Cucumber Director: description of the variety, characteristics, cultivation, reviews

Juicy and crispy cucumber Director is able to quench his thirst in the summer heat. Contributed to the emergence of such a variety of Dutch breeders, and it fully justifies its official name.

Hybrid parthenocarpic varieties of cucumbers

Harvest, harvest and again harvest - that's what interests both summer residents and vegetable growers of large scale. That is why breeders of all countries are determined to breed hybrid varieties of parthenocarpic type.

Their feature is:

• Resistance to the main types of diseases, which is especially important when growing this vegetable in the field.
• Yields from one bush are significantly higher than those of conventional hybrid and varietal green. This is due to the fact that the bushes of parthenocarpic cucumbers have a more powerful root and stem system.

• The time of their fruiting is also longer, and some varieties, for example the Cucumber Director, can be sown twice per season and collect the same high yield that in the beginning of summer, which is at the end.
• Temperature drops on parthenocarpy varieties practically do not affect, which can not be said about common species or hybrid cucumbers.
• The surprising property of these greens is the absence of bitterness, even with their long storage.

Cucumber Director f1 is of this type and has all the advantages inherent in it.

Variety description

Dutch breeders created this kind of greenery for growing outdoors, but enterprising Russian truck farmers have already tested its yield in greenhouse conditions and gave the highest reviews about it. A good variety of cucumbers, so say and vegetable growers, and gardeners, and it is associated with his "genealogy."

The director is a representative of parthenocarpic hybrid varieties. It is distinguished by medium and medium-sapling bushes with a female type of flowering. Gives numerous lateral shoots with a bundle type of ovary.

Cucumber Director refers to the indeterminate type of plants with numerous dark green leaves. If you cultivate a similar variety in a heated greenhouse, it can yield a harvest of 9-11 months. He does not have a restriction in growth, so you need proper formation of bushes. As a rule, up to 3 female flowers are formed in one sinus.

As they say about the cucumber Director of the reviews of truck farmers, he is distinguished by high yield, and the ability to harvest two crops per season gives him even more attraction in their eyes. From sowing to the first harvest takes 40-45 days. Its ability to withstand temperature changes allows it to be sown a little earlier than conventional hybrids.

The Description of the Greens

The quality of its fruits is famous cucumber Director f1, this is noted by everyone who has ever tried them. All zelenians differ in regular cylindrical shape up to 12.5 cm in length. Thin dark green peel has a slight tuberosity with a slight white pubescence.

Cucumber Director has a light dense flesh, to the best of crisp and without bitterness. They can be stored for a long time, they transport transport well and are suitable for salads and for conservation. Dutch breeders managed to create a hybrid, which is famous for not forming voids in the pulp, which many other varieties are guilty of.

The average weight of the greenery of this species is 70-85 g, and the productivity in the field is 300-360 c / ha. In the event that the field is irrigated, it increases to 390 c / ha and more.

In the garden conditions, the variety of cucumbers is also distinguished by its productivity against the background of other hybrids; therefore, in just three years (it was entered in the register of plants of the Russian Federation in 2013), it gained many admirers both among small farms and summer residents, and among huge agro-complexes.

Advantages of the variety

Producers (the Dutch firm Nunhems) contributed to the description of the cucumber Director all of its advantages. In addition to high yield, among them the most attractive for consumers are:

• The bushes of this plant are powerful and high, easy to take care of.
• The main thing that characterizes a good variety of cucumbers is the taste qualities of its fruits, which is peculiar to the sort of Director.
• High marketable appearance and lack of bitterness even with prolonged storage.

• Has a very long fruiting period. Its seeds can be sown twice during the season and harvest two crops, removing the last greens until the first frost.
• Resistant to most diseases inherent in cucumbers.
• He is not afraid of the yellowing virus of cucumbers and powdery mildew.
• Well tolerates shady, so does not require mandatory equipment beds in the open.
• It gives an equally high yield both in greenhouses and hotbeds, and on the open ground.

It can hardly be called a disadvantage that he gives many stepsons that need to be removed in time, so that yields do not decrease due to excessive stress on the root system of the plant. Otherwise, what they say and write about the cucumber Director, the characteristics given by the producer, all together they confirm that this is an excellent high-yielding variety with delicious fruits.

Features of cultivating a variety Director

Seeding is the most common way of growing cucumbers. In order for them to quickly penetrate, they should be soaked in water or a special solution that accelerates the growth of the plant, for 10-12 hours, after sowing in warm, heated soil in previously prepared grooves or holes.

The depth of sowing should not exceed 4 cm, and the scheme - 50x50 cm. Experienced gardeners recommend sowing not more than two seeds per well, and when sprouts with already existing leaves appear from them, it is possible to reject and remove weaker seedlings.

The best time for sowing cucumbers Director is the end of April - May, when the air warmed to + 22-24, and the soil - to +14-16 degrees. To protect the seeds, the prepared bed is to be digested and treated with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.

As a rule, the best place for the Director will be a bed after cabbage or potatoes, and since the plant is not too demanding for the presence of the sun, you can choose a slightly shaded area.

Growing sprouts

If it requires growing an early harvest for sale, it is better to use a seedling method of planting cucumbers Director. To get strong bushes, you need to know the following:

• Prepared containers for seedlings are filled with a ready-made soil mixture for vegetables (you can prepare yourself), treated with a weak solution of potassium permanganate or "Extra-saline-55", diluted according to the instructions on the package.
• Seeds are sown in the hole no deeper than 2 cm.
• As soon as the first real leaf is poured, it is necessary to make the first fertilizing with complex fertilizers, for example from the Kemira series.
• Before picking up already grown up bushes, it is necessary to perform a non-root treatment with a growth biostimulator, for example, you can apply "Epin".

It is important: the Director must be placed in a staggered order at a distance of 50x60 cm between the bushes on the main seedling bed of the variety. The distance in the aisle should be 80 cm - 1 m. It is necessary to adhere to the rule that there should not be more than four plants in the open bed on m ² , and three in the greenhouse.

Care for cucumbers

Although the sort of director is considered unpretentious, for which many gardeners immediately fell in love with him, standard care for him should be carried out. It includes the following:

• If cucumbers are grown in a greenhouse, then watering with warm water should be carried out at the first drying of the soil. On the garden, especially on hot days, you can water daily, but only in the evening, using warm and sun-warmed standing water.

• Top-dressing should be carried out 3-4 times per season, for which it is possible to use a bird droppings or manure, diluted in warm water.
• Foliar top dressing is done every 10-14 days, for this you can use diluted complex mineral fertilizers.
• If the Cucumber Director grows in the garden, then they should be pinching after the 8-9th leaf appears on the main lash. In the greenhouse, this variety requires the formation of the stem.

Important: for the prevention, you can spray the plants with fungicides, but this is not necessary. This variety is sufficiently protected against diseases and pests even at the stage of excretion.

Comparison with other varieties

If you draw parallels with other hybrids of cucumbers on the market, the parthenocarpic variety Director stands out against their background with higher yields, longer fruiting times and greens with excellent taste without bitterness. Another distinguishing feature of the variety is the director's double crop rotation, which allows harvesting twice, removing the last cucumbers already during the first frost.

Reviews of growers

Three years is too short a time for a large number of vegetable growers to get acquainted with the new Dutch hybrid, but those who have tried it, note unusually high grades in all main parameters: yield, disease resistance, ease of care and taste of greens. The Cucumbers Director has a great future in the fields of Russia and the areas of summer residents.