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Cucumber Breso F1 - Vilmorin Seeds

Cucumis sativus Breso F1
Cucumber

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'Breso F1' Cucumber is an early-maturing hybrid variety that is very disease-resistant. It produces medium-sized dark green fruits with no bitter aftertaste. Perfect for growing up trellises in smaller gardens! Sow under cover from March onwards and harvest 3 months later.
Ease of cultivation
Beginner
Height at maturity
2.50 m
Spread at maturity
50 cm
Soil moisture
Moist soil
Germination time (days)
10 days
Sowing method
Direct sowing, Sowing under cover, Sowing under cover with heat
Sowing period March to June
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Flowering time May to July
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Harvest time June to September
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Description

'Breso F1' Cucumber is an early-maturing hybrid variety that is very disease-resistant. It produces medium-sized dark green fruits with no bitter aftertaste. Perfect for growing up trellises in smaller gardens! Sow under cover from March onwards and harvest 3 months later.

Cucumber is one of the most popular summer vegetables. Both refreshing and low in calories, it is perfect added to summer salads and cocktails, sliced in sandwiches and blended into smoothies. Cucumber comes in an array of colours, shapes and sizes. Classic slicing varieties are long and dark green, lunchbox varieties are short and bumpy, Armenian cucumbers are light green and lemon cucumbers are round and yellow! Some are suitable for growing outdoors, others need to be grown under cover in a polytunnel or a greenhouse.

Cucumbers do well in light, loose, nutrient-dense soils with plenty of sunlight and temperatures ranging from 18 to 22°C. Cucumbers are moisture-loving plants that need watering regularly.

Harvesting: Cucumbers are harvested when they are full-sized, before they start to turn yellow and bitter. Regular harvests will stimulate fruit production. They are generally ready to harvest about 3 months after sowing, from June to September.

Storage: Cucumbers will stay fresh for several days in the refrigerator. They can also be pickled or lacto-fermented for later use.

Good to know: Cucumber plants are prone to powdery mildew (a fungal disease that causes a white down to form on the surface of the leaves). When watering, try to avoid getting water on the leaves or flowers. When growing cucumbers in a greenhouse or polytunnel, make sure it is well-ventilated. Good companion plants include lettuce and beans. Avoid growing your cucumbers too close to potatoes and tomatoes.

Even if the vegetable garden is first and foremost a place for growing great quality veg, it’s always a good idea to leave a bit of room for flowers. Growing flowers alongside your vegetable plants will make your general gardening experience more enjoyable and is a great way to attract pollinators and repel garden pests! Flowers such as gaillardia, marigolds, zinnias, cosmos or nasturtiums can be sown in and around the rows of vegetables. Herbs such as dill can be very useful also. Bear in mind that some companion plants self-seed easily and can be a bit invasive (borage, chives, lemon balm etc.)

NB: This variety is marked F1 for "F1 hybrid" meaning that its qualities are derived from carefully selected parent plants. This results in a variety that is both full of flavour and resistant to diseases. Sometimes criticized or wrongly assimilated to GMOs, F1 hybrid seeds have the advantage of producing reliable, uniform, disease resistant plants. Unfortunately, these qualities will not be passed on to following generations.

Harvest

Harvest time June to September
Type of vegetable Fruit vegetable
Vegetable colour green
Size of vegetable Medium
Interest Flavour, Productive
Use Cooking

Plant habit

Height at maturity 2.50 m
Spread at maturity 50 cm
Growth rate normal

Foliage

Foliage persistence Annual
Foliage colour medium green

Botanical data

Genus

Cucumis

Species

sativus

Cultivar

Breso F1

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Other common names

Cucumber

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Annual / Perennial

Annual

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Planting and care

Semis du concombre :

La germination du concombre intervient à une température comprise entre 16°C et 35 °C. La levée prend généralement 8 à 10 jours à ces températures. Le semis s'effectue sous abri en mars/avril (à l'intérieur, sous serre ou sur couche chaude) et en pleine terre à partir de mi-mai et jusqu'à juin, lorsque la terre est suffisamment réchauffée et que le risque de gelées est écarté. Pour étaler la récolte, vous pouvez échelonner vos semis, tous les 15 jours par exemple.

Semis sous abri : Remplissez des godets (ou des caissettes munies de trous de drainage) de terreau spécial semis et implantez 2 ou 3 graines par godet. Arrosez en pluie très fine. Lorsque les deux vraies feuilles apparaissent, éclaircissez pour ne garder qu'un seul plant par godet. Selon la date de semis, vous pouvez soit les repiquer en pleine terre si la terre est suffisamment chaude, soit conserver un plant dans chaque godet en attendant des températures plus élevées. Veillez alors à ce que le substrat reste humide mais non détrempé et à le maintenir à une température douce. Lors du repiquage en pleine terre, prévoir un espacement de 1m en tous sens si la culture se fait à plat ou 1m entre les rangs et 50 cm sur le rang si la culture est palissée.

Semis en pleine terre : Tendre un cordeau et tracer des sillons en espaçant les rangs de 1 m. Semer par poquets (2 à 3 graines dans chaque trou). Sur le rang, les poquets seront espacés de 1 m si la culture se fait à plat ou de 50 cm si la culture est palissée. Recouvrir de terre fine et 'plomber' légèrement avec le dos du râteau. Arroser en pluie fine afin de maintenir la terre humide. Lorsque les plants ont atteint 2à 3 feuilles, éclaircir pour ne garder qu'un seul plant.

La culture du concombre :

Le concombre est un légume assez gourmand, qui réclame une terre riche. Il convient d’effectuer, de préférence à l’automne, un apport de compost mûr (environ 3 kg par m²), par griffage sur une profondeur de 5 cm, après avoir, comme pour toute culture potagère, bien décompacté le sol. Il apprécie les sols neutres (pH 7) mais réussira très bien en sol légèrement acide ou alcalin (pH compris entre 5,5 et 7,5).

Le concombre peut se cultiver à plat, mais pour gagner de la place et favoriser la production, n’hésitez pas à exploiter son côté liane en le palissant : sur un cadre garni de grillage, incliné à 45 %, il offrira une ombre bienfaisante aux laitues ou encore en tipi pour apporter de la fantaisie au potager.
Lorsque que les plants sont palissés verticalement, la culture s’effectue sur une seule tige qui sera pincée à une hauteur de 2,5 m maximum. A plat, on pince au-dessus de la deuxième feuille afin d’obtenir deux tiges qui seront elles-mêmes pincées au-dessus de la 4ème feuille. La dernière taille consiste à tailler à une feuille au-dessus de chaque fruit formé.

Prévoir 2 ou 3 binages ainsi qu'un paillage au début de l'été afin de maintenir le sol humide.

Seedlings

Sowing period March to June
Sowing method Direct sowing, Sowing under cover, Sowing under cover with heat
Germination time (days) 10 days

Care

Soil moisture Wet
Disease resistance Good
Pruning No pruning necessary

Intended location

Type of use Vegetable garden
Hardiness Hardy down to -29°C (USDA zone 5) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Soil léger
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Any
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light), 130
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