For the first year of my dacha life, I didn’t even think about pepper; It seemed to me that we couldn’t get serious harvests in the Urals even in a greenhouse. But then I looked at the neighbors, talked to people - everything is growing in the greenhouse and it’s very beautiful. Already in the second year I decided on pepper, but I studied the varieties carefully; I didn’t want to take risks.
I simply adore pepper, it “reigns” in all my dishes, I am a connoisseur and very discerning. Naturally, my own pepper now seems to me a hundred times tastier than store-bought pepper. And now it’s time to talk about its varieties.
Description of the variety
Since 2007, Prince Serebryany has been listed in the State Register of the Russian Federation as an early crop suitable for all regions of Russia.
Peppers can be grown without special shelter and in greenhouses. In terms of height, the bushes are classified as low. The maximum length of the stem is 70 cm. However, most often the crop reaches only 50 cm. There are many leaves per plant, they are elongated and ovate.
In the photo you can see the pepper at the stage of technical and biological ripeness. As shown, it is shaped like a cone. Not completely ripe fruit of yellow-green color. A vegetable that has reached the end of its growth cycle takes on a red hue.
Pepper has the following parameters:
- weight – 95 – 120 g;
- pericarp thickness – 5 – 7 mm;
- length – about 10 cm;
- diameter – 6 cm;
- number of nests with seeds – 2 – 4.
| Type of growth, bush height | Standard, 50-70 cm |
| Ripe fruit color | Red |
| Planting scheme | 60x40, 40x40 cm |
| Weight, length and shape of the fruit | 95-120 g, 10 cm, cone-shaped |
| Ripening period, yield | Early ripening (110 – 115 days), 2.2 – 4 kg/m2 |
| Drop off point | exhaust gas/greenhouse/greenhouse |
| Diseases | High resistance to tobacco mosaic virus, good resistance to other nightshade diseases |
| By type of use | Universal |
| Flowering type | Mixed |
Description and characteristics of the variety
Pepper Prince Silver is a fast-ripening variety; ripening begins in the mid-early period - after 105-115 days. The bushes grow up to 60-80 cm, they have strong stems that must be pinched and shaped. When the bush reaches 20 cm, the growth point is removed and the vegetable is brought into 2 trunks.
Sweet pepper Prince Silver produces fruits with the following characteristics:
- average weight 100-110 g;
- juicy pericarp 7-8 mm;
- ruby coloring;
- skin with glossy tints;
- length 7-10 cm;
- aligned cone shape.
At first the color of the peppers is light cream, as they ripen they become ruby.
The variety is cultivated in open beds in temperate latitudes; in regions with a cool climate, planting is carried out in insulated areas.
Advantages and disadvantages
Pepper Prince Silver has a considerable list of worthy characteristics:
- The culture has high immunity to nightshade diseases.
- The plant has a significant yield compared to other hybrids and small varieties.
- Pepper is widely used by consumers for preparing cold and hot processed dishes.
- The fruits are characterized by evenness and uniformity of color.
- The crop does not need to be allocated large beds, since it is compact.
- Peppers can be grown from seeds collected from your own harvest.
The disadvantage of this variety is its high sensitivity to soil waterlogging. When overwatered, the pepper loses its ovary and its roots begin to rot.
Advantages and disadvantages
Sweet pepper Siberian Prince has gained recognition among vegetable growers due to the following advantages:
- early and friendly harvest;
- not afraid of temperature changes;
- high yields in the exhaust zone;
- good taste and product quality;
- ideal for various types of culinary processing.
Among the shortcomings, gardeners in their reviews highlight the insufficient thickness of the fruits, which is why they cannot be stored fresh for a long time.
Review of pepper “Gift of Moldova”, Nikolai Pavlovich, 63 years old, Omsk.
I started sowing peppers a long time ago, when many people still didn’t dare. I immediately decided on the “Gift of Moldova”: Soviet breeders knew their business, and what they created was a hundred times better than all the newfangled varieties. And so it happened... My wife bought seeds of two more varieties, but we reaped the largest harvest from my bushes. And the most delicious peppers were also “mine”, Moldavian. We don’t buy anything newfangled anymore, we settled on this variety. And all my seeds germinate, there was no such thing that I bought unsuccessful ones.
"Poltavsky"
This is not a new variety, but that’s what’s good about it: it has stood the test of time and has many fans. Poltava pepper bushes grow up to 70 centimeters; they need to be tied to wooden pegs. The most remarkable thing about this variety is its frost resistance. Perhaps I’ll risk planting it outside the greenhouse this year if the snow doesn’t fall in June like last year. But, they say, he is not even very afraid of night frosts. Another advantage is that it has a long fruiting period. You can safely collect seeds from ripe fruits and prepare them for seedlings next year.
Landing
Sowing dates begin in mid-February and end in March. For healthy seedlings, the following conditions will need to be met:
- fertile neutral soil (store-bought substrate or enriched soil from the garden with compost and turf will do);
- good lighting - at least 14-15 hours (sun plus phytolamp);
- thermal regime at 20-26 degrees;
- sufficient hydration up to 1-3 times a week;
- feeding with nitrogen compounds and complexes (Azotovit, Malyshok, Agricola).
Description of the tomato variety Prince Silver, features of cultivation and care
Many gardeners were attracted to the Silver Prince tomato by its size and rounded shape of the fruit. But this is not the only advantage of the hybrid. It has positive qualities and excellent taste characteristics and a large mass of fruits.
Varietal characteristics
The bush is indeterminate, has unlimited growth, so it is often grown in greenhouses. It reaches a height of 2 meters. The leaves are dark green, medium. Early ripening in greenhouses, medium in open areas. The first cluster forms from 8 to 10 fruits, the next clusters - 5–7 fruits. When growing, it requires a garter.
The tomatoes are large - on average 300 grams, some fruits reach 500 grams. The shape of the fruit is round, when unripe the color is green-brown, when ripe it is red. The flesh is fleshy and dense. The taste is tomato, sweet, with sourness. Has from 4 to 6 seed nests. Intended for fresh consumption. But you can make juices, sauces, pastes and many other products from it. It has excellent commercial qualities: it can be stored for a long time and can be easily transported.
Positive traits
The characteristics of the variety indicate many positive qualities that were noted in reviews from gardeners:
- high productivity;
- large fruit size;
- excellent taste characteristics;
- disease resistance;
- transportable qualities;
- excellent presentation.
Agricultural technology
We'll look at how to grow these tomatoes below. To do this, carry out the usual manipulations of growing seedlings, picking and transplanting seedlings into the ground.
These manipulations should be carried out from mid-March to the end of May - beginning of June. But you should monitor the weather conditions in each region separately. So, seedlings are planted in the ground at an air temperature of 22 degrees during the day and 16 degrees at night. Planting of seeds is carried out 2 months before transplanting plants into the ground.
When planting seeds and seedlings, use fertile soil with humus. During the growth process, Prince Silver tomatoes are fertilized with mineral and organic fertilizers.
Bush care Prince Silver
When growing tomatoes, the following manipulations are constantly carried out:
- Water the plants as the soil dries out.
- Weeding the beds is necessary so that weeds do not absorb fertilizers.
- Loosening the soil is carried out to preserve moisture and ventilate the root system.
- The bush is tied up so that the bunches with tomatoes do not break off under the weight.
- Fertilizers for the supply of microelements to fruits and better growth.
- If necessary, plants and soil are treated with fungicides. This procedure is needed to disinfect bushes in the presence of diseases.
If you carry out these procedures constantly, you will end up with an excellent harvest of large and ripe Prince Silver f1 tomatoes.
Review of reviews about the variety
Thanks to its high yield and massive fruits, the variety received positive reviews from grateful gardeners.
- Marina from Voronezh: I planted Knyaz last season to try, I really liked the tomatoes. Large, juicy, one bush yielded about 20 tomatoes weighing 300–500 grams. We squeezed the juice out of them and made paste. The products turned out very tasty. But I didn’t dare to preserve it. Size too big.
- Gennady from Belarus: I plant tomato bushes every summer, once I came across Prince Silver seeds. I liked the description, the bush is tall, up to 10 clusters ripen on one bush as it grows. The tomatoes are large; one fruit is enough for a bowl of salad for the whole family. Tasty, sweet, fruitful. I didn't find any negative characteristics. Now I recommend it to my friends and relatives.
How to plant it correctly
Pepper has a long growing season - from three months to 120 days. You can’t even grow it in our south if you plant seeds in open ground. So here, in the Urals, we plant it with seedlings.
If you don’t have a greenhouse, in principle you can grow it in an open garden bed, but then build arcs and cover it with agrofibre or polyethylene. In June, the seedlings need to be covered at night, then the edges of the film can be raised, but do not remove it completely. Personally, I plant seedlings in a greenhouse. I haven’t taken any risks with open ground yet.
Pepper loves soil that is saturated with oxygen and loose. If the soil is clayey, mix it with ash, peat, and sawdust that have already rotted. Pepper has fragile branches, so you need to tie it to pegs, and, in general, handle it quite carefully. In the first year I didn’t know this, I ruined the bush with indelicate treatment.
Immediately plant the seeds in separate containers - pepper is never a collectivist. You will transfer it into the ground carefully, all in a lump - you will have to cut the glass. After planting, you don’t need to water it for five days, you just need to loosen the soil frequently. We feed three times a season, water only with warm, settled water. And we do this carefully, spraying water all over the bush from a watering can - this is before the pepper has bloomed. And then we water closer to the root, when the fruits already appear.
Typical diseases and pests
The Siberian Prince variety is characterized by increased resistance to nightshade diseases. It is rarely affected by late blight, rot, and black leg.
More often the plant is attacked by pests. Gardeners do not recommend using chemicals to protect pepper (if it is not grown in industrial quantities). Home remedies are safer:
- Medvedka. To protect plants from this pest, crushed eggshells are poured into the holes and around the bushes.
- Plants will be protected from aphids, whiteflies, cutworms and slugs by spraying with an ash solution (2 tbsp. ash per 5 liters of water) or whey (1.5 liters of whey per 10 liters of water). Another option is to sprinkle the plant leaves with crushed wood ash.
- The Colorado potato beetle is collected from the bushes by hand.
To eliminate the possibility of plant infection, it is important to follow the basic rules of prevention. They come down to disinfecting garden tools that interact with bushes, following the rules of watering, pinching and crop rotation.
