Cucumber variety Dolomite (F1)

Dolomite is an early ripening cucumber variety bred by the seed breeding company Nunhems B.V. (Holland). In 2010, it was added to the state register of breeding achievements of the Russian Federation in all regions. Designed for growing in open and closed ground in personal subsidiary plots. The author of the variety is Andreas Gertz.

The Dolomite variety is parthenocarpic (insect pollination is not required), female flowering type. Suitable for picking pickles (3 - 5 cm) and gherkins (5 - 8 cm). The period from germination to collection of the first fruits is 38 - 40 days.

Plants are open, medium-sized, medium-branched, indeterminate. Leaves are medium in size, green in color.

Cucumbers are cylindrical, slightly ribbed, covered with small tubercles. Zelentsy weighing 80 - 100 grams, 9 - 12 cm long; the ratio of fruit length to diameter is 3.1: 1. The skin is thin, green in color, with medium-length whitish stripes and mild spotting. The pubescence is dense. The thorns are white. The pulp is dense, without bitterness, does not lose its crispy qualities after processing. Productivity of marketable cucumbers - 5 - 6 kg / sq. Meter.

A universal variety - good, both fresh and canned. Especially appreciated in pickled form.

This hybrid is resistant to cucumber mosaic virus and olive spot (cladosporium), tolerant to downy mildew. Plants quickly recover after stressful conditions (rare watering, heat and short-term cold snaps, fungal diseases).

Advantages of the Dolomite cucumber: undemanding care, early maturity, excellent fruit taste, stable and high-quality harvest throughout the growing season.