Description of the variety of cucumbers True friends, features of cultivation and care

Cucumber Faithful friends of F1 is a hybrid variety, bred by the breeders of the Manul company - ON Krylov and AV Borisov. It is recommended for cultivation throughout Russia, both in summer cottages and household plots, and on farms, for mass production of cucumbers.

Features of the hybrid

Faithful friends F1 is an early maturing bee-pollinated hybrid of the female flowering type. Begins to bear fruit early: in 38-40 days from the moment of germination.

Description of the plant:

• medium height, climbing, weakly branched;
• leaves of medium size, slightly wrinkled, rich green;
• the formation of bundle-type ovaries, from 4 to 10 ovaries are formed in the leaf nodes;
• yield - 3–3.5 kg per 1 sq. m;
• the hybrid is not afraid of low temperatures, bears fruit abundantly in any climatic conditions;
• has an increased immunity to powdery mildew, cladosporium and cucumber mosaic virus.

Due to the low branching and small size of the leaves, cucumber care is greatly simplified.

Fruit characteristics:

• zelents of an oblong, cylindrical shape, thickened at the base;
• the size of the cucumbers is approximately the same: length 8–10 cm, diameter 3.5–4 cm;
• the weight of each cucumber is from 80 to 100 grams;
• the skin is dense, bumpy, black-thorny with slight pubescence;
• the color of the cucumbers is light green with short white veins, the top is lighter;
• the pulp is juicy, without bitterness, with a pronounced cucumber aroma.

Cucumbers of the True Friends F1 variety are versatile in use. They can be eaten fresh directly from the garden, used for salads and prepared for the winter.

Growing and care

In a children's song it is sung: "It's no secret that friends don't grow in the garden," but Faithful friends grow excellently in the garden. And you can grow cucumbers of this variety, even in a greenhouse, even in a tunnel-type film shelter, even in open ground.

• Sowing seeds or planting seedlings in unheated greenhouses and hotbeds is carried out from 15 to 20 May; in open ground - in the first ten days of June, when the soil warms up to + 18–20 degrees.
• It is recommended to sow seeds that have been previously soaked in warm water for 12 hours. Immediately before sowing or planting seedlings, mineral or organic fertilizers should be added to each hole. For this you can use peat, compost or dung.
• The compactness of True Friends allows you to increase planting density: in greenhouses, 3 bushes per 1 sq. m, in the open field - 4-5 bushes per 1 sq. m The distance between the grooves should be 50-60 cm.
• Planting is carried out to a depth of 1–2 cm and mulch with peat.
• Due to the fact that the cucumber is not self-pollinating, 10-15% of the pollinator must be sown.
• Loyal friends are an unpretentious cucumber and does not require special care.It is necessary to weed, huddle and loosen the soil in a timely manner.
• Even before the emergence of shoots, cucumbers must be regularly watered with settled warm water. Watering is usually carried out twice a day: in the early morning and at sunset. Watering during the day is strictly prohibited, as the leaves can burn in the sun.
• You can fertilize cucumbers in different ways: under the root, by the leaf method, or in combination. It is possible to use mineral mixtures and organic fertilizers as top dressing. It is very effective to use wood ash, it can be applied every week from any stage of development to the end of fruiting.

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Having studied the description of the hybrid and reviews about it, we can conclude that Faithful friends are a godsend for a novice gardener. This cucumber is easy to care for, unpretentious to weather conditions and resistant to diseases, and it will also delight you with the harvest.

Reviews of the hybrid True friends

Lilia Galieva, Rostov:

“True friends, indeed, an ultra-early ripening variety. Cucumbers grow together and taste great. "

Lyudmila Yakovleva, Krasnodar Territory:

“Faithful friends-buddies always delight with the harvest, all season their cucumbers are on the table. And enough for salting. The main thing is to have time to collect. There were never any bitters. "

Antonina Soikina, Samara:

“Every year I experiment with new varieties of cucumbers, only Faithful friends I grow constantly. It is a proven and reliable variety. The only drawback is that the bushes begin to age early, so you have to constantly rejuvenate. But the cucumbers are all smooth, tasty and crispy. "