivity - with sufficient fertilizer and regular watering, you can harvest from 3 kg of cucumbers from a bush.
2. Presentation – cucumbers even out in size when ripe; overgrowing and barreling are not typical for the hybrid.
3. Size – the fruits are small, which allows them to be used for various preparations.
4. Taste – no bitterness, the flesh is dense and juicy.
5. Immunity – you don’t have to worry about epidemics.