Cucumber Hutorok F1: description and characteristics of the variety, reviews of gardeners with photos

When choosing which variety of cucumbers to plant, many gardeners prefer early varieties. Especially for impatient lovers of fresh vegetables from the garden, craftsmen-breeders brought the Hutorok F1 cucumber. This super-nimble hybrid will not make you wait long for the first harvest. And in just a month, she will delight with green crispy babies.

Hybrid features

Khutorok F1 Cucumber is a super-early bee-pollinated hybrid. Differs in high productivity. Begins to bear fruit 30 days after germination.

Plant description:

• high-growing, but slightly climbing;
• medium sized leaves, dark green;
• bloom type predominantly female;
• ovary forms well;
• yield - 4-5.5 kg per plant;
• Immune to powdery mildew, downy mildew, and root rot.

Reviews of vegetable growers indicate that the hybrid variety Hutorok F1 is resistant to temperature extremes, fruiting does not stop both at low temperatures and in the sun.

Fruit characteristics:

• small cucumbers - length 10-12 cm, diameter 3.5-4 cm;
• oval-cylindrical shape;
• weight from 80 to 100 grams;
• surface finely tuberculate, tubercles rare with black spines;
• color deep green with short light stripes;
• greens are dense and crispy, without bitterness.

Khutorok F1 cucumbers are suitable for universal use in cooking. Thanks to their excellent taste and neat shape, they are ideal for salads and preserves, as well as for decorating dishes.

Growing advice

Cucumber Hutorok is intended for cultivation in open and closed ground, and experienced vegetable growers have adapted to grow it on balconies:

• With seedling cultivation, seeds are sown in early May, and in open ground - from late May to early June.
• Before sowing, the seeds are soaked for a day in warm water.
• The soil for planting is prepared in advance. In cucumbers, the root system is superficial, does not take root deeply, therefore, for full development, they need fertile soil. To do this, the cucumber bed should be prepared in the fall: dig up and apply organic fertilizers - rotten manure or compost. If the soil is acidic, it should be limed.
• Planting scheme - 40x40 cm. Seeds are buried no more than 2-3 cm, sprinkled with earth on top and poured abundantly with warm water.
• After sowing and before germination, the seedlings are covered with a film or non-woven material.
• Cucumber is a moisture-loving plant, it is especially important not to allow the soil to dry out during the active formation of ovaries and fruits. Water cucumbers only with warm water. The best option for retaining moisture is mulching plantings with mowed grass. In addition, the mulch inhibits the growth of weeds and prevents soil compaction from frequent watering, which will provide the root system with oxygen without loosening.
• Loosening cucumbers is not recommended, as the roots are located close to the surface and are easily damaged. Instead, you can use a pitchfork and make holes in the ground 10-15 cm deep.

Regular and timely harvesting prolongs the fruiting period and increases the yield of cucumbers.

Tips for growing cucumbers indoors

At home, Hutorok cucumbers can be grown all year round, the main thing is to create optimal conditions for the normal growth and development of plants:

• In winter (October to March), cucumbers will need additional lighting.
• Growing place should be chosen on the sunny side (windowsill or balcony).
• If the humidity level is low at home, it is recommended to place small containers of water next to the plantings. Regular spraying of plants will be useful. But the best option, if possible, is to cover the cucumbers with foil to create a greenhouse effect.
• It is important to remember that the Hutorok cucumber does not self-pollinate, it needs bees to form fruits. Therefore, when growing in a city apartment, you should take care of pollination. You can use a soft brush for this.

If all care requirements are met, Hutorok will delight with fresh delicious cucumbers all year round.

Reviews

Svetlana, Moscow: “I planted a small farm last year. I liked the cucumbers. Rarely tuberculate, black-thorned, sweetish in taste and very fragrant. They were mostly eaten fresh.”

Elena, Bryansk: “Cucumber Hutorok is not only the very first in terms of precocity, it is also prolific. You have to harvest often, otherwise it quickly outgrows.”

Svetlana, Krasnoyarsk: “Last year I planted the Khutorok F1 hybrid - very productive. The cucumbers were born tender, crispy and delicious.”

Yuri, Yekaterinburg: “I grow different varieties, but Khutorok has taken a strong position in the cucumber garden. The hybrid withstands adverse weather conditions, is quite unpretentious in care, very early and tasty.”

Olga, Moscow: “Hybridny Khutorok is the earliest cucumber and very tasty. For salads it is simply irreplaceable. The pimples are rare and small, the skin is tender, there are almost no seeds inside. I grow on a trellis. The hybrid consistently delivers high yields.”

Elena, Kaluga region: “Khutorok planted cucumbers in a greenhouse in May, surprisingly they bore fruit until September. I have never seen such even and long fruiting.”

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