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Cucumber Bingo F1 is a hybrid early-ripening variety of the parthenocarpic type. The high-yielding variety feels confident in a greenhouse; cultivation in open beds is possible. The hybrid is known to a small circle of gardeners, but due to its high yield and good taste it is gaining popularity.
Origin story
The Bingo F1 hybrid was obtained by breeders from the Partner company in 2019. The variety has proven itself well and is suitable for cultivation in greenhouse conditions, in the open air.
Description of Bingo cucumbers
Cucumber greens of the Bingo variety have a smooth cylindrical shape. On average, the size of mature fruits reaches 7–9 cm, weight 75–80 g. At the pickle stage, the average weight is 35–40 g.
The fruits are emerald green in color. The pulp is white, without seed germs. The skin is moderately ribbed, with light small spines.
The taste of greens from the hybrid Bingo F1 is excellent.The pulp is juicy, sweet, no bitterness. If you do not harvest for a long time, the cucumbers do not turn yellow.
During transportation over long distances, the cucumber does not lose its taste and commercial qualities. When the appropriate conditions are created, vegetables can be stored for a long time. The variety is suitable for preparing canned food, pickling, and eating in salads.
During the sterilization process, greens of the Bingo F1 variety do not lose their taste, no voids are formed in the pulp
Characteristics of Bingo cucumbers
Bingo bushes form a thick lash that reaches a height of 2–2.3 m. Large dark green leaves are placed on the thick stem. The flowers are female, yellow-golden in color. They do not need pollination.
Cucumber yield Bingo
Cucumber Bingo F1 belongs to the parthenocarpic type and has a bouquet flowering form. The fruits are set in 4–5 pieces in each leaf axil. The variety is early ripening. Harvesting begins on days 42–45 from the moment the first shoots appear. The fruiting period lasts 1.5 months.
If harvesting is carried out at the pickle stage, from 1 m2 remove 7–8 kg. When greens are given the opportunity to reach the size of a gherkin, productivity from the same area reaches 16–18 kg.
Bingo F1 cucumbers are harvested every 2–3 days
Resistance to diseases and pests
The Bingo cucumber is immune to most diseases that affect vegetable crops of the Pumpkin family. The hybrid is resistant to cucumber mosaic, cladosporiosis, and powdery mildew. The plant may suffer from root rot, ascochyta blight, and also from aphid infestation.
Root rot
Excess moisture leads to rot
The root system of the bush becomes thinner, the leaves acquire a yellow tint, the bush stops bearing fruit and gradually dries out.
To protect the plant from death, it is recommended to adhere to irrigation schedules. It is no longer possible to “cure” a diseased plant, so there is no need to water the plantings daily.
Ascochyta blight
It is an infectious disease and can affect cucumbers both in a greenhouse and when cultivated in open ground. Carried on infected equipment. Grayish spots appear on the foliage, which gradually increase in size. As the disease progresses, the rot spreads to the greens. The cucumbers become covered with ulcers, then the color turns from green to black. Fruits affected by the disease are not suitable for consumption.
In order to prevent ascochyta blight in Bingo cucumbers, it is recommended to carry out soil disinfection measures before planting.
When using garden tools, it is necessary to treat them. Timely ventilation of the greenhouse helps prevent infection.
Aphid
The main pest for the Bingo F1 cucumber is aphids
Pests suck the juice from the leaves, the bushes slow down their growth and stop bearing fruit. Insects carry infectious diseases. To protect the crop from pest invasion, it is recommended to disinfect the soil and supports of the greenhouse in spring and autumn.
You can fight an aphid infestation using traditional methods or insecticidal agents.
Advantages and disadvantages
Any variety of cucumbers has its own advantages and disadvantages. Some are not suitable for pickling, so before choosing seeds for planting, you should familiarize yourself with the characteristics of each variety.
Self-pollination allows you to grow Bingo cucumbers in greenhouse conditions
The main advantages of culture:
- early ripening;
- stable fruiting;
- excellent taste;
- resistance to a number of diseases;
- transportability;
- versatility of greens;
- high productivity;
- During the preservation process, no voids are formed inside the fruit.
No significant shortcomings have been identified in the Bingo F1 cucumber, but you won’t be able to collect the seed material yourself. Therefore, you will have to buy seeds every year. Another small drawback is that the bush needs to be tied up (a strong support or trellis) and formed into 1-2 stems.
Features of cultivation
It is recommended to cultivate the Bingo cucumber in a greenhouse using standard agricultural practices. The seed material does not require pre-sowing treatment, as it is tested by specialists from the agricultural manufacturer.
The seeds of the hybrid are coated with a special composition. It protects against diseases and stimulates the growth of seedlings. It is not recommended to harden, germinate or treat seed material of this variety.
Sowing in open ground
To cultivate cucumbers in open ground, you need to choose a sunny, slightly shaded area. The soil must be fertile, slightly acidic or neutral. To obtain a high yield, the soil must be light, loose, and with good water permeability.
Sowing is carried out no earlier than the moment when the soil warms up to a temperature of +15 ° C. Planting pattern 50x50 cm or 2–3 seedlings per 1 m2.
Growing seedlings
The cucumber root system is very delicate and is painful to transplant. Therefore, it is better to grow the Bingo F1 hybrid for seedlings in separate peat cups, so as not to injure the root during picking. The containers are filled with fertile soil; the temperature of the soil mixture should not be lower than 13–15 °C.
The seeds are buried 1.5–2 cm. After planting, it is recommended to cover the glasses with plastic wrap or glass. The room temperature should be 22–24 °C. The first shoots will appear in 3–4 days, after which the cover can be removed and the temperature reduced to 18 °C.
Cucumber seedlings need 12 hours of daylight. Phytolamps are installed above the seedlings. When there is insufficient light, the sprouts stretch out and become weak.
Bingo cucumber seedlings are transplanted to a permanent place after 3–4 leaves appear
Rules of care
Caring for the crop comes down to timely application of fertilizing, removing weeds, irrigation, and loosening the soil. A guarantee of good yield will be tying the vines to the support.
Formation of bushes
The hybrid variety Bingo produces climbing shoots. For ease of care, they must be tied to trellises. Having made a loop over 3-4 leaves, the stem is directed upward, twisting clockwise. The resulting stepsons should be removed so that the plant does not waste energy on their growth, but directs it to the ovary and growth of greenlings. After harvesting the first harvest, it is necessary to remove the lower leaves from the bush.
Hilling
If cucumbers of the Bingo F1 variety are planted in soil covered with agrofibre, there is no need to hill them. It is enough to periodically remove weeds that appear in the slots made for cucumber bushes.
If Bingo cucumber seedlings are planted in the ground, they should be hilled. Manipulations are carried out after watering. This cannot be done with dry soil, as there is a high risk of damage to the stem. The soil is raked towards the bushes, making a hillock 5–7 cm high around the seedling.
Watering
Bingo cucumbers are irrigated at least once a week. In hot weather and during the fruiting period, the number of waterings is increased.It is necessary to ensure that water does not get on the leaves, otherwise the Bingo cucumbers may get sick. It is not recommended to carry out the procedure during the day when the bushes are exposed to direct sunlight.
Irrigation of Bingo F1 cucumber is carried out with warm, settled water.
When watered with cold water, the bushes shed their ovaries.
Feeding
Hybrid Bingo, cultivated in greenhouse conditions, needs regular feeding. Nutritional supplements are added at intervals of 1.5–2 weeks. To provide seedlings with nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, mineral complex fertilizers are used.
Conclusion
Cucumber Bingo F1 is a high-yielding, unpretentious hybrid of the first generation. Zelentsy tolerate transportation well and are stored for a long time. Thanks to these features, summer residents and farms have chosen the variety for cultivation on an industrial scale with subsequent sale.
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