Cucumber Son of the F1 regiment - description and characteristics of the variety

One of the popular cucumber varieties currently recommended by a large number of gardeners is the Son of the regiment. This hybrid is notable for its high yield. An affordable variety that produces truly tasty, juicy and large fruits.

Cucumbers are used both for salting, canning, and for fresh consumption, for salads. But is the variety really good, as many positive reviews say about it in various forums? We will clarify in this article, having analyzed all the advantages and disadvantages.

General characteristics of the variety

The son of the regiment is an early cucumber variety, which is distinguished by its attractive fruit shape and appearance, salty canned taste, this is the most plastic hybrid. Type of pollination - bee pollinated.

Productivity with proper care and favorable weather is approximately 10.5 kg / sq.m. A variety is suitable for collecting gherkins and pickles 2-5 cm in size.

Resistant to a number of diseases, such as scab, powdery mildew, cucumber mosaic virus and other diseases.

Ovary bundle, more than 3. Flowering is predominantly female - a probability of approximately 90 percent (which is undoubtedly a huge plus). Harvesting can be done after 40-45 days (but only with proper care, proper watering and fertilizing with mineral fertilizers). Type of growth of bushes: semi-determinant. The height of the bushes can reach up to 2 m. In order to support the stems, it is necessary to tie them to the supports. Suitable culture for open ground, but also cultivated in greenhouses with the implementation of bee pollination and maintaining the necessary amount of light and heat.

Fruit characterization

Of the features of the fruits, it can be noted that they cannot “outgrow” and turn yellow. In application are universal. It tastes juicy, pleasant, crunchy, without bitterness (however, some gardeners have noticed that a slight bitterness appears with improper watering).

Growing

The son of the regiment is completely unpretentious, care does not require much time and effort, it is only necessary to water on time, regularly weed, add mineral fertilizers and clean from weeds.

Before planting seeds, they must be decontaminated by rinsing with hydrogen peroxide. Cucumbers are recommended to be sown in March - April, if the plants are grown in open ground. Seeds must be placed in a container (for example, a plastic cup) on a damp cotton cloth, while the seeds must first be treated with growth stimulants (for example, honey), and the container is filled with a loose substrate. After this, the seeds must be covered with gauze. It is worth remembering that daily the fabric needs to be moistened, but without fanaticism (do not fill it with water). After the seeds germinate (after about 5 days), you can sow. Sowing of seeds is done when the soil warms up to + 10- + 12 degrees, in the pits with a depth of 1.5-2 cm. Sowing pattern: the interval between cucumbers - 30 cm, between rows - 50 cm.

Care

1. Watering should be carried out 1-2 times every 5 days with warm water, if the weather is too hot, the volume of water must be increased (to prevent moisture from entering the leaves, this can damage the plant, especially on a sunny and hot day).
2. The beds need to be watered with a small and diluted solution of potassium permanganate (for the prevention of fungus), in the soil make manure or bird droppings.
3. The landing site should be well lit, as this variety loves sunlight and warmth.
4. It is necessary to make top dressing in the first 5 days (about 5-6 times), then reduce the dose. Both mineral fertilizers and organic ones, as well as those with potassium and phosphorus content, are suitable.
5. To yield better and more efficiently, it is necessary to cut the lower flowers.
6. When pests appear, they must be eliminated with chemicals, but they must be safe for people.

Care is not so difficult, you only need to follow general recommendations, as well as have the strength and patience.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

Benefits:

• high productivity;
• resistance to sudden changes in temperature;
• unpretentiousness of the plant;
• affordable price (about 25 rubles for 0.5 g of seeds per pack);
• resistance to many diseases;
• high taste indices;
• quite large fruits.

disadvantages
Among the shortcomings, one can only note the fact that without pollination of bees, cucumbers will not ripen, so planting in a greenhouse will cause some difficulties, however this is not a big problem, since planting can be done at the entrance to the greenhouse.

Reviews

1. Vera Fedorovna, 41 years old: Planted 2 years ago. Harvested a good one, I liked that it bears fruit in open ground, since my greenhouse is very small on the site. Seeds are inexpensive, ordered in the online store.
2. Sveta, 30 years old: My husband loves this variety of cucumbers, this year we will plant it again. He very carefully approaches the landing, therefore we have no problems with the crop. The fruit tastes great. We grow for ourselves.

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