Agricultural and private practice of growing sweet peppers shows that preference should be given to its early varieties. You will get the harvest of its first pods faster. Already after 70-80-105 days from the moment of germination, they can be collected at the stage of technical ripeness, yellow, white or green. What are the best early varieties of sweet pepper to choose, which seeds of this valuable vitamin crop will give strong shoots and a rich harvest, we will tell you in this article.
If in the old days pepper seeds were mostly home-grown, carefully stored, neighbors shared them or, on the contrary, kept the best ones secret, then in our time the market and supply of seed variety are so great that you are simply lost: which are better?
All that remains is to decide which qualities of the future harvest are most suitable for you. In any specialized store where you can buy certified sweet pepper seeds, you can read the varietal characteristics, planting dates, and seedling planting intervals directly on the bags.
The pods of ripe sweet peppers differ in their varietal or hybrid versions in size, color, wall thickness, disease resistance, ripening time, bush height, yield and aroma intensity.
Coming from warm countries, where the summer period is sufficient for fruit ripening, sweet peppers in the climatic conditions of central Russia and even in its southern regions need to grow early seedlings in greenhouse conditions for 40-50 days. For this reason, gardeners have recently given preference when choosing varieties for planting to early and super early peppers.
What to choose - varietal seeds or hybrid ones?
Let us recall that a seed variety is a product of selective selection, adapted to given climatic conditions and zoned to a specific area. Under conditions of natural pollination, such plants produce fruits with reproductive properties, that is, they repeat all the data of their parents. The seeds of such peppers can be taken for further reproduction. All home-grown selection consists of selecting the best pods from the strongest and most productive bushes. Gardening and country practice shows that it is domestic zoned varieties of Soviet selection that give excellent results.
Amateur gardeners value domestic seeds of early varieties of pepper for a stable harvest and low-cost agricultural technology: plant, feed, water and harvest.
It will take about 10 years for very good hybrids to become varietal zoned. It should be taken into account that even varietal peppers in open ground produce less yield than in greenhouse conditions. So it turns out: “California Miracle” has grown in your garden bed, a huge bush - the harvest is 3-4 pods, large in size, as promised. But how much physical care went into it, not to mention material investments!
Unlike varietal varieties, hybrids are the product of crossing different varieties for specified qualities. On packages with such seeds there is an indication in the form: F1. Pepper grown from hybrid seeds is distinguished by the size of the fruits, the fleshiness of their walls, visual attractiveness, impeccable taste, compactness and productivity of bushes, and high resistance to most pests and diseases.
Only this coin has a flip side: they are more demanding on agricultural technology, and the seeds are not subject to reproduction, although they are viable, but will not repeat the parental genetics. Therefore, every time they need to be bought at a considerable market price of 5-10 grains per bag for a new harvest.
Early variety of pepper Ivanhoe
The early variety of pepper, bred in recent years, Ivango, can be considered just as popular, the first fruits of which reach technical ripeness on the 103-112th day from the day of germination. Although they do not have all the taste and aroma that these peppers achieve when fully ripe, they will delight you as the first and long-awaited ones. The color of early pods is white or cream. Full ripening occurs on the 128-139th day; their color ranges from orange, light red to deep red. The average weight of the pod is 110-130 grams, its shape: a narrow elongated cone, wall thickness 6-9 millimeters, inside divided by partitions into 3-4 chambers, with abundant seeds.
The bushes of this variety are compact, of medium height, semi-standard, do not require special shaping, and are convenient for processing and harvesting. Although plants of this variety are resistant to disease, if the spring is too cold or the summer is too hot, they can reduce fruit yield. But in a greenhouse, with proper care, they will produce excellent pods from 7 to 8 kilograms per 1 m2.
Snow White
This high-yielding variety allows you to harvest up to 7 kg of pepper from one square meter of planting. The bushes are low, no more than half a meter, but have many ovaries. The fruits develop quickly and ripen at the same time, featuring an enviable immunity to diseases and insects.
Snow White can also be planted in open ground, but most often it is grown in greenhouses or greenhouses. Cone-shaped peppercorns are not large in size, up to 12 cm in length, reaching a weight of no more than 100 grams.
Initially they are white, but as they ripen they turn bright red. Juicy, aromatic fruits are frozen and added to salads and snacks, lecho and adjika.
Early pepper variety Lumina
An early variety of sweet pepper, which is very popular among gardeners, is distinguished by low standard bushes. The fruits are small, weigh 100-115 grams, the thickness of the pod wall is 5-7 millimeters. The shape of the pod is cone-shaped, elongated, the taste is sweetish-watery, with a weakly expressed aroma. According to the color of the pods: from pale green and golden-white, possibly with a pink tint.
Due to its attractive properties: unpretentious to soil fertility, high yield even in hot, dry summers with economical watering (due to lack of moisture, however, it can become bitter and spicy) - the Lumina pepper variety prevails both in shopping arcades and in summer cottages. When properly stored, it can retain its original qualities and presentation for 2.5 to 3.5 months, and tolerates transportation well. The market price of this variety of pepper is attractively low.
Kolobok
The Kolobok variety is an early ripening variety and is suitable for both open ground and greenhouses. Bushes 30-40 cm high, with round fruits, similar in appearance to tomatoes. The mass of peppercorns rarely reaches 100 grams in weight.
The bun easily tolerates long-term storage and transportation. The pulp is very tender and tasty, so the pepper is suitable for both fresh and canned products.
Early pepper variety Marinkin tongue
A high-yielding early variety of pepper, bred in Dnepropetrovsk, has shown itself to be capable of not only normal growth and productivity even under bad weather conditions. It is for this reason that summer residents always plant peppers with such a playful name on their plots. The variety is standard, 60-75 centimeters high - each bush has 12-15 pods, which weigh 160-195 grams when fully ripe, and with very high-quality care - 220-250 grams - they have to be tied to a support.
The pods are narrow, cone-shaped, slightly curved in shape; the pulp is very juicy and crispy. Ripe peppers have a good sweet taste, a pleasant smell, and an even, rich cherry or dark red color. The thickness of the walls in the lower part is 10-13 millimeters, closer to the stalk it reaches 6-8 millimeters. Transport capabilities are good, but shelf life is limited to 1.5-2 months. They sell at a high price in the market.
Early pepper variety Atlantic F1
Characterized by large fruits, it belongs to early ripening hybrids. Its tall bushes reach 85-90 centimeters. The pods are fleshy and gain a weight of 350-450 grams.
Shape: elongated, barrel-shaped. This variety performed well both when grown in a greenhouse and in open ground. It is highly resistant to many types of diseases of its culture.
Egyptian force
We love this cold-resistant member of the nightshade family for its quick ripening time. It is grown both in open and protected ground. From the growing season to technical ripeness, no more than three months pass.
The bushes are low-growing (no more than 50 cm) and spreading, easily tolerate frosts and rarely get sick. Scarlet fruits are compact in size, thick-walled, cone-shaped, with sweet and very juicy pulp. They are stored for a long time and are not damaged during transportation.
Early pepper variety Triton
A very attractive super early variety that can withstand unfavorable weather conditions for vegetation: low temperatures and prolonged rains. It performed well even in the southern regions of Siberia.
Fruits weighing 120-140 grams of various sizes; cone-shaped, slightly rounded; the walls are 5-7 millimeters thick. When fully ripe, the pods have a pleasant aroma and sweet taste; in color - from yellow and orange to red.
To increase the yield of fruits, when the first flower ovary appears, it must be pinched so that the pepper bush is not delayed in its further development and so that the number of full-fledged pods does not decrease.
Big Mama
Like Kolobok, Big Mama is grown in open beds and greenhouses. In the first case, the bushes are low, about half a meter, in the second they reach a height of a meter and are more spreading. The variety is resistant to diseases and pests.
From 1 sq.m. about 7-8 kg of crop is harvested. Fruits up to 200 grams, juicy, sweet, orange in color and with a bright aroma. The fruiting period is long, until the first frost.
How to choose the best early varieties of sweet peppers?
You need to choose the best early varieties of sweet pepper analytically: firstly, where are you going to grow it - in open ground or in a greenhouse (there is a significant difference in yield for the same variety in a greenhouse and in open ground); secondly, in what time frame do you prefer to get a full harvest; thirdly, what shape, size and color, taste, wall thickness and even smell do you need its fruits.
The difference in the ripening periods of peppers can be considered very useful, which makes it possible to plant several bushes of different ripening periods and always have fresh peppers.
Another convenient opportunity: in the fall, with the approach of cold weather, certain types of late-ripening pepper can be transplanted into a pot with a lump of earth suitable for its rhizome, continue to grow it at home in good light, and until the very middle of winter, use cheap fresh pepper, rich in vitamin C.
If the pepper planting area is limited or the height of the film tunnel shelter is limited, it is better to choose pepper varieties whose bushes promise to be compact and low-growing.
Review of varieties for the North-West
In our review of sweet peppers, we tried to include a variety of varieties and hybrids of this crop with descriptions and characteristics. All of them showed themselves quite successfully in the difficult and rather cold conditions of the North-West.
Tenderness
One of the “pioneers” who have mastered the beds of domestic gardeners and come “to the court” is the sweet pepper Tenderness. It is valued for its excellent taste, large fruits, delicate skin (hence the name), and unpretentiousness.
In the difficult climate of the northwestern region, this variety produces a yield of up to 2-2.5 kg per bush (when grown in a greenhouse). In open ground the figures will be slightly lower, but if the summer is warm, there will be a lot of peppers. The bush is medium-sized, quite spreading, grows up to 60-80 cm in beds, and up to a meter in shelters. The peppers are drooping, shaped like elongated pyramids, first dark green, then bright red. The length of the fruit is up to 12 cm, in weight this variety is one of the largest among early peppers - up to 11 grams. Tenderness is also famous for the thick walls of peppers, the pericarp is up to 8-9 cm.
The variety is suitable for preparing lecho, stuffing, side dishes, and various salads.
Gift from Moldova
It is probably impossible to find a gardener today who does not know or have not heard about this variety of pepper. Gift of Moldova can be called a unique variety, since it appeared back in 1973, when there was not much choice of seeds in stores. And for so many years now it has not given up its position, despite the fact that there are more productive varieties and hybrids.
This early ripening sweet pepper grows up to half a meter in height and forms a small medium-leafed plant. It is very unpretentious, grows well (even in the conditions of the North-West) in beds, but the yield will still be higher under shelters.
Gardeners usually grow such varieties in beds under arches (made of film or covering material), and get up to 4-7 kg from one “square”.
The ripening period for Gift of Moldova is up to 4 months; the fruits can already be harvested when the skin is light green in color. Pepper ripens well at home.
The fruits are massive, cone-shaped, drooping. When ripe, the skin turns dark red. The weight of Gift of Moldova peppers is up to 100-110 grams, the taste is excellent. The thickness of the pericarp is about 5 mm, so peppers are often used for preparing lecho, as well as for stuffing.
Chrysolite
In the mid-90s, this hybrid was zoned specifically for the regions of the North-West, as well as the Central region of Russia.
In some ways, the fruits of Chrysolite are similar to Tenderness peppers, but in terms of productivity, the F1 hybrid will be higher.
The plant is tall, spreading average. The fruits are located drooping on the branches, large (up to 160 grams), in the form of cones. There is slight ribbing on the surface, the skin is smooth, with a characteristic shine. At first it has a soft green color, and as it approaches full ripeness it turns red. The taste of peppers is good, the pulp is characterized by a high dry matter content. The value of the hybrid Chrysolite F1: high content of vitamins, as well as thickness (pericarp - about 6 mm). The fruits are picked both green and red and used in various preparations, as well as fresh.
Agapovsky
Productive, tasty, unpretentious - this is all about Agapovsky sweet pepper. Many gardeners know about it and appreciate the variety, preferring it to many newfangled hybrids.
The variety is early ripening; the first green peppers are harvested from the bush after 100 days. It is grown by seedlings and grows well both in beds and in greenhouses. The bush is medium-sized, there are many leaves. Peppers are prismatic in shape, large, drooping, with a thick pericarp (up to 7-8 cm). Feature: high juiciness of fruit walls. By weight of the prism, peppers reach approximately 120-130 grams. The stalk is pressed into the fruit weakly.
4 seed chambers are usually formed inside. The taste is excellent, with a very strong pleasant peppery aroma. This pepper has a universal purpose.
Ruza
Mid-season hybrids include the Ruza F1 pepper, which is famous for its tasty thick-walled fruits. In the conditions of the North-West, it is recommended to grow it only in greenhouses.
Ripening time is up to 140 days, seedlings are planted at the age of 70-75 days.
The bushes of this pepper grow up to 80 cm (on ridges - up to 50-60 cm). They are very large, up to 500 grams, with thick and juicy walls. The shape resembles cylinders, large ribs stand out. The length of the fruit is up to 20-22 cm, the thickness of the juicy walls is up to 1 cm. The Ruza F1 hybrid is very productive, but requires high-quality and, most importantly, proper care and good nutrition. Used fresh, good for lecho, various side dishes, stuffing, freezing.
Snegirek
On the tall, branched bush of this early hybrid, many peppers weighing up to 100-120 grams are formed. The hybrid is productive, but it is better to grow it in greenhouses with a trellis, since the height of the plant can reach up to 2-2.2 meters.
The foliage is medium, the fruits are drooping, prism-shaped with a glossy skin. The ribbing is small, the top of the fruit is rounded. The pericarp is up to 7 mm, so the fruits are excellent for lecho and preparing stuffed dishes.
The hybrid was bred by breeders of the city of Kirov, therefore it is adapted to the difficult conditions of the region. The peculiarity of the Snegirek F1 pepper is that it requires the formation of a plant (usually it is “led” into two stems).
Mazurka
This hybrid is indet and is distinguished by its early harvest of fruits (up to 110-112 days). Registered in the State Register, it is successfully grown in various parts of the country, and the North-West is no exception. But under these conditions, it is better to grow the hybrid under cover (in a polycarbonate or film greenhouse).
The fruits are cubes, dense, large and beautiful, weight varies from 130 to 160-170 grams. The stalk is strongly pressed into the pepper, the walls of the fruit are thick, up to 6 mm.
In terms of taste, Mazurka F1 is ahead of many varieties; it is valued precisely for the taste of large fruits. The yield of the hybrid is higher than that of the Ruza F1 hybrid; in addition, Mazurka is resistant to many diseases.
TSHA 25
A fairly well-known variety of sweet pepper, TSHA 25, has taken root in the plots of many gardeners. It is usually grown under shelters, and after 100 days you can start harvesting the first peppers. The bushes are not very tall, up to 60-70 cm, slightly spreading, with a lot of leaves on the branches.
The peppers are drooping, large, taste sweet and very fleshy, juicy. By weight - up to 160 grams, larger specimens, up to 180 grams, can be grown. The pericarp is 4-5 mm, the shape of the fruit resembles a prism.
In the incomplete ripeness phase, the peppers are still green, then they plump up and become bright red. Suitable for all types of processing, tasty fresh (salads).
Pinocchio
The productive hybrid Buratino F1 was bred by domestic breeders specifically for areas with a special climate. It successfully forms fruits in the conditions of the North-West; with good agricultural technology, up to 13 kg of peppers can be collected in a greenhouse (data are given per square meter).
In terms of harvest time - early, the first cones-fruits, still colored green, can be harvested in 90-100 days. You will have to wait about two more weeks until the peppers reach their final maturity and turn red.
The peppers grow up to 100 grams, drooping, and when ripe they are dark red with a purple tint. The walls of the fruit are up to 5 mm thick. The taste is good, so the fruits are used both in salads and for various preservations.
Spring
The high variety of peppers Rodnik is also known to many. Part of the group of early peppers (up to 110-111 days), it gives the best results under cover.
The height of the bush is up to 130 cm; it requires cultivation on a trellis to provide better illumination to the plant and fruits. The peppers have the shape of elongated cones and are very juicy. The walls of the peppers are thick, filled with juice, up to 5-6 mm thick.
Many people grow Rodnik specifically for using its fruits in stuffing. It is also suitable for freezing and all types of preservation.
Fiery F1
The name of this hybrid refers to the brightness of the fruit, and indeed, the large prismatic peppers glow against the background of the dark green foliage of the plant.
Hybrid Flaming pepper is very unpretentious, but to obtain a high yield it is necessary to grow it in greenhouses. Height - up to one meter, peppers - up to 100 grams, large, prism-shaped. The Flaming fruit has juicy and very sweet pulp, which makes it an excellent component for any summer salads.
The first Flaming peppers can be picked after 110 days, without waiting for them to reach full maturity (that is, still green). The color of the skin when fully ripe is bright red.
Feature of hybrid F: large wall thickness - up to 9-10 mm.
Mercury F1
The Mercury hybrid is famous for its early harvest of peppers, so it can also be recommended to gardeners in the North-West. On a medium-sized bush, many cone-shaped fruits are formed, which are initially dark green and, when fully ripe, bright red. It is grown in greenhouses using trellises.
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The height of the bush reaches about a meter; when grown in heated greenhouses, Mercury can grow up to 160-180 cm.
The fruits are hanging, large (up to 200-240 grams), very juicy. The pericarp is up to 7 mm thick, so the hybrid is classified as a thick-walled pepper.
It is advisable to plant no more than 3-4 plants per 1 square meter. meter, while the bush does not need to be formed. The taste of the fruit is excellent, the yield of commercial pepper production is up to 98%.
Health
The fruits of this famous variety are distinguished by a high content of vitamin C, which is why the pepper received its name. The plant is spreading, powerful, and when grown in greenhouses made of film or polycarbonate, reaches a height of up to 1.6-1.7 meters. The first ones, still green, but having already reached the required weight and size of the fruit, can be harvested after 90 days.
The fruits of Zdorovya are thick, squat prisms, not particularly large in length - up to 10 cm, but fleshy. Their weight is also small, up to 50 grams, but everything is compensated by their excellent taste.
Pericarp – up to 4 mm. The yield is high, and what is very important, the Zdorovye variety grows well in conditions of frequent temperature changes and gives good results even in cool summers. Features of the variety: high shelf life of fruits, unpretentiousness.
Dobrynya
Mid-early Dobrynya will surprise everyone with large and very sweet fruits. In shape they are similar to both cylinders and pears, reach a mass of about 250 grams, and have very thick walls (up to 8-9 mm).
It is grown in the conditions of the North-West regions in greenhouses, where it can grow up to 180-200 cm. On ridges, the height of the bushes is less, only about a meter, but the yield will be lower. Up to 20 fruits can be formed on one bush.
One of the best peppers for making lecho, as well as for stuffing.
Pilgrim
A pilgrim is a wanderer, but this pepper will not travel, but will delight you with delicious and very beautiful cubed fruits. The hybrid belongs to the category of mid-season, the plant is distinguished by its height (up to 150 cm), shortened internodes on the branches.
The peppers are located in a drooping position, large, cuboid in shape. A slight waviness is noticeable on the glossy surface of the fruit, the stalk is strongly pressed inward. In terms of fruit weight, the hybrid has average values, up to 120 grams, while they have a thick pericarp - up to 7.5-8 mm.
Hybrid pepper Pilgrim is valued for its excellent taste and very strong pleasant aroma of the fruit.
Lero
In the category of early ripening peppers, varieties and hybrids with thick-walled fruits are not so often found. But thanks to breeding work, today there are no fewer of them than late-ripening peppers. And among these is the hybrid Lero F1 - early, productive, characterized by intensive growth.
The peculiarity of the hybrid is continuous fruiting, but for this the plant must be provided with good nutrition. It is better to grow it in a greenhouse, but you need to take care of supports. It reaches a height of 1.5 meters (in shelters), on ridges it grows to about 90-100 cm. Lero’s fruits are very beautiful, shaped like large hearts. Weight – about 120-130 grams, pericarp – almost 10 mm.
This hybrid is most often used for lecho and stuffing, preparing various assorted dishes and marinades. Lero F1 is a hybrid that grows well in northern regions and is resistant to a number of pepper diseases.
Lumina
A variety of pepper that is known to everyone and which is grown with pleasure by both private owners and farmers. The fruits of Lumina (the second name for pepper is Belozerka) are perfectly stored and are suitable for transportation over long distances.
The first harvest of peppers can be harvested after 110 days; at this time the peppers are white and cream in color. Already in a state of technical maturity, they are suitable for salads and any preparations. When fully ripe they turn bright red. The fruits are triangular, cone-shaped, up to 12-14 cm in length, tasty.
It should be noted that this variety is very demanding on soil moisture, so it is recommended not to forget about regular watering. Value: good yield and friendly yield of fruits.
Ivanhoe
This variety can safely be called a godsend for the gardener, since it will not only delight you with a good harvest, but will also surprise you with its resistance to various infections. Judging by the reviews, even when other varieties are affected by diseases, Ivanhoe bravely endures all adversity and continues to bear fruit.
Plants are best grown in a greenhouse; bushes are of medium height, compact, and need shaping. Pepper cones are drooping, weighing up to 100 grams, they can be a little heavier, up to 140 grams. Pericarp – 7 mm, the flesh is very juicy. Inside the fruits there are usually two or three chambers.
With proper agricultural technology, up to 7 kg of sweet peppers are harvested from 1 square meter. meters.
Marinka's tongue
On medium-sized bushes of this variety, large, thick-walled, bright red fruits ripen. Although peppers can also be harvested in the incomplete ripeness (technical) phase, when they reach the desired weight and size. In terms of weight, peppers usually grow to 200-240 grams (the first wave), in subsequent batches the fruits are usually slightly smaller, up to 150-170 grams.
The peppers have the shape of an elongated cone, fleshy, slightly flattened. The pericarp varies along the entire length of the fruit from 8 to 12 mm.
Dark green peppers have a slightly sweet taste; as they ripen and acquire the characteristic red color of the variety, they become sweeter and juicier.
The Marinkin tongue variety is one of the best for growing in greenhouses in the regions of the North-Western region.
Triton
A very early Triton pepper is literally covered with green peppers after 90-100 days. So you should pay attention to this productive variety if you want to get tasty and juicy peppers even in short summer conditions.
The plants are very short, up to half a meter, but at the same time quite strong and hardy. The fruits are elongated, spindle-like, and weigh up to 130-140 grams. The peppers have a good taste and juiciness.
Great for canning, salads, and any marinades.
Eroshka
Judging by numerous reviews, this variety deserves only praise. On a low bush, many cube-shaped fruits ripen, each weighing up to 150-180 grams. Strong peppers have distinct four sides, shiny skin, and have an excellent taste. At first the fruits are dark green in color, then they become orange-red and finally, when fully ripe, they become dark red.
Up to 16-18 fruits are formed on the plant.
This variety can be grown in beds, in greenhouses, and also as a seal crop in greenhouses (with tall peppers, tomatoes, eggplants). The usual use of fruits is for salads and baking.
Funtik
Although the Funtik variety grows well right in the garden, it is better to plant it in a greenhouse or greenhouse. There it will produce a very early harvest even in the difficult conditions of the North-West, and at the end of June you will be able to enjoy delicious peppers.
Like many varieties, the fruits start out dark green and then turn red. By weight - on average they reach 180-200 grams. Cone-shaped Funtik peppers have a dense, glossy skin and a wall up to 7 mm thick.
The plant is low, up to 70 cm in greenhouses and no more than 40-50 cm in beds. The variety is very resistant to verticillium.
Czardas
Chardash is a famous dance, but in our review we will talk about the productive early ripening pepper, which has such an interesting name. Its fruits ripen early; already on the 100th day it will be possible to harvest and remove the cone-shaped aromatic peppers. They are still orange-yellow, but quickly ripen at home and turn red. The weight of the fruit is about 200 grams, the pulp is very juicy, with a bright aroma. Feature: peppers are equally tasty at any stage of ripening. Pericarp – up to 6-7 mm.
The fruits on the branches grow downwards and to the sides; one bush, with proper care, produces up to 15-17 peppers.
The variety produces good yields in greenhouses and garden beds, is resistant to weather changes, and tolerates shade well.
cabin boy
Among the group of determinate early varieties, Young's pepper deserves attention. The variety was bred by breeders, requires a minimum of care, grows without staking and shaping.
Its bush is up to 50 cm high and belongs to the bouquet type peppers.
Up to 12-15 peppers can form on a plant, which is a very good indicator of fruit load. The peppers are cones, grow in different directions, and weigh up to 150 grams. With good care, the fruits can reach 180-200 grams.
The walls of the fruit are up to 6 mm, the pulp has a pleasant taste, juicy and tender in structure.
The first fruits (green) can be harvested already on day 115; when fully ripe, the peppers acquire a bright red color.
Approximately five bushes are planted per 1 square meter. meter, while a variety such as Yunga is excellent as a sealer for tomatoes or eggplants (when grown in greenhouses).
Selection of early varieties of pepper for optimal qualities
When choosing early varieties of peppers for optimal qualities, you should pay close attention to disease-resistant hybrids and varieties, so as not to subsequently waste money and time on fighting them and to avoid unnecessary chemical treatment of plants.
Also, taking into account the instability of the weather during the period of pepper development, choose varieties and hybrids that are directly stated to be climatically hardy without compromising the quality of the fruits and their yield. If the climate makes it difficult to grow pepper and you cultivate it in open ground, you need to take care of the regionalization of the selected variety or hybrid.
If there is no place on your site for planting this vegetable crop that is sunny all day long, then when choosing pepper seeds, pay attention to the characteristics of the variety or hybrid in relation to the light regime, and, if possible, bear fruit in conditions of light shade or partial sun. We should not forget about applying mineral fertilizers and organic fertilizers - all plants on our plots must receive the right “food”, regardless of the variety.
As follows from the content of our article, proper care for the harvest, the taste and aromatic properties of ripe pods, the juiciness and thickness of their walls begins with the selection of high-quality seeds of the best early varieties and hybrids of sweet peppers. Here are the characteristics of the most popular of them according to the optimal advantages for this vegetable crop. The choice is yours, especially since every vegetable grower has his own favorite varieties and hybrids of sweet peppers that have proven themselves well in your region with all its climatic features. I wish you a rich harvest of these very colorful and tasty vegetable products!
Atlant F1
This variety is a hybrid variety and is characterized by early ripening - the fruits ripen already on the 110th day from the moment of planting. The bushes are tall, from one meter, it is advisable to tie up the branches due to the heaviness of the fruits - their weight reaches 350-400 grams. It is best to grow the plant in a greenhouse.
The shape of this pepper is barrel-shaped and slightly elongated. The walls are thick, which is why the flesh is very juicy and fleshy.
Gardeners note the taste qualities of the variety and actively use it in homemade preparations, salads and soups.
When buying bell pepper seeds, it is important to know about the characteristics of the selected varieties. To provide yourself with fresh vegetables for the whole season, it is worth planting several types with different growing seasons.
