Sweet pepper Pompeo F1: characteristics and description of the variety, planting and care

Pompeo pepper is an unpretentious and productive hybrid. It is used for planting in open ground or under film cover. The variety was bred by Dutch breeders. After variety testing in 2014, Pompeo was included in the Russian state register. Recommended for southern regions. Plants tolerate high temperatures and drought well. In the middle zone, in the Urals and Siberia, it is better to plant this pepper in a greenhouse or greenhouse.

Description of Pompeo pepper

Initially, the Pompeo F1 sweet pepper variety was recommended for commercial production in open ground in the Lower Volga and North Caucasus regions. However, its characteristics, as well as taste and commercial qualities, quickly fell to the taste of the owners of private farms. Today, Pompeo pepper varieties are cultivated in greenhouse conditions in the Central and Northwestern regions of the Russian Federation. There are craftsmen who obtain more stable harvests in the Urals and in the difficult climatic conditions of Western Siberia.

Pepper variety Pompeo F1, the characteristics and description of which are given in the article, forms powerful medium-spreading bushes 70-90 cm high. The stem and main shoots are dark green. Often with a burgundy or purple tint. Plants are densely leafy. The leaves are large, ellipsoidal in shape. The leaf blades are slightly wrinkled, rich green in color with a slight glossy sheen.

Pepper blooms with white and lilac flowers with funnel-shaped flowers. Flowers are single or collected in groups of 2-3 pieces in each inflorescence. The fruits of sweet peppers of the Pompeo variety (judging by the photos and reviews of gardeners) are cubic or truncated cone-shaped with pronounced ribbing. Up to 6-10 fruits can form on one bush at the same time. A distinctive feature is the long and thick stalk, which allows you to pick vegetables without damaging them.

Interesting fact! Pepper Pompeo F1 and the Dutch hybrids Gemini, Rubine, and Senator are very similar in characteristics. The first variety of pepper is distinguished by the bright yellow color of its fruits. Rubine and Senator - a more pronounced cone-shaped shape and early ripening. Their first fruits can be obtained within three months after germination.

The average weight of Pompeo F1 pepper is 150-250 grams. It forms 3-4 chambers with seeds and is distinguished by dense and juicy walls, or, as experts call them, pericarps with a thickness of 5 to 10 mm. At the stage of technical maturity, the fruits are dark green or brown-green. As the skin ripens, it acquires a rich scarlet color and a glossy sheen.

Pros and cons of the variety

Characteristics of Pompeo sweet pepper

According to reviews from vegetable growers, the Pompeo F1 sweet pepper variety is characterized by relative cold resistance and drought resistance. It will not tolerate late return frosts, but short-term cold snaps will not affect the yield. However, so does moisture deficiency. But there is no point in experimenting. It is better to provide the plant with timely watering. Especially during the fruiting period.

The Pompeo F1 variety is mid-season. It reaches technical maturity 100-110 days after the seeds hatch. To obtain fruits at the stage of biological maturity, you need to wait another 7-10 days. Fruiting continues for 1-1.5 months. In warm autumn conditions, when growing vegetables in a greenhouse, the second wave of flowering begins in September.

The productivity of Pompeo F1 pepper is high. Depending on the growing conditions, from 1 m² you can get from 20 to 25 kg of fruit per season. The variety bears fruit best in sunny areas, protected from the wind, with loose and fertile soils. Timely watering and fertilizing play an important role.

Pompeo F1 pepper has high commercial characteristics. Its fruits can ripen in a dark, cool room. In the cold, the pods can be stored for up to 1 month without signs of wilting or loss of taste. Fruits with thick and dense walls tolerate transportation well over long distances.

Description of the variety

The history of the creation of the variety began in Holland. Pompeo later went to Russia, where he passed tests and was included in the State Register. The ripening time of peppers depends on weather conditions and the growing method. The harvest ripens fastest in the greenhouse. The fruits ripen on the bushes until mid-autumn.

This pepper variety belongs to the indeterminate type. The bushes grow powerful, strong, tall, with medium foliage and a semi-spreading crown. The description of the variety should be supplemented by the fact that under good weather conditions and compliance with agricultural technology, some vegetable specimens can reach a weight of 450-500 g.

The fruits are high in vitamin C. Peppers store well, even if they are stored overripe. Such a characteristic as resistance to heat allows you to get a good harvest of pepper in the southern regions.

Pompeo pepper planting rules

Pompeo F1 pepper in the middle zone is grown by seedlings, which allows you to get a harvest in mid-July.

Planting seedlings

To obtain seedlings by the second ten days of May, Pompeo F1 pepper seeds are planted in late February or early March. The soil is first prepared from equal parts of garden soil, humus and sand. You can also use purchased universal soil with neutral acidity.

Attention! Pompeo F1 pepper seeds do not require additional treatment with disinfectants. The seed of hybrid varieties is processed at the seed production stage.

Sowing is done in containers filled with moist soil. The seeds are laid out on the surface in rows. Lightly press and mulch with a layer of soil 0.5-1.0 cm high. The plantings are moistened with a spray bottle. The containers are covered with glass or film and left to germinate.

Growing seedlings

With the emergence of seedlings, the boxes are moved to a well-lit place. Provide plants with timely watering, fertilizing with complex fertilizers, and additional lighting as needed. At the stage of 2-4 true leaves, picking is carried out in separate containers.

Transplantation into the ground

In the middle zone, Pompeo F1 pepper seedlings are transplanted into greenhouses in mid-May, and into open ground - towards the end of the month. Focus on weather conditions. It is important that the threat of return night frosts passes. Despite its cold resistance, pepper cannot withstand negative air temperatures.

The soil is dug up in advance, adding compost. The holes are being prepared. Before planting, humus and potassium-phosphorus fertilizers are added to them. On acidic soils, it may be necessary to add wood ash or dolomite flour. On heavy ones - sand or vermiculite.

Agrotechnical conditions

Temperature

Pompeo pepper is a heat-loving crop and requires high temperatures throughout the entire development cycle:

• Soaking seeds: 25 degrees.
• Soil temperature when planting seedlings: 18-20 degrees.
• Air temperature: 25-27 degrees.

Illumination

Pompeo pepper seedlings require lighting . The optimal length of daylight for the crop is 12 hours. Standard phytolamps give excellent results.

Humidity

Pepper is a moisture-loving plant. When germination, it is recommended to set up a mini-greenhouse with high humidity - up to 75-80%. In the future, pepper requires regular, abundant root watering, but cannot tolerate stagnant water at the roots and trunk.

Growing from seeds

To obtain strong and healthy seedlings of Pompeo pepper, it is necessary to prepare the soil and fertilizer for the seedlings in advance. The soil chosen is loose, with a large amount of organic impurities, peat, sawdust, straw.

It is better to plant peppers immediately in individual containers. The seedlings of this culture do not like unnecessary pickings. Plastic cups with a volume of 150-250 g are well suited; peat tablets, popular among gardeners, are somewhat less suitable for peppers: they dry out quickly.

1. Before planting, seeds are soaked in a solution of a growth stimulator for a day.
2. Then they are sown to a depth of 1 cm.
3. The distance between plants, if sowing is done in a common container, should be at least 3 cm.

When to plant?

The optimal time for sowing peppers is from February 20 to March 1. Seedlings are planted in the ground at the age of 60-65 days.

Care

• Immediately after sowing, it is better to wrap the container with seedlings with stretch film, enhancing the greenhouse effect. Seedlings necessarily require additional illumination with phyto-lamps. The duration of the photoperiod should be at least 12 hours.
• The first feeding is carried out after the appearance of two true leaves. It is recommended to make the first fertilizing with yeast, and after 15 days with a potassium fertilizer complex. 5 days before the planned date of planting Pompeo peppers in the ground, the last feeding of the seedlings is done.

Planting in open ground

The place for planting peppers is prepared a couple of weeks before the planned transfer to the ground. The soil should warm up well - up to 15-18 degrees , and also be as loose as possible. It is worth adding mineral potassium fertilizers or wood ash to the soil in advance.

The transplant is carried out in cloudy weather or in the evening twilight. The plant is removed from the pot entirely with a lump of earth, carefully transferred to a designated place, watered abundantly, and pressed.

The planting scheme for Pompeo peppers should take into account the high bushiness of the plant. The optimal distance between bushes is 50*50 cm.

Outdoor care

Planting in open ground takes place at the end of May . Pepper seedlings can be transferred to greenhouses as early as mid-May. For planting, choose sunny, heated areas, protected from drafts.

After transplanting into open ground, peppers must be carefully cared for.

• During the first week, it is advisable to provide shade to the plantings so that the plants are less sick. Watering during this period is carried out frequently, but in small volumes of water.
  After transplanting, peppers stop growing for 14-16 days.

  At the moment of color development, it is necessary to reduce the intensity of watering. But after 5 days, when the ovary develops, watering should be carried out once every 3 days and at least 2 liters per bush.

• Weeding and loosening of Pompeo peppers should be regular. Loosening is carried out shallow - 5-7 cm, at intervals of 2-3 weeks.
• Feeding peppers in a permanent place is required three times per season.
  The first should be carried out no earlier than 4 weeks after disembarkation. Fertilizing can be done with a solution of ash, manure, or bird droppings. All feeding is carried out strictly in the evening and at the root. The next two feedings occur during the period of active fruiting. Plants need the maximum amount of nutrients, so it is recommended to use mineral complexes. Fertilizers can be applied both during watering and by digging between the rows.

Pompeo pepper care rules

During the season Pompeo F1 pepper:

• water moderately, increasing the volume of liquid during the period of active fruiting;
• fed with organic and complex fertilizers;
• weed and loosen the ridges.

There is nothing difficult about growing Pompeo F1 peppers. Even absolute beginners in the field of vegetable growing can cope with cultivating this unpretentious variety.

Growing and care

Pompeo F1 pepper is grown in open areas and in protected beds (greenhouses, tunnels, greenhouses). Per 1 m2 of plot add up to 6 kg of compost and 1 tbsp. l. superphosphate and potassium sulfate, as well as 1 glass of ash. Bushes are transferred to covering beds from mid-April to early May. For unprotected areas - from the 2nd-3rd decade of May, when frosts on the soil end.

Peppers are planted in holes without deepening the cotyledon leaves. Maintain a distance of 50 cm, row spacing of 70 cm.

The placement density is 4 bushes per 1 m2.

The first watering is carried out at planting, then a break is taken for a week. The frequency of subsequent moisturizing is from 1 to 3 times a week. Fertilizers need organic and mineral composition. Fertilize the bushes at least 3 times per season:

• after disembarkation 10-14 days later;
• during budding;
• at the maturation phase.

To apply fertilizers, root and leaf methods are used. You can bury fertilizer in the furrows of the rows.

Agrotechnical conditions

Growing peppers is not difficult if you follow a number of requirements.

Temperature

The southern hybrid loves warmth. To soak seed material, use water at +25-26 degrees. For seeds to germinate in a container, it is covered and maintained at +26-28 degrees. Then the seedlings are maintained at +20-25.

Seedlings are transplanted into the ground when the earth is heated to +18-20 degrees, and the air to +25-26.

Illumination

For seedlings, create a long daylight hours - up to 15-16 hours. In the evenings they turn on the phytolights. Seedlings are kept on southern and south-eastern windows.

Humidity

When seedlings germinate, maintain humidity at 75-80%, then 60-70%. For irrigation, use a drip system or pour water into the root. It is first settled in barrels. It is important to observe the multiplicity and mode, and avoid overmoistening to avoid rot and black leg.

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

Advantages and disadvantages

Pros:

• tolerance to dry periods;
• long-term storage in cool rooms;
• marketability and transportability;
• strong immunity to infections;
• endurance to adverse factors;
• significant productivity;
• wonderful taste;
• Wide culinary use.

Minuses:

• needs additional lighting at the seedling stage;
• stable heat is maintained for seedlings;
• impossibility of harvesting your own seeds (already in the second generation, 25% of the quality of the hybrid is lost).

Reviews from gardeners about sweet pepper Pompeo F1

Olga, 40 years old, Stavropol My husband and I have a small farm. He also deals with sweet peppers. We have been planting Pompeo F1 for several years now. Excellent variety. Ripens in open ground. Not afraid of heat and drought. Productivity reaches 35 kg per square. It bears fruit for a very long time and abundantly.

Svetlana, 35 years old, Orel Peretz Pompeo F1 performed well in our latitudes. To be honest, I didn’t even know that it was for the south. This is not the first year I have been growing it in a greenhouse. Never let me down. During the fruiting period, the bushes are strewn with bright peppers. The taste is wonderful. Sweet. But there is also a slight sourness. Pepper fruits are medium in size. Just right for stuffing.

Landing

The optimal sowing period is from the 2nd ten days of February to March 1st. Seedlings are transplanted into permanent beds when the bushes reach 2 months of age. In this phase, the plant height is 17-20 cm.

The soil mixture chosen is loose, with a neutral pH. Suitable turf soil enriched with rotted sawdust, peat, and compost. Per 10 kg of mixture add 35-40 g of phosphorus-potassium additive.

To avoid picking, farmers are advised to immediately sow seeds in cups. Use a 300 ml container, 10-12 cm high. The containers are covered with film for 8-12 days until the seedling loops appear.

The first time the seedlings are fed in the 2-leaf phase (bio-infusion, diluted mullein, yeast solution). Repeat nutrient watering after 2 weeks with a potassium supplement.