Description of the cucumber variety Director
The cucumber variety Director is a parthenocarpic form of the hybrid, today it is considered a novelty, which was created by Dutch breeders. This variety can be grown almost all year round and during the early spring and summer to autumn seasons.
Description of the cucumber variety Director
Characteristics of the variety
The main feature of the variety is bunch reproduction. More nodes are in the middle of the trunk and usually the minimum number of cucumbers on one bush is 8 pieces, which ripen in a very fast time. Fruits appear one month after planting.
The cucumber variety Director is a fruitful variety renowned for its stable fruiting and multiple fruits. The type is sun-loving, so it is important that there is enough light and warmth at the landing site. It is a type that can be grown in warm climates and slightly cool (temperature should not be below 15 ° C). Cucumber Director F1 is often used for pickling as well, the fruits are well suited for this function. In addition, they are easy to transport and stay fresh for a long time on the road. The yield is equal to 310 kg / ha. If you use high agricultural technology, then you can collect a rich harvest.
Description of the plant
The Director hybrid cucumber is a class that has an attractive appearance. It has a parthenocarpic method of pollination and matures in medium terms. Bushes are small in size, with a characteristic medium ripeness, lateral shoots grow quickly. A female type of flowering is observed, bundle ovaries are actively formed.
Leaves are bright green, quite dense.
Description of fruits
This plant has a characteristic taste that many find excellent, which is why this variety is used for salads. On average, one fruit reaches 11-13 cm. The surface is without various roughness, with a glossy structure. The shape of the fruit is cylindrical. Across the fruit, the length is 2-4 cm.The cucumbers are average in the weight category, one can reach 82 g.
The salad variety is considered, first of all, due to the pulp: it is juicy, crispy, it does not feel any bitterness at all, the seeds are present, but very small. All fruits on the plant will be of the same shape, size and color (the variety has a dark green tint). There is no white bloom on the fruits.
Advantages and disadvantages
Cucumber Director-f1 has excellent taste and high yield. But besides this, the variety has many other good characteristics:
- it is easy to care for the plant because it is large and not overgrown;
- the fruits are delicious;
- Zelentsy are popular in the market;
- fruiting is characterized by a long period;
- variety resistant to various diseases;
- not susceptible to the yellowing virus of the vessels of the fetus;
- almost does not suffer from powdery mildew.
A big plus is the fact that cucumbers can be grown not only in the open field, but also in hotbeds or various greenhouses in cold weather.
Seed growing method
The sowing director is no different from most other varieties. So, their seeds can be sown in the ground along with others. If desired, you can put already slightly swollen seeds in the ground and also those that have hatched with greens. But you must remember an important rule: parthenocarpic and bee-pollinated plant species must be planted far from each other.
Plant cucumbers according to the formula - 50 * 50 cm. You need to put the seed into the ground about 3 cm, but not higher. In one hole formed by you, you need to place 2 seeds at once. Later, bad seedlings will be rejected and the strong will drive out the weak.
Choose the right landing site
If you want the seeds to germinate quickly, you need to understand what the temperature should be. For this variety it is, on average, 26 ° C. In the event that you are going to produce direct sowing of seedlings, you need to adhere to the rule: the ground temperature must be at least 14 ° C.
Important: before cultivating the beds, you need to disinfect them with a solution of potassium permanganate 0.05%. After that, the beds must be dug up.
The greatest harvest effect can be achieved from the cucumber variety, if you plant the plant in the ground on which early potatoes, cabbage of any kind or legumes used to grow, but not beans, which will not benefit cucumbers.
Seedling method of growing
The cultivation of the Director-f1 variety is best done not with seeds, but with ready-made seedlings. Then you will get a high-quality result from the work you have done. In order for you to get a rich harvest, you need to know the main stages of planting:
- planting depth of seeds reaches a maximum of 2 cm;
- 8 x 8 cm cassettes are suitable for seedlings;
- all cassette-type containers must be filled with a soil mixture of vegetable crops and treated with Extrasol - 55 with a composition of 0.2%;
- after the appearance of the first large leaves, it will be necessary to feed the roots, it is advisable to use such means as Kemir-Lux or Radifarm;
- before planting seedlings in the ground, treat the roots with Epin or Zircon.
Seedlings need to be planted only in a staggered manner, while remembering to adhere to a distance of 30 cm between plants and 1 m between beds, if planting occurs in open ground. As a result, you should get 1 sq. m. 4 plants.
If the planting of plants will be carried out in a closed area, then the scheme is 55 by 65 cm.Then you should get 1 sq. m no more than 3 plants.
Seedling care rules
Hybrid Director is a variety that is characterized by the formation of large and high-quality fruits, but in order for such characteristics to be preserved, standard measures for caring for bushes must be observed.
- The irrigation scheme will depend on which growing method you use and what the humidity of the area in which you live.
- If the plant grows in greenhouses, then watering should be done on a regular basis and it should only be warm water. Watch out for the moisture content of the soil, the earth should not dry out in any case.
- In the beds, watering should be done much more often, especially if the climate is dry and on dry days. Experts recommend watering cucumbers closer to the night, in the evening and only with water that has warmed up in the sun.
- You should also carry out regular feeding with known means: ammonium nitrate, superphosphate.
- After a month, carry out root feeding of the bush: with diluted manure in warm water or bird droppings.
- Experts recommend that all foliar supplements be carried out continuously after 2 weeks - with complex solutions based on microelements.
- You can start pinching after the first 8 leaves appear on the bush. If the bush grows in a greenhouse or greenhouse, it is imperative to carry out the formation process.
Diseases and pests
This variety has strong immunity against many diseases due to its hybridity.The director will be able to fight back such diseases as: powdery mildew, mosaic and brown spotting.
According to experts, the Director cannot always cope with white mold and rot, more often this phenomenon manifests itself in greenhouse conditions. In this case, prophylaxis should be carried out before planting.
Prophylaxis
To prevent the fruits and bush from getting sick, it is necessary to carry out preventive spraying using drugs:
- based on the fungicide Previkur;
- Abiga is the peak;
- Copper oxychloride (it is especially popular among gardeners).
These preparations have established themselves as active preventive agents that can not only protect the root system of the plant, but also significantly affect the fruits, making them hardy and attractive, saturating them with vitamins.
The price of F1 cucumbers can be different, everything will depend on the yield and the method of growing, since gardeners have different types of seeds, which are then put up for sale. The description confirms that this plant is ideal for any gardener.