One of the longest-lasting and resistant varieties is the Borisych F1 cucumber: description and care tips

Cucumber Borisych F1 is a tasty early hybrid that will provide the summer resident with vitamins already at the beginning of summer. It is too long for preservation, but if you harvest the fruits by cutting them in half, their taste will not be inferior to the pickled varieties.

Description and characteristics of the variety

Borisych F1 from is an indeterminate plant. The main vine reaches a length of 1.8-2.5 m. The flowers are female, self-pollinating (parthenocarpic). In one node, 2-3 fruits are tied, which ripen 38-45 days after seed germination.

The fruits are long, aligned, of the same shape, 18-20 cm long. Weight 150-180 g. The shape is slightly ribbed, the skin is covered with a large number of tubercles. The pulp is aromatic, juicy, crisp, with a slightly sweet aftertaste.

Appearance

The Borisych F1 variety is indeterminate, that is, its stem is not limited in growth and reaches 2.5 meters in height. The leaves are very large, light green in color, with slightly wavy edges - they provide the plant with the necessary shade. The bush of the plant is strong, with a medium degree of climbing.

Note! The fruits of the plant are large, elongated oval in shape. The color is uniform dark green, with virtually no light stripes.

Characteristic features of cucumbers:

1. The fruit is highly tuberous with small white spines.
2. The length reaches 20 cm, and the weight is slightly less than 200 g. In general, the fruits are neat and uniform in size.
3. They have a pronounced cucumber aroma. Very juicy and crispy when biting into them.
4. The pulp is tender and has a sweetish taste. Medium density peel.
5. There is no bitterness even in overgrown fruits.
6. Since the plant is a hybrid, the fruits often either have no seeds at all or very few of them.

The variety was bred as a salad variety, but only because its large size does not correspond to the parameters of jars for pickles and preparations. However, if you arm yourself with a knife, this problem will be solved in a minute, because there are no other obstacles to using cucumbers of the Borisych F1 variety in pickling. Its pleasant taste will be a good addition to any dish. And it will certainly add crispness and summer flavor to salads.

Landing

In the southern regions, it is better to plant seeds directly in open ground, and in cold climates, to grow seedlings.

Manure, peat and mineral fertilizers are added to the soil in the garden bed and dug up. The seeds are sown according to a 50 by 50 cm pattern and allowed to germinate under the film. In cold weather, you can build film huts for young bushes.

Milking seedlings will require pots of 300-500 ml. It is moved into the ground at the age of 30 days.

It is not recommended to plant vegetables in areas after other pumpkin and melon crops.

Growing and care

In the southern regions, the beds can be sown directly with seeds. In the northern regions, it is initially better to grow seedlings at home. It has been prepared since mid-April.

Advice!

Before planting, the seeds can be treated with a weak solution of hydrogen peroxide to disinfect them from bacteria, and kept in a growth stimulator for several hours.

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Two seeds are planted in one container to a depth of 1-1.5 cm. When sprouts appear, you can remove one, leaving the stronger one. The seedlings are placed near the windows in the sun, watered regularly, once every 4-5 days, you can fertilize them, monitor the temperature, which is desirable to maintain at 22-24 oC. At the age of 20-25 days, the grown seedlings are transferred to the beds. In this case, each should already have 3-5 leaves.

Seeds or seedlings are sown in open ground when the ground has warmed up to 10-15 °C and there is no longer a risk of frost, including at night. In the case of sowing in greenhouses and greenhouses, this moment occurs closer to mid-May. When they decide to plant outdoors, they usually do it a little later - in the first days of June.

Before sowing, it is advisable to prepare the land:

• dig well;
• loosen;
• add fertilizers - mineral or manure.

Choose well-lit areas.

Fertilizers are applied to the holes immediately before planting and watered with a small amount of warm water. Then the seeds are planted to a depth of 3-4 cm according to a 50x50 cm pattern, that is, 50 cm is left both between the seeds in the row and between the rows themselves. After sowing, they are covered with film. When the first shoots appear, it is removed. To protect against temperature changes, drought, to feed and inhibit the growth of weeds, the ground is covered with a thin layer of peat or compost - mulched.

Caring for growing plantings includes:

• loosening the soil and removing weeds;
• formation of bushes;
• watering;
• fertilizer, top dressing.

It is advisable to loosen the soil around the bushes after watering so that crusts do not form. Weeding the soil allows you to saturate it with air, improving oxygen access to the roots of cucumbers. The plant breathes, and the parasites living on the roots die. Removing weeds makes it easier for cucumber bushes to grow by allowing more nutrients and water to reach their roots and more sunlight to their leaves.

Water the bushes with warm water that has stood in the sun or in a greenhouse in the early morning or at sunset, possibly twice a day. It is dangerous to irrigate during the day, because moisture quickly evaporates under the sun and the plants do not receive enough of it. If drops fall on the leaves, the sun's rays can burn them.

Advice!

The frequency of watering depends on the weather and the stage of growth of the cucumbers. On hot, dry days, it is advisable to moisturize every day or every two days. On rainy days - less frequently and in smaller quantities.

With excess moisture, the roots begin to rot, and the plant is more often affected by fungal diseases. During flowering and fruiting periods, plants need more water, so the frequency of watering can be increased.

10-14 days after planting the seedlings, the seedlings are tied to the trellises with twine between the second and third leaves from the top. The loop is not tightened and the top is left free. When the bush grows 50 cm longer than the height of the trellis, the trunk is wrapped around it and the top is pinched with a knife or garden shears.

Next they blind: they cut off all the shoots and leaves with ovaries from the ground to the fourth leaf, including it. This helps accelerate the development of the root system and better ripening of each ovary above, which means a larger harvest. Then, starting from the fifth leaf, the side shoots are shortened, leaving one fruit per internode. From the 10th leaf, neither the ovaries nor the shoots are touched.

Feeding bushes is carried out in two ways. On hot, sunny days, it is better to apply fertilizers at the roots, combining them with watering. On cloudy, cloudy days, work leaf by leaf, spraying the bushes with a nutrient solution. Mineral (potassium-phosphorus) and organic fertilizers are used - cow manure, compost, chicken manure, ash.

3-4 feedings are planned for the season:

1. During the flowering period, use 10 g of superphosphate, 10 g of potassium sulfate and 10 g of urea, diluted in a bucket of water with the addition of a glass of cow manure.
2. From the beginning of fruiting, the bushes are fed with 15 g of nitrophoska and a glass of chicken manure diluted in a bucket of water.
3. After half a month, the soil is enriched with a mixture of 10 g of potassium sulfate and 600 ml of cow manure per bucket of water, while 6 liters of solution are allocated per 1 m2;
4. After another half a month, use 15 g of nitrophoska and 600 ml of cow manure or chicken manure, diluted in a bucket of water, 9 liters of solution are allocated per 1 m2.

When harvesting early-ripening cucumbers, such as Borisych F1, experienced summer residents adhere to the rule: the more often they are harvested, the more cucumbers there will be.

Note!

During active fruiting, you can collect them daily or every other day, then the plant will not stop bearing fruit.

You need to pick a cucumber carefully, do not twist or pull, so as not to tear off or injure the stalk. The predominant time for harvesting is morning and evening.

Firm-

Popular Semko cucumber hybrids - Temp and Paratunka - are safer to purchase in Semko branded packaging. When packaging by other companies, counterfeits are possible and the yield may be less than expected. But good quality o.

Cucumber Paratunka F1

This self-pollinating hybrid was declared in the state register in 2006. An important feature: the plant does not slow down in growth and fruit production even under conditions of temperature changes. Tolerant to cladosporiosis, powdery mildew, and bacteriosis. Bush of medium height, medium branching. Fruit harvesting begins on the fortieth day. Zelentsy retain excellent presentation for a long time.

Cucumber Espagnolette F1

Early hybrid - 40 (plus or minus 2) days from the appearance of sprouts. The fruits are thin-skinned, aromatic, small (9 cm), finely pimpled, beautiful. Plants are disease resistant. Branching is medium, the main stem is vigorous. There are up to 3 ovaries in the nodes. Collection per square meter is more than 10 kg. On the register since 2006.

Cucumber Ant F1

Very early (from 37 days) parthenocarpic for greenhouses and open ground. The lateral branches are short, ending in a bunch of ovaries. On the main stem, from two to seven fruits grow in the axils - their number directly depends on the lighting: there are fewer in the shade. It requires only an abundance of light, but is hardy to any weather.

New (2013) early ripening hybrid (38 days). Disease resistance is average. The main lash is long, the branching is weak. Hobbyists may prefer a greenhouse, or plant it in open ground with a trellis. There are 3-4 Zelentsovs in the axils, they are dark green, juicy in color, small - 8 cm, 80 grams. Small tubercles are located very densely. Cucumbers are good for preservation. Presentation and excellent yield are guaranteed.

Early (40 days) parthenocarpic with bouquet ovaries (up to 5 pieces) in some nodes. The product is leveled and transportable. Gherkins are 7 cm long, with brown pubescence on large tubercles, with sweet and dense flesh. The bush is of medium height, medium branching, with resistance to major diseases. Registration in the register - since 2010.

Included in the register in 2007. Recommended for the Middle Zone and Siberia. Capable of simultaneously filling dozens of fruits, very productive. Returns begin within an average period (50 days). The plant bears fruit for a long time and is not afraid of infections and weather stress. Forms up to 4 fruits weighing 70 grams in each bosom. They are crispy, with medium-sized, white-spiked bumps. The branching of the bush is weak, the main vine is of moderate growth.

Cucumber Spring F1

A very early (37 days) hybrid for frequent harvesting of gherkins and pickles. The harvest of vegetables is quick, friendly, and plentiful. The growth of the bushes is low. They are not sensitive to powdery mildew - downy and real. Gherkins are 7 cm long, with small, not too thick brown pimples. They are all leveled, high-quality, sugary. Entered into the register in 2006.

Greenhouse hybrid of medium height, moderate branching. On the central stem, up to 4 greens grow at the nodes, on the side branches - a couple of times more. The ripening period for cucumbers is mid-early (45 days). Pickles 4 cm long, gherkins 7 cm long, and greens 10 cm long are collected from the bushes. The tuberculation is medium, the spines are white. Resistance to real and downy mildew is excellent. The yield is surprising: 20 kg per square. On the register since 2003.

Cucumber Prestige F1

On the register since 2007. Zoned in Central Russia and Western Siberia. Suitable for open ground, even in regions where unstable weather is the norm. But it follows that the greenhouse planting option will be much preferable. Vegetables are not afraid of shading, cloudy weather, cold weather and disease.

It is also grown indoors. It begins to bear fruit early (from 42 days) and has a long-term yield. Medium sized bush. Ovary in a bouquet of up to 4 pieces. The gherkin fruits of cucumbers are 8 cm long, weighing 70 g, excellent presentation. They are white-pubescent, large-pimpled, dark green, without internal voids.

Recommendations for growing the plant

The plant is grown using two methods:

• Rassadny. The depth of planting cucumber seed material is 5–10 millimeters. Before the plant sprouts, the recommended temperature is 25 degrees; after the sprouts appear, the temperature is reduced to 15 degrees. The technique allows you to prepare and harden plants. Seedlings require timely watering, weeding of the soil and long daylight hours. It is better to keep the container with seedlings on the south or west side of the apartment, the most illuminated area.
• Seedless. In the case of direct planting in the ground, before sowing the plant, you must make sure that the soil temperature is suitable; it should warm up to at least 15 degrees. The depth of planting seed material is 1–2 centimeters. Before the first shoots appear, the crops should be covered with film.

The choice of place to plant the plant requires special attention. Preference should be given to flat or elevated areas of land. If there is a high level of humidity in the area, it is necessary to dig ditches for drainage. Darkened areas should be avoided; the plant is a light-loving plant. The soil for sowing must have a neutral pH level.

To avoid soil depletion, experts advise changing vegetable crops at least once every three years.

The planting pattern for cucumbers recommended by the originator is 15×60 centimeters. The plant is undemanding, but requires compliance with simple rules of agricultural technology: removing weeds, watering in the evening or morning, loosening the soil, and timely application of fertilizing. If there is a threat of pest damage to cucumbers, timely treatment with insecticides is necessary. Products should not be used two weeks before harvesting cucumbers, subject to strict adherence to safety rules.

To get a good harvest, you need to plant the seeds in pre-fertilized and rested soil. Before the planting process itself, it is necessary to water the holes with warm water and sow to a depth of 2 cm. At first, it is advisable to cover the beds with film, which is removed immediately after the first seedlings appear.

Description of the cucumber variety Bingo F1, its characteristics, planting, cultivation and reviews

Cucumber is one of the most popular vegetable crops; they are grown in almost all Russian regions - in open ground or in film greenhouses and greenhouses.

Currently, varieties and hybrids of gherkin-type cucumbers are very popular, the fruits of which are small in size and have a universal purpose.

One of these hybrids is the Bingo F1 cucumber - a gherkin variety with high yield, early ripening of greens and resistance to many diseases.

The plant has a bouquet type of flowering, inflorescences are formed at each node. At the beginning of the season, 4-5 ovaries are formed in each node, and at the height of fruiting - 9-11 fruits.

Bushes of this variety bear fruit throughout the entire season almost without interruption.

The fruits can be collected at the gherkin stage, when the size of the cucumbers is about 7-9 cm, and the average weight is about 75 g, as well as at the pickle stage, when the length of the cucumbers is about 5 cm and the average weight is 35-40 g.

The skin is without visible ribbing, covered with small tubercles with light small spines. The color of the cucumber peel is light emerald, the pulp is light, almost white, and even seed germs are practically not found in it. Cucumbers do not turn yellow even when overripe.

Important! The taste of the ripe fruits of the Bingo cucumber is excellent: the tender, fairly juicy pulp has a sweetish taste, there is no bitterness in the greens at the genetic level. The fruits do not ripen, even if they hang on the shoots for a long time.

Ripe gherkins and pickles can easily withstand transportation over any distance without losing their presentation or taste. The harvested crop can be stored for quite a long time in appropriate conditions. Due to its high yield, long shelf life and ability to withstand transportation well, the Bingo cucumber variety can be grown on an industrial scale for further sale.

Ripe pickles and gherkins of this variety are universally used. They can be eaten fresh or used for preservation, including salting and pickling. Cucumbers do not lose their presentation and taste during heat treatment, and no voids are formed in the pulp.

Cucumber seeds are supplied to the Russian vegetable seed market by several groups of producers. Imports are represented mainly by the global corporations Monsanto and Sakata. Russian cucumber selection successfully competes with foreign ones: agricultural firms Manul, Gavrish, Semko, Aelita, Sedek, Siberian Garden, Russian Garden, Seeds of Altai produce and independently package seeds for retail sales. Their own selection is underway in Siberia and other regions.

The breeders are the successors to the traditions of the Timiryazev Academy. They independently package their seeds for retail sales and sell them in bulk for packaging to other companies. You should beware of fakes: the range is very popular. It is better to take a package of cucumber seeds from Manul itself or other reliable companies.

Cucumber Emelya F1

This is an updated version of the Zozulya hybrid while maintaining its advantages. Parthenocarpic for any type of soil. In the Russian register since 2002. Adapts well to cool and cloudy weather. It stands out because it is not affected by root rot. Early ripening (39 days), with a friendly harvest and early mass yield.

Cucumber Grasshopper F1

This self-pollinating hybrid was included in the register in 2004. Early ripening (from 38 days). The bushes are long-climbing, not too branched. Shows excellent resistance to the main cucumber infections - downy mildew, powdery mildew, clodosporium, and viruses. Bunch ovary up to 6 pieces, with alternate filling. Pickled products of the highest quality.

Cucumber Lord F1

A hybrid for open ground, unique in its combination of characteristics. Perfect for the Middle and Northern regions. Included in the register in 2006 after serious tests. Medium in terms of the start of ripening, it produces a harvest almost before the onset of frost - thanks to cold resistance and immunity to all dangerous infections.

Requires replanting with several non-hybrid plants with male flowers, or the presence of bees for pollination. Excellent productivity is achieved due to the massive growth of ovaries (main stem) on numerous side shoots. It is more convenient to grow vegetables grown up, without a garter. A node produces up to two or three cucumbers.

Cucumber Cruise F1

The bee-pollinated hybrid was created by a team of breeders under the leadership of A.A. Mashtakov (Rostov-on-Don). On the register since 1997. Recommended for open ground in the Volga region and the Caucasus. Resistant to drought, peronospora and powdery mildew. Bush of medium length, with medium branching. Cucumbers 10 cm in size, 110 grams.

conducts active breeding work at the global level. It is better to purchase branded packaging. All modern Gavrishevsky cucumbers are not bitter. Thanks to targeted selection, each hybrid has its own characteristic features, “its own face.”

Cucumber Goosebumps F1

A rare feature for self-pollinating cucumbers is the black spines. This is a trademark of high quality conservation products. The fruits have a beautiful presentation - dark, dense, with evenly spaced medium-sized tubercles, elegant. Weight 95 grams, length 12 cm. The bushes are powerful, with dense leaves, an average degree of branching, and produce a yield of 7 kg.

Cucumber Courage F1

The high cost of Kurazh cucumber seeds pays off with an excellent harvest - a bucket from a bush. The self-pollinating plant is capable of simultaneously growing two dozen fruits. If you carry out pinching (remove side branches), then from each axil of the main stem, not the usual 3-5 ovaries grow, but 10-12 pieces. The central lash is long.

It quickly (from 40 days) enters long-term fruiting. The length of the harvested fruits - with dense pulp and a weight of about 110-115 grams - fluctuates about 12 cm. The tubercles are medium-sized, rather densely seated, white-pubescent. The hybrid is not susceptible to viruses, cladosporiosis, powdery mildew and downy mildew. The year of registration in the register is 2002.

The newest (2011) self-pollinating cucumber with a powerful branched bush and numerous bouquet ovaries - up to 10 per node with decent nutrition and good lighting. Harvesting is possible at the pickle and gherkin stage. Limit dimensions - 11 cm, 110 grams. The spines are light, rather densely located. The hybrid is resistant to all cucumber diseases. It begins to give greens on the 42nd day, amicably, for a long time.

Cucumber Mother-in-law F1

Contrary to popular belief, it differs significantly from the “paired” hybrid Zyatek. Included in the register in the same year, Mother-in-law has a more delicate taste (Zyatek is harsher), a strong aroma, and has brown thorns. The plant begins to bear fruit, unlike its “relative,” 4-7 days later, with 3-4 greens per node. The return of the greenies is extended. Resistance to infections is excellent.

Cucumber Berendey F1

The main feature is the ability of vegetables to bear fruit in the shade, which, combined with parthenocarpy and resistance to root rot, makes it possible to harvest even in an apartment. In greenhouses, cucumbers also perform well, producing buckets of fruit from the bush. As a rule, 3-4 ovaries are tied in knots. The size of the greens is 14 cm, 135 grams.

Cucumber Garland F1

A newer version (2010) of a shade-tolerant self-pollinating hybrid with the highest resistance to all cucumber diseases. Cultivated indoors, greenhouses; It can also be done outdoors. The main lash is long, the branching is very weak. Bouquet ovary - 4-5 pieces. The greens are dark, tuberculate, with light pubescence, dense, fragrant. Grows up to 13 cm, 125 grams. The purpose is universal.

Cucumber Zyatek F1

The most popular parthenocarpic for collecting pickles, gherkins, traditional greens (11 cm, 95 grams). The taste is excellent. The cucumber tubercles are quite dense, beautiful, and white-pubescent. Each node grows from 2 to 8 greens. Vegetable productivity is high. Fruits from 45 (plus or minus 3) days from the appearance of sprouts and for a long time.

Cucumber Break F1

This self-pollinating cucumber hybrid has been on the register since 2002. It is recommended for greenhouse crops, but also gave excellent results in open ground. Medium-sized, medium-branched. On the main stem it forms two or three ovaries in the axil of each leaf, and up to 8 on the branches. The bush gives a bucketful harvest. This is greatly facilitated by resistance to the most harmful infections - downy mildew, powdery mildew, and root rot. Zelentsy are 10 cm in size, 90 grams, excellent for preservation. They are often tuberculate, with light spines of medium size.

packages a variety of cucumbers from different manufacturers, but also offers its own interesting selection of these vegetables. All of the patented hybrids presented below are self-pollinating and do not taste bitter.

Cucumber Vanyusha F1

Mid-season new product (2010) for outdoor beds with particularly long fruiting. It has complex resistance to all infections. The bush is very branched, with a short main vine. It is more convenient to place the ridges. The ovaries grow in bunches of two or three pieces. The cucumbers are short, elongated-oval, 85 grams each.

Cucumber Espagnolette F1

Care

Plants should be watered exclusively with warm water. Ice can cause stress in the plant, or damage its sensitive areas and the plant will get sick. This should be done early in the morning or in the evening, when there is no scorching sun outside. While the plant has not yet borne fruit, watering should be carried out no more than once a week, and during their ripening period at least once every three days.

Care includes:

1. The soil must be periodically loosened and weeded. This must be done once every two days while the plant is still small, and once a week when the seedlings become stronger.
2. The culture needs to be fed. This must be done at least 5 times per season. Mineral and organic fertilizers are suitable. Any organic fertilizer is suitable for the first feeding. Next, approximately once every two weeks, mineral fertilizers should be used.
3. Excess leaves and shoots must be removed so that nutrients important for growth are not wasted. All shoots up to 50 cm are removed, then as they grow, two or three are left on the bush.

Note!

Sowing usually takes place from May 25 to June 5, and harvesting from July 25 to August 30.

The harvested crop should be stored in a dry, dark place. The fruits will last no more than a week in the refrigerator; in a cellar or icebox they can last for about 20-30 days. But by far the best option would be to make your favorite pickles or lecho.

Pros and cons of the variety

Bjorn f1 is a prolific, stress-resistant and undemanding variety in cultivation. It is practically not afraid of moderate night frosts. This cucumber is capable of producing a decent harvest even in harsh and unstable climates. But, due to the shallow root system, the cucumber may suffer from slug attacks.

pros

Gardeners characterize this variety as universal, unpretentious and easy to grow. The most significant advantages for which Björn is known:

1. excellent yield - in fertile protected soils, Bjorn will allow you to harvest more than 20 kg of high-quality vegetables from 1 m²;
2. resistance to frost - the cucumber will not die with a slight drop in temperature or short drought;
3. high germination rate and rapid ripening – Björn f1 greens ripen quickly and almost simultaneously, which makes them easier to collect;
4. excellent immunity - cucumber is not afraid of mosaic, powdery mildew and yellowing of foliage.

Plants of the variety do not require complex care; they are easy to cultivate even for novice vegetable growers.

Minuses

The cucumber in question, according to gardeners’ descriptions, does not have any significant negative aspects, but a couple of unpleasant nuances are still worth mentioning. The main disadvantages of the Bjorn f1 hybrid:

1. high cost of seed material - a bag of 5 seeds costs from 55 to 70 rubles;
2. the variety's vulnerability to various types of powdery mildew and anthracnose - prevention in greenhouse conditions will help protect Bjorn f1.

This cucumber is parthenocarpic; it is impossible to collect seeds from the harvest for seedlings. Therefore, you will have to purchase them again every season. This feature, given the standard price of Bjorn, makes it not very profitable for cultivation in small volumes.