Description and characteristics of the variety
Sweet pepper Kakadu F1 bred. It needs to be grown in the middle zone and in the north in greenhouses. In the south they are planted in open ground. If the weather permits, in the middle zone you can also plant them in unprotected soil, and in case of cold weather, place film shelters on arcs over the beds.
The bell pepper hybrid Kakadu F1 is late (according to the originator - mid-season): the fruits reach technical ripeness 130-135 days after germination. The bush is indeterminate, tall, reaching one and a half meters. It is spreading, lush, with large dark green leaves. Up to 3 kg of fruits, or 12-15 pieces, can ripen on 1 plant. There are usually more ovaries, but excess ones must be removed so that the fruits are large.
The weight of peppers is from 200 g to 500 g for the largest ones. The shape resembles a narrow, elongated cone with a curved tip, similar to a beak. Color red or dark red. The length of the fruit reaches 25-30 cm. The thickness of the walls is 6-8 mm.
The taste is pleasant, delicate, rich. The fruits can be used for fresh consumption, canning and adding to dishes.
Planting in a garden bed or greenhouse
When can seedlings be placed in open soil? This is directly related to the climatic conditions of the area. In the south, planting takes place in mid-to-late May, and in the central parts of Russia until mid-June.
The Kakadu variety is planted according to the standard scheme provided for large-sized peppers. Plants should be at least 60 cm apart from each other, and rows should be at least 1 meter apart. The best time for the procedure is early morning, evening or cloudy day, when there is practically no sun.
Before lowering the seedlings into specially made holes, you need to provide them with water well. After planting, watering is repeated, and the ground is mulched with a dense layer of humus.
Landing
Sowing seeds for seedlings is carried out in March or late February. Seeds do not need to be soaked or processed before planting. The soil is purchased ready for tomatoes and peppers or universal. You can prepare it based on soil from the area chosen for growing peppers. Peat, sand, wood ash and fertilizers are added there, then calcined in an oven or frozen.
The optimal temperature for germination is +26-28 degrees. After germination, the seedlings are watered every day in small portions and kept on the windowsill. They dive in the phase of 2-3 leaves.
For 1 sq. m plant no more than 3 bushes. Select areas after legumes, onions, carrots, corn, cabbage, radishes or radishes.
How to grow seedlings?
Branded Kakadu seeds do not need to be processed additionally, since the Gavrish agricultural company warms up the planting material and treats it from diseases and insects. Sowing takes place in the second half of February.
You need to keep in mind that the sprouts may not have enough light, so it is advisable to place phytolamps in the shelter.
The soil for planting seedlings should be loose and nutritious. It is best to treat it with phytosporin and other disinfectants. The soil can also be disinfected by calcination and watering with soil fertilizers.
After preparing the substrate, the seeds are planted in boxes and kept in this form, not allowing them to dry out, maintaining a temperature of at least + 20. Then the sprouts will appear in 7 days. Then the air is cooled to 18 degrees, adding light using phytolamps. The required day length is 14 hours.
The seedlings are watered every morning with heated, settled water. If rotted humus and humate are added to the soil, fertilizing is not needed. Otherwise, the soil must be treated with an organo-mineral fertilizer for peppers or vegetable seedlings.
In order for the seedlings to develop proportionally, from time to time they are turned towards a light source.
When the sprouts have 6 or more leaves, the pepper can be planted in an open space. Before this, hardening is carried out, in the air or with the window open.
Growing and care
When planting in the ground, pour a lot of water into the holes. Then water the young bushes once every 2 days until they take root, then you can switch to less frequent watering. Use warm water. It is useful to mulch the soil to protect it from drying out. Water is applied in the morning at the root.
In open ground, it is recommended to water 1-2 times a week, and in a greenhouse - once every two days.
Feed three times. The first time a mixture of saltpeter with humus or chicken droppings is applied 2-3 weeks after planting. For the second and third feeding during the period of flowering and fruit ripening, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers are added to the saltpeter.
The bush is tied up and shaped by cutting off the lower shoots.
Tips for growing the Kakadu pepper variety
The optimal temperature for growing seedlings is 26 - 28 degrees, so it is recommended to grow the variety in heated greenhouses. For active growth and high productivity, pepper needs constant watering and fertilizing. Otherwise, the fruits become smaller and the yield decreases.
When to sow Kakadu pepper seedlings
It is necessary to sow seeds for seedlings at the end of February or early March. For regions with unstable weather conditions, for example, the Moscow region, seeds must be sown 60 days before the planting period.
How many days does it take for Kakadu pepper seeds to germinate?
Kakadu pepper seeds f1 have good germination. It is not necessary to purchase planting material; seeds can be collected at home. To do this, the peppercorn must be completely ripe. Planting material retains all its characteristics.
After planting the seeds, the sprouts sprout within 12-14 days. In order to speed up the germination process, the seeds are soaked in warm water for 15 minutes and laid out on gauze. The gauze must be moistened regularly for 2 days. After planting the seeds, the container is covered with film or glass. This greenhouse effect reduces the period of sprout emergence to 6–7 days.
When and at what distance to plant in the ground
Planting seedlings in a greenhouse should be done in mid-May. In warm regions, planting in open ground is carried out in early June.
Pepper bushes are tall, so the distance between the bushes should be at least 40 cm. No more than 4 plants are planted per 1 m2.
Ripening period
Peppers can be harvested at the end of July. For consumption, the fruits can be picked from the bush when they are green. However, for long-term transportation and storage, it is necessary to harvest after the pepper turns a rich red or yellow color. Fully ripened fruits acquire a rich taste and juiciness.
Watering
Kakadu pepper needs regular watering. Seedlings need to be watered every 2 days. In the greenhouse, the bushes are watered every 3-4 days. For irrigation, warm water is used, which has previously been settled or filtered.
Plants that feel a lack of moisture form small fruits, the pulp of which does not contain the required amount of juice.
What and when to feed
For a high yield, regular fertilizing is necessary. The fertilization process should be carried out according to the following scheme:
- seedlings need to be fed with nitrogen fertilizers. This is necessary for the plants to quickly gain strength and growth;
- during the formation of inflorescences, potassium-phosphorus fertilizers are used;
- after the first ovaries appear, it is necessary to use complex fertilizers, for example, superphosphate. Fertilizing should be done every 14 days.
Two weeks before harvest, fertilizing stops. Otherwise, the fruits will be stored for a short period. Since a high content of fertilizers leads to the appearance of rot.
Should I dive?
Kakadu pepper does not tolerate picking well. After picking, the plant is weak and may slow down its growth for a long period. However, if the seeds are planted in one container, after the appearance of the third leaf it is necessary to pick.
The diving process looks like this:
- the seedlings are watered with warm water and left in this form for 2 hours;
- prepare peat cups and fill them with nutritious light substrate;
- using a spatula, it is necessary to carefully transplant sensitive shoots;
- compact the soil with your fingers and water with warm water.
The seedlings are placed on the windowsill and shaded a little. The suitable temperature for seedling growth is 18-20 degrees. If the seedlings grow quickly and stretch out, it is necessary to move the plants to a cool place.
For high yields, it is necessary to form a bush. The bush must have 2 stable stems. Below the stems, all leaves and side shoots should be plucked off. It is also necessary to remove it when the first bud appears. Otherwise, the plant will inhibit the appearance of new buds.
Diseases and pests
Compared to many popular varieties of sweet peppers, Kakadu has many advantages. However, the culture has low immunity to diseases.
Pepper Kakadu can be susceptible to the following diseases:
- tobacco mosaic. It appears as yellow-green spots on the leaf plate. In severely advanced stages, the disease leads to the death of leaves. If the first symptoms are noticed on the pepper, the bush must be removed, since the viral disease cannot be treated;
- top rot. It appears as watery spots on the fruit. The problem most often appears in greenhouses. Rot is caused by too high a humidity level. When the first signs appear, the bushes need to be fed with calcined nitrate;
- powdery mildew. The disease manifests itself as a white or gray coating on the leaves. Gradually, the disease leads to yellowing and falling leaves. To combat the disease, it is recommended to use Bordeaux mixture 1%.
In addition to diseases, peppers can also be affected by pests such as aphids. The small insect feeds on the sap of the plant and in a short time leads to the death of the bushes. To combat insects, it is necessary to treat the pepper with a solution of laundry soap. Also, before planting seedlings, the greenhouse must be thoroughly cleaned.
Diseases and pests
The hybrid has high immunity to major diseases, but it can suffer from blossom end rot and late blight. The risk of contracting these and other ailments increases with violations of agricultural practices.
Blossom rot often occurs in unstable climates with sudden temperature changes. Bushes can also suffer if they are not watered correctly. For prevention, in unstable climates, you need to plant peppers in a greenhouse, follow the watering schedule and apply fertilizers with calcium. This element protects against blossom end rot. It is recommended to apply it in the form of spraying with solutions of calcium nitrate.
Late blight is a fungal disease. In open ground, it infects bushes at the end of summer, when it gets very cold at night and dew falls. The fungus is activated in cold and damp environments. But it can also affect young bushes or even seedlings. For protection you need:
- adhere to the correct watering regime;
- do not thicken plantings;
- observe crop rotation;
- regularly inspect the bushes and immediately remove diseased ones and spray healthy ones with fungicides;
- carry out preventive treatments with biofungicides or folk remedies.
One of the most effective folk remedies is a solution of any fermented milk product (whey, sour milk, kefir) in the proportion of 1 liter of product per 10 liters of water with the addition of 5-7 drops of iodine. It also serves as feeding.
Common pests are aphids and spider mites. Insecticides or folk remedies are used against them - a solution of wood ash, a decoction of celandine, onion peel, a soap solution. Once the fruits have set, insecticides should not be used.
Advantages and disadvantages
The agricultural vegetable crop is characterized by breeders from both positive and negative sides. Therefore, before you start growing pepper, you need to familiarize yourself with all its advantages and disadvantages.
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Reviews from gardeners about Kakadu
I planted and am planting a cockatoo, a normal pepper. With favorable development, it can be more than a meter high, the peppers are very long, 20 cm, no less. True, the thickness of the wall is about 0.5 cm. But they are exclusively suitable for lecho!! Overall I like Violet https://dacha.wcb.ru/lofiversion/index.php?t24770–150.html
I will now express only my deeply personal opinion. In my opinion, this is the same scam as the Big Daddy pepper. This pepper was not declared to be large, but no one reported that such small fry would grow). Same with Kakadu - I tried it 2-3 years ago, there were 2 or 3 peppercorns of the stated size, ONE per bush. Nope! Sorry, but I don’t need THIS pepper Tatyana Savchenko SIBERIA https://otvet.mail.ru/question/53846686
I have peppers outdoors. The cockatoo is cool. The bush did not reach the declared height, which is understandable, but the peppers are 30 cm long, and there are a lot of them. Passed the test and will go to the greenhouse. Mik31 https://www.forumhouse.ru/threads/161673/page-26
That year I made the KAKADU variety. It wasn't much, but it was very thin and long. In general, I'm not happy. anonymous https://www.u-mama.ru/forum/family/dacha/58566/
Out of 15 seeds, 8 varieties of KAKADU have sprouted. One of them is small and crooked. We'll see what happens next. 66Tanyushka https://www.u-mama.ru/forum/family/dacha/58566/
Kakadu is a beautiful pepper with character, it needs to please with care. Be sure to fertilize, form the bush correctly, and do not be afraid to remove excess shoots, buds and ovaries. Then the bushes will be hung with unusual-looking fruits. You should not grow this hybrid in regions for which it is not zoned, especially in open ground. And if you really want to grow such a miracle in conditions that are unsuitable for it, then try, but do not scold the producers if it fails.
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How is the variety useful?
Kakadu, like any other sweet pepper, contains many vitamins and minerals and is rich in fiber.
An important component of pepper is iron, so it is recommended to be consumed by people with anemia. It will not harm those who want to lose weight, since fiber stimulates metabolic processes.
The variety is useful for decreased immunity, weakness of nails and hair, memory problems, low brain activity, and vitamin deficiency.
For people with cardiovascular diseases, the vegetable is a good source of potassium.
Red Cockatoo is a good helper for low vision because it contains more vitamin A than carrots. Such fruits inhibit the growth of cancer cells, therefore they are useful for oncology.
Cosmetologists advise using pepper juice to moisturize the skin, and its pulp as a nourishing face mask.
