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Cucumber Spino (Spino) is a highly productive and unpretentious variety of vegetable crops to growing conditions. Judging by the numerous reviews of gardeners and the description of the manufacturer, he has excellent characteristics, for which gardeners are very fond of. Cucumber is universal in use, suitable for fresh consumption and preparation of blanks for the winter.
Spino is a hybrid, labeled F1
History of origin
Cucumber Spino is a promising novelty from the Dutch company Syngenta, entered into the State Register of Our Country in 2015. The variety is suitable for cultivation in the first and second rotations of protected ground, shows the best results in greenhouses and film greenhouses, suitable for early sowing.
Description of spino cucumbers
The plant belongs to indeterminate varieties, has a generative development. Variety of open type, medium branching and height. Spino’s main stem with short internodes, forms many ovaries (up to seven pieces). There are few side shoots. Cucumber leaves are medium-sized, slightly wrinkled, light green in color. The stem is long. Judging by the description, in Spino’s leaf nodes two female flowers are formed on 3-5 ovaries. The cucumber itself is short, large-tuberous, even, cylindrical in shape. The color of the fruit is solid, dark green, there are large spikes on the surface, the pubescence is light. Almost all cucumbers are the same size, 10-12 cm long, weighing up to 100 g. The taste of Spino is pleasant, slightly sweet, the flesh is crisp, juicy, dense, without bitterness.
Spino cucumber is suitable for salads, does not lose its taste during canning
Characteristics of spino cucumbers
The variety is shade-tolerant, parthenocarpic, suitable for growing in protected ground of any climatic region. Bushes are not afraid of stressful situations, which is why they are often planted at late or very early dates. Due to its high resistance to lack of light, the hybrid is suitable for cultivation in areas with short daylight hours. Cucumber Spino ripens very quickly, has a good presentation, suitable for transportation over long distances. According to the originator of the variety, the variety is resistant to mild frosts and has a high immunity to diseases. In cultivation, Spino is unpretentious, does not require complex top dressing, even on problematic land gives a stable harvest.
Spino cucumber yield
This early ripe variety gives the first fruits already on the 40th day from the moment of germination. The period from the beginning of flowering to their full maturation is 2-3 weeks in the spring turnover, 10-15 days in the summer.
Fruiting variety is stable. In film greenhouses, subject to all the rules of agricultural technology, up to 20 kg of crop is harvested per square meter. It is advisable to collect greens every day, despite the fact that the fruits first grow in length and then in width, due to which they are not prone to overgrowing.
Disease and pest resistance
During care, the spino cucumber needs preventive measures. Plants, especially grown in greenhouse conditions, need to be sprayed with saline from time to time, and the walls of the greenhouse should be disinfected with formalin. Cucumber is not affected by powdery mildew, yellowing virus, mosaic, cladosporiosis. But when grown in high temperature conditions, it can be infected with Fusarium wilt. With excessive moisture indicators, Spino affects ascochitosis, and with excessive watering or hypothermia, white rot may occur.
Spraying with copper-containing preparations will help to avoid the appearance of pests.
Advantages and disadvantages
Spino producers, while working on the variety, tried to improve the variety and eliminate the shortcomings of other hybrids. Therefore, the cucumber has received many positive qualities.
Due to the abundance of pluses, Spino cucumber is considered one of the best varieties of culture.
Advantages:
- friendly maturation;
- precocity;
- easy cultivation;
- high yield;
- stress resistance;
- ripening in the shade;
- resistance to diseases.
Disadvantages:
- high cost of planting material;
- the formation of a large number of ovaries;
- inability to collect seeds.
Peculiarities of growing
Despite the fact that the Dutch spino cucumber variety is recommended for greenhouses, some gardeners successfully grow it in the open field and even in the fields without seedlings. The timing of planting seeds depends on the chosen method of cultivation:
- In closed ground conditions, in order to get a crop by the beginning of spring, sowing is carried out in the middle or end of January. Each bush is tied to a support. In the process of their growth, blinding of the six lower sheets is carried out. This allows spino cucumbers to grow strong roots. To increase productivity, release additional shoots up to the third leaf.
- In open areas, Spino cucumber is cultivated in the central and southern regions. Sow seeds begin when the soil warms up to a temperature of + 16-18 ° C. This usually happens in May.
Cucumber feels best on loose, medium loamy or sandy loam soil. The plot for the beds should be prepared in the fall. To do this, it is carefully cleaned, the top layer of soil is removed, dug up, treated with fungicides. A week before planting, the beds are loosened and fertilized with humus or manure.
Sowing in open ground
The optimal period for sowing Spino in open ground is the end of May. The time when the earth will be fully warmed up and the threat of return frosts has passed. Before sowing, the prepared beds are watered, holes are made at intervals of 20 cm, the row spacing is 35 cm wide. Five seeds are placed in each, deepening them by 1-2 cm. After that, the beds are moistened again and covered with a transparent material until germination.
Cucumber Spino does not tolerate a tight fit. As they grow, extra and lagging bushes are removed.
Seeds of the variety do not need processing before sowing
Seedbed method
The seedling method of growing Spino does not require special skills and even gardeners without experience can do it. During the procedure, separate containers are used, since the cucumber does not tolerate picking. Light nutritious soil is poured into peat pots, it is better if the soil is purchased at a specialized store.
After a couple of days, the earth is moistened, holes are made 2 cm deep in each pot, peat or manure is poured into them, Spino seeds are placed and sprinkled with soil. A film is stretched over each container, which is removed after the appearance of sprouts.
Three weeks after the emergence of seedlings, the seedlings are sent to a greenhouse, where they are planted in pre-prepared beds, 2-3 bushes per square meter.
By the time the Spino cucumber is transplanted into the greenhouse, there must be at least three true leaves on the trunk
Care instructions
Cucumber varieties Spino F1 non-capricious. Culture care consists in following the standard rules:
- Watering. The variety loves water, but excessive moisture can be detrimental to it. Water the plant every other day, preferably by drip. Water should be settled and warm.
- Garter. Variety Spino needs the formation of bushes. When the sprouts grow up to 20 cm, they are tied to a trellis.
- Fertilizer. Cucumber of this variety loves nitrogen-phosphorus top dressing and organic matter. Fertilize the crop every two weeks. During active growth, Spino responds well to ash and potassium nitrate.
- Hilling. A procedure that helps to strengthen the roots of a culture. The first time Spino is sprinkled with soil when the sprouts grow to 10 cm in length, then they are spudded weekly.
Already at the beginning of May, the Spino cucumber planted under the film begins to ripen. It should be removed quickly, inspecting the beds daily. Despite the fact that the hybrid is not prone to overgrowing, it is undesirable to overload the bushes.
Conclusion
Cucumber Spino, due to its excellent characteristics, is very popular with vegetable growers. Even an inexperienced gardener can grow it, since the process is simple, not requiring special knowledge. Cucumber is successfully used for preparing blanks, it looks beautiful in jars and does not lose its taste when salted.
Reviews of gardeners about spino cucumbers
