Sweet pepper Eskimo F1. Appearance, pros, cons, cultivation

Cooks like large sweet peppers: they are very juicy and suitable for many dishes. To please consumers, breeders annually produce similar varieties. For example, in 2011, a new vegetable appeared in the Russian State Register - Eskimo F1. From the presented material, the reader will extract information about its description, advantages, negative qualities, and cultivation rules.

Description of the variety

Eskimo F1 pepper appeared thanks to the efforts of specialists from the Netherlands. Originator: Wing Seed BV. The hybrid is planted in open soils, in greenhouses, under film.

Attention! The maturity of the vegetable depends on the region and growing conditions. Pepper is classified as both early and mid-season.

The height of the bushes is from 60 to 90 cm. The foliage is large, elongated, with subtle wrinkles. Its quantity on the stems is moderate. The arrangement of the fruits is hanging.

The shape of the vegetable is cuboid. The color of technically ripe pepper is dark green, biologically ready pepper is red (see photo). The length of the fruit is 12–14 cm. One vegetable weighs from 150 to 400 g. The walls of mature specimens reach 7–8 mm. Seed compartments – 3 – 4.

Description and characteristics of Eskimo F1 pepper, reviews, photos

Medium-early, medium-sized, productive, large-fruited hybrid of sweet peppers for open ground and film shelters.
The period from germination to the beginning of ripening is 100-105 days. The bush is semi-spreading, of medium height. The leaf is medium sized, dark green, slightly wrinkled. Watch the video below to see how to shape the Eskimo pepper.

Basic qualities of fruits

The arrangement of peppers on the plant is drooping.
They are cube-shaped, smooth, shiny, dark green at the stage of technical ripeness, dark red at the biological stage, weighing 150-400 grams, fleshy, juicy, excellent taste without bitterness. Wall thickness 7-8 mm. This pepper is great for fresh consumption, making lecho, freezing and home cooking. Productivity of Eskimo pepper : 4.3-4.8 kg of fruits per 1 sq.
meters of planting (subject to watering and fertilizing). This hybrid is resistant to TMV.

In 2011, Eskimo sweet pepper was included in the State Register of the Russian Federation for cultivation in open ground and under film covers on private farms.

Advantages and disadvantages

Farmers and seed producers call the following strong characteristics of the hybrid:

1. The pepper is beautiful, attractive with its aroma and juiciness.
2. Bushes are not affected by TMV.
3. The plant is not very spreading, moderately tall, so it does not take up much space in greenhouses.
4. Fruits are transported without loss of quality.
5. If storage recommendations are followed, the harvest will not spoil for several months.
6. Pepper is good fresh, canned, suitable for freezing or hot processing.

Weaknesses of the hybrid:

• You cannot grow fruits of the original quality from your own seeds;
• the yield is somewhat inferior to other common varieties.

Pros and cons of the variety

Features of agricultural technology

Eskimo pepper F1 is propagated using seedlings. Strong bushes grow if several conditions are met:

• seeds are sown in containers 70–75 days before the planned date of transfer to the garden bed;
• Before emergence, seedlings are kept at a temperature of 26 - 28 degrees;
• peppers begin to harden 14 days before planting;
• seedlings need to be deepened into the ground exactly to the level they were at the time of formation;
• when watering, use water that has been standing for 2 days, irrigate only the ground around the crop, without moistening the bush itself;
• the number of necessary fertilizers per season is 2 – 3.

Advice. Pepper does not tolerate transplantation well, so it is better for the gardener to avoid picking. Seeds can be immediately placed in separate cups.

Tips for Growing Hybrid Eskimo Pepper Variety

Caring for Eskimo f1 peppers does not contain any special features. All agricultural technology consists of regular watering, several fertilizing, loosening, removing weeds and forming a bush.

It is recommended to sow pepper seeds for seedlings in separate cups to avoid planting. Picking delays plant development for 2 weeks. If sowing is carried out in separate containers, then it is better to germinate the seeds in damp cloth.

When to sow Eskimo pepper seedlings

Popsicle peppers are grown using the seedling method. Sowing is carried out 70-75 days before the time of planting in the ground. The air temperature for fastest germination should be 26 - 28°C. The seed placement depth is 1 cm.

How many days does it take for Eskimo pepper seeds to germinate?

If all seed preparation was done correctly, then seedlings will appear in 7-15 days. There is no need to further form the bush before planting it in the ground.

When and at what distance to plant in the ground

The time for planting peppers in the ground depends on specific climatic conditions. This is usually done in mid-May in a greenhouse, and in the middle zone - early June, in open ground. Before planting in the ground, it is necessary to harden the seedlings. Hardening should not be carried out on days when frost is possible.

When transplanting seedlings into the ground, the distance between bushes should be 0.35 m, and between rows - 0.6-0.7 m. No more than 4 plants can be placed per 1 sq.m (according to other sources, up to 5-7). Seedlings do not need to be buried, as this will slow down the growth of the plant.

Ripening period

The fruits of the hybrid can be harvested after 100 - 105 days. These are mid-early dates. The fruits ripen unevenly. They need to be removed when ready.

Watering

Watering should be generous once or twice a week. Overmoistening of the soil should not be allowed. Be sure to water with warm water that has stood for 2 days in the evening. You only need to water at the roots.

After watering, the soil needs to be loosened and mulched.

What and when to feed

The number of feedings per season is no more than 3. Complex mineral fertilizer is used for feeding.

When flowering and fruit formation begin, you need to feed the bushes with boric acid. This will increase the yield.

Should I dive?

Seedlings need to be picked at the stage of 2-3 true leaves. They are transplanted into cups with a volume of 0.3 - 0.5 liters. When transplanting, seedlings are buried no more than 3 cm. This plant does not like transplantation and stops developing for some time. To speed up the passage of this period, you can spray the seedlings with Epin.

It is better not to keep the planted seedlings in direct sun, but to choose a place where direct light does not reach. Seedlings need a 12-hour daylight hours, so when there is insufficient light, phytolamps are used.

After transplanting into the greenhouse, you need to form a bush. Formation should be done in moderation. When pinching is carried out, all lower leaves and branches are removed up to the first fork of the bush.

Reviews

Eskimo F1 pepper has been tested by farmers from different regions. They leave the following reviews about the hybrid:

• The variety meets expectations in terms of yield and taste of fruits - Anna from Rostov.
• Pepper was disappointing. It grew large, but with thin walls, clumsy. I admit, of course, that other seeds were sent to me by summer resident Anna.
• The hybrid is great. It can bear fruit even on a windowsill - gardener Larisa.
• The pepper fully corresponds to the description. Walls - up to 10 mm, vegetables weigh more than 150 g - farmer from Moscow.
• The vegetable can be eaten within 60 days after placing the seedlings in the beds, the bushes are strong - gardener Lyudmila.

Eskimo pepper F1 is one of the variants of large-fruited hybrids. With proper care, it pleases with a tasty and thick-walled harvest.

Characteristics of the variety

Replanting and care

Peppers are planted in open ground when the risk of return frosts has passed. Usually, seedlings begin to be transplanted from mid-May. It is also undesirable to keep seedlings in containers.

The popsicle pepper bed must be prepared in advance. The soil is dug up and fertilized at least two weeks before transplanting.

No more than 5 bushes are allowed to be placed on each square meter. When transplanting, peppers are not deepened.

Watering pepper plantings is carried out mainly in the evening, when the intensity of sunlight decreases and there is no risk of the plants getting burned. For irrigation, warm water is used, which has previously settled for several days. The liquid is poured into the bite sector, being careful not to get on the vegetative parts of the plant to avoid burns. Irrigation should be moderate, since excess moisture becomes one of the causes of the development of fungal diseases.

At the end of each watering, the soil must be loosened to saturate the plant root system with oxygen and remove weeds. This must be done carefully so as not to damage the roots.

Instead of loosening, mulching is allowed. Compost, humus or straw are used as mulching material. The mulch layer allows you to retain moisture in the soil and suppress the growth of weeds.

To obtain a high-quality harvest, peppers need to be fed regularly. During the growing season it is usually fed 2-3 times.

Eskimo F1 sweet pepper plantings should be regularly inspected for disease symptoms. When they are detected, the bushes are treated with fungicides. It is also necessary to carry out preventive treatments to reduce the risk of damage. In the fight against pests, both insecticides and folk remedies are used.

Features of cultivation and care

Before sowing pepper seeds for seedlings, the manufacturer recommends soaking or germination. The seed does not need disinfection, since this treatment is carried out by the agricultural company that produces the hybrid product.

Sow seedlings from February 20 to March 10. The first seedlings appear on average after 7-10 days. Claudio F1 seedlings require mandatory hardening and planting.

Plants are transferred to a permanent place of cultivation in mid-May or early June (depending on the region and soil protection). A prerequisite is that there is no risk of return frosts.

Per sq. m. no more than 3-4 plants are placed due to the structural features of the bushes.

In care, Claudio pepper is no different from other varieties of bell pepper. It requires abundant soil moisture every 3-4 days, weeding and loosening of the soil. The hybrid is responsive to mineral fertilizers. Applying fertilizers during watering increases the productivity of the plant. During the season, vegetable crops are fed 2-3 times.

The bush can be formed into 2-3 stems. Additionally, it is recommended to remove the first flower in the fork and all lower leaves with stepsons.

Diseases and pests

Breeders claim that Pompeo F1 pepper has a high degree of resistance to blossom end rot, as well as tobacco mosaic and spotted wilt viruses. In cool and damp years, it may rarely be affected by powdery mildew or late blight. As a preventative measure, at the end of July, plants can be treated with a solution of Fitosporin.

Pests, according to vegetable growers, also rarely show interest in peppers of this variety.

You can learn more about the Pompeo F1 pepper from the video

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High-quality planting material is the key to a good harvest

The choice of seeds must be approached responsibly, giving preference to products from manufacturers with a good reputation.

This will make it possible to obtain planting material that has been treated with microelements, antifungal drugs, and growth stimulants. Information on such procedures is indicated by the manufacturer on the packaging.

Seeds prepared by the gardener himself will have to be first disinfected and treated before planting using purchased compounds to stimulate growth, improve germination, resistance to diseases, and bad weather. Also, aging pepper seeds in decoctions of tree resin and nettle has worked well.

Having completed the preparatory treatment of the seeds of the selected varieties and pepper hybrids, you can begin to germinate them. First, you will need to place the seeds on a wet foam rubber (rag) for swelling, and then plant them in a container for seedlings. It is also possible to plant sprouted seeds in which the hatching roots are visible. To improve the properties of seeds, they can be subjected to a hardening procedure before planting.