Sweet pepper is a heat-loving crop, so for some time its cultivation in the changing climate of Russia was impossible. Today, a variety of varieties allows you to choose sweet peppers that are best adapted to your area. Hybrid varieties to taste not worse than the southern guest, and their productivity will delight even the most picky gardeners.
The best harvested varieties of sweet pepper for the South of Russia
In regions with a warm climate, summers are hot and rather long, so pepper seeds can be sown directly in open ground. But in order to get an early crop of this crop, it is still preferable to grow seedlings. Planting several varieties, different in maturity, the products are received until the frosts.
For the southern region, the most productive varieties are:
· "Red Elephant";
· "Golden Taurus";
· "Stepashka".
These varieties are suitable for salads, drying, preserving and stuffing.
Variety "Red Elephant" refers to the early large-fruited varieties. Harvesting begins 90 days after germination. The bush is tall, over 80 cm, spreading, powerful shoots. When planting, plants can not be thickened, grown according to the scheme of 50 x 35 cm. The fruits are cone-shaped, thick-walled, fleshy, in the stage of full maturity they turn dark red, weigh up to 150 gr. Variety with good taste and high yield. With 1 sq. m. area collect up to 7 kg of fruit. Recommended for the preparation of salads, preservation and processing.
The variety "Golden Taurus" will delight the fruits after 3.5-4 months after planting. The plant is powerful, spreading, more than 70 cm in height. The fruits are cuboid in shape, very large. With proper agricultural technology, they reach a mass of more than 250 grams, rarely grow to 500 grams each. Pepper yellow-orange, fleshy, wall thickness of about 7 mm. The variety is famous for its excellent taste and resistance to various diseases. Harvest more than 3.5 kg of fruit from one square of a bed. If necessary, the number of ovaries is normalized, leaving no more than 15 pieces on one bush. Variety salad purpose, grown in open ground and film shelters.
An ideal variety for stuffing can be considered pepper "Stepashka". The plant is medium-sized, comes into bearing early. The fruits are small, up to 120 g each. In the stage of technical ripeness, light yellow, later turning red. Productivity is high, stable.
Sweet pepper varieties that are best grown in the central and central strip of Russia
In regions with a changing climate, lingering spring and summers are cold and rainy, so adapted varieties of sweet pepper are chosen for planting. For an early harvest, the culture is grown under film shelter.
Among gardeners, popular varieties are:
· "Gold-maned lion";
· "Winnie the Pooh";
· "The Orange Miracle."
These varieties are suitable for planting in open ground and a greenhouse. They are able to fully ripen and bear fruit well even in difficult conditions.
The variety "Golden-maned lion" refers to mid-early varieties. It forms low compact bushes up to 50 cm in height, shows good results with a thickened planting. Fruits with thick walls, without bitterness, at full maturity, have a pleasant yellow-orange color, weigh about 250 grams. The variety is suitable for processing and fresh consumption. It is famous for its stable yield, up to 5 kg of fruits per square square, and good immunity.
Winnie the Pooh pepper is grown for stuffing. Fruits of average ripening time, are well transported and well stored. The bush is undersized, only 35 cm tall, compact. Fruits are conical, light green in color, at the stage of maturity turn red. The mass of one fruit is not more than 50 grams, the taste is good. Productivity up to 2 kg per square meter, where no more than 10 plants are planted.
The high-yielding variety "Orange Miracle" is grown both in the greenhouse and in the garden. Variety of medium ripening, large-fruited. The bushes are powerful, they need support and normalization of the ovary. Fruits are cuboid, fleshy, wall thickness up to 10 mm, bright orange. The pulp tastes good, without bitterness. The variety is intended for the preparation of salads, lecho and preservation. Productivity up to 14 kg per square meter.
Sweet pepper for Siberia and the Urals: the best varieties with description and photo
For planting pepper in regions of risky farming, where the summer is short and cold, early hybrid varieties are chosen. They are most adapted for growing in greenhouses.
Gardeners identified several varieties of pepper with good yield and excellent taste:
· "Alyosha Popovich";
· "Siberian bonus";
· "Novosibirsk";
· "Goldfinch".
Variety "Alyosha Popovich" is suitable for filling and processing. The fruits ripen together, the yield is good. The bush is stunted, does not require formation and support. The fruits are large, conical in shape, dark red in color. One fruit weighs up to 200 g, wall thickness up to 8 mm. The taste is sweet, without bitterness, the aroma is weakly expressed. With proper care gives up to 5 kg per square meter.
No less popular thick-walled pepper "Siberian bonus". Bushes are medium-sized, require formation. The fruits are beautiful, orange in color. The pulp is juicy, fleshy, wall thickness up to 10 mm. The weight of one fruit is about 300 gr. The taste is pleasant, delicate, pronounced aroma. Productivity of about 3 kg per meter of beds. The number of fruits is normalized, leaving no more than 15 pcs per plant. The advantage of the variety is the ability of the fruit to ripen during storage. A variety of universal purpose.
The ultra-early variety "Novosibirsk" is grown only in greenhouses. The crop begins to bear fruit 95 days after planting. Fruits of medium size, about 120 grams each. The wall thickness is up to 5 mm, the flesh is juicy, tasty. Fully ripened fruits turn red. Productivity of a grade is up to 10 kg from meter of a bed.
Pepper "Goldfinch" will please the fruits 2.5-3 months after planting. The bushes are low, compact, up to half a meter in height. The variety is high-yielding, with proper care gives at least 5 kg per square meter. The fruits are bright yellow in shape resembling a barrel. The walls are fleshy, about 8 mm, juicy. Fruit weight up to 200 gr. The variety is suitable for conservation and processing, the crop retains its presentation for a long time.
The best varieties of sweet pepper suitable for drying
You can prepare aromatic dry seasoning for soups, borscht and sauces yourself. It is worth planting sweet pepper, which is most suitable for these purposes. For drying, fragrant varieties with sweet flesh, but elongated fruits, like bitter pepper, are chosen. They dry quickly in the sun and retain maximum vitamins. As a rule, these are early varieties of peppers.
The most popular varieties are Sabelka and Miracle Paprika. They are grown in a closed greenhouse or under film shelter. Begin to bear fruit early. Bushes are medium-sized, compact. Elongated fruits are more like hot peppers. Ripe fruits turn bright red, weigh up to 200 grams, the walls are thin. To taste pepper is sweet, very fragrant. In the open air dries up in 2 days.
