Every gardener wants to get a beautiful, rich and tasty harvest from his plot. Pinocchio pepper allows you to achieve all these goals. The hybrid has gained wide popularity among lovers of this variety of vegetable crop. By the end of the growing season, the plant produces large, elongated, red fruits. Despite the early ripening period, peppers have excellent taste with a pronounced peppery aroma.
Characteristics and description of the Buratino variety
Hybrid Buratino is an early ripening pepper. The yield of the harvest at the stage of technical ripeness occurs after 88-100 days. The countdown of the time of fruit appearance should begin after the seedlings have fully germinated.
The height of the plant varies between 0.7-1 m. The bush is spreading and does not require formation.
Characteristics and description of Buratino pepper F1:
- shape – elongated cone;
- fruit length – 15-17 cm;
- diameter – 6 cm;
- wall thickness – 0.5-0.7 cm;
- weight – 80-120 g;
- the pulp is juicy and aromatic;
- peel color – at technical ripeness it is dark green, at the stage of full ripening it changes to bright red (see photo).
The hybrid is a high-yielding one: with proper agricultural technology, from 1 sq. m. get 10.5-13.5 kg of vegetables.
Pepper has a salad purpose and is also used in canning. Fruits contain increased amounts of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
The plant is planted in the ground using the seedling method. The hybrid is suitable for growing in heated and unheated greenhouses, greenhouses and beds not protected by shelter.
The best early varieties of sweet peppers
Bulgarian (sweet) pepper is a light- and heat-loving crop, but even in the conditions of our short and not always hot summer, it can be successfully grown. If you want to harvest a bountiful harvest of these healthy vegetables every year, plant early varieties of sweet peppers on your plot.
In the climate of central Russia, there is little point in growing late varieties of sweet peppers: during the short summer, the fruits of many of them do not even have time to reach technical maturity. But early and mid-early varieties are ideal for growing in temperate latitudes. These plants are extremely unpretentious, and the harvested crop can be eaten fresh and also processed.
We offer an overview of the best early varieties of pepper, which are not only resistant to weather changes, diseases and pests, but also have good taste.
Atlantic F1
The smallest fruits weigh about 150 g, and the largest ones can weigh up to half a kilogram (!). Sweet, juicy green (technical maturity) or dark red (biological maturity) peppers are ideal for freezing, cooking and canning.
Peppers of this variety can be grown both in open and closed ground. Wherever you plant these plants, be sure to ensure that their fruits do not touch the ground, otherwise they will rot.
Easy care and high disease resistance make this variety one of the main contenders for the title of the best variety of bell pepper for growing in central Russia.
| Purpose | Growing | Ripening time (days) | Fruit weight (g) | Number of fruits on the bush |
| 109-113 | 300-400 | 8-13 | ||
Pinocchio F1
Tall plants of this variety branch weakly, but this does not affect their productivity in any way. With proper care, you can collect 1-1.4 kg of large, elongated and very sweet-tasting fruits from each bush.
Fruits that have reached technical maturity can be eaten fresh as early as July. Fully ripened peppers are an ideal raw material for preparations. A distinctive feature of the fruits of this variety is good transportability and increased shelf life.
Plants have average resistance to tobacco mosaic. Blossom rot extremely rarely affects peppers of the Buratino F1 variety.
| Purpose | Growing | Ripening time (days) | Fruit weight (g) | Number of fruits on the bush |
| 88-100 | 80-120 | 11-15 | ||
Health
Peppers of this variety are not large in size, but among all representatives of the nightshade family they are among the first to ripen. Already 78-87 days after planting the seedlings, you will be able to taste the first vitamin-rich vegetables. Moreover, low light in the greenhouse will not affect the amount of harvest in any way: you will definitely collect the required 700-800 g of peppers from each bush.
The fruits are not affected by blossom end rot and are ideal for whole-fruit canning. And due to the fact that the skin of peppers is not too thick and juicy, they can be safely added to various dishes.
The plants themselves are quite tall and require watering, fertilizing and loosening for good fruiting.
| Purpose | Growing | Ripening time (days) | Fruit weight (g) | Number of fruits on the bush |
| 78-87 | 33-41 | 40-45 | ||
Eroshka
The pepper variety with the childish name Eroshka will surprise you not only with its early ripening, but also with the size of the fruit: the weight of the largest cube-shaped specimens can reach 180 g.
Plants are planted in the garden bed quite close to each other. This means that you can reap a bountiful harvest of bright red vegetables even from a small plot of land.
Plants are resistant to pests and rarely get sick. Even blossom end rot - the threat of all peppers - is not scary for them.
| Purpose | Growing | Ripening time (days) | Fruit weight (g) | Number of fruits on the bush |
| 95-110 | 140-180 | 12-16 | ||
Lumina (Belozerka)
The fruits are not large in size (the average weight is 100 g), and in appearance they are inferior to red peppers. It is also difficult to call this variety super-yielding.
And yet, many gardeners plant Lumina pepper seedlings on their plots year after year. It is easy to explain this commitment to this variety: the crop grows on any soil, and even in lean years you can collect a lot of fruit from the bushes. In addition, the plants are resistant to Alternaria, viral infections, and Verticillium wilt.
Lumina peppers ripen quickly and withstand transportation well. They are usually consumed fresh or used for canning. However, they are also suitable for long-term storage: if stored correctly, the fruits remain fresh for more than 2 months after harvest.
| Purpose | Growing | Ripening time (days) | Fruit weight (g) | Number of fruits on the bush |
| 118-120 | 95-140 | 10-14 | ||
Gift from Moldova
Time-tested variety. Low bushes adapt well to the climatic conditions of central Russia and are unpretentious in care. Plants are resistant to verticillium wilt and fusarium.
However, the main advantage of this crop is its high yield: from a plot of land with an area of 1 square meter you can harvest up to 5 kilograms of thick-walled peppers.
Sweet, quite juicy and very fleshy fruits can be eaten fresh and also used for processing.
| Purpose | Growing | Ripening time (days) | Fruit weight (g) | Number of fruits on the bush |
| 120-136 | 53-70 | 14-20 | ||
Triton
A super early and very productive variety that is perfectly adapted to unfavorable weather conditions, including sudden temperature changes and prolonged rains. Plants are disease resistant and do not require special care.
The bushes are literally strewn with small elongated fruits of yellow or orange color, which are excellent for processing. However, you can also use them to prepare vegetable salads.
To ensure a plentiful and friendly harvest, be sure to remove the first ovary from the bushes.
| Purpose | Growing | Ripening time (days) | Fruit weight (g) | Number of fruits on the bush |
| 95-105 | 100-120 | 30-45 | ||
Funtik
Fleshy peppers of the Funtik variety are shaped like an uneven cone-prism. They are ideal for preparing fresh vegetable salads, as well as canning.
The variety can be grown both in open ground and in greenhouses (heated and unheated). Due to the fact that the crop is formed in 2 tiers, compact plants usually do not require staking.
Peppers of the Funtik variety are resistant to the tobacco mosaic virus, as well as a fungal disease such as verticillium.
| Purpose | Growing | Ripening time (days) | Fruit weight (g) | Number of fruits on the bush |
| 100-110 | 140-180 | 12-18 | ||
Czardas
Another extremely productive variety of peppers: from a plot of 1 square meter you can collect up to 10 kg of sweet, selected fruits of yellow-orange/orange-red color.
The grown crop can be consumed fresh, or it can be processed, for example, rolled into jars or frozen.
It is difficult to call this variety exclusively greenhouse. Plants thrive both in greenhouses and in open ground. They are not afraid of diseases or weather disasters. And due to the fact that pepper bushes are extremely decorative, they can also be grown as house plants.
| Purpose | Growing | Ripening time (days) | Fruit weight (g) | Number of fruits on the bush |
| 95-100 | 170-220 | 13-17 | ||
cabin boy
A very productive variety: one bush can grow up to 15 large fruits.
Strong peppers of this variety are sweet and very juicy. Therefore, housewives love to use them to prepare fresh salads. These vegetables taste no less good when marinated.
Junga is not afraid of diseases and grows well even in the shade. No special care is required for the plants: they do not need to be formed, only in rare cases does a garter be required.
Timely watering, fertilizing and loosening - this is a list of the main tasks for caring for Yunga peppers.
| Purpose | Growing | Ripening time (days) | Fruit weight (g) | Number of fruits on the bush |
| 105-115 | 130-180 | 8-15 | ||
When choosing an early variety of sweet pepper for planting on your site, be sure to take into account not only the appearance and size of the fruit, but also the growing conditions. After all, crops intended for cultivation in greenhouse conditions are unlikely to grow and bear fruit just as well in open ground. In addition, both greenhouse plants and those grown in beds require proper watering, timely weeding and loosening, as well as fertilizing.
Have a good harvest!
Timing of sowing seeds
Pepper Buratino F1 is sown for seedlings at different times. Planting time for central Russia depends on the place in which the hybrid will grow:
- spring heated greenhouses - end of February;
- unheated greenhouses – mid-March;
- open ground - early April.
After sowing in boxes or individual pots, the peppers are removed to a dark, warm place, covered with film or glass. The optimal place for germination is from +23 to +25 degrees.
It is necessary to constantly ensure that the soil does not dry out. Ventilation is carried out periodically by removing the covering material from the plantings.
As soon as the grains begin to hatch, the peppers are placed in a well-lit place. The film is removed immediately with the appearance of the first shoots so that the sprouts do not burn.
The manufacturer recommends picking in the phase when one true leaf appears on the plants. If the seedlings were planted in separate containers, the procedure is not required.
Resistance to diseases and pests
Buratino pepper is resistant to diseases such as blossom end rot and tobacco mosaic virus. With proper care, the plant is not afraid of any diseases.
It is important to observe crop rotation. So, in an area where nightshade plants previously grew, peppers are planted after 3 years. When growing peppers in greenhouse conditions, it is necessary to disinfect the soil and the greenhouse itself annually. For such preventive disinfections, copper sulfate or Bordeaux mixture, as well as the drug Fitosporin, are used.
Planting in the ground and care
Pinocchio seedlings are planted in a permanent place at the age of 70 days. Plants are moved to open ground on June 10-15, to unheated greenhouses on May 15, to protected heated ground in mid-April.
The best predecessors of vegetable crops are carrots, beets, cabbage, and all legumes with the exception of beans. You cannot plant peppers near cucumbers.
The recommended planting pattern is 50 by 35 cm. The optimal number of bushes per square meter is 5 plants.
The plant does not require mandatory formation. Despite this, the manufacturer recommends removing the stepsons. The bush may require garter due to the abundance of fruits and the sufficient height of the plant.
Proper agricultural technology for Pinocchio sweet peppers includes regular watering and weeding, loosening the soil and applying mineral fertilizers. Only in this case can you count on good growth and abundant fruiting of the hybrid.
The first feeding is carried out 2 weeks after planting at a permanent place of growth. The fertilizer is prepared from urea and double superphosphate: 10 grams are needed for 10 liters of water. and 25 gr. dry matter, respectively. Consumption per bush – liter of solution.
The second feeding is done by foliar method in the flowering phase of Buratino pepper. The crown of the bushes is sprayed with a solution of boric acid. Fertilizer is prepared at the rate of 1 g. powder per 1 liter of water.
The third time fertilizer is applied during the formation of the ovary. The plant is fed with nitroammophoska.
During the fruiting period of the vegetable crop, all types of fertilizing are completed.
Features of growing pepper
In the southern regions, the Buratino F1 pepper variety can be grown in open ground, and in all others - in shelters and greenhouses. In both cases, the seedling method is used.
Preparing seeds for sowing
Seeds purchased by weight should be soaked in a saline solution for 10 minutes (1 tablespoon of salt per 1 liter of water). Empty seeds will float, and full seeds will sink to the bottom. It will be necessary to drain the water containing the floating seed material, and rinse the remaining material.
To increase resistance, dry seeds can be hardened. To do this, during the daytime we keep them in a warm room (+20…+22ºС), and at night we place them on the refrigerator shelf at a temperature of +2ºС. This regime lasts 3 days.
Before planting, seeds must be disinfected. The easiest way is to immerse them for 20 minutes in a light solution of potassium permanganate (10 g of powder per 1/2 liter of water). They should then be washed.
For better germination, seed material can be soaked in stimulants (Epin, Zircon) for 12 hours. Then dry it by laying it on a natural piece of fabric. Instead of stimulants, you can use an ash solution, which will perfectly saturate the pepper seeds with the elements it needs. For this, 2 tbsp. l. ash is infused for 24 hours in 1 liter of water. Then the solution is filtered and seeds wrapped in gauze are dipped into it for 5 hours. They are then dried on a cloth. After soaking seeds in stimulants and nutrient solutions, they are not washed.
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It is recommended to germinate pepper seeds before planting in the ground. To do this, they are wrapped in damp gauze and kept in a room with a temperature of +20…+25ºС. You need to keep the gauze moist, and in 2-3 days the seeds will hatch.
Selecting containers for seedlings
Pepper seedlings grow best in a separate container. Seeds can be sown immediately in a container where they will grow until planting, or they can be planted in a common container and then planted. It is quite acceptable to grow peppers in a common box, 10 cm deep. The distance between plants in a common container should be at least 6 cm.
As separate containers, you can use boxes, plastic cups, peat pots, cut plastic bottles and packs of dairy products. Drainage holes are made in them. You can buy pots for seedlings or cassettes.
Important! Individual containers for pepper should not be less than half a liter.
The seedlings that will be picked can be first sown in shallower dishes 5 cm deep, and then, after the second leaf appears, picked into individual dishes. It must have drainage holes.
Preparing the land for seedlings
The most convenient way is to buy ready-made universal soil at an agricultural store.
If you wish, you can create the following mixtures yourself:
- 2 parts of soil from the beds, 2 parts of humus, 2 parts of peat and 1 part of sand;
- 2 parts of turf, 2 parts of peat (high), 1 part of humus or compost and ½–1 part of sand.
The homemade mixture must be disinfected by pouring a weak solution of potassium permanganate or calcined in the oven. This must be done 2 weeks before disembarkation. Before planting seedlings, a bucket of soil mixture can be mixed with a glass of ash or 30 g of nitroammophoska.
Sowing seeds for seedlings
The seeds are embedded in the soil mixture to a depth of 1–1.5 cm. 1–2 seeds are planted in individual containers, and then only one plant is left - the strongest one. Seeds are planted in a common container for subsequent picking at a distance of about 2 cm from each other. The soil is moistened and the containers are covered with a film on top, which is removed daily for 20 minutes to ventilate and control the moisture content of the substrate.
The temperature before emergence should be maintained at +25...+28°C. When the shoots appear, remove the film and transfer the containers with the sprouts to a lighted place. If there is sufficient heat, seedlings appear on days 5–7, and if there is not enough heat, then a little later.
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Features of caring for seedlings
For the first few days from the emergence of seedlings, temperatures are maintained within +15...+18°C so that the sprouts do not stretch. After 5 days, you can increase the temperature to +20...+25°C. Watering is carried out with warm, settled water at the root. It is best to do this in the morning. The soil should not dry out, but there is no need to flood the plants.
On bright sunny days, young seedlings are slightly shaded from the hot rays of the sun. To prevent it from stretching in one direction, containers with it are recommended to be turned with different sides towards the sun. About a month later, when the second leaf appears, the peppers, planted in a common seedling container, are dived into a separate container.
For pepper seedlings, fertilize at least twice:
- in the phase of 2–3 leaves or 2 weeks after picking;
- a week before disembarkation.
For fertilizing, it is most convenient to use ready-made complex fertilizers for seedlings (Agricola, Lux, Mortar). If the soil was unsuitable and the seedlings do not grow well, then you can feed them with urea (4 g/1 l of water).
Two weeks before planting, the seedlings are hardened by taking them out onto the balcony during the daytime. At first, the seedlings are there for only a few hours, then this time is increased, and before planting the plants spend the night there. Plants are gradually accustomed to the sun and first protected from direct rays.
Transplanting seedlings into the ground
Early varieties are transplanted into soil at the age of 50–60 days. At this time, the plant should begin to produce buds. The threat of frost should pass and the soil in the beds (open or protected) should warm up to +14...+16°C.
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For planting, choose a sunny place where peppers and other nightshade crops have not previously grown. The beds are prepared in advance in the fall. Organic matter is added to the soil during autumn digging. Sawdust, peat, and manure are embedded in the loams. In clay soils, in addition to this mixture, sand is added. In the spring, they are fertilized with mineral complexes, mainly with potassium and phosphorus.
For 1 m² add:
- 1 glass of ash;
- 1 tbsp. l. superphosphate;
- 1 table. l. potassium sulfate;
- 1 tsp. urea.
The seedlings are well watered and planted with a distance between bushes of 35–40 cm and row spacing of half a meter. In greenhouses there are no more than 7 bushes per 1 m².
If there is a threat of frost or a drop in temperature, plantings are covered with lutrasil or other covering material.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Based on the reviews left about the bell pepper Buratino, the following advantages can be highlighted:
- bears fruit from July to September;
- cold-resistant and heat-resistant;
- does not require the formation of a bush;
- gives a stable harvest;
- resistant to major nightshade diseases;
- has a long shelf life and good transportability;
- has a universal purpose and high taste.
Among the disadvantages, gardeners point out the need for staking bushes and the impossibility of growing from your own seeds. Also, some users note a low germination rate of seed and low yield, despite the manufacturer’s assurances.
The main competitive advantage of Pinocchio over other hybrids and varieties is its juicy and very sweet taste with a peppery aroma. Thanks to this advantage, vegetable growers buy its seeds from year to year.
Reviews from ordinary gardeners
There are enough reviews about this hybrid on thematic forums. Many gardeners note poor germination of pepper seeds. But in general, people are satisfied with the characteristics and behavior of the crop in the garden. The variety appears in high positions in various horticultural ratings.
Alevtina grew a full-fledged early ripening crop on an open-air plot in the Moscow region. Tatyana from Moscow also praises this sweet pepper. She especially notes the taste. Olga from Tula uses the fruits for stuffing. She likes the result.
Bell pepper Buratino F1 is an excellent hybrid in its qualities. The plant needs to be looked after in the garden, but it is unpretentious to the weather. Gardeners note a significant disadvantage of the hybrid - not all seeds germinate. But the yield and quality of peppers will please the owners of their plots.
Similar pepper hybrids
In terms of characteristics and descriptions, Pinocchio pepper can be compared with the following hybrids:
- Fisht;
- Samander;
- Gypsy;
Fisht F1 is an early ripening hybrid. Fruit ripening occurs 50-60 days after planting the plants in a permanent place. The peppers are cone-shaped, very thick-walled - up to 1 cm, but in some cases, according to the originator, the thickness can reach 2 cm. The plant is resistant to verticillium, tolerates heat and moisture deficiency well.
Samander F1 is an early-ripening, low-growing hybrid. It is distinguished by its high yield: up to 20 fruits are formed on 1 bush. Peppers are cone-shaped, dense, with a wall thickness of 6 mm, a length of 15-18 cm and a diameter of up to 6 cm, 2 or 3 chambered. The weight of one fruit is 110-120 g. Tolerates adverse weather conditions well.
Gipsy F1 is a hybrid with a ripening period of 85-90 days from the beginning of the growing season. Productivity is low: up to 4.2 kg. from the bush. The plant has stable immunity to the complex of nightshade diseases. At the stage of full maturity, the fruits acquire a rich red color. They have a conical shape, the wall thickness does not exceed 8 mm. Pepper length is 13-15 cm, weight is on average 120 g.
