Snack Cucumber Smyk F1
Snack cucumber Smyk F1 is a specific hybrid F1 variety. Unfortunately, little is known about it. This snack cucumber is a cross between two parent lines with selected traits. This cucumber produces uniform plants that yield uniform fruits. This snack cucumber often produces more fruits and also has better resistance to diseases. The seeds are not true to type and therefore cannot be resown. Snack cucumber Smyk F1 has fairly straight, slender, dark green and small fruits. The taste of these cucumbers is mild, fresh, and usually not bitter. Use the cucumbers as you would use any cucumber. If the plant is well cared for, this variety provides a high yield. It can be grown in a greenhouse, but also outdoors in a sunny and sheltered spot. This variety is probably parthenocarpic, which means it sets fruit without the help of pollinators. It is also resistant to diseases such as powdery mildew. The delicious tasting, non-bitter, crunchy, dark green, small and slender fruits are often also called snack cucumbers. It is also a tasty and healthy treat for children. As the name suggests, a snack cucumber can easily be eaten straight out of hand as a tasty, healthy, and quick snack. You can also use them in a fresh, cold or warm cucumber soup, delicious in salads, as a dipping vegetable, and as a sandwich topping. Snack cucumbers can also be filled with goat cheese, feta cheese, rice, and minced meat. Cucumbers can also be boiled, fried, stewed, stir-fried, steamed, grilled, and used in oven dishes. In short, cucumbers are healthy, delicious, easy to grow, and very versatile.
Growing Snack Cucumber Smyk F1
Growing snack cucumber Smyk F1 starts with sowing the seeds. At 123zaden you can buy these Smyk F1 seeds. You can sow the Smyk F1 seeds indoors from the end of March in separate pots filled with well-moistened potting soil. Sow 1 seed per pot sideways at a depth of about 1–1.5 cm and cover with a layer of soil. Ensure a germination temperature of at least 20°C. Cucumbers are dark germinators. Place the pots in a warm spot. Keep the temperature as stable as possible and especially avoid temperature drops at night. Make sure the soil in the pots remains moist, but not wet to prevent rot. About 3 weeks after germination, you can place the seedlings outdoors in a warm, sheltered, well-fertilized spot with well-drained soil. Cucumbers respond poorly to root damage, so handle the fragile root system carefully when transplanting. You will achieve the best results if you grow your cucumber in a greenhouse or outdoors in a very sunny and sheltered spot. From early May, once there is no longer a risk of night frost, you can sow outdoors in open ground. Ensure a sunny, sheltered location with well-drained soil. Sow 2 seeds per hole at a depth of 2 cm and cover with soil. Thin the seedlings, once they are large enough to handle, to 1 strongest seedling per spot. Maintain a planting distance of 80–100 cm. Provide your plants with sufficient water and nutrients. Give the plants strong and sturdy support.
Buying Snack Cucumber Smyk F1 Seeds
At 123zaden you will find many types of cucumber seeds in the assortment. You can of course also buy Smyk F1 seeds here. So order your Smyk F1 seeds easily, quickly, and simply online now at www.123zaden.nl!
Indoor sowing: end of March - middle of May
Outdoor sowing: May - June
Germination: 5 - 10 days
Germination temp.: 20 - 22 °C
Sowing depth: 1 - 1½ cm
Transplanting seedlings: At least 3 weeks after sowing soiltemp. 15 - 18 °C
Plant spacing: 80 - 100 cm
Plant position: sunny (greenhouse)
Harvest period: July - October
Sow indoors from March on in separate pots filled with moist potting soil. Sow 1 seed per pot approx. 1 - 1½ cm deep and sow the seed sideways to prevent rotting. Cover the seed with a layer of potting soil. Keep the germination temperature at a minimal of 20 °C. Put the pots somewhere warm. Keep the temperature as even as possible and don't let the temperature drop during the night. Keep the soil moist in the pot, but not too wet to prevent rotting.
Transplant the seedlings on a warm, sheltered, well-manured spot with freedraining soil, after approx. 3 weeks. Cucumbers are sensitive for root damage, so be carefull with their vulnerable rootsystem when you plant them out. Put your cucumberplants in a greenhouse or outdoors on a very sunny and sheltered plot.
Sow outdoors from the beginning of May, when there's no longer any danger of nightfrosts. Sow on a very sunny, sheltered spot with freedraining soil. Sow 2 seeds per hole approx. 2 cm deep and cover the seeds with a layer of soil. Thin the seedlings, when they're large enough to handle to 1 strongest per hole. Keep them 80 - 100 cm apart. Keep weedfree.
Cucumbers need a lot of space, sunlight, water, fertilizer and time to prosper. Give them a good amount of compost about 2 months prior to sowing. Give your plants a sturdy and large support. Harvest your cucumber by cutting them of the plants with a knife. Harverst regurlarly to ensure the growing of new cucumbers. You can store your cucumber for a couple of days outside the fridge on a cool spot. Give the plants, when the fruits are starting to grow some liquid tomato fertilizer every week. Give them every couple of days enough water. Water extra during dry-spells.
