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New varieties and hybrids are of some interest, but if you need a guarantee of the crop with minimal effort, they invariably return to the well-known, decades-tested Gift of Moldova. He has proven himself when growing on personal plots and in large farms.
Description
The variety belongs to the medium early, grown in greenhouses and open ground. Bushes are stunted, from 35 to 50 cm, compact, strong, the root system is powerful, branched. Among the small bright green leaves, multiple ovaries form, by mid-summer the fruits reach technical ripeness, the full comes on 125-140 days from sowing. The average weight is 70-85 g, there are specimens up to 120 g. To obtain larger peppers, part of the ovaries are removed. The average yield from 1 square. m. is 6-8 kg. during the season. Bright red pepper has the correct conical shape, the internal partitions are thin, convenient for stuffing.
Grade Benefits
In the process of selection, the objectives were to develop an unpretentious species that could bear fruit even under adverse conditions. It also attracts the attention of gardeners that:
- high-yielding variety;
- at sowing gives friendly shoots;
- seedlings subject to agrotechnics are strong;
- quickly adapts to transplants;
- tolerates frost well;
- quickly gaining a lot of fruit;
- stored for a long time;
- can be transported over long distances without loss of presentation;
- universal in application.
Excellent taste allows you to use pepper in a fresh, canned form, as part of sauces, adjika, complex salads.
No obvious shortcomings were revealed; thin-walled fruits are considered relative. Productivity falls on acidic soils.
The subtleties of growing
The peculiarity of any bell pepper is a long waiting time for seedlings. Therefore, it is one of the first to sow seedlings. To obtain strong viable seedlings, it is necessary to choose high-quality planting material. It is best to purchase seeds in large specialized stores, choosing bags with double protection against moisture and external influences. It is worth spending 2-5 minutes and carefully checking the expiration date. Germination is maintained for 2 years under conditions of compliance with storage rules. The advantage of the variety, in contrast to the hybrid, is the ability to collect seeds on their own and use in sowing the next year without losing quality indicators of the crop.
Seedlings
Important: in purchased soils for nightshade, there is often an excess of fertilizers, for balance they are diluted with sand and ash.
Pepper does not tolerate a transplant, in which thin roots are inevitably damaged. If mass planting is planned, then the seeds are sown in a common roomy container at a distance of 2 cm. When deepened by 3 cm. The row spacing is 0.5 cm. In cases where 1-2 small beds are needed, it is recommended to plant the seed directly in separate cups or peat pots.The surface is covered with a film to maintain moisture; after emergence, it is removed and additional lighting is provided for the proper development of plants.
They land at a constant place of growth at the age of 60-70 days.
Please note: the root system of pepper is located close to the surface, so it is not recommended to deepen the landing below the first node on the stem, the plant stops in development, it is difficult to adapt to new conditions.
Selection of a place for a bed
If in some ways pepper is capricious, then only in the vegetable neighborhood. It grows poorly after tomatoes and potatoes, even the close proximity is perceived as a personal insult, significantly reducing the number of ovaries and the size of the fruit. In addition, it has common diseases with them, it is affected by the same pests.
He does not like wet and acidic soils; he is quite loyal to other conditions. Low bushes tolerate windy weather, hot days, lack of moisture, planting methods are standard. Since the plants are compact, the density is 4-5 pcs. per 1 square. m
Care
To get a plentiful harvest, it is enough to maintain a watering and feeding schedule. Seedlings are watered after 2-3 days, for adult bushes the gap is doubled. The best time for watering is at sunrise and sunset. On a sunny day, drops of water on the leaves act like a magnifying glass and the plant receives burns, and the roots fall into a kind of steam room, decay begins. Pepper is better to shorten, but more often carry out loosening. During flowering and the formation of the ovary, only basal watering is allowed.
The plant is sensitive to the amount of nutrients in the soil. A deficiency or oversupply is indicated by a change in the color of the leaves. In total, 5 dressings are carried out:
- 2 weeks after emergence;
- 2 days before transplanting into open ground;
- 14 days after transplantation;
- at the beginning of flowering;
- when forming the ovary.
During the ripening period, only watering with mullein solution or ash infusion is permissible. Complex fertilizers affect the taste is not the best way. As planned top dressing, Kristallon, Kemira-Lux, Ideal, Orton-Fe are used.
Pests and diseases
Pepper's immunity is high, but pests do not know about it, happily settling on the leaves, you just need to weaken your attention and stop regularly inspecting the bushes. The largest damage to seedlings and adult plants is done by aphids, slugs, thrips, whiteflies, wireworms, Colorado potato beetles, and spider mites. For prevention, regular spraying with Bicol, Arrivo, Nurel. During the ripening period, it is better to use folk remedies, for example, solutions of ash, laundry soap, manganese.
Diseases of pepper dramatically reduce the number of ovaries, spoil already growing fruits. The first signs are a change in the color of the leaves, their curling at the tips, whitish spots on the leaf plates and fruits. Most often, pepper suffers from late blight, powdery mildew, black spotting. If prevention did not help and signs of the disease appeared, the affected bushes will have to be removed from the beds and burned. You can’t leave such plants.
Tips
- Only high-quality material that has undergone antibacterial treatment is taken for landing.
- Land for seedlings must be disinfected with boiling water or frozen.
- For planting, a light, dry area is selected after garlic, legumes, carrots, greens.
- Pepper is rarely watered, alternating with loosening.
- Plants are regularly inspected, diseased are removed immediately, preventive treatment of pests is carried out.
- A gift of Moldova, subject to agricultural technology, gives a rich harvest, which is enough for all recipes in the arsenal of the hostess.
Video: growing pepper from A to Z
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