F1 Loyal Friends — a popular, very early maturing, bee-pollinated bush-type hybrid cucumber with female flowering type, suitable for open ground, tunnels, and spring greenhouses. Begins fruiting on day 37-39 after germination. Forms 2-3 to 5-8 or more fruit set nodes. Cold-tolerant. Weak branching, which significantly simplifies plant care. Characterized by abundant fruiting under any growing conditions. Fruit are ribbed, dark-tipped, oval-cylindrical, 8-10 cm long. Excellent salt and taste qualities. Cold-tolerant, resistant to olive spot, common cucumber mosaic virus, tolerant to powdery mildew and false powdery mildew. 10% pollinator is sown with the hybrid. Pollinator seeds are included in each hybrid packet.
Planting density in open ground: 4-5 plants/m2, in greenhouses: 3 plants/m2.
