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The approach of each spring season presents gardeners with a difficult choice. There are so many varieties and hybrids of vegetables that it is quite difficult to choose the one necessary for sowing. Some farmers prefer to grow peppers from their own seeds harvested from previous seasons, others focus on high and early yields, and some prefer to get beautiful and tasty fruits, including for aesthetic pleasure.
Variety selection
Red bell peppers have become quite popular on our tables. Of all the bred multi-colored hybrids, the red color of this culture is the most natural. As a rule, it is red bell pepper well used for culinary processing, suitable for fresh consumption and looks great in preserved jars. But how to choose the variety of red pepper that is optimal for growing in your garden, will give good seedlings and strong seedlings, and then a tasty and timely harvest?
The first thing you need to decide on when choosing a variety of red pepper is the climatic conditions for its growth. When buying planting material, be sure to study the description and instructions in order to create the conditions for the plant in which it will feel as comfortable as possible.
Decide for yourself what you will grow - red pepper varieties or its hybrids. Do not forget that although hybrids have the unconditional advantage of rapid growth and disease resistance, you will not be able to grow re-crops from their seeds. Planting material for hybrids will have to be purchased every year.
Selection, however, pleases gardeners with other excellent qualities of red bell pepper hybrids. As a rule, these plants have high yields, decent taste and bright unusual colors. And, in addition, it was hybrids that became leaders among thick-walled, juicy and tasty fruits.
Ripening terms
Bell pepper is a rather thermophilic culture, and therefore it is better to plant early fruits in southern regions or greenhouses that can provide the pepper with the necessary temperature regime. The necessary climate in the air and on the soil is an important component of fast growth and a large, tasty harvest.
If you live in a temperate climatic zone, focus on mid-ripening varieties, in Siberia and the northern regions - on late-ripening ones. In order to understand what growing season a particular variety has, we will orient them according to the ripening periods:
- Early ripening hybrids and varieties - up to 100 days from the appearance of the first seedlings of seedlings, regardless of the conditions in which they were grown and when they were transferred to open ground;
- Mid-season - from 105 to 125 days;
- Late ripening - from 130 days and more.
When sowing seeds, be sure to rely on the calendar, namely, when you will transfer the seedlings to a permanent place of growth. If a seedling is overexposed in an apartment or a greenhouse, it can lose time to adapt to new conditions, and the growing season will significantly shift. The plant, which is already transferred with flowers, must be pinched and docked.
When choosing a variety or hybrid, pay attention to the size and shape of the fruit. Choose pepper so that it is most suitable in terms of parameters to where it will be used.
Do not forget that fruits are colored in a rich red color only during the period of biological ripeness, with technical maturity they are usually green or yellow.
The best varieties and hybrids of red pepper with a description and photo
Red bell pepper - looks amazingly beautiful not only on tables, but also on the beds. Among the green spreading branches and leaves of the plant, red long or square beauties suddenly appear like bright blotches.
Claudio
Today this variety is one of the most popular and widespread among gardeners. It is quite versatile in use and is designed for open areas and greenhouses. Claudio is an early ripe variety with a high yield when grown in warm soils. The first peppers are removed from the bush already on the 80th day after germination.
The plant is powerful, semi-spreading. In greenhouse conditions, it may require additional support and a garter. The fruits are cube-shaped, the skin is dense, glossy, painted in a deep red color (see photo). The average weight of one pepper can be up to 250 grams, with a wall thickness of 8-10 mm.
The variety of bell peppers "Cloudy" is resistant to viral and bacterial diseases, root and amniotic rot. It tolerates high air temperatures and short-term drought well.
Viking
An early ripe variety of red sweet pepper with a ripening period of up to 110 days. Recommended for growing in open ground in the southern regions of Russia and under film shelters in regions with a temperate climate. Bushes are powerful, medium-sized. Fruits have an even cylindrical shape, during ripening they are colored light green, with full biological maturity - red.
The average weight of one "Wiging" pepper is 150-170 g, during the yield period up to 3-4 kg of the crop are harvested from one bush.
Interestingly, this pepper variety was bred by breeders of Western Siberia, and was intended for large-scale cultivation in greenhouses in their region. However, "Viking", unpretentious to lower temperatures in the air and soil, feels much better in the warm soils of the southern regions.
Vaudeville
A fairly popular variety for cultivation in country gardens and small farms in central Russia and the regions of the Non-Black Earth Region. It is widely used in cooking, it is suitable for canning and freezing, it keeps its commercial qualities well during long-term transportation. "Vaudeville" - rather big pepper (see image). The weight of one fruit during the period of full maturity can reach up to 250 grams, with a wall thickness of 7-8 mm.
The plant grows up to 1.3 m in a greenhouse, therefore it requires an obligatory additional support. The variety feels great in warm soils of open ground, giving yields - up to 8-10 kg from 1 m2... The distinctive features include resistance to TMV, bacterial diseases, rottenness of the fetus.
Fakir
An early ripe variety with relatively small fruits, but very high yields. Up to 3-4 kg of beautiful red pepper are harvested from one bush during the full growing season. The weight of one fruit does not exceed 100 grams, and the wall thickness is 4-5 mm. Nevertheless, this pepper is highly valued by gardeners for the long-term preservation of fresh fruits and excellent taste when canning.
The bush of the plant is low, moderately spreading. In greenhouse conditions, it requires supporting or tying the stem.
Triple Star F1
Refers to mid-season hybrids, adapted for growing on open soils and in film shelters in central Russia and Siberia. The bush grows up to 80-90 cm, semi-spreading. At biological maturity, the fruit reaches a weight of 170 grams, is painted in a rich dark red color. The wall thickness does not exceed 6 mm, however, the Triple Star pepper itself has an unsurpassed taste and aroma, therefore it is suitable for fresh use, for conservation and freezing for the winter.
In the southern regions, up to 4-5 kg of harvest is removed from one bush, in temperate climatic zones and Siberia - 3-4 kg. Distinctive features of the hybrid are resistance to TMV, temperature extremes on the soil and in the air.
Sprinter
The variety is recommended for cultivation in the South, North Caucasus regions, Stavropol Territory. Red pepper, small in size, but very tasty, belongs to the category of thick-walled. During the period of biological ripeness, the average weight is up to 150 grams, with a wall thickness of up to 1.2 cm. The shape of the fruit is semi-round, up to 3-4 kg of harvest is harvested from one bush.
The full ripening period is up to 120 days, therefore the Sprinter variety is grown in open areas when the soil has already warmed up enough and the forecast does not promise the return of frost.
Procraft F1
Medium early variety for greenhouses and open soil. The bush does not exceed 1m in height, in a greenhouse it requires a garter. The mass of one fruit during ripening is 150-170 gr. Pepper "Prokraft" has a cuboid shape, in technical maturity it is colored green, when fully ripe it is dark red.
The plant is adapted for growing in greenhouses of temperate climatic zones and northern regions. This red pepper has worked well for long-term storage and transportation. A distinctive feature of Prokraft pepper is its demand for regular watering and bright light, therefore, when choosing this hybrid for planting in greenhouses, be prepared for the fact that you will have to provide additional lighting for the plant.
Husky F1
An early ripe hybrid for regions with temperate and warm climates. Gives good results when grown in polycarbonate greenhouses in northern climatic zones.
The bush is undersized, semi-spreading, does not require props and garters. The pepper is long, has an unusual trunk shape. In the process of maturation, it is colored in light green, in biological maturity - in dark red. The hybrid gives good yields only with regular feeding, so when choosing red Husky pepper, be prepared for the fact that in the process of growth and fruiting you will need to feed the pepper at least 4-5 times.
The fruits are medium-sized, the average weight of one pepper is 150-170 g, with a wall thickness of up to 8 mm. Up to 4 kg of harvest is removed from one bush in a greenhouse, and up to 5 in open areas.
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