Description of cucumber variety Dirigent F1, its yield and cultivation

Cucumber Dirigent F1 is a relatively new hybrid bred in the Netherlands. Thanks to its many advantages, it has already gained recognition and popularity among gardeners. Of the positive qualities of the variety, it is worth highlighting the early ripeness and excellent taste.

Content

1 Features of the hybrid
2 Growing and care
3 Advantages and disadvantages
4 Reviews

For several thousand years, people have loved and grown cucumbers. After all, a cucumber is not only tasty, but also a healthy vegetable.

Features of the hybrid

Dirigent F1 is an early ripening hybrid variety of an indeterminate type that does not require pollination. Constant regeneration of the plant allows you to get a higher yield. The Dirigent begins to bear fruit, on average, 40 days after sowing.

Description of the plant:

medium height and medium branched;
leaves are small, dark green;
flowering of the female type, in the node 1–3 female flowers;
tolerates high temperatures and hot climate well, bushes do not burn in the sun;
the hybrid is resistant to powdery mildew, brown spot and cucumber mosaic virus;
high yield - from 4.5 to 7 kg per 1 sq. m.

Thanks to the openness of the plant, harvesting becomes more convenient and affordable.

Fruit characteristics:

greens are equally short (up to 10 cm in length), cylindrical;
length to diameter ratio 3.1: 1;
the color is dark green with small stripes, the spotting is moderate;
the peel is dense, with small tubercles and white pubescence;
the weight of the cucumbers is 65–80 grams;
the seed chamber is small;
the cucumbers are delicious, juicy and crunchy.

Dirigent F1 cucumbers are excellent for salads and canning.

Growing and care

The director is recommended for cultivation in greenhouse conditions and in the open field. It can be grown by seedling or sown directly on the garden bed under the covering material. Since the Dirigent is a hybrid variety, the seeds sprout amicably and do not require additional processing.

Sowing in the ground is carried out when it heats up to + 18-20 degrees.
Seedlings are planted in greenhouses and hotbeds in early May, at the age of 20–25 days. By this time, the sprouts should have formed from 2 to 5 leaves.
Before sowing seeds and planting seedlings, it is recommended to fill the holes with peat or humus, and then mulch. Organic mulching will attract earthworms, which will loosen and fertilize the soil, supplying the root system of cucumbers with oxygen and essential trace elements.
Seeds should be planted with their spout up, at an angle of 45 degrees and to a depth of no more than 1 cm. This will facilitate and speed up the germination process.
After sowing, the bed or container must be tightly covered with a non-woven fabric. Sprinkle warm water over the material from a spray bottle. So the soil will not wash out, and the soil will be sufficiently moistened and provided with oxygen.
After the first shoots appear, watering should be limited. Cucumbers love moisture, but they do not tolerate excess of it.You need to water it with warm water twice a day - in the morning and in the evening.
For the first two weeks of active growth, it is recommended to gently loosen the soil in order to provide the roots with oxygen. It is important not to get carried away here, since the root system is located close to the surface and it is easy to damage it.
You can feed cucumbers with organic and mineral fertilizers. The first feeding should be done two weeks after germination. It is advisable to make two more before flowering and two after.

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