Domestic variety with crunchy and dense fruits - Tolstosum pepper: description and reviews

Sweet pepper Tolstosum is one of the best varieties of Siberian selection, bred by a group of domestic scientists. The main task was to create a vegetable crop that grows productively in cool summer conditions and risky farming.

Moneybags is a mid-season variety. You can grow vegetables in a garden bed, under a film cover, in a greenhouse and a hotbed. The culture is zoned in almost all climatic zones of Russia. Pepper is not listed in the State Register of Breeding Achievements of the Russian Federation, but its popularity is growing from year to year. Pepper is grown massively in the Central region, as well as in the southern part of the country.

Description and characteristics of the variety

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Bell pepper Moneybags is a domestic variety. It is suitable for the Russian climate and grows in open ground in the Central region, including the Moscow region, as well as in the south. In cold weather, he may need a shelter made of film (structures on arcs or tunnels are effective). Shelters protect the bushes from autumn cold, since the variety ripens very late - 130-150 days after germination, only the technical ripeness of the fruit occurs.

The bush is of medium height, standard type, compact - 45-60 cm, densely covered with dark green leaves. The fruits are very large - 150-200 g. The manufacturer claims their flat-round or round-flattened shape. But in practice, the fruits can also be prism-shaped. They have slight ribbing and very thick walls - 8-10 mm (provided sufficient nutrition, watering and lighting are provided). In biological ripeness the color is dark red, in technical ripeness it is light green.

If the fruits do not have time to ripen before frost, they are picked greenish and put in a box, covered with napkins. Vegetables must be dry. Then put 1-2 ripe bananas or apples in the box and close the lid. This will speed up the ripening of the peppers.

The fruits are used to prepare salads and various dishes, and can also be preserved as part of vegetable slices.

How to use grown peppers

The resulting harvest of sweet and juicy bell pepper fruits must be prepared for the winter (with the exception of varieties for salad consumption).

In winter, it will be nice to enjoy your own home-grown peppers.

Table: varieties and hybrids of sweet (bell) peppers and their use

In anticipation of pleasant chores and high yields, gardeners are happy to choose seed material. To avoid getting a “pig in a poke,” you should get acquainted with the best varieties and hybrids of sweet peppers in advance. In the coming season, Siberians will have to objectively evaluate the quality characteristics and options for growing vitamin vegetables, the main thing is that the weather does not let them down.

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Landing

In the southern regions, you can start sowing seeds as early as February, in colder regions - in March. At the time of planting, the seedlings should grow to 20 cm, the optimal age is 2 months.

A nutrient substrate is prepared from peat or humus, turf soil and sand (can be replaced with sawdust or vermiculite). The mixture is fertilized and calcined in an oven for disinfection.

The landing procedure is carried out in several stages:

• Seed preparation. They are soaked in a 1% potassium permanganate solution for half an hour.
• Growth stimulation. Treat the washed seeds with a stimulant.
• Sowing to a depth of 0.5-1 cm.
• Germination at +23-27 degrees.

The seedlings are kept in good light and planted when they reach the 2-leaf phase.

The sweetest varieties

To grow tasty peppers, it is recommended to plant sweet varieties.

Gemini F1

Sweet pepper lovers prefer to plant the hybrid Gemini pepper. The advantages of the vegetable include:

• large fruits weighing 150-180 grams;
• high productivity;
• ease of cultivation;
• sweetish taste of the harvest.

Vasya-Cornflower F1

A sweet hybrid variety in which fruiting begins three and a half months after germination. On one bush, 7-8 peppers weighing 270 grams are tied. They are used for canning, processing or freezing.

Marshal F1

A low-growing compact plant with large fruits that grow up to 450 grams. Ripe peppers are not suitable for canning and are therefore eaten fresh.

Claudio F1

Lovers of sweet peppers should pay attention to the Claudio hybrid. It is protected from low temperatures and diseases. Thick-walled peppers weigh 250-260 grams, they have a pleasant aroma and sweet taste.

Growing and care

When cultivating Fatty pepper, it is important to follow the rules of care.

Watering

Use warm water, the regularity of watering is determined by the weather. Water is carefully applied at the root, trying not to get on the bush itself. Water in the mornings or evenings.

Fertilizer application

Fertilize the plantings 3-4 times during the growing season. While they are young, you can use organic matter (a solution of chicken manure or mullein), but add a little mineral potassium-phosphorus fertilizer to it. During flowering and fruiting, they are fed with potassium-phosphorus complexes or ready-made fertilizers.

You cannot add only organic matter without mineral impurities. This will provoke an overdose of nitrogen and a decrease in yield.

Hilling and loosening the soil

The soil is loosened after each watering. No hilling required.

Basic rules for forming a bush

The bushes are formed moderately - the shoots are cut to the first fork and the first flower in it is removed.

Popular crops for open ground

Before planting peppers outside, you need to read the descriptions of well-known varieties for open ground.

Big Mama

The variety has semi-spreading bushes, the height of which is 50-60 centimeters. Technical maturity of Big Mama occurs four months after landing on the site. The plant is known for its high yield, thanks to which 2-3 kilograms of peppers are harvested from the bush.

Dandy

An early-ripening vegetable crop, which was bred by breeders from Western Siberia. Goldfinch is resistant to high humidity and frost. A mature vegetable weighs 200 grams, is orange in color and has juicy pulp.

Martin

A mid-season plant whose growing season lasts 120 days. Lastochka has excellent productivity, which allows you to get 4-5 kilograms of pepper per square meter.

Belozerka

A mid-early vegetable that is suitable for planting outside. The height of Belozerka bushes reaches 40 centimeters. This compactness allows you to grow bushes in pots.

The fruits are cone-shaped, their length is 7-9 centimeters, and their weight is 90-100 grams.

Golden medal

Gold Medal has tall bushes with moderate foliage. Since the plant grows up to 160 centimeters, it will have to be tied up. Gold Medal fruits are small and weigh 45 grams.

Triton

Triton grows well in any climatic conditions; it is resistant to frost and drought. Each bush can produce about 20-25 peppers weighing 140 grams. The harvested crop is used for preparing vegetable dishes or canning.

Typical diseases and pests

Even if you follow all the rules and regulations, the Fatty pepper can get sick. The first signs of infection cannot be ignored; it is necessary to provide the bushes with “medical care” in a timely manner.

The most common diseases that attack pepper are:

In addition to diseases, insects negatively affect pepper beds. Aphids are often found, which gather in flocks on the inside of the leaf and suck the juice from the plant. Because of this, the bush slowly fades and the fruits spoil. A solution of onion peels or whey helps fight aphids.

In addition to aphids, spider mites attack vegetables. The little bug lives and feeds on pepper. A solution based on dandelion leaves and liquid soap helps against spider mites.

What is better to plant in polycarbonate greenhouses?

Not all varieties of peppers are suitable for greenhouses. Therefore, you need to familiarize yourself with the varieties that grow better than others in greenhouse conditions.

Eastern star chocolate

The variety is considered one of the most productive peppers, since more than ten kilograms of vegetables are harvested per square meter. The average fruit weight is 300-350 grams. The main difference from other varieties is the color of the peppers, which are dark brown in color.

Gemini

A large-fruited and high-yielding vegetable that is resistant to diseases and temperature changes. Gemini has a universal purpose, as it can be planted in greenhouses and outdoors. The fruits weigh 400 grams, 7-8 peppers are formed on each bush.

See also

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Latino

A powerful tall vegetable, the bushes of which reach one meter in height. Latinos do not contract diseases and tolerate dry weather. Peppers have a cube-shaped shape and dense walls 5-6 millimeters thick.

Night

Semi-spreading standard plant 170-180 centimeters high. Nochka bushes often break due to the weight of ripened fruits and therefore they will have to be tied up. The ripe harvest is quite large, its weight reaches 200 grams.

Pinocchio

An early-ripening greenhouse vegetable that ripens within three months. Pinocchio has semi-determinate bushes 75-85 centimeters high. In summer they produce a harvest weighing 125 grams. The advantages of the fruit include taste and transportability.

What to plant in central Russia

There are five types of peppers that are ideal for growing in the middle zone.

Boyar

An early ripening variety, characterized by resistance to fungal diseases, pests and low temperatures. At least five kilograms of peppers are collected per square meter.

Antique dealer

A vigorous plant that can grow up to two meters in the garden. Bushes often break under the load of fruit and therefore the stems are tied to supports. Antiquarian has large fruits weighing 350 grams. They are suitable for canning, freezing and processing.

Arab

Many gardeners in the middle zone sow on the Arap plot, as it is resistant to drought, high humidity, cold and the most common ailments. Arap fruits are purple in color. The average weight of peppers is 200-400 grams.

Asti

Lovers of early-ripening vegetables often buy Asti seeds. This pepper matures in 115 days. The collected cube-shaped crop does not crack and is stored for a long time.

Annushka

This is a tall pepper that is grown in greenhouses. Annushka's ripe harvest has a pleasant aroma, juiciness and excellent taste.