Cucumber variety Sapphire is a parthenocarpic hybrid intended for winter-spring rotation in soil culture. The plant is indeterminate, vigorous, and highly leafy with female flower type. Leaves are large, green, slightly wrinkled with slightly wavy edges. This variety is characterized by late maturity, entering fruiting stage on day 70-76 after full emergence.
Sapphire cucumber fruits are cylindrical, long, 34-36 cm in length and weighing 250-346 grams. The fruits have green color, slightly ribbed and smooth surface, round cross-section, and medium-sized neck. The taste qualities of the fruits are good, making them suitable for salad use. The hybrid is valued for its high market yield, reaching 20.3-23.8 kg per square meter, as well as its tendency to form clusters of fruiting points.
Sapphire variety exhibits resistance to diseases such as cladosporiosis and ascochitosis, enhancing its reliability in cultivation. Thanks to these features, cucumber Sapphire is an excellent choice for farmers and gardeners aiming to obtain high-quality and stable yields in zone III.
