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Cucumber Severin is a versatile hybrid that has a number of unique properties. The variety has earned the love and trust of many gardeners because of its ability to bring an excellent harvest for a long time. The variety is very hardy, even bad weather conditions and the length of daylight hours do not affect the abundance of fruiting and the quality of the fruits.
Cucumber Severin F1 – an ultra-early ripe variety that bears fruit immediately and abundantly
History of breeding
The hybrid was obtained thanks to the work of Dutch scientists from Enza Zaden. Variety Severin is new, self-pollinated, parthenocarpic. In Our Country, he successfully passed the tests from the Central Black Earth strip to the lands of the North Caucasus.
Description of cucumbers Severin F1
The plant forms bushes of medium size with a powerful central stem, forms small shortened side shoots. The leaves of the variety are regular in shape, large, dark green in color. In each node, Severin cucumber forms three female flowers and 2-3 fruits in one sinus. The fruits are cylindrical, large-tuberous, green in color without the presence of light stripes. Length from 10 to 13 cm, size in diameter 3-4 cm, weight up to 150 g. The taste of Severin cucumber is excellent, the pulp is fragrant, crispy and juicy. Fruits are dense and elastic, with small seeds inside.
Characteristic of the variety
Cucumber Severin is intended for cultivation in regions with different climates. Due to the long-term preservation of the presentation and the ability to endure transportation over long distances, the variety is ideal for commercial cultivation. The fruits are versatile in use, suitable for fresh consumption, pickling and salting for the winter. In conservation, crispy, firm, without voids.
Cucumber variety Severin is recommended to be grown in the first and second turns in film greenhouses, as well as in open ground. The variety forms the ovary well and does not shed it even in bad weather conditions. Crop care is not laborious, harvesting is easy.
Cucumber Severin at the genetic level has a lack of bitterness
Productivity
The culture is characterized by good regeneration and high yield. It bears fruit for a long time, until frost. For one collection, up to 17 pieces are removed from each bush. It is noteworthy that the fruits of the Severin cucumber have limited growth, which is very convenient for gardeners who do not have the opportunity to harvest regularly.
Ripening and flowering time
A vegetable crop blooms approximately 25-30 days after planting, but depending on the region and growing conditions, the period may vary slightly. In terms of ripeness, Severin cucumber belongs to an early species. The first harvest is taken already a month and a half after the emergence of shoots. The collection is done every two days, but even if it is not done on time, the greens will not turn yellow. Harvested fruits have a long shelf life. Store in the refrigerator without damage for up to 14 days.
Disease and pest resistance
Cucumber Severin is quite resistant to diseases and insects, with a stable yield even under stressful conditions. It is practically not susceptible to mosaic, powdery mildew and cladosporiosis. But due to high humidity, it can suffer from late blight, sometimes it suffers from black flea and spider mites.
Advantages and disadvantages
The Severin F1 hybrid has a large number of advantages; according to many gardeners, it is considered one of the best varieties of cucumbers.
Variety Severin is mainly planted in greenhouses using standard agricultural practices.
Advantages:
- early ripening;
- excellent taste;
- high productivity;
- disease resistance;
- almost year-round cultivation;
- resistance to insufficient lighting;
- good keeping quality and transportability;
- universal use.
Significant disadvantages of this variety have not yet been found. But, according to some gardeners, the cost of Severin cucumber seeds is slightly higher than that of other varieties.
Planting Cucumbers Severin
The hybrid can be planted almost throughout the year. Since the Severin cucumber variety has enhanced cold resistance and is undemanding to climatic conditions, it can be grown both in spring and summer and in autumn and winter. The dates for planting seeds vary, starting from January 25 to September 15. Due to the fact that the variety, in particular, grows in greenhouse conditions, it is recommended to organize a warm bed for it:
- Dig up the soil in the greenhouse.
- Form high beds, in the middle of which dig furrows for two bayonets of a shovel.
- Cover the recesses with hay or straw (30 cm), cover with manure (20 cm), sprinkle with dolomite flour, tamp, bury with soil.
Important! Additionally, it is recommended to fertilize the soil with wood ash, superphosphates and potassium sulfate per square meter of 50, 150 and 50 g, respectively.
A warm bed will warm the plants from the inside and will certainly not let them freeze when the temperature drops sharply.
A few days before planting, so that the Severin cucumber is not attacked by pests, it is recommended to shed the soil with Apache or Aktara preparations. When planting planting material in each well, it is advisable to add 20 g of Fertik, 30 g of Borofoska or Kalimaga.
Sowing in open ground
Some gardeners sow Severin cucumber seeds in open ground. This factor does not affect the yield and taste of the vegetable, but the disadvantage of this method may be poor germination. In order to carry out planting work, you should wait until the earth warms up to at least +15 ° С, preferably up to + 18-20 0C. Then prepare the bed: dig, fertilize, moisten. Lower the seeds of the variety 2 cm deep, maintaining an interval between them of 10 cm, water again. It is desirable to scatter nutrient soil mixture over the beds.
Seedbed method
Severin cucumber seeds are recommended to be planted for seedlings in individual containers in order to do without picking. Sowing is carried out in moistened soil purchased in a specialized store. Planting material is laid out on its surface, sprinkled with earth with a layer of 1 cm, lightly sprinkled with water, covered with a film. The containers are installed in a dark room with a temperature of +26 ° C, after a week, when shoots begin to appear, the cups are transferred to a lighted window sill, and the temperature is lowered to +22 0C. When 3-4 leaves appear on the seedlings, it must be planted in a permanent place. Cucumber Severin in the warm beds of the greenhouse is planted according to the following scheme:
- dig holes 6-8 cm deep;
- water them with warm water;
- plants are placed in the wells along with a clod of earth;
- covered with soil, rammed;
- watered abundantly.
Between seedlings of cucumber Severin maintain a distance of 30 cm, between rows 80 cm.
Rules for the care of cucumbers Severin
According to the originator of the variety, the culture is unpretentious to growing conditions and requires only basic agrotechnical work. Severin cucumber care measures are standard:
- Watering. This plant variety needs regular, but moderate moisture. On hot days, plantings are watered every 2-3 days, in cool weather 1-2 times a week. For humidification use only warm water.
- Top dressing. To get a good harvest of Severin cucumbers, they are fed a couple of times a season. For this, mineral compositions and organic matter are used. The first time top dressing is carried out at the stage of formation of peduncles, for this, 10 g of potassium chloride and ammonium nitrate, superphosphate (20 g) are diluted in a bucket of water. A liter of solution is poured under one plant. The second top dressing is carried out when greens begin to form on the bushes. Use complex fertilizers containing phosphorus, potassium, nitrogen.
- Hilling. To protect the roots of the plant from pests and drying out, beds with cucumbers should be spudded in time. After watering, the earth is raked, forming a five-centimeter-high ridge.
- Garter. Cucumber variety Severin does not have high climbing, but curly stems should still be tied to supports. This greatly facilitates the harvest, in addition, the fruits in this case will always be clean.
Variety Severin forms an average number of stepchildren
Conclusion
Cucumber Severin is a new vegetable variety that has successfully established itself among gardeners. It has many advantages, can be successfully grown in greenhouses and in the open field. The variety does not require special attention, grows well and develops even in adverse conditions. The fruits have a beautiful appearance, they are even, medium-sized, ideal for preparing blanks for the winter.