The best varieties of Dutch pepper

Sweet pepper, aka Bulgarian, aka paprika, is called sweet for a reason. Despite the fact that it is a pepper, there is absolutely no spiciness in it, which is why we love sweet peppers so much! It is perfect in salads, soups and hodgepodges, in winter preparations, marinated and frozen. At one glance at this large, thick-walled handsome man, there is an irresistible desire to immediately sink your teeth into him and bite off a large, juicy piece. And all because Dutch pepper is not only beauty and aesthetics, but also health!

Few people know that in terms of vitamin C content, it is far ahead of lemon, and it contains more carotene than carrots, not to mention the rarest vitamin P, which is involved in the absorption of ascorbic acid, which leads to the removal of cholesterol plaques from blood vessels, helps work of the heart and gives elasticity to the vessels.

The daily dose of vitamin C is contained in just one large pepper. Vitamins B1, B6 and B12 present in Dutch sweet peppers help improve memory.

Thanks to these qualities, sweet pepper has become so popular in home gardens.

The climate of central Our Country makes it possible to grow Dutch varieties of pepper only through seedlings, since summer in this region is somewhat shorter than their ripening period. Therefore, the use of early and mid-early varieties or hybrids is so important. Some gardeners are confused about the difference between a cultivar and a hybrid and don’t know which Dutch sweet pepper seeds they should buy.

What is a grade

The variety is obtained as a result of selection – a long, laborious and complex scientific process. During the breeding of the variety, the best representatives of the resulting plant are selected for further work with them. For a certain climatic zone, a variety is developed that is adapted specifically to these conditions. The key difference from a hybrid is that seeds can be harvested from varietal peppers to reproduce the same variety with the same taste and characteristic external features. The strongest, tallest, most developed fruits are best suited for collecting seeds.

What is a hybrid

A hybrid is obtained by crossing different varieties and species of plants. It takes from its “parents” advantages in terms of self-pollination, early maturity, resistance to climatic conditions, etc. The first generation of the hybrid (F1) gives the greatest effect on these properties, but, unfortunately, neither the second nor the third generation in hybrids can not be. Of course, if hybrid seeds are sown, they will sprout and the plants will bear fruit, only no one will need such fruits, since they will not be given “parental” qualities. By the way, plants obtained from hybrid seeds reproduce vegetatively, then the “parental” signs will be preserved, but the seeds will still be of no use. Dutch pepper seeds are absolutely no different from other pepper seeds in appearance. True, there is one difference – hybrid seeds from Holland are a little more expensive, but it’s worth it.

Dutch pepper varieties are so diverse that many gardeners are at a loss and do not know which variety to give preference to. After all, you want something unusual on the site, so that the neighbors are envious! And at the same time it was delicious and healthy. Some people care about aesthetics in salad preparation, and they prefer red, yellow and purple peppers; for someone, a high harvest for winter harvesting is more important. Some people want thick, meaty paprika on their table; others like thin-walled peppers. Therefore, it is worth trying different varieties of Dutch-selected peppers in order to decide over time and find the best variety for growing in your area.

What kind of sweet pepper do you prefer?

Of course, it should be an early or mid-early variety if it is supposed to be grown in central Our Country. Before planting in the ground, the age of seedlings should be at least 80 days. Fans of sweet peppers in their raw form should take a closer look at the thick-walled white and yellow varieties; round-shaped varieties are more suitable for stuffing; colorful hybrids will decorate winter preparations and salads. Here you need to take into account that the sweetest of the Dutch peppers is red, and it is in the lead in terms of vitamin content.

You should take note: the more the pepper weighs, the more juice it contains, and hence the taste and vitamins.

Popular and purchased varieties of sweet pepper

The rate of ripening and yield of pepper depends on the methods of its cultivation. Sweet peppers are mainly grown in greenhouses or in a greenhouse that is removed after the fruit has appeared. Dutch varieties of greenhouse peppers are very popular because they are usually early maturing. Typically, Dutch sweet pepper seed packages contain an indication of the fruit ripening period from the moment full shoots appear. This allows you to correctly calculate the sowing date for seedlings.

New varieties of early sweet pepper

“Sweetie”

Bright red small fruits, their weight does not exceed 50 grams, look like small balls, sweet, thick-walled, very loved by children. From a small, neat bush, you can remove about a kilogram of peppers. It is grown both in the greenhouse and on the windowsill in a flower pot.

“Eroska”

The fruits are orange-red, rather large (≈150-180 grams), shaped like a cube, the wall thickness is about 5 mm, the bush is compact, low (40-50 cm), very productive – from 10 to 16 fruits can be harvested from one bush . It grows not only in a greenhouse, but also in open ground.

“Funtik”

The color of the fruits is green, turning into red, the weight of one fruit reaches 180 grams, the wall thickness is about 7 mm, a pronounced pepper taste and a friendly return of the crop, there can be up to 18 peppers on one bush. The bush has dense foliage, reaches a height of up to 70 cm. It is very popular with gardeners.

“Chardash”

The fruits are yellow-orange to orange-red in color and can be eaten at any stage of ripening. Very large, the weight of one pepper reaches 220 grams, from one square meter you can get up to ten kilograms of the product.

“Buratino”

Hybrid variety, extremely early, red fruit, weighing approximately 120 grams, with a wall thickness of approximately 5 mm. The bush reaches a height of ≈1m. The main difference from other varieties is suitability for transportation, therefore it may be of commercial interest.

Review of the variety Czardas

Low-growing varieties of Dutch pepper

They are good because the bushes do not grow very high and do not require a garter, which makes plant care more convenient:

• “Belozerka”;
• “Morozko”;
• “Martin”;    
• “Novosibirsk”;
• “Belladonna”;
• “Ode” and others.

Especially popular among vegetable growers in central Our Country are two varieties of sweet pepper in the undersized group – these are Gypsy F1 and Tamara F1:

«Gypsy F1»

This super-early unpretentious hybrid of Dutch pepper is very well adapted to the climatic conditions of this region, as it has been tested in a zone of risky farming. Always gives a good harvest, the fruits are not too large with a wall thickness of up to 5 mm. It begins to ripen on the sixtieth day after planting in open ground. Differs in special sweetness and aroma of pulp.

“Tamara F1”

An ultra-early hybrid with dense, shiny, thick-walled (up to 8 mm) fruits weighing up to two hundred grams. Differs in a good ovary of fruits and wonderful tastes: juiciness and sweetness. Recommended for growing not only in the greenhouse, but also in open ground.

Low-growing varieties of Dutch sweet peppers are good because they do not require special care in terms of garters and feel great not only in a greenhouse, but also in open ground. True, before planting them in open ground, it is desirable to make a warm bed, as, for example, they do for growing cucumbers, that is, with the use of manure or any other organic matter. In terms of fruit ripening speed, low-growing varieties are leaders, the only negative for lovers of “plump” peppers, they should not expect a thick wall – this is the peculiarity of these early varieties.

Review of the Gypsy variety

Among the most popular low-growing varieties for open ground are these varieties:

“Corvette”

Early, bright red conical fruits have a small size (up to 80 grams), a fairly high yield;

“Mirage”

It ripens early, the fruits are fleshy, conical in shape, weighing up to 110 grams, the color is white, smoothly turning into orange, then red, depending on maturity, very beautiful in salads;

“Atlantic F1”

Dark red elongated fleshy fruits reach incredible sizes weighing up to half a kilogram.

“California Miracle”

The best varieties of sweet pepper can be safely considered “California Miracle” – refers to mid-ripening varieties, the ripening period is from 100 to 130 days. Pepper large (up to 130 grams), cuboid, thick-walled (up to 7 mm). Distinctive features – long fruiting and the possibility of obtaining seeds with one hundred percent germination.

Review of the variety California miracle

Varieties of sweet pepper with long fruiting

These are tall varieties of peppers for greenhouses, since in central Our Country on the open ground they simply do not have time to ripen and require a garter.

“Cardinal F1”

An early ripe hybrid with a trunk height of up to one meter, with large, fleshy fruits from green to purple;

“Claudio”

Belongs to the Dutch varieties of peppers for greenhouses, the height of a branchy and powerful bush is about 1,3 meters, large dark red fruits reach a weight of 250 grams, has good resistance to almost all diseases;

Atlant

Compared to “Claudio”, a rather undersized plant (up to 80 cm) with large fleshy fruits from green to red, has excellent taste and juiciness;

“cockatoo”

To grow this pepper, much more space will be required, since its height reaches 1,5 m, an early ripe variety, the color of the fruit is red, and the weight of the fruit is about half a kilogram;

Hercules

Very beautiful, dense fruits weighing up to 0,3 kg, mid-season variety, disease-resistant, very long-lived, tolerates transportation well, therefore it is of commercial interest;

“Latinos”

Mid-season hybrid with red fleshy fruits weighing up to 0,2 kg and a trunk height of up to one meter, the yield is very high: from 1 sq. m you can remove 8-14 kg of beautiful fruits.

Everyone knows that color loss can also be the result of heat treatment. Therefore, it is best to freeze purple peppers, whether whole or cut, in order to use them in salads in winter, mixing them with fruits of other bright colors.

The best varieties of hot Dutch pepper

Sweet pepper is closely related to hot chili peppers. Both contain capsaicin. This alkaloid, in addition to giving pepper pungency and pungency, causes massive death of malignant cells, that is, it helps in the fight against cancer. With the help of capsaicin, the work of the stomach and pancreas is stimulated, appetite is stimulated, blood pressure decreases, blood is thinned, which helps to avoid the formation of blood clots.

A whole group of different hot peppers, which differ in color, size and pungency, are united by one name – Cayenne pepper. “Gift to humanity” – this is what scientists called this pepper, having studied its beneficial properties.

Spicy lovers can be advised such varieties of hot peppers from Holland as:

“Chilean heat”

An early variety with bright red, glossy fruits (length about 20 cm), can grow both in a greenhouse and in the open field, not very spicy in taste, with a strong peppery aroma;

“Hungarian Pepper”

It ripens in 85-90 days, the bush is compact, undersized (up to 45 cm), with smooth, cone-shaped fruits weighing up to 40 grams, with a wall thickness of 3-4 mm, from yellow to red. The taste is medium spicy.

“Superchili”

High-yielding, early, very hot, bitter and pungent hybrid, the fruits are quite large (about 7 cm) weighing 15-25 grams. The bush is not too tall, about 50-60 cm high, the color of the fruit changes depending on maturity: green – orange – cherry red. To avoid cross-pollination, this variety cannot be grown next to other, especially sweet, peppers.

This is very convenient: fresh pepper is at hand all year round, especially since hot pepper is a perennial plant that can grow for 5 or even 10 years, depending on the correct care.

Varieties of hot Dutch pepper

All these peppers will delight with their harvest for more than one year:

• “Spark”;
• “Salsa Orange”;
• “Variegatta”;
• “Purple Tiger”;
• “Explosive Amber”;
• “Laminada”;
• “Small miracle”;
• “Aladdin”.

Conclusion

Due to the fact that different varieties of sweet pepper have different ripening periods, it is possible to make sure that fresh pepper is present on the table from spring to late autumn. You just need to plant several bushes of different ripening periods. And if one of the varieties for home growing grows on the site, then it can be carefully transplanted into a pot and grown on the windowsill to get fresh peppers until the middle of winter.

Even in spring, when buying seeds, it is better to choose varieties of pepper that are resistant to diseases, bad weather conditions, which are able to produce a bountiful harvest both in dry and rainy, cool summers.

Undoubtedly, a rich harvest largely depends on the quality of the seed. But it will also require knowledge of the conditions for growing sweet Dutch peppers, its needs, whims and sores.