Fruits with a lot of vitamins - Bison red pepper: full description of the variety

Description and characteristics of the variety

Red bison f1 belongs to the early maturing line. Ripening begins 90-100 days after germination of seedlings. The plant is large in size and completely covered with giant fruits (for which it was given its characteristic name).

Breeders presented several varieties of bell peppers for gardeners to choose from - these are red and yellow Bison. Both species are characterized as hardy and productive.

Red bison from "Gavrish" has a number of distinctive features and descriptions that you should know when growing:

• vigorous bushes with strong stems (shoot length 90-100 cm);
• foliage and branching are well expressed;
• average fruit weight 200 g;
• length about 20-25 cm;
• diameter 14-15 cm;
• extended cone shape;
• the walls are fleshy, juicy (4-5 mm thick).

Characteristics of the plant: peppers have a pleasant, balanced taste and a pronounced peppery aroma. The skin is durable, glossy, with beautiful tints. Due to their meatiness and juiciness, peppers are indispensable in vitamin salads; large vegetables are convenient to stuff and use for snacks. In the kitchen, peppers are boiled, fried, pickled, canned, and preparations are made - adjika, assorted dishes, sauces, ketchups, lecho.

Many people are interested in: is this a variety or a hybrid? Bison is an early ripening, unpretentious and flexible variety. The fruits ripen favorably - from mid-July to September frosts. There is an abundance of flowers, ovaries, and ripening peppers on the bushes throughout the summer-autumn period.

Vegetables are well transported and stored for up to 1.5 months in cool conditions (5-6 degrees).

Pepper Bison Red

Sweet peppers are rightfully considered a high-vitamin vegetable. One peppercorn contains more vitamin C than a lemon, and more vitamins of group A than carrots. Many gardeners grow bell peppers for their external beauty and unique taste. For gourmets and adherents of a harmonious combination of beneficial properties, aesthetics and taste, the “Bison Red” variety was bred.

Characteristics of the variety

Sweet pepper "Bison Red" is an early ripening variety. The period of full ripening of fruits from planting to technical maturity is 90-110 days. The variety has high productivity.

The bushes and fruits are large. The height of the plant reaches 90 cm. The size of a mature vegetable ranges from 15 to 25 cm. The “red giant” weighs around 200 grams.

The fruits have an oblong cone-shaped shape. The walls of the pepper are fleshy, juicy, 4-5 mm thick.

In cooking, “Bison Red” is widely used for making salads, stuffing, frying and stewing.

Secrets of cultivation and care

The Bison Red variety of bell pepper is suitable for growing in open ground conditions in the southern climate region. In central and more northern latitudes, vegetable cultivation is possible only in a greenhouse.

Adding sawdust and peat will help make the soil softer. If the sand content is high, the soil should be thoroughly fertilized and a little black soil should be added.

As they grow, pepper bushes may require staking. It should not be neglected, otherwise you risk not only getting a crooked bush, but also losing it and its fruits once and for all.

The variety ripens evenly. The color of the fruit changes from green to dark red. Thanks to gradual ripening, vegetables can be harvested throughout the summer.

Caring for the plant during growth is not difficult at all. To achieve a good result, you should follow some simple rules:

• water the plants regularly and abundantly;
• monitor the condition of the bushes and promptly remove foliage from the lower part of the stem;
• remember that correctly selected fertilizers are half the success;
• Always tie up the plant in time as it grows and the size of the fruit increases.

As can be seen from the description, the Bison Red pepper variety is unpretentious. Thanks to fairly simple growing rules, the reproduction of a vitamin-rich vegetable will not be difficult even for a novice amateur vegetable grower.

Growing and care

In the southern territories (Crimea, Kuban), peppers are planted directly in open soil. In northern latitudes (Altai, Siberia), it is advisable to carry out cultivation in closed beds.

Seedlings are transplanted at the age of 60-70 days.

What rules are followed when cultivating peppers:

• water systematically at the rate of 1-1.5 liters for young bushes, 4-5 liters for plants at the ripening stage (the frequency of moisture is determined by the weather);
• remove the lower leaves, form into 2 trunks, starting from the level of the fork;
• tied to supports or posts;
• the surface is loosened, the lower part of the stem is hilled;
• organic and mineral compounds are introduced (the supply of nitrogen and phosphorus-potassium fertilizers is mandatory).

Complex preparations are used for active flowering and fruiting - Lifdrip, Humisol, Ideal, Agronom Profi, Fertika Lux.

Pepper "Bison red": early with high yield

The variety is early ripening and is used when grown in greenhouses and unprotected soil. A feature of the variety is the abundant fruiting of delicate, aromatic fruits over time; the yield reaches 10 kg per sq.m.

Description of the variety

Pepper bushes of this variety are very powerful, densely leafy, up to 90 cm high. The fruits have the following characteristics:

• Pepper weight – 150-200g, length up to 25cm.
• The color at technical maturity is green; when fully ripe, the fruits turn bright red.
• The shape is cone-shaped, elongated, the skin is glossy.
• The walls of the fruit are tender, aromatic, 5 mm thick.
• The application is universal, but peppers are especially good fresh, as well as for frying and stewing, due to their delicate skin. Widely used for canning and freezing.

Pepper ripening occurs in 95-105 days, the fruits can be consumed already green (at the stage of technical ripeness), their pulp acquires a peppery aroma and taste.

Extended ripening allows you to use fresh fruits for 2-2.5 months - until autumn.

Resistance to diseases and pests

Despite all its advantages, the red bison pepper variety, like many other varieties, is susceptible to numerous pepper diseases. The most dangerous of them are late blight, stolbur, and fusarium.

To avoid contracting these and other diseases, it is important:

• Follow the rules of agricultural technology - do not thicken the plants when planting, especially when grown in greenhouses, follow the rules of crop rotation (return to their original place or after other nightshades only after 3-4 years).
• Monitor the appearance of plants in order to take timely action if necessary.
• Carry out preventive treatment of plants if there is a risk of infection - with copper-containing preparations or phytosporin.

To combat insects that attack the leaves and fruits of plants - aphids, spider mites, slugs - in small areas, double treatment with infusions of garlic, onion peel, and tobacco is used.

Summer residents use planting basil and calendula next to pepper bushes to repel pests.

To destroy pests that attack plant roots, deep digging of the soil and mechanical destruction of wireworms using baits are used.

Advantages and disadvantages

For most amateur gardeners, red bison pepper from the Gavrish company, according to reviews, has become a real find, thanks to its high yield.
Its other advantages are also noted:

• Early ripening and long fruiting throughout the summer.
• Pleasant taste and aroma of large fruits.
• Versatility of use.

The disadvantages of this variety for fans of thick-walled varieties include the small wall thickness (up to 5mm).

Features of cultivation

When growing peppers, the stage of preparing seedlings, which many gardeners prepare themselves, is important.

If necessary, add peat or sand. To disinfect, you can heat the soil in the oven or soak it with a solution of potassium permarganate.

Seeds before sowing are also treated:

Seedling care

For the next 2-3 months, the seedlings require care at home. It includes:

1. watering;
2. loosening;
3. feeding;
4. picking;
5. hardening.

At the seedling stage and after planting in the ground, it is worth remembering that pepper does not tolerate drought, but also does not like excessive watering.

Therefore, the supply of moisture should be provided in small portions and regularly. And after each watering, be sure to loosen the soil so that the plant roots receive enough air. But this should be done carefully so as not to damage the fragile root system.

Important. The water temperature for irrigation is +28-30 degrees. Using a colder liquid can slow down the growth and development of seedlings.

To ensure healthy and strong seedlings, it is necessary to create the correct temperature and light conditions. It assumes +24-25 degrees and a sufficient amount of light. The last condition is achieved by placing the container with seedlings on the window. But if such a decision threatens the temperature regime, it makes sense to temporarily replace natural lighting with artificial lighting.

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Feeding is required 2-3 times during this period. For this you can use natural or chemical fertilizers.

It is also worth introducing them into the soil in small doses at intervals of at least two weeks. The third fertilizing is not considered mandatory; it can be applied immediately before planting in the ground.

As soon as 2-3 shoots appear on the stems of the seedlings, it’s time to start picking. To do this, you should stock up on cups in advance for the number of plants.

Note. At this stage, it is already possible to identify weak or painful shoots that can be removed.

In the process of extracting sprouts from the ground and separating them from each other, you must be extremely careful. Any damage to the roots will negatively affect their health in the future. When planting in the ground, you do not need to deepen the shoot too much. The ideal option would be to place it in the ground at the same level as before.

A few days before planting in the ground, you can begin hardening the seedlings. This procedure will help the plants adapt better after being placed in the garden bed. Containers with seedlings are placed outside every day for several hours. Mandatory conditions here will be an outside air temperature of at least 15 degrees and the absence of strong wind.

Variety "Red Buffalo" - bell pepper with excellent characteristics

High productivity and excellent marketable quality of the fruit distinguish the Red Bison sweet pepper from other varieties of bell pepper widely offered by domestic seed companies. Photos of pepper, descriptions and characteristics of varietal characteristics, as well as reviews from gardeners about its cultivation will allow you to understand the advantages and disadvantages of the “Red Bison”.

Characteristics of the variety and conditions of agricultural technology

Pepper "Red Buffalo" is a highly productive vitamin variety with an early ripening period. The cultivation method is universal, in the southern regions - in open ground, and in temperate and northern regions - in greenhouses. Regardless of the chosen growing method, technical ripeness of the fruit occurs 94-105 days after emergence.

Tall pepper bushes, when grown in open ground, can reach 70 cm, and in a greenhouse - 90 cm. Powerful bushes with thick stems, densely covered with foliage.

Plants practically do not require shaping and tying to supports. The exception is pepper grown in a greenhouse, since due to overload of fruits, they can break under their own weight.

Attention! “Red Bison” is a high-yielding variety that, subject to agrotechnical conditions, can produce up to 10 kg of high-quality fruit. Duration of fruiting is long, persists until frost

"Red Bison" is a large-fruited variety. Its cone-shaped peppers, growing, reach an average of about 16 cm in length and a weight of 200 g. The thickness of the fleshy walls is 0.4-0.5 cm. The size of individual fruits is very impressive - amounting to 25 cm in length and 250 g of weight.

Product characteristics of the fruit:

• taste – sweet, juicy, tender, has good crunchiness;
• aroma – characteristic, pronounced;
• color – bright, glossy. Fruits that have reached technical ripeness are colored green, those that have reached biological ripeness are dark red;
• keeping quality is high, fruits can remain fresh for a long time;
• transportability – excellent;
• use – universal: fresh and processed.

Basically, the technology for growing “Red Buffalo” is no different from other varieties of pepper and consists of the following steps:

1. Early sowing of seeds for seedlings - at the end of winter.
2. Picking peppers into separate containers in the cotyledon leaf stage.
3. Planting in a permanent place - May-June, following the scheme - 40x80 cm
4. If it is necessary to carry out shaping, it is recommended to remove all leaves and lateral shoots from the bushes below the first branching.
5. Gradual harvesting of fruits is carried out in the technical ripeness phase, on average 100 +/- 5 days after emergence.

Reviews of "Red Buffalo"

Maria, Moscow region. “This summer I tried to grow Red Bison. I planted seedlings at the end of winter, 1-2 seeds for each peat tablet. They sprouted well and developed well. For the sake of the purity of the experiment, I planted part of the seedlings in a greenhouse in May, and the second part in the ground under a film cover. From the second half of June, the shelter was completely removed. Watered, weeded, fed. As a result, large and sweet fruits grew in the greenhouse, as stated on the package of seeds. We collected quite a lot of well-ripened peppers - a little more than 20 kg, despite the fact that my greenhouse is small. In the open beds, peppers had to be removed earlier due to the threat of early frosts. But both fruits turned out tasty and sweet. I will plant more, but only in the greenhouse.”

Pavel Vasilievich, Krasnodar. “The impression about the variety is only positive. “Red Bison” has no defects, it sprouts and grows well and bears fruit, it does not require care, as usual. As a result, bushes grew up to a height of more than 0.5 m, all strewn with peppers. Just in case, each bush was tied to a support - there were so many ovaries. Peppers were collected until the end of September, used both for seaming and fresh, there was even something to offer for sale.”

Evgenia Ivanovna, Lipetsk. “This variety pleased me with its productivity, beautiful appearance and excellent taste. I like that the peppers do not ripen all at once, but gradually, which allows you to enjoy juicy, vitamin-rich vegetables for several months in a row. Undemanding and early ripening, grows well in a greenhouse under film. Next year, along with the Red Bison, we will plant the Yellow Bison.”

As reviews and varietal characteristics show, Red Buffalo pepper is an excellent choice for cultivation in the ground, greenhouse and greenhouse. An early-ripening variety, with a good yield of fruits that have excellent commercial qualities, can please both experienced and novice gardeners.

Protecting peppers from diseases

In some cases, the cause of crop loss may be a disease of seedlings or already mature bushes. Here are some common problems that peppers can suffer from:

1. Black leg in seedlings can be a result of poor-quality soil, excess moisture or drafts. If the problem is contaminated soil, it must be disposed of. If the soil in a greenhouse is contaminated, a layer up to 7 cm deep is removed for this purpose, and then disinfected with a sulfur bomb or bleach. Prevention of the disease is moderate watering with warm water and protection from drafts.
2. Late blight can develop in the second half of summer, manifesting itself in blackening of fruits. Disinfecting seeds in potassium permanganate will help protect the crop from this disease. During the period of intensification of the disease, it is recommended to cover the beds with pepper with film or other moisture-proof material. Spraying is widely used. An infusion of onion peels can be used as a natural remedy, but chemical analogues can also be used.
3. Black bacterial spot can develop in plant debris that has not been removed since last season. Therefore, the best prevention would be to clean and burn dried vegetable bushes. For reference: tomatoes and peppers have common diseases. Therefore, these crops are planted as far apart as possible.

Description of fruits

• The fruits of the “Red Buffalo” are very large and weighty - the length of individual record holders can exceed 25 cm and weight - 250 g. On average, peppers of this variety grow to 15-16 cm and gain weight 170 +/- 20 g.
• The walls of the Bison fruit are not as massive as those of most hybrids - their average thickness does not exceed 5 mm, but this relative disadvantage is compensated by an excellent, noticeably sweet taste, pronounced aroma, as well as the special tenderness of the pulp and the skin covering it.
• At the stage of technical ripeness, peppers are colored green. Fully ripened fruits are glossy, dark red, very elegant.
• The shape of Red Buffalo peppers is conical, elongated, with deep vertical folds.
• The fruits of this variety are well stored and can be transported quite easily.

Pepper seedlings

Resistance to diseases and adverse conditions

Most often, peppers suffer from blackleg. The reason is poor quality or already contaminated soil. Excessive humidity or excessive drafts can also cause the disease. If the reason is bad soil, there is no need to get rid of it. As a preventive measure, water with warm water and protect from drafts.

Blackening of the fruit indicates late blight. Typically develops in mid-summer. For treatment, an infusion of onion peels is used, which must be sprayed or watered on the fruits. It is possible to replace it with chemicals that can be purchased at gardening stores.

Black spotting is caused by unharvested crop residues. Prevention - burning old crops and shoots.

Unfavorable conditions for this variety of pepper remain - wind, lack of sun, dry soil and insufficiently high temperature. To obtain a large harvest, try to provide the most favorable conditions for Bison.

Landing

Despite the fact that this variety can be propagated in various ways, breeders prefer seedlings. But be extremely careful when choosing it: pay attention to the expiration dates of the seeds, the filling density of the pack and the manufacturer (give preference to proven ones, this way you have a better chance of purchasing high-quality seeds).

Seeds must be prepared before planting, otherwise you may reduce the yield or not get any fruit at all.

• Method No. 1

Add a few tablespoons of salt to a glass of water and submerge the seeds. After about 20-25 minutes, pay attention to those that surfaced. You need to get rid of them - such seeds will not germinate. Place those that remain at the bottom on a gauze strip or bandage.

• Method No. 2

Spread the seeds between two gauze, which must first be moistened in water. Maintain humidity for 2-3 days, after which good quality seeds will definitely germinate. These are the ones that are suitable for planting.

A few hours before planting in peat pots, you can immerse the seeds in a solution with a growth accelerator (sold in gardening stores).

Growing

If you want to get seedlings around the end of spring - beginning of summer, then you need to plant the seeds in February. Choose a container for planting yourself - any will do, but peat pots are most suitable for cultivation (they can be purchased at any gardening store). Fill them with soil and make a depression no more than 1 cm. Place the seeds there. Maintain a distance between seeds of 2 cm. And the grooves should be no more than 7 cm apart from each other.

The most favorable temperature for seedlings is +25. It is maintaining this temperature and a sufficient amount of sunlight that will help grow strong and durable seedlings.

Cover with soil and water, then cover with film. Check the humidity level daily. The earth should not dry out. As soon as you find the first shoots, remove the film. Attention! Otherwise, the sprouts may burn.

Transplantation into the ground

It is necessary to plant in open ground at the end of May - this is when the soil has a favorable temperature around the clock. It is necessary to pour fertilizer into each hole and also place supporting elements. Their length should not exceed 70 cm. With their help, it will be easier for the pepper to grow and gain strength, and in windy weather there is less chance that the pepper will break. Carefully! Don't let the soil where the pepper grows dry out.

How to fertilize Bison Red pepper?

The rules here are simple:

• When the first leaves appear, add 5 grams. potassium fertilizer and 15 gr. superphosphate fertilizer per 5 l. water.
• After 2-3 weeks, repeat the steps, but increase the concentration.
• The first flowers have appeared - add ash (2 cups per 1 sq.m.) and constantly loosen the soil.

Features of cultivation

Water the pepper generously, but do not let the root system get wet, otherwise the sprout may stop developing.

Tie the stems as they grow, this will prevent the pepper from breaking and breaking.

Fertilize carefully - the variety needs strength to grow such large fruits and loosen the soil.

To protect against frost, cover small sprouts with a plastic bottle, and cover large peppers at the base with grass, newspaper or mulch.

Advantages of the variety

• An undoubted advantage is the variety’s unpretentiousness in care: it is enough to feed it several times during the ripening period, maintain the temperature, and you can get a decent harvest.
• The variety can be used in many culinary recipes.
• Bison seedlings are inexpensive, which will allow you to purchase many more seeds and seedlings.
• Plus, the variety is incredibly tasty and aromatic.

Disadvantages of the variety

The main disadvantage can be considered the inability to grow the variety in open ground in the northern regions of Russia. Pepper also requires frequent gartering and is completely unstable to strong winds.

Basics of proper pepper care

The first concern of the gardener is to protect the seedlings from possible frosts. To do this, arcs are installed and covered with film. Additionally, the area around the roots can be covered with newspaper or a layer of grass. Another way to protect against freezing involves using plastic bottles with the bottom cut off. While the sprouts are still small, they can be covered entirely in this way, opening the lid during the day for ventilation.

Further care includes all those actions that were required in the process of growing seedlings: watering, weeding, loosening, fertilizing. Here it is worth paying attention to maintaining soil moisture without overwatering.

Important. A feature of the Bison red pepper variety is the need to tie up the bushes. This is done simultaneously with planting in the ground. A support is dug in parallel with the plant, to which it is fixed.

There are different opinions about what form it should be harvested in. Some people prefer to let the fruits reach biological maturity on the branch, so they take their time picking them. And if this approach is appropriate in the southern climatic zones, then in the northern regions it makes sense to harvest a technically mature harvest.

Firstly, it will be able to gain color during storage. Secondly, for fruits that appeared on the branches later, it will be possible to reach maturity faster.