Cucumber Borisych: characteristics and description of the variety, yield with photo

Cucumber Borisych f1 refers to a variety of mid-early parthenocarpic hybrids. From the moment the first shoots appear, on average, 45 to 50 days pass. In the middle Russian regions, the crop is harvested from June to August. The variety is considered a variety of high-yielding crops intended for growing outdoors and in film shelters. The species has gained wide popularity not only in our country, but also in the territories of other states. The variety is actively grown in the farmsteads of Moldovan and Ukrainian farmers.

Garden culture is distinguished by the female type of inflorescences. Powerful shoots are able to provide the plant and fruits with enough nutrients.The height of the bushes in greenhouse cultivation reaches 2.5 meters. When planting in open ground, the indicator may be slightly less. The plant is considered low climbing, which greatly facilitates care due to the small amount of green mass formed.

Today, the quality of seed material and yield indicators are confirmed by the state inspection. On the Russian market, seeds are sold in specialized stores and are sold in small bags with seeds weighing 0.3 grams.

Variety Benefits

The plant is characterized by strong shoots that can withstand difficult growing conditions and a large number of cucumber fruits. Gardeners' reviews highlight the following description of the benefits of the variety:

• high yields;
• excellent tasting vegetables;
• lack of bitterness even in ripe fruit;
• ability to retain flavor saturation during storage;
• pronounced cucumber aroma, giving salads an unusual piquancy of taste;
• stress resistance;
• high immunity to major cucumber diseases.

The plant perfectly withstands the invasion of cucumber mosaic, powdery mildew. Good stress tolerance makes the variety suitable for growing not only experienced but also beginner gardeners. Due to the fact that the fruits are not miniature, the main use of the variety is considered to be used in salads.

What fruit does the plant produce?

Cucumber variety produces neat, elongated fruits. The average length of one cucumber varies from 18 to 20 cm.Vegetables have a characteristic dark green color and a pimply surface of the peel, on which there are many tubercles with small white spikes. The average weight of one cucumber is from 170 to 180 grams.

The pulp of the cylindrical fruit is distinguished by its delicate structure and juiciness. Some fruits on the surface of the peel may have slightly distinguishable stripes. Due to the sweet taste of cucumbers, children and adults like them.

Garden culture is characterized by a good indicator of fruit set and in one node, on average, from 2 to 3 cucumbers are formed. Characteristics of yield indicators of the variety are considered high and from 1 m² get up to 19 kg of vegetables. In outdoor growing conditions, the figures may be slightly lower and vary from 15 to 16 kg per 1 m²

Features of agricultural cultivation

Growing is most often carried out from seeds by direct planting in the ground.To obtain an early harvest in regions with an insufficient amount of warm, seedling planting is practiced. Sowing in open ground is carried out when the soil reaches a temperature of 8 to 15 ⁰C.

The soil must be rich and fertile, for which enrichment with manure, peat, mineral fertilizers is carried out. Immediately before planting, the places of future holes are shed with warm water and the seeds are deepened to a distance of 1.5 to 2 cm. The recommended planting pattern is 50 by 50 cm. At first, it is recommended to form a film shelter, which is removed after the first shoots appear.

When growing by seedling method, the time of work with planting material is determined so that by the time of planting the seedlings have reached the age of 20 to 25 days and have 3 to 5 true leaves. The best time for landing is mid-May, when the threat of frost is reduced to zero.

Care of the plant has no special specific requirements. Agrotechnics of cultivation consists in the periodic removal of green mass, loosening, watering the soil and applying mineral fertilizers. Warm water is used to moisten the soil, otherwise yields may be reduced.

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