Pepper Health: characteristics and description of the variety

Content

1 Description of the variety
2 Fruit characteristics
3 Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
4 Reviews of gardeners
5 Conclusion

Peppers are a whimsical culture and in the middle lane not every gardener will allow himself to grow them in the open field. Although summer temperatures and the amount of sunshine should suit the needs of this overseas guest. But the problem is different - almost all peppers have a very long growing season. This means that the time interval from the emergence of seedlings to the moment of ripening of the first fruits can be from 3.5 to 5 months or even more. And these plants are very painful to transplant, and in a flowering state, as a rule, they shed all flowers and ovaries. Therefore, they try to grow bell peppers mainly in greenhouses or hotbeds. In the Urals and Siberia, even in unheated greenhouses, it is not always possible to grow a decent harvest of pepper.

Therefore, for such regions, varieties of sweet peppers are unusually in demand, which have time to ripen in a record short time, in 100 days or less. These sweet peppers are commonly referred to as ultra-early ripening peppers, and the Health peppers, the characteristics and variety description of which are presented in this article, belong to this type.

Sweet pepper, or Bulgarian, as it is sometimes called, belongs to one of the most useful garden crops.

Important! In terms of vitamin C content, it may well compete with black currants and lemons, and it contains no less vitamin A than carrots.

And the variety of other vitamins and minerals in it is such that it can be called a health pantry in the garden. But its calorie content is only about 25 kcal per 100 grams of vegetable weight. It is most useful fresh, since most of the healing substances are not preserved during heat treatment.

The name of the pepper variety Health speaks for itself - the fruits of this variety have all the properties of their fellows, and even in a more concentrated form.

Description of the variety

Pepper Health has been known to gardeners for more than 30 years, and this is a solid period for a vegetable variety, for which it managed to pass numerous tests in various parts of our country. It was bred at the end of the 70s of the last century at the Institute of Selection and Seed Production in the Moscow Region. In 1986, the Zdorovye pepper variety was officially registered in the state register of Russia and approved for use in the most northern and eastern regions of Russia, from the Murmansk region to Magadan. This could be possible due to the unique health characteristic of pepper plants. Plants of this variety are quite capable of developing, blooming and producing good yields in low light conditions.

Attention! Given the general demand of this culture for lighting in general, and for sunlight, in particular, this feature of the variety allows you to grow peppers in conditions where most other varieties simply cannot bear fruit.

Sweet pepper bushes Health are distinguished by their semi-spreading shape and rather considerable height, they can grow up to 1.5-1.7 meters. Therefore, it is best to grow them on a trellis and be sure to tie them up as they grow. For a greenhouse, this is an undoubted advantage, since it allows rational use of the greenhouse space in its high part, where most of the heat and light accumulates.

It is not very rational to grow Zdorov'e pepper outdoors, because in the temperate zone it will still be too cold for it.And for the southern regions, there are many other varieties with a small bush height, and therefore more suitable for growing outdoors, since they do not need a garter.

In terms of ripening, the variety Health is practically unmatched - its fruits in technical maturity can be obtained within 76-85 days after germination. If you want to wait for biological maturity with full color of the fruits, then you will have to wait another 20-30 days and just 95-110 days after germination your bushes will be covered with cute red peppers.

The yield of the Zdorovye variety is quite high - a large number of fruits ripen on the branches. True, their size is small, but in general, about 4.5 kg of peppers can be collected from one square meter of plantings.

Pepper Health, as already noted, is able to set fruits even in low light conditions. This variety has also shown itself to be resistant to many diseases common to peppers and to insect pests that plague pepper bushes.

Fruit characteristics

The fruits of the Zdorovye variety are distinguished by the following characteristics:

The shape of the peppers is prismatic, elongated, the surface is slightly wavy, the fruits droop down. In general, in shape and size, the peppers of this variety somewhat resemble representatives of the hot pepper family, so not everyone dares to try them from the bush.
At the stage of technical maturity, when the fruits can already be eaten, they are characterized by a light green color. Having reached biological maturity, that is, the moment when the seeds are fully ripe in them for further sowing, the peppers acquire a red hue.
The thickness of the walls is not very large - about 4.2 mm, but they themselves are quite fleshy and juicy, the skin is thin and tender.
The size of the fruits is small, they reach 10-12 cm in length, the average diameter is 5.5-6.5 cm.The weight of one pepper usually does not exceed 35-45 g.
Pepper Health has good and excellent taste characteristics. Fresh, even at the stage of technical maturity, it is very tasty and does not taste bitter at all. But for spinning, it is better to wait for biological maturity, since in cans in a green form, it can change its taste.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

The Zdorovye pepper variety has a set of incomparable advantages over other sweet peppers:

One of the earliest varieties of pepper - ripens within 80 days after germination.
Differs in good fruit set, even in low light conditions.
There are many fruits on the bushes and they have a good taste.
Unpretentious cultivation and disease resistance.

But this variety also has some disadvantages:

The small size of the fruits and the thickness of their walls.
Tall bushes must be tied up additionally.

However, for northern regions where cultivation of sweet peppers can turn into a pipe dream, this variety can be the perfect choice for the gardener.

Reviews of gardeners

Reviews of gardeners growing this variety of pepper are mostly positive. Of course, the owners of household plots located south of Voronezh may not be impressed by the fruits of the Zdorovya pepper with their size and even taste, but this variety is not intended for cultivation in the south. It has a different purpose - to delight the inhabitants of the middle zone and more northern regions with its vitamins.

Dmitry, 38 years old, Pskov

I've been fond of gardening for a long time, since I bought a summer cottage 10 years ago. I tried to grow everything on it, but somehow my hands did not reach the bell pepper - it is very thermophilic for our regions. But, when a polycarbonate greenhouse appeared on the site, I decided to take a chance. And on the advice of friends, I bought pepper seeds Health. They said that this is an old, proven variety, with which you will always be with the harvest. The seedlings have grown very strong, beautiful.I planted it in a greenhouse in May and covered it with a spunbond on top to protect it in case of recurring cold weather. When the real warmth came, my peppers began to grow by leaps and bounds. The fruits began to be tied amicably, and already in July I watched with amazement how all the bushes were simply covered with small peppers. On one bush, I counted about 30 fruits. Many of them, my family and I ate straight from the bush - they were so tasty and juicy. By August, the peppers turned red, and we even rolled up a few cans of lecho and assorted vegetables for the winter. I managed to collect seeds from them, and now I will grow this variety of pepper every year.

Olesya, 34 years old, Khabarovsk

I grew pepper of the Zdorovye variety for two years in a row and is quite happy with this variety. Its main advantage is, of course, early maturity. I sow a small amount of bell pepper early, so that in April I can plant it in a greenhouse already blooming. This variety was sown at the end of January, it sprouted well and amicably in about 10-12 days. The seedlings, of course, were illuminated without fail and in April she planted them in a permanent place. There were already a lot of buds on the pepper, and by the end of May we already had the opportunity to pick the first peppercorns. Even if they were not of first-class taste and the walls were thin, but at this time vitamins are in great deficiency, and here your own harvest of pepper is very nice. To be honest, in the first year of planting I did not even expect such an effect. And now, after the second year of cultivation, I am unlikely to give it up. As an early pepper, the Zdorovye variety is simply irreplaceable.

Larisa, 42 years old, Orenburg

Last year, I grew pepper Zdorovye from the Aelita company. The seeds cost me very inexpensively, although there are not many of them in the package - about 20 pieces. Germination rate was almost 100%, the seedlings turned out to be strong, plump. Many fruits are set, not very large, conical, medium walls. The taste is quite average, without a pronounced peppery aroma. As a result, I used the entire crop for harvesting, since no one was interested in it in a stuffed form. Although the yield of the variety was quite decent, the taste did not seem to me personally.

Conclusion

Pepper Health will be an ideal choice for growing in areas with insufficient light and for beginners. This variety of pepper will not disappoint you with its yield and will delight you with its early ripening.

Pepper Health: reviews, photos, yield

Description of the variety

Fruit characteristics

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

Reviews of gardeners

Conclusion