Bell peppers are among the most sought after crops. Therefore, many summer residents are interested in which varieties of plants give the highest yield, are resistant to adverse weather conditions and diseases, and are unpretentious to growing conditions. A description of the top 10 sweet peppers will help growers make their choice.
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Varieties for greenhouses and open ground
Bogatyr pepper is well known to vegetable growers. It has a consistently high yield (up to 20 kg / m²) and resistance to fungal infections such as verticillium wilting. The plant tolerates low temperatures well. The hero is stored for a long time. Transportation does not affect its quality. The variety is classified as mid-season. The bush grows up to 0.5-0.7 m. The technical ripeness of fruits weighing 0.15-0.18 kg is characterized by a light green color, biological - bright red.
Agapovsky pepper belongs to the early maturing varieties. Large fruits reach a weight of 0.12 kg. Productivity - 13 kg / m². Agapovsky is intended for cultivation in greenhouses. It matures for 3-4 months. Technically ripe fruits are rich green. They then turn bright red. The walls of the fruit are 5-7 mm thick. The culture is resistant to tobacco mosaic, but weakly resists top rot.
Another early ripe vegetable is the Apricot Favorite. It is grown indoors and outdoors. Ripening time - 3.5-4 months. Smooth, conical fruits grow on the undersized bush. Productivity - from 10 to 20 kg / m². Ripe juicy peppers weighing up to 0.12 kg are colored orange.
The California miracle is immune to viral infections, incl. tobacco mosaic, but demanding on the soil and needs a balanced feeding. The ripening time of the pepper is from 100 to 129 days. Average yield - 10 kg / m². Fragrant fruits with walls 4-5 mm thick. In technical ripeness they are dark green, in biological ripeness they are red. The variety is intended for indoor cultivation.
The swallow is cultivated in plastic greenhouses and in the open air. Bushes of an early maturing variety grow up to 0.5-0.6 m. The walls of the peppers are thick (6-7 mm). As they ripen, they change from light green to red. The swallow is immune to verticillary wilt. The fruits are keeping quality and do not lose quality during transportation. Productivity - 10-15 kg / m².
Hybrids
Cardinal F1 is grown in tall greenhouses. The height of the bushes reaches 1 m. The hybrid ripens no more than 3 months. The mass of each pepper is 0.25-0.28 kg. The yield of the hybrid is 10-20 kg / m². Pepper is similar in color to eggplant. The thickness of its fleshy walls is 8 mm. The high yield of the Cardinal is a consequence of the virus resistance of the hybrid.
Isabella F1 is distinguished by its unpretentiousness, therefore it is cultivated in open ground and greenhouses. The fruits are transported without loss. The height of the bush is 0.6 m. Ripe red peppers have a pronounced aroma and sweet taste. Wall thickness - 10 mm. Vegetable weight - 0.13-0.16 kg. The hybrid ripens in 4 months and gives up to 13 kg of fruit per 1 m².
The next hybrid is the Chocolate Star of the East F1. The name also characterizes the color of biologically ripe fruits. Productivity of the Star - 10-13 kg / m². Peppers weighing 0.26-0.35 kg have juicy pulp and sweet taste. The Star of the East is resistant to pathologies and keeps well. Ripening period - 3-3.5 months.
Belladonna F1 ripens 80-90 days. Fruits reach 0.14-0.16 kg in weight. The walls are of medium thickness - about 7 mm. Pepper grows on bushes up to 0.8 m high. Although the hybrid is intended for greenhouses, vegetable growers also grow it in open beds. The hybrid does not lend itself to damage by tobacco mosaic. Technically ripe fruits have a pale shade of green. At biological ripeness, they turn yellow. The length and thickness of each vegetable is approximately the same, so the fruit looks like a cube.
Hybrid Atlant F1 belongs to the mid-season species. The height of the bush is 0.8 m. Atlant is resistant to unfavorable weather. It successfully resists the attacks of viral infections. The pepper is distinguished by its juicy taste and pronounced aroma. The elongated red Atlanta fruits have juicy flesh. The wall thickness is 4-5 mm. The hybrid ripens in 4 months. Vegetables weigh 0.18-0.19 kg. From 1 m² collect 10-20 kg.
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