If you started thinking about planting peppersseedlings, then you should decide what kind of pepper varieties you need for open ground. The most economic farmers were stocked in advance with the seeds of this plant, while many still selected the best seed material in their own plot in the summer. Separate farmers have made purchases of pepper seeds in the winter. However, some of us often postpone all important business on the last day. Therefore, we buy seeds often in the middle of spring, and it happens that in May. How not to be mistaken when choosing a variety of pepper?
In one article it is difficult to give recommendations forabsolutely all climatic zones of our vast country. For example, those varieties of pepper, which grow beautifully in the southern region, in the northern regions do not ripen. In this regard, we will focus on temperate zones, in which most of the gardeners live.
Deciding to choose varieties of pepper for open ground,do not forget that all seeds should be purchased from proven and well-known manufacturers. If on the bag, except for the name of the variety, the number of seeds or weight, absolutely nothing is indicated, the consequences can be unpredictable. On the packaging must be information about manufacturers, packers, etc.
Thinking about what kinds of pepper for open ground are needed, consider the following criteria:
- the maturation period of pepper fruits,
- plant height,
- thickness of the fruit wall,
- Fruit weight.
It should be noted that the varieties of pepper for greenhouses are muchmore productive. With proper care, no soil grade will catch up with the hothouse. Even enough "universal" varieties, which are allowed to grow differently, in the ground give a much smaller yield than when grown in greenhouses.
By maturity, peppers can be divided intoearly ripening (from 90 to 110 days), mid-ripening (from 110 to 130 days), and also late-ripening (more than 130 days). The most popular early varieties of pepper. Despite the fact that they are mostly thin-walled, but very productive. These varieties go mainly to different blanks for the winter. The most popular varieties of pepper are Lumin, Belozirka, Medal, Victoria, Topolin, Kolobok.
Many summer residents are still buying old,time-tested varieties: Swallow, Gift of Moldova. These peppers are not too large, but they are quite resistant to various unfavorable weather factors.
If you prefer yellow and red peppers, thenknow that they mature about half a month later than those with a green color. Such varieties can be attributed to late- and mid-ripening. Some of the best: Bogatyr, Golden Jubilee, Bogdan, California miracle, Anastasia.
If you prefer large pepper varieties, then youa sort of Californian miracle, it has thick-walled, very large fruits of red color. But it is more suitable for greenhouses, since it has a long maturation period. Yes, and its growth (80-100 cm) is almost ideal for growing in a closed ground.
If you do not know what kind of peppers you needfor open ground, then choose the best varieties of medium and low, as too high plants can bend and break under the weight of the fruit. As a rule, on bags with seeds indicate the average weight of plants, their average height, as well as the wall thickness of the fetus.
All the fans of fresh salads can recommend the most thick-walled varieties of peppers - Kolobok, Bogdan, Golden Jubilee.
You can also add a few exotic peppers.These are chocolate and violet peppers, which can become an unusual and original decoration on your table: Lilac Bell, Black Horse, Sweet Chocolate. They should be sown quite a bit, because, in addition to salads, these vegetables are not used anywhere, and they simply disappear.
