15 proven varieties and hybrids of thick-walled sweet peppers

Some people choose peppers for their plot based on the size and color of the fruits, others – based on the size of the bushes or their resistance to the vagaries of weather and diseases. We have collected for you the most productive varieties of fleshy bell peppers, the fruits of which are distinguished not only by their large size and sweet taste, but also by the thickest wall.

Thick-walled peppers are aromatic, juicy, tasty, crispy - these are the qualities that make them an ideal ingredient in fresh vegetable salads. This group includes peppers with a pericarp (fruit wall) thickness of 6 mm and above. And there are many such varieties and hybrids. We conducted a survey among our readers and present to your attention the most beloved pepper among summer residents - tasty, juicy, productive and unpretentious.

Pepper Atlant

A mid-season variety, it is distinguished by its unpretentiousness in cultivation, stable yield even in bad weather, resistance to the vagaries of weather and sudden temperature changes. It also perfectly resists diseases and pests.

The fruits are bright scarlet, truncated pyramidal in shape, 14-18 cm long, with a wall thickness of 8-10 mm, excellent taste, universal purpose.

The Atlant pepper variety should not be confused with the Atlant F1 hybrid of the same name, which has slightly different characteristics.

Choosing the right variety and seeds of thick-walled sweet pepper for greenhouses

It is more difficult to grow bell peppers in open ground than in a greenhouse. The culture loves warmth and protection from direct sunlight, so in greenhouse conditions it develops faster and bears fruit more abundantly.

When choosing a variety of sweet pepper, it is important to pay attention to the following nuances:

1. Growing season . The vegetable must have time to ripen. Late varieties are suitable only for the southern regions.
2. Pollination . As a rule, there are no problems with pollination of peppers. In open ground, pollination is facilitated by insects, but in a greenhouse the crop is capable of self-pollinating.
3. Bush dimensions . Consider the height and bushiness of the plant depending on the size of the room.
4. Resistance to diseases and temperature changes. The culture's immunity is strong, but if care is taken incorrectly, it begins to hurt.

Before sowing seeds, pay attention to their appearance. Choose large, light-colored seeds without damage. Some manufacturers treat seed material against bacteria by encrusting it. These seeds do not need to be soaked.

Pepper Golden Jubilee

Mid-season low-growing variety for open ground. Cold-resistant, compact, long-bearing, resistant to Verticillium wilt.

The fruits are flat-round in shape, large-ribbed, in the stage of full ripeness, bright yellow, 5-7 cm long, with a wall thickness of 8.5-11 mm. Very tasty, perfectly stored.

Pepper Big Boy

This pepper variety successfully combines large fruit, early ripening and high yield. Plants are of medium height, strong, semi-spreading, bearing 6-8 fruits at a time.

The fruits are elongated-cubic, fleshy, with a wall thickness of up to 10 mm.

Pepper Blond

Early ripening variety. The bushes are powerful, of medium height (up to 0.8 m), spreading. The plants are unpretentious and produce crops for a long time. The variety is productive, cold-resistant, resistant to root rot, and tolerant to powdery mildew.

The fruits are cube-shaped, very large in size (250-300 g), green at technical ripeness, golden yellow when ripe. Wall thickness – 8-10 mm. The pulp is fleshy, juicy, aromatic, with an excellent sweet taste. The fruits are well stored and transported.

Perets Anastasia

The variety is notable for its good yield: one bush bears up to 18 fruits. This pepper is quite fleshy, with a wall 6-7 mm thick. Pepper variety Anastasia has juicy, aromatic flesh and a beautiful dark cherry color. The fruits are perfect for fresh salads, as well as for preparation and stuffing.

Late

For late-ripening varieties, the time of maturity comes in September and October. These peppers are well suited for winter storage and for preparing various salads and pickles.

Mammoth Tusks F1

A hybrid variety bred on the basis of large long and yellow sweet peppers. The bushes of the plant can reach 1 meter in length. The shoots of the Mammoth Tusk variety are decorated with yellow-red fruits 30 centimeters long and weighing 300 grams. They have a pleasant sweetish taste, so when canning they can be added to preparations in large pieces.

The great advantage of this variety is that it has high immunity to many diseases, especially viral ones. In addition, the crop adapts to any growing conditions and can grow even in depleted soil.

Horn Red

The Red Horn bush grows up to 1 meter in length, so it requires a garter. Its fruits are thin and elongated with a sharp end. During its growing season, Horn Red changes the color of the fruit from green to a bright red hue.

Pepper Gemini F1

Super early hybrid. The bushes are powerful, erect, small in height (up to 0.6 m), compact, well-leafed. The plants are unpretentious and yield their harvest together. The hybrid is high-yielding, resistant to stressful and unfavorable weather conditions, as well as to major diseases.

The fruits are cuboid-elongated, very large in size, dark yellow with green strokes when ripe. Wall thickness – 6-8 mm. The pulp is fleshy, juicy, aromatic, with an excellent sweet taste. The fruits are well stored and transported.

Pepper Star of the East red

The weight of the fruits of the Red Star of the East variety can reach 260 g, and the wall thickness is 8-10 mm. Pepper is suitable for processing and fresh consumption.

The best part is that the bushes produce a high yield and are suitable for growing in open ground, and the fruits are well stored.

Early ripening varieties

You can try the first sweet peppers in mid-summer if you choose early varieties for planting. When growing seedlings on your own, you should remember that damage to the root system by a third causes an extension of the vegetative development of plants by 1-2 weeks.

Marconi red

Sweet long Marconi peppers are distinguished by their early ripening. The period of vegetative development under favorable growing conditions is about 93-103 days. The Marconi variety was developed in Italy and has been popular for a long time.

Features of the variety:

• powerful bushes grow about 90 cm in height;
• The southern zone is considered the best growing region; under shelters it can be grown in other areas;
• productivity reaches 10 kg/m2;
• the length of ripened fruits exceeds 20 cm, diameter 6 cm;
• the shape is elongated, Marconi’s appearance resembles a cone;
• weight 150-200 g;
• pericarp thickness 4-5 mm;
• the pulp is pleasant to the taste, sweet, soft;
• the surface is smooth, shiny, dark red in color.

Long Marconi peppers can bear fruit for a long period. It is eaten fresh and canned.

Comment! In Italy, the country where the Marconi variety was developed, many people prefer to grill the grown peppers.

Experts advise planting seedlings in May, and harvesting begins in July. Under favorable conditions, harvesting continues until October.

Veselinka

An attractive early ripening variety is Veselinka. Sweet peppers grow small. But many people choose it due to its attractive appearance and excellent taste. Veselinka is the result of the work of Siberian breeders.

Characteristics of the Veselinka pepper:

• universal purpose;
• possibility of growing in central Russia;
• resistance to diseases (tobacco mosaic);
• weight 85 g;
• pericarp thickness 6-7 mm;
• the taste is pleasant, sweet, no bitterness;
• the color changes from greenish-white to bright yellow.

Veselinka is suitable for growing in protected and unprotected soil conditions. The optimal period for planting seeds is March-May. When grown in greenhouses, the harvest can be harvested until October. In open ground, the yield usually does not exceed 3 kg/m2, and in closed ground it reaches 7 kg/m2.

Experts recommend planting Veselinka seeds in March. The seedlings are moved to the main soil in May or June, depending on the growing conditions. It is important that the soil temperature during planting is above 10°C. The optimal sowing pattern is 50x50.

Cockatoo

Hybrid Kakadu F1 is attracted by the length of its fruits. This is a thin, long sweet pepper with excellent product and taste characteristics. A distinctive feature of agronomists and farmers is the high quality of ripe peppers.

Characteristics of the Cockatoo hybrid:

• the bushes are tall, growing up to 1.5 m;
• yield per 1 m2 8-11.3 kg;
• It is preferable to grow a hybrid in the southern region;
• long peppers are suitable for fresh consumption and canning;
• the hybrid is resistant to a number of diseases: mosaic, verticillium wilt, rot.

It is advisable to tie up the plants. Otherwise, the branches may break under the weight of long sweet peppers. Long ripe Kakadu F1 peppers are distinguished by the following characteristics:

• grow to 25-30 cm in length;
• elongated shape, reminiscent of a cylinder;
• the weight of individual fruits reaches 500 g;
• wall thickness 6 mm;
• when fully ripened, the fruits become bright red;
• the flesh is fleshy, aromatic;
• the surface is smooth and shiny.

Comment! The Cockatoo hybrid has excellent commercial qualities and can be transported even over long distances.

The period of vegetative development lasts up to 110 days. If the Kakadu sweet pepper manages to create good growing conditions, then the yield from 1 bush can reach 3 kg. The optimal planting scheme is 40x60.

Long Landsky

In cases where there is an opportunity, many people purchase Dutch seeds of the Long Landsky variety. It was first grown in the southwestern part of France. It is distinguished by its early fruiting period, sweet taste and interesting shape. In appearance, Landa pepper resembles hot pepper. But this is a variety of long pepper with a specific appearance and sweet taste.

Fruit characteristics:

• the shape is cone-shaped, the peppers are elongated and narrow;
• length 15 cm;
• the skin is tender, thin;
• the pulp is sweet, aromatic;
• rich taste;
• glossy surface;
• color dark red.

You can eat Long Land pepper, which looks very similar to chili, raw. Many people prefer to eat it cooked or canned. Thanks to its thin pericarp, it is one of the few varieties that can be dried.

Sweet Banana

An early-ripening sweet pepper that is great for canning and eating fresh is Sweet Banana. The period from the emergence of seedlings to the collection of ripe fruits lasts about 110 days.

Features of the variety:

• intended for cultivation in the south of Russia; pepper can be grown in protected soil in other regions;
• resistant to diseases;
• the yield is low, 2-3 kg of fruits are collected from 1 m2;
• has excellent commercial qualities;
• fruits of an elongated shape with a pointed tip;
• color orange-red;
• length 15 cm;
• diameter 5 cm;
• The pulp is sweet and juicy.

Attention! You can get juicy long pepper fruits with a sweet taste with timely fertilizing. Plants are demanding on the phosphorus content in the soil.

The Sweet Banana variety is characterized by its increased love for humidity and does not tolerate drought well. Particular attention is paid to watering during the period of flowering and formation of ovaries.

Pepper Golden Miracle

The Golden Miracle is a juicy, aromatic yellow pepper with walls about 7 mm thick. It is suitable for canning, fresh salads, stewing and baking.

The fruits set even in cold summers. The plant is resistant to fungal diseases and all kinds of weather conditions.

California miracle pepper

This miracle pepper can bear 10 fruits per bush and up to 10 kg of yield per 1 sq.m. Despite the “overseas” name, the California miracle feels great in the middle zone and withstands adverse weather conditions.

This pepper is really sweet: the flesh is aromatic and juicy, not bitter. Wall thickness – 6-8 mm. The fruits are ideal for fresh consumption, but are also well suited for processing.

Mid-season varieties

Agronomists recommend leaving space for peppers with an average ripening period in your garden plot. You can get a good harvest if you don’t forget about crop rotation. You should not plant long sweet peppers in areas where nightshade crops previously grew: tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants.

Sweet Banana

After looking at the photo of the long Sweet Banana pepper, many people want to try growing it. It is picky about growing conditions. It is better to plant it only for residents of the southern regions. It is not suitable for growing indoors. The harvest can be harvested 125 days after the first sprouts appear from the seeds.

Characteristics of Sweet Banana peppers:

• resistance to diseases, especially blossom end rot;
• excellent taste characteristics;
• good transportability;
• bushes are compact, low, up to 65 cm long;
• Pepper color varies from light yellow to red-orange;
• length 15-17 cm;
• the walls are fleshy, thickness 6-8 mm;
• weight about 250 g;
• the total yield varies from 3 to 5 kg per m2.

The shape of this long pepper resembles a banana. Sweet banana is considered a universal variety; the fruits can be canned, pickled, or eaten fresh.

Red bull NK F1

Famous among many gardeners is the Red Bull red pepper hybrid. It gained popularity due to its size, excellent taste and versatility. The hybrid can be safely planted in open ground and greenhouses.

Important! It is necessary to tie up the plants to avoid breaking the stems under the weight of long, large fruits. Agronomists advise forming Red Bull bushes into 2 trunks.

Description of the Red Bull hybrid:

• bushes are medium-sized, strong, grow up to 1 m;
• suitable for growing in open and protected ground;
• not susceptible to infection by potato and tobacco mosaic virus;
• the yield reaches 15 kg per m2;
• fruits in the process of ripening are light green, ripe - red;
• length of peppers 20 cm;
• elongated shape;
• weight 250 g;
• excellent taste;
• The pulp is tender, juicy with a pronounced peppery aroma and sweet taste.

The period of vegetative development of the Red Bull is 110-125 days. To obtain maximum yield, it is recommended to plant plants according to the 50x35 pattern. Particular attention is paid to loosening, watering, and fertilizing.

Hottabych F1

Hybrid Hottabych F1 is considered mid-season, although for some it is one of the last to begin to bear fruit. The period of vegetative development for this hybrid can vary from 110 to 170 days.

Hottabych F1 can be found in many stores. If you rely only on the pictures on the packs, you may miss this hybrid. After all, in the photo the long pepper looks like one of the representatives of the hot varieties.

Hybrid characteristics:

• the plants are large, up to 150 cm high, medium-leafy, spreading;
• the yield per 1 m2 is 5-7 kg;
• the fruits are sweet, long, trunk-shaped in shape;
• weight up to 100 g;
• walls 4-6 mm;
• color from light green to deep red depending on the harvest period;
• Suitable for preparing fresh salads and canning.

It is better to plant seedlings according to the 50x35 pattern during the period when the threat of frost has completely passed and the soil has warmed up to 10°C. Agronomists recommend growing this long pepper only in open ground.

Attention! Hybrid Hottabych is afraid of sudden changes in temperature and ripens late, so it is recommended to plant it only in the southern regions, where the warmth remains almost until October.

Shepherd

A tasty mid-season variety of long sweet pepper is Shepherd. Agronomists recommend planting seedlings 55-65 days old in a permanent place in the ground. The fruits begin to ripen after 120 days of vegetative development of the bushes; they fully ripen after another 10-20 days.

Features of the variety:

• small bushes 30-50 cm high;
• fruit color is cherry-red;
• cone-shaped, elongated, pointed tip;
• the pulp is sweet, juicy;
• the surface is smooth, shiny;
• weight 100-200 g;
• walls 5-6 mm thick;
• length 20 cm.

Shepherd is a warm and moisture-loving plant. The best landing sites are open ground areas that are protected from the wind.

Pepper fruits can be used fresh; they are also excellent for canning and processing.

Red Giant Pepper

The red giant fully justifies its loud name: peppers of this variety reach 20 cm in length and weigh about half a kilogram. Now imagine that 10 such giants can grow on one bush! Impressive, isn't it?

In addition to its impressive size, this pepper has excellent taste and juicy pulp. Wall thickness – 8-10 mm.

Pepper Red Baron F1

Hybrid Red Baron F1 is valued by gardeners for its early ripeness, high yield and resistance to viruses. This pepper is grown in greenhouses; it is not suitable for open ground.

The fruits ripen fleshy, weighty, juicy. Wall thickness – up to 10 mm. They are good both fresh and processed.

Photos in open ground and in a greenhouse

Here are photos of the described plants: Kakadu

Atlant

Belozerka

Bogatyr

Gypsy

Martin

California miracle

Orange miracle

Siberian bonus

Hercules

Denis

Gemini

Claudio

Morozko

Tenderness

Ratunda

Flight

Snowfall

ox ear

Pharaoh

Gogoshary

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Pepper Sun of Italy

The sun of Italy is a hero among yellow-fruited pepper varieties. The weight of one fruit can reach 500 g!

Peppers of this variety have juicy, fleshy walls 6-8 mm thick and aromatic flesh. The fruits are extremely tasty and suitable for both salads and culinary processing.

By ripening period: the best early, middle and late ripening varieties of pepper

Thus, we classify the previously described varieties according to ripening time (orange and yellow-fruited varieties are indicated in brackets):

• Early and mid-early varieties (90-120 days) - Agapovsky, Belozerka, Big Mama ( orange ), Bison red, Viking, Winnie the Pooh, Gemini F1 ( yellow ), Gipsy F1, Eastern Star F1, Player, Californian miracle, Kolobok, Red bull, Merchant F1, Swallow, Orange miracle ( orange ), Orange bull ( orange ), Gift of Moldova, Fat Baron, Caliph F1.
• Medium varieties (120-135 days) - Atlant, Bogatyr, Ox Ear, Kakadu F1, Claudio F1, Fatty, Golden Miracle ( yellow ),
• Late varieties (more than 135-140 days) - Hercules.

Pepper Fatty

Fatty may not be large in size, but it is a real “strong” pepper: the wall thickness of this pepper can reach 1 cm. The fruits are very juicy and fleshy.

Also, the obvious advantages of pepper of this variety include high commercial quality and good transportability of the fruit.

Pepper Tsaritsa F1

Hybrid Queen F1 is early, productive, and deserves to be planted year after year. This pepper can be classified as a super-thick-walled variety: the wall thickness of the fruit can reach 12 mm!

Pepper Tsaritsa F1 can be grown both in a greenhouse and in open ground. The bushes are resistant to diseases and produce a good, stable harvest.

Experienced gardeners also recommend the following varieties and hybrids of thick-walled sweet peppers: Yellow Cube, Claudio F1, Hercules, Firstborn of Siberia, Fat Baron, Jupiter F1, Golden Pheasant, Marisha, Denis F1, Cardinal, Lastochka, Bogatyr, Ozharovsky...

If you like to crunch on delicious fresh peppers, plant plants from the list we have presented in your garden. With proper care, the harvest will certainly please you!

Recommendations for cultivation

Pepper, like other crops of the nightshade family, is grown through seedlings. You can learn about its preparation from the video:

Seedlings planted in a permanent location require proper care. This is the only way to achieve a bountiful harvest of this crop. Care includes:

• Optimal temperature conditions. For normal growth, pepper plants require a temperature of at least 21 degrees. If pepper grows in a greenhouse, then it needs to be ventilated regularly, and even open the door in hot weather.

Important! If exposed to temperatures above 30 degrees for a long time, pepper plants may die.

• Regular watering. It should be done no more than 2-3 times a week. For each plant you need to add 1 to 2 liters of water. To prevent the soil from drying out less between waterings, it can be mulched.
• Fertilizers. The frequency of fertilizing should not exceed 2 times a month. Good results are obtained by using slurry, bird droppings, wood ash, superphosphate and ammonium nitrate. The optimal time for feeding is in the morning from 8 to 11 o'clock.

Important! Fertilizers can burn the leaves of the plant, so they should be poured at the root, being careful not to touch the foliage.

For following the recommendations, the plants of this crop will reward the gardener with an excellent harvest.