Joker F1 cucumber

Moshou · May 23, 2013

I sowed some cucumber seeds, hybrid Joker F1 on the pack. If I will save some seeds in Autumn can I use them next year with good results?

kath · May 23, 2013

They should be good for at least 5 years.

Crandrew · May 23, 2013

Depending on how you store them of course

you could have different germination rates

Moshou · May 23, 2013

What does F1 mean?
If I will use seeds of this year cucumbers, the offsprings will be also Joker, or not?

b54red · May 23, 2013

I have read that cucumbers have a bad habit of cross pollinating so you might not end up with what you started with. Another thing when saving cucumber seeds is you have to leave the cucumber you are going to save seed from on the vine for a very long time of the seeds you get will be too immature to germinate. I found this out the hard way when saving some a few years back.

MrBig46 · May 23, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moshou

What does F1 mean?
If I will use seeds of this year cucumbers, the offsprings will be also Joker, or not?

They won´t be.
Vladimír

May 23, 2013	#1
Moshou Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Romania Posts: 470	Joker F1 cucumber I sowed some cucumber seeds, hybrid Joker F1 on the pack. If I will save some seeds in Autumn can I use them next year with good results? __________________ Knowledge is knowing the tomato is a fruit, wisdom is not putting in your fruit salad

May 23, 2013	#4
Moshou Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Romania Posts: 470	What does F1 mean? If I will use seeds of this year cucumbers, the offsprings will be also Joker, or not? __________________ Knowledge is knowing the tomato is a fruit, wisdom is not putting in your fruit salad

May 23, 2013	#2
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	They should be good for at least 5 years.

May 23, 2013	#3
Crandrew Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: asdf Posts: 1,202	Depending on how you store them of course you could have different germination rates

May 23, 2013	#5
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	I have read that cucumbers have a bad habit of cross pollinating so you might not end up with what you started with. Another thing when saving cucumber seeds is you have to leave the cucumber you are going to save seed from on the vine for a very long time of the seeds you get will be too immature to germinate. I found this out the hard way when saving some a few years back.