Pepper Purple Bell: characteristics and description of the sweet Bulgarian variety, photo of seeds Harvest luck and Search, reviews on cultivation, bush height

Advantages and disadvantages

The blot variety has a number of advantages that provide it with a worthy place along with proven varieties of pepper:

ease of cultivation;
relative ease of care;
availability of vaccinations against various infections;
high yield, reaching 4 kg per square meter (up to 11 fruits per plant);
appearance and pleasant taste of the fruit.

At the same time, it is worth remembering that growing the variety involves certain conditions. Like all peppers, the type of soil and the presence of fertilizers matter for the blot variety. Fruit growth and ripening also depend on the availability of heat and light.

The only significant drawback that all new varieties suffer from is the high cost of seeds.

For reference. Although breeders classify the Klyaksa pepper as universal, its fruits are best used in salads. During heat treatment, they lose their color, acquiring a dirty green color, so they are not recommended for use in canned foods and hot dishes.

Pros:

excellent taste;
high productivity;
beautiful bright fruits;
transportability;
resistance to temperature changes.

Minuses:

Storage and use of fruits

It is recommended to harvest bell peppers as they ripen, 4–5 times per season. It must be cut along with the stalk. If frosts are predicted, collect all the fruits - they ripen well at room temperature.

The harvest of chokeberry bell peppers must be harvested several times as the fruits ripen - this stimulates the appearance of new ovaries

The shelf life of most varieties under optimal conditions (humidity - 80-90%, temperature - 8-10 ° C, good ventilation, absence of light) is 4-6 weeks. They will stay in the apartment for about a week. The longest shelf life of frozen peppers is up to six months. They can also be dried and dried.

As for the use of black pepper, here you are limited only by your own preferences. Possible options:

eat fresh;
add to first and second courses;
use as raw material for homemade preparations.

The only “but” is that peppers with brown skin after heat treatment do not look entirely aesthetically pleasing. Cherry and purple, as a rule, retain their bright color and look very elegant.

General characteristics of the variety

Bluebell is described as a bitter perennial variety. In fact, this description is not true enough. Its taste is moderately spicy. It is distinguished by a piquant-spicy aroma. The appearance of the bushes and fruits has significant differences from the usual varieties of pepper.

Bluebell is a spreading variety. The bushes reach a height of 2 meters. The stems are powerful. The leaves are small. The stem of the plant and its leaves are covered with small fluff. The fruits have an unusual shape, resembling a bell or an elongated squash. The weight of the fruit reaches 75 grams. The pulp is juicy and fleshy. When ripe, the pods are red. The bright color and long stalks add decorative appeal to the plant.

Bellflower is a late-ripening variety. Biological maturity of fruits occurs 140-150 days after the appearance of seedlings.

The fruits have an unusual taste. They do not have a burning pungency. The taste of the fruit is heterogeneous. In the immediate vicinity of the stalk it is moderately sharp. Pepper petals have a sweetish, spicy taste with light fruity notes. Some gardeners note the lemon flavor. Peppers become hot after reaching technical maturity.

The bell is used for fresh consumption and canning. It is actively added to sauces and stews.

Description and characteristics of black pepper

The fruits are two or three nested hollow polyspermous berries with a thick wall completely covered with seeds. The latter contain placenta, which contains many small, flat-shaped seeds.

The leaves of black peppers can be short or long, “collected” in a bouquet or single. Colors range from green to black-green. The fruits themselves are quite large and solitary. In rare cases, they grow in bunches, the color is yellow at the base, the corollas are either white or green.

Rules for obtaining healthy seedlings

There is a proven method to determine the quality of planting material. It allows you to significantly save time due to the absence of the need to try to produce seedlings from obviously empty or spoiled seeds. To do this, they are placed in a saline solution for 10-15 minutes, selecting only those that will remain at the bottom of the container after the expiration of the period.

For disinfection, it is recommended to keep the seeds in a concentrated solution of manganese for 20 minutes. To get the first shoots faster, the seeds can be soaked in a biogrowth stimulator, and to protect them from pests they are additionally treated with fungicides.

The second important component when obtaining seedlings is the quality of the soil. When choosing it, the following qualities are especially valued:

fertility;
looseness;
ability to pass air and moisture.

To increase these indicators for ordinary soil, organic fertilizers and sand are added to it. Amateur gardeners who prefer ready-made soils from the store should choose specialized complexes and carefully read the composition.

If you plan to plant peppers in the ground already in mid-spring, you need to start planting seeds in February. To do this, take a container, the bottom of which is covered with a layer of slightly moistened soil. Then the selected seeds are planted at a distance of several cm from each other, after which they are covered with a layer of earth. For more comfortable development of seedlings, some use plastic cups instead of a common container.

Important. The optimal temperature for seedlings is 25 degrees. The second prerequisite will be a sufficient amount of light.

If all technologies are followed, you can expect the first shoots to appear within a week. The seedlings will be ready for planting in the ground in about a month and a half. But you shouldn’t do this before May 20th.

How to properly feed sweet peppers

Transplanted plants are not fed for the first 12-14 days, until they acclimatize to the new location. Then fertilizers are applied to this vegetable crop regularly at intervals of 14-17 days. The first feedings are green grass or a solution of cow manure. After the ovaries begin to actively appear on the bushes, the fertilizer should include fertilizers containing phosphorus and potassium. Bell peppers better absorb liquid fertilizers, which must be applied after watering.

What to feed the peppers with?

Beneficial properties of pepper

Experts note the beneficial characteristics of the Bell variety. This is due to the high content of vitamins and microelements in the pulp of the plant’s fruits. Regular consumption of pepper minimizes the risk of heart attack and stroke. The beneficial properties of pepper are due to the high content of vitamins B and C.

Experts highlight several areas of beneficial effects of the Bell variety on the human body:

removal of cholesterol;
strengthening the nervous system;
strengthening the bone corset;
improving blood quality;
increasing elasticity and strengthening blood vessels;
memory improvement;
stimulation of brain activity;
improved vision.

Among the whole variety of purple peppers, as in other crops, you can find hybrids and varieties. And everyone has a difference in taste, shape, shades, yield. Making your choice is not an easy task! The most important thing in this matter is to listen to the opinions of experienced gardeners. And taking into account all the recommendations of avid summer residents, this selection of the most popular varieties was created.

The benefits of black peppers

Black bell peppers, especially those that are purple in color (reddish and brownish purple to a lesser extent), are a valuable source of anthocyanins. The body does not produce this enzyme on its own, but its health benefits are significant:

stimulation of red blood cell synthesis;
improving the supply of oxygen to organs and tissues;
strengthening the walls of blood vessels;
antioxidant effect (fighting free radicals, strengthening cell membranes);
positive effect on immunity;
strengthening the eye capillaries, reducing intraocular pressure.

Any purple fruits, vegetables and berries are a valuable source of anthocyanins

Care instructions

For the Klyaksa pepper, as for other vegetable plants, the following important points in care are:

watering;
loosening;
weeding;
fertilizer.

When caring for peppers, you need to be attentive to the amount of moisture. The plant does not tolerate drought, but excessive watering is also undesirable for it. After moistening the soil naturally or artificially, the next necessary step is loosening. This simple action ensures better supply to the roots of water and air necessary for the normal functioning of the plant.

It is worth remembering that the root systems of peppers are close to the surface of the earth, so it is important to be especially careful not to damage them. The same goes for the weed removal process.

The first feeding of pepper is carried out approximately 10 days after planting in the ground. In total, this operation should be performed three times during the season. To do this, you should prefer organic fertilizers, in particular slurry.

Fact. A special feature of caring for blot pepper is the formation of a bush. If left to chance, the plant may become too large and the harvest will be delayed.

Given this feature, experienced gardeners advise removing the growing point when the main shoot reaches 25 cm. You should not allow the side shoots to exceed the height of the main stem. They should also be removed, especially if their intensive growth is noticed.

Water with settled water, slightly heated. It is applied at the root. Frequency – as needed. When the seedlings take root in the area, after watering the soil is loosened for better ventilation of the roots.

Feed 3-4 times. It is recommended to use ready-made complexes and mineral fertilizers, and reduce organic matter to a minimum.

Expert opinion

Valentina Rareko

Editor-in-Chief of Repka.online. Experienced summer resident and gardener.

The Purple Bell bell pepper is especially good fresh. It has a very rich and pleasant taste that will not leave any vegetable lover indifferent. Gardeners are invariably satisfied with the planting.

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Everyone knows that peppers are delicate plants and take a very long time to recover from the slightest damage, so early replanting is a very stressful procedure for them. And also, he doesn’t particularly like: acidic soils, clay, peat, a large percentage of nitrogen.
When growing, you should monitor the height of the seedling container; it should not exceed 15 cm, since peppers are sown at a greater depth than tomatoes.
It is better to sow seeds in February, where the weather is warm - it is permissible to sow in January. Thus, large peppers that ripen in 140 - 155 days will have time to ripen by July.
Do not use peat pots. Plastic ones are fine.
As long as there is no sunlight, the first leaf will not come out, even with artificial supplementary lighting. It will remain like this for a whole month with cotyledons. And this affects the yield and quality of the fruit.
The seeds need to be stimulated. Keep them for 15 - 25 minutes in ordinary water at a temperature of 53 ° C, and put them in a moistened gauze cloth and place them on a small plate for 40 - 60 minutes, and you can immediately sow.
Before sowing, fill the container halfway with well-moistened soil, compact it with a teaspoon, distribute the seeds according to the calculation of 2 × 2 cm and sprinkle with soil to 5 - 6.5 cm. Seeds should be sown to a depth of 3.5 - 4 cm. Containers can be covered with film coverings or glass and placed in a warm place. It doesn't take long for the pepper to sprout.
Seedlings should be stored at room temperature, warm, without placing them next to window glass on the windowsill. It is important to provide them with plenty of light without overheating in the sun.
Although peppers are little susceptible to pests, if aphids attack, it is more effective to use biological products, but sometimes it is enough to treat them every 4 to 6 days with a soap solution or a slightly pink solution of potassium permanganate. To prevent aphids, it is recommended to plant peppers next to tomato beds.
The following have a good effect in the form of biofuel: dry grass, unrotted compost, but not fresh manure, otherwise the pepper will intensively grow green mass.
Forming 3 – 4 stems is quite enough.
It is not recommended to plant hot varieties of peppers next to each other, otherwise sweet-purple varieties may acquire unnecessary bitterness due to cross-pollination.

Thus, purple varieties of peppers are more adapted to unfavorable weather and grow well both in the middle latitude and some varieties in the northern latitude. Each type is interesting both aesthetically and for its taste. It is also a real storehouse of vitamins and beneficial microelements for the human body.

Growing Tips

Pepper cannot be called extremely capricious in care, but competent agricultural technology means an increase in productivity.

The culture is extremely moisture-loving. In extreme heat, peppers are watered daily or even twice a day, and they are also sprayed in the evenings. The usual interval is 2–3 days. Unlike young seedlings, adult bushes love sprinkling. The norm is about 1.5–2 liters per bush before flowering and twice as much after the ovaries form. Watering is carried out early in the morning. Each time after them, the soil is carefully loosened.

Regular watering is the most important agrotechnical measure for bell peppers.

Those gardeners who do not have the opportunity to permanently live on the site are recommended to mulch the soil. Peat, humus, and freshly cut grass will not only retain moisture in the soil, but also prevent the growth of weeds.

The first feeding is carried out 10–12 days after the seedlings adapt to the new location and begin to grow. Nowadays, nitrogen is important for plants; it allows them to speed up the process of growing green mass. Both mineral fertilizers (urea, ammonium sulfate) and natural fertilizers (infusions of manure, droppings, nettle leaves) are suitable.

Nettle infusion is a fertilizer that allows you to put weeded weeds to work

Further fertilizing is applied every 2.5–3 weeks. Formed ovaries no longer need nitrogen; phosphorus and potassium are needed for fruit ripening. These can be complex products for nightshades, and superphosphate and potassium sulfate diluted in water. Make sure there is no chlorine in the composition; the culture does not tolerate it at all. A natural source of potassium and phosphorus is an infusion of wood ash.

Pay attention to the appearance of the plants:

with an excess of nitrogen, flowers and ovaries fall off en masse, the leaves darken, and with a lack of nitrogen, their glossy shine is lost, they acquire a grayish tint, and gradually become smaller;
with potassium deficiency, the leaves curl into a tube and the edges dry out;
lack of phosphorus is manifested by lifting of the leaves, they seem to be pressed against the stem, the underside becomes purple;
if there is little magnesium, the leaves become covered with marble stains.

Store-bought fertilizers for nightshades can be mineral and organomineral; they are used for root and foliar feeding

Most chokeberry varieties of bell pepper do not need special shaping. It is only recommended to regularly clear the trunk up to the first fork of any shoots and once every 2-3 weeks to shorten shoots that are too long, as well as those that grow deep into the crown or clearly shade the fruits. Under no circumstances should you touch the top - this interferes with the normal development of the plant. Side shoots, when 3-4 of them are formed, can be pinched for greater bushiness.

Do not pinch the top of the pepper bush - this interferes with the normal development of the plant

As for pinching, it is necessary in case of high humidity and frequent rains. Water carries pathogens of many diseases; thick green matter increases the risk of infection. If the weather is hot but dry, it is better not to touch the stepsons. Foliage creates shade, preventing the soil from losing moisture too quickly.

Stepchildren on tomato bushes must be removed without any “ifs,” but they can be useful for bell peppers

Experienced gardeners recommend removing the flower that forms above the first fork. Practice shows that this has a positive effect on future productivity.

Bushes above 0.7 m need to be tied up. Otherwise, under the weight of the harvest, they may simply be “turned out” of the ground. The support is installed next to the hole before planting. If you stick it into the soil later, you can damage the roots.

Video: tips for caring for sweet peppers in the garden

Planting seeds

Bluebells are grown by seedlings. Seeds are used for sowing. Gavrish seed material is available for sale. One package contains up to 15 seeds. The variety is late ripening. For this reason, seeds are sown for seedlings in the second half of February or the first ten days of March.

Planting is done in special containers with drainage holes. If there are no holes for draining water, they must be pierced. Pepper is sensitive to excess moisture. The containers are filled with a ready-made peat mixture or the soil is prepared independently.

Place 1-2 seeds in one container and sprinkle with a thin layer of earth. Seedling pots are covered with film until the first shoots appear. The optimal germination temperature is 23 degrees. In thickened plantings, peppers are planted at the stage of 2-3 true leaves. During transplantation, it is important not to damage the root system. Watering is carried out moderately, as necessary.

Seedlings should be grown indoors until the onset of stable heat. Before planting bushes in greenhouses or open ground, peppers are hardened. To do this, lower the night temperature to 13-15 degrees, and the day temperature to 17-18 degrees, respectively.

For planting seedlings, prepare loose, well-ventilated soil and boxes or peat pots. Sow 2-2.5 months before transplanting to a permanent bed. Before sowing, seeds are soaked in a weak solution of potassium permanganate.

Planting depth - no more than 1 cm. Germination temperature is 23-25, for seedling growth - 18-22 at night and up to 25 during the day. Bushes peak in the 2-leaf phase.

The planting pattern in the ground is 40 by 40 cm.

Reviews from gardeners

Although this type of pepper was bred and recognized relatively recently, summer residents, amateurs and professionals, became interested in it. The greatest difficulty, in their opinion, is preparing the soil and seeds. If you managed to successfully cope with this task, then further care does not present any particular difficulties. Experts in this field readily recommend it to beginners.

Inna, 35 years old. Vladimir

“All my family loves salads, so cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers and herbs are mandatory attributes in my summer cottage. For many years I planted regular bell peppers, but a few years ago I wanted to try something new. I bought Klyaksa pepper seeds. I was very intrigued by the purple fruits in the picture and wanted to grow such a miracle on my own plot.

Asya, 23 years old. Krasnodar city

“The idea of planting peppers in the garden arose purely by chance. The year before last I was looking for seeds in the store and became interested when I saw bags of Klyaksa pepper. I took it purely out of interest. I really wanted to know what would happen. Having found the necessary information, I got down to business. I sowed the seeds, prepared the seedlings, planted them in the ground, but did not take into account that the bushes needed to be formed.

Therefore, in the first year the harvest was modest. Although there were not many fruits, my husband and I really liked them. The next year I tried again, but without the same mistakes, and the result was not long in coming. Now the Klyaksa pepper is my favorite variety. I’ve already bought the seeds, and in February I’ll be preparing seedlings again. I’m interested in the opinion of housewives who have tried culinary masterpieces with this pepper.

Many were delighted by the unusual, elegant appearance of the salads, in which bright red or deep purple pepper slices were visible. But there were also unpleasant surprises. When cooked, the appearance of the vegetable becomes rather inconspicuous, but there are no reports that the loss of color somehow affects its taste.”

Let's summarize: despite its relatively short history, Klyaksa pepper has established itself as a high-quality variety, reliably protected from diseases and the most unpretentious variety for growing. Unusual fruits combined with decent yields have provided it with a worthy place among vegetable crops.

An early ripening variety of sweet pepper for growing in open ground and film shelters. The period from germination to the beginning of ripening is 96-104 days.

The bush is compact, low.

The fruits are drooping, cone-shaped, purple in color at the stage of technical maturity, dark cherry in color at the biological stage. The average fruit weight is 90-120 grams. Wall thickness 5-7 mm. The taste is good, sweet, without bitterness. These peppers are good fresh and canned.

The Big Papa sweet pepper blooms very beautifully - with blue flowers. The pepper leaves also have a slightly purple tint.

The variety is characterized by stable yield and disease resistance.

Productivity: 6.8 - 7.2 kg per 1 sq. m of planting (with proper agricultural technology).

Rules for growing black pepper

Seeds should begin to be sown in mid-February, but if it was not possible, then they can be postponed until the first days of the spring month.
The prepared soil must be placed in a warm room and wait until it warms up. Next, loosen and water with water, preferably warm. Sow the seeds in a container with prepared soil and cover the top with film, leave until the seeds germinate. Advice! In order for the seeds to germinate faster, you need to keep them in a room with a temperature of 25 C, not lower.

If you follow the advice above, even seeds 3 years old will germinate. Already by the tenth day you can expect the appearance of friendly shoots. Under no circumstances should containers be placed on a radiator, otherwise the soil will dry out and the sprouts will die. Can be kept next to the battery to create the necessary temperature conditions.

As soon as the seedlings become widespread, it will be necessary to lower the temperature. To do this, you will have to take the containers into the greenhouse, where the temperature will remain +15 C. This will harden the seedlings well. Next, you should increase the temperature to +25 C.

After several leaves appear, plant the seedlings using peat pots. At the beginning of the process, water the soil so that when removing, you do not damage the seedlings by pulling them out along with the roots.

Important! Pepper is a freedom-loving crop and therefore requires a lot of sunlight.

At this stage, fertilizing with complex fertilizer is needed. It is necessary to check for the absence of various pests (dewhead, aphids, spider mites). If detected, carry out immediate treatment.

If the rules are strictly followed, after 2 months the seedlings will already be about 25 cm high, each bush will have 12 beautiful leaves and strong stems.

As soon as the weather gets warmer, it’s time to plant the seedlings in the ground so that the soil has time to warm up properly. Yes, during this process you should definitely remember that there should be a distance of approximately 35-45 cm between the sprouts.

After the peppers take root, fertilize them in the form of urea and complex fertilizers. Do this 2 times per season.

Advice! Under no circumstances should it be allowed to dry out. Humidity and looseness are very important for peppers. But too much water is also noticeably harmful. In extreme heat, two or three waterings per week with warm water will suffice.