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Sweet peppers are native to South America. In these parts, and today you can find a vegetable in a wild form. Breeders from different countries annually bring out new varieties and hybrids of pepper with the best taste, external, agrotechnical characteristics. One of them is Atlantic F1 pepper.
This hybrid was obtained by a Dutch breeding company, however, it has also found application in domestic latitudes. It is grown even in the harsh conditions of the Urals and Siberia. You can learn more about the Atlantic F1 large-fruited pepper in the following article.
Description
Pepper varieties “Atlantic F1” can be considered a classic representative of the culture. Its shape is similar to a prism with three faces. The length of the vegetable reaches 20 cm, in cross section the diameter is 12 cm. The average fruit weight exceeds 150 g. Green vegetables become bright red when ripe. You can see the fruits of the Atlantic F1 variety in the photo:
The palatability of pepper is excellent: the pulp is especially juicy, up to 10 mm thick, sweet, has a bright, fresh aroma. The skin of the fruit is thin and tender. You can use peppers for the preparation of fresh vegetable salads, culinary dishes, winter preparations. The amazing taste characteristic is one of the reasons for the increasing number of positive reviews about Atlantic F1 peppers.
Microelement composition
Bulgarian sweet pepper of the Atlantic F1 variety is not only tasty, but also an extremely healthy vegetable. It contains vitamins of groups B, PP, C.
The fruits of the Atlantic F1 variety contain a whole range of minerals: calcium, potassium, magnesium, iodine, zinc, sodium, phosphorus, fluorine, chlorine, cobalt, chromium and others.
The rich microelement and vitamin composition of the vegetable makes it especially useful for humans. So, peppers of sweet varieties are recommended for people suffering from depression, insomnia, diseases of the gastrointestinal system, anemia, weakness and some other ailments.
Features of agricultural technology
Pepper is distinguished by its thermophilicity. However, the Atlantic F1 variety is perfectly adapted to low temperatures, so it can be grown in open and protected ground in the middle and northwestern regions of Our Country. In this case, it is recommended to use the seedling method of cultivation.
Growing seedlings
Planting seedlings of the Atlantic F1 variety in the ground should be in late May – early June. At the time of planting, the plants should be 60-80 days old. Based on this, we can conclude that the seeds of the Atlantic F1 variety for seedlings should be sown in mid-March.
Before sowing, the seeds of the Atlantic F1 hybrid must be prepared: germinated in a damp cloth or piece of cloth. The optimum temperature for seed germination is +28-+300C. As a container for growing seedlings, you can use peat pots with a diameter of at least 10 cm or small plastic containers. The soil can be purchased ready-made or prepared independently by mixing garden soil with humus (compost), peat, sand (treated sawdust). It is recommended to add complex fertilizer (Azofoska, Kemira, Nitrofoska or others) to the resulting loose soil in the amount of 50-70 g per 10 liters of soil.
The Atlantic F1 hybrid is characterized by cross-pollination, so it is rational to sow two plants of this variety in one pot. This measure will also simplify the care of peppers and increase the crop yield per 1 mXNUMX.2 soil.
The hatched seeds of the Atlantic F1 hybrid are planted in the prepared soil to a depth of 1-2 cm.0C) illuminated place. Plant care consists of regular watering. Seedlings need to be fertilized once, at the age of 2 weeks.
Adult peppers, a few weeks before planting, need to be hardened by taking them outside. The period of stay of plants on the street should be gradually increased, from half an hour to full daylight hours. This will allow the plant to adapt to temperature conditions and exposure to direct sunlight.
Picking conditions
It is necessary to plant peppers of the Atlantic F1 variety at the age of 60-80 days from the day of sowing the seeds. Picking is best done in the afternoon, when solar activity is reduced.
The height of the Atlantic F1 pepper bush exceeds 1 m, so breeders recommend planting plants no thicker than 4 pcs / m2. If the plants are planted in pairs, then the bushes should be placed no thicker than 3 pairs / m2.
Peppers are particularly sensitive to heat and light, which must be taken into account when choosing a growing site. The wind, and even more so the draft, can harm the plant, therefore, in the process of growing, it is necessary to provide for the presence of wind protection, it may be necessary to create it artificially.
The best predecessors for pepper are mustard, cabbage, radish, turnip, radish. It is not recommended to grow peppers in the place where tomatoes grew. Sandy-clay soil with a high content of organic matter is the best substrate for growing crops.
Pepper Care
For favorable cultivation of peppers, it is necessary to constantly maintain a microclimate with high temperature and low atmospheric humidity. In this case, the soil must be constantly wet. In a greenhouse, you can grow the Atlantic F1 variety together with tomatoes, which also love a dry microclimate, however, peppers need to be watered much more often.
The optimum temperature for peppers at the flowering stage is + 24- + 280C. The full formation of numerous ovaries is also facilitated by the application of fertilizers with a high content of nitrogen and calcium.
Pepper bush “Atlantic F1” is tall, sprawling, strongly leafy, therefore, during the growing process, it is periodically pruned. Remove all shoots below the main fork, above this point the longest shoots are pruned, excess leaves are removed. Pruning should be done once a week at harvest time. Such a measure will improve the illumination of the ovaries, speed up the process of fruit ripening.
If the peppers grow in pairs, then one support is used to tie each of them.
The ripening period of Atlantic F1 peppers is 109-113 days from the day the seed was sown. Although the first fruits, as a rule, can be tasted much earlier. During the period of abundant fruiting, it is necessary to harvest as often as possible so that the plant can concentrate its strength on the development of young fruits. Under favorable conditions, the yield of Atlantic F1 peppers is 9 kg/m2. However, given the feedback from experienced farmers, it can be argued that the maximum yield of the variety reaches 12 kg / m2.
Practical tips for growing peppers in open ground and in a greenhouse are shown in the video:
Conclusion
Peppers “Atlantic F1” are gaining more and more attention from farmers around the world. Large massive vegetables of this variety surprise with their external beauty and amazing taste. In cooking, they are used not only by housewives, but also by chefs of elite restaurants. At the same time, the usefulness of a vegetable is difficult to overestimate. Growing delicious, juicy, sweet and healthy Atlantic F1 peppers in your garden is not at all difficult. Even a novice gardener can cope with this task, as evidenced by the numerous reviews of professionals and amateurs of agriculture.
