Cucumber Variety Boyfriend (F1)
Suitor is a mid-late ripening hybrid of cucumber. The agricultural firm Gavrish is supplied to the Russian market. The originator is the All-Russian Research Institute of Vegetable Growing (FGBNU VNIIO). In 2004, the variety was added to the state register of Russia in seven regions (Srednevolzhsky, North Caucasian, Central Black Earth, Volgo-Vyatsky, Central, North and North-West). Designed for growing under film shelters in garden plots, in personal and small farms. The authors of the hybrid: A.V. Shamshina, S.F. Gavrish, A.E. Portyankin.
Variety Uhazher bee-pollinated, unpretentious, mixed flowering type (both male and female flowers are present on the bush), resistant to autumn cold snaps. From the emergence of full shoots to the collection of the first fruits, 55 - 57 days pass.
Plants are vigorous, vigorous, with an average shoot-forming ability, indeterminate (the length of the main lash is not limited). The leaves are large, smooth, green in color; the edge of the leaf is slightly wavy. 1 - 3 ovaries are formed in one leaf sinus. Planting density - 2.5 plants / square meter.
Cucumbers are large-knobby, cylindrical, with a short neck, 14 - 18 cm long, 3.5 - 4.5 cm in diameter, weighing 150 - 200 grams. The skin is soft, dark green, with short whitish stripes. Pubescence is rare. The thorns are white. One plant produces 5 - 6 kg of fruits. Marketable yield - 15 - 16 kg / square meter. Fruiting lasts until the frost.
A variety of salad type - due to its high taste, it is perfect for fresh summer salads and fresh consumption directly from the bush. However, gardeners also speak well of the salting qualities of these cucumbers. When preserved, the fruits remain firm and crispy.
Due to the fact that male flowers outnumber female flowers in the Boyfriend hybrid, it can be used as a pollinator for varieties with a predominantly female flowering type.
