Mixed-flowering, highly productive Asian snake cucumber Saikó producing slightly spiny, ribbed fruits measuring 35-55 cm in length. Exhibits good leaf health, resulting in abundant yields often extending into autumn. Bitter-free fruits with firm, crisp flesh. Suitable for greenhouse cultivation or extensive outdoor growing without training (producing curved fruits).Mixed-flowering, highly productive Asian snake cucumber Saikó producing slightly spiny, ribbed fruits measuring 35-55 cm in length. Exhibits good leaf health, resulting in abundant yields often extending into autumn. Bitter-free fruits with firm, crisp flesh. Suitable for greenhouse cultivation or extensive outdoor growing without training (producing curved fruits).
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Characteristics for Saikó
parthenocarp/ mixed flowering: mixed flowering
Cultivation for Salad Cucumber
Seed germination temperature: 23-26 °CPlanting distance: 100-150 x 30-40 cmOptimal amount of plants: ca. 2 plants/m²Sowing depth: ca. 2 cmAmount of seed needed: direct sowing 20-30 g/aSuitable for growing: open ground, under glassCultivation note: Mixed flowered varieties should not be grown in the same greenhouse as female only varieties.
bred by
Reinhild Frech-Emmelmann
Current breeding location: St. Leonhard, Österreich
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