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Pepper is a thermophilic crop. On the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, they do not always ripen outdoors, especially during rainy seasons like in 2017, when summer was like a prolonged spring. But there are varieties of peppers for the Leningrad region for greenhouses, which will not be left without a crop.
Early ripe varieties adapted for the Leningrad region
Early varieties of peppers include varieties with a growing season from the moment the cotyledon leaves appear to reach the state of readiness for harvesting in 100 days.
Cardinal F1
The long-fruited variety of accelerated maturation Cardinal F1 stands out from the general row by its precocity – the growing season from germination to the collection of cube-shaped peppers lasts 80–90 days, while they are weighty like in late varieties.
A large-fruited bush exceeds a height of 1 m, support for pegs or trellises is required. A two-kilogram weight of purple fruits cannot be held otherwise by a grassy half-stem bush. Peppers get a dark purple color, having passed the stage of technical ripeness, until this time they are painted in a modest green color.
Terms of maturation | Ultra early ripe |
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Vegetable length | 10-15 cm |
Weight of vegetable | 0,25 – 0,28 kg |
Hive Options | 1 m |
Plant spacing | 0,5х0,35 m |
Productivity of the variety | 8–14 kg/m2 |
Thickness of pepper | 8 mm |
Apricot Favorite
The apricot favorite does not stand out among the yellow-fruited early ripening varieties. Compact non-spreading bush up to half a meter high. Smooth, shiny, conical, blunt-nosed fruits do not differ in volume and weight. The difference in weight is 20–30 g. Rare heavyweights gain 150 g. The color varies as it ripens from salad green to apricot yellow.
The vegetation period from the time of the release of cotyledon leaves is 3,5–4 months. Apricot Favoritka is suitable for cultivation both in a greenhouse and in open beds. It is undemanding to weather conditions, it tolerates cold snaps with firmness. Ripening is friendly. The plant bears up to 20 ovaries at the same time, without dropping the extra ones. Apricot favorite belongs to the high-yielding varieties of peppers. During the summer, you can grow a second crop without interruption.
Vegetable ripening time | early maturing variety |
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Achieving cleaning readiness | 3,5 month |
Hive Options | 40-50 cm |
Weight of vegetable | 100 – 120 g |
Thickness | 7 mm |
Productivity | Up to 2,5 kg / bush; up to 10 kg/m2 |
Belladonna F1
An ultra-early hybrid for the North-West region, Beladonna F1 is cultivated mainly in greenhouses, early maturity allows ripening in open ground. The bush is compact, medium in size, does not exceed 90 cm in height. The fruits are thin-skinned – 6 mm. In the stage of technical ripeness, they are painted in ivory color, when fully ripe they become light yellow.
Achievement of technical ripeness occurs two months after the release of the cotyledon leaves. Abundant ovary transforms into four-lobed fruits, which are suitable for fresh consumption, not recommended for conservation.
Ripening time from seedlings | 62 – 65 days |
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Features of agricultural technology | Mostly greenhouse cultivation |
Plant spacing | 0,5х0,3 m |
Weight of vegetable | Up to 0,2 kg (norm 130 g) |
Productivity | 4,6 kg / m2 |
Hive Options | Middle-aged |
Using | Fresh |
Swallow
The variety of pepper for greenhouses is limited to minimal care: the bushes are compact, do not outgrow the 60 cm mark. The conical blunt fruits are transportable, storable, they change the light green color of technical ripeness to red when biological ripeness is reached.
Terms of maturation | Mid-early variety |
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Weight of vegetable | 80 – 100 g |
Hive Options | 35-60 cm |
Productivity | 5 kg / m2 |
Cleaning features | Mechanical cleaning allowed |
Agapovsky
The leafy bush is a semi-determinate type of plant: the central stem stops growth when the number of inflorescences reaches a certain number. Inflorescences on the stem and side shoots are distributed evenly. The plant is not overloaded, ripening is even, new ovaries are formed as the harvest is removed.
The plant is intended for cultivation in protected ground through seedlings. Prefers fertilized breathable sandy loam and loam. Siderata in compacted plantings do not interfere with the growth and development of the plant. The fruits of the Agapovsky pepper, as they ripen, change color from dense green to bright red. Early planting of seedlings will allow seedlings to be planted in July for a second crop with full fruiting.
Terms of maturation | Medium |
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Achieving cleaning readiness | 95 – 115 days |
Virus resistance | Tobacco mosaic virus |
Vegetable size | 10-12 cm |
Thickness | 7,5-8 mm |
Weight of vegetable | 118 – 125 g |
Productivity | 9,5–10,5 kg/m2 |
Growing Requirements | closed ground |
Plant spacing | 0,5х0,35 m |
Hive Options | 0,6-0,8 m |
Bush structure | Compact, semi-derminant |
Peppers of medium ripening for the North-West regions
Mid-season varieties include varieties with a growing season of more than 110 days. Late harvesting is compensated by the best commercial and gastronomic qualities that appear during storage and conservation.
Atlant F1
A highly productive hybrid Atlant is preferably grown in a trellis. A weighted bush needs support. The conical, elongated fruit changes color from green to red when ripe. The average length of a vegetable is 20 cm, some specimens reach 25–26 cm.
The fruit has 3 seed chambers. The walls reach 11 mm in thickness. Fruit weight within 150 g (record weight 0,4 kg). The plant reaches technical maturity in 3,5 months from the date of formation of cotyledon leaves. The full cycle of growth and maturation of the fetus is completed in 130 days. It is also recommended to eat and preserve green peppers of technical ripeness – the growth of the fetus stops, the process of ripening is underway.
The bush is sparingly leafy, powerful, slightly sprawling. The structure is semi-standard, it needs a garter to the support. Drip irrigation promotes yield growth. Planting seedlings at the age of 45 days allows you to get a second crop in a stationary greenhouse.
Terms of maturation | The mid |
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Virus resistance | Tobacco and potato mosaic virus |
Pepper length | Up to 15 cm |
Pepper diameter | Up to 8 cm |
Weight | Until 160 g |
Achieving cleaning readiness | 115 – 127 days |
Growing Requirements | closed ground |
Plant spacing | 0,5х0,35 m |
Hive Options | Until 1,1 m |
Productivity | Up to 8 kg/m2 |
Bogatyr
High-yielding mid-season pepper variety for greenhouse cultivation. The bush is sprawling, low – up to 75 cm. Truncated prismatic fruits are ribbed, thin-skinned – 6 mm. The variety is cold-resistant, the yield is stable. The fruits are long-lived, they endure transportation without loss.
The fruits are equal in size, up to 0,2 kg in weight, with 2–4 seed chambers. The color of peppers during the growing season changes from light green to fiery red at the onset of biological ripeness. Biological ripeness occurs 130–150 days after the release of cotyledon leaves, technical ripeness 2 weeks earlier. Fruit picking stimulates the ripening of peppers remaining outside the bush.
Terms of maturation | Mid-season (123–130 days) |
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Mass of pepper | Up to 0,2 kg (typically 0,15-0,18 kg) |
Productivity | Up to 7 kg/m2 |
Hive Options | Spreading, powerful |
Plant spacing | 0,7х0,6 m |
Star of the East
The hybrid varietal line Star of the East includes 11 forms of different colors from white to brown-chocolate. The greenhouse will bloom like a flower bed if half of the varieties are planted. The bushes are strong, well branched. The color of ripening peppers is dark green, with the onset of biological ripeness it will acquire bright shades of the SeDeK agricultural palette.
Cuboid fruits are thick-walled, in the section they resemble the shape of a star, the wall is 10 mm. Weight reaches 350 g, yield up to 3 kg per bush. Part of the palette of the Stars of the East belongs to the early ripening period, part to the mid-ripening ones. Varieties are cold-resistant, able to bear fruit in open ground. The greenhouse loves ventilation.
Terms of maturation | Early / mid-season |
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Fruit weight | 0,25 – 0,35 kg |
Productivity | 7,6–10,2 kg/m2 |
Density of landing | 0,5х0,3 m |
Collection Features | With early removal of fruits, ripening is possible |
Growing method | Open/closed ground |
Bushes reach a height of 0,6–0,8 m. Taking into account the abundance of fruiting, bushes and the most loaded branches require props. Yellow and orange Stars are leaders in yield. Timely top dressing with aqueous solutions of mineral fertilizers and organic matter will increase the yield.
Video: Orange Star of the East:
Isabella F1
A high-yielding hybrid variety of pepper for the Leningrad region Isabella F1 of domestic selection is unpretentious, in addition to greenhouse cultivation, it is suitable for cultivation in open ground. Technical maturity reaches 120-125 days after the release of the cotyledon leaves. Seed germination 94%.
The bush is dense, leafy, indeterminate, medium high, closed. Medium-sized fruits in the form of a ribbed prism, the light green color of late apples, as they ripen, change to bright red. The wall thickness of the pericarp is 10 mm. At the same time, the bush supports up to 20 fruit ovaries. Fruiting in closed ground stretches up to 3 months.
Maturation period | The mid |
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Fruit length | 12-15 cm |
fruit diameter | 7-9 cm |
Fruit weight | 130 – 160 g |
Density of landing | 0,5х0,35 m |
Productivity | 12–14 kg/m2 |
California miracle
Mid-season large-fruited variety California miracle in the Leningrad region is more practical to grow in a greenhouse. The bush is medium tall, 0,7–1 m high, sprawling. Requires a garter to the supports: up to 10 ovaries of weighty fruits overload the plant. Wall thickness up to 8 mm.
It takes 110–130 days from the time the cotyledon leaves emerge to reach technical ripeness. In biological ripeness, the fruit changes color from light green to bright red. Demanding on the temperature regime and watering: sudden changes in daily temperatures and lack of moisture inhibit the development of the plant, the fruits acquire an unusual bitterness. The optimum growing temperature is 23-28 degrees, humidity 80%.
Top dressing stimulates a high yield of the crop. But an excess of nitrogen fertilizer incites the bush to a rapid increase in the green mass of the plant to the detriment of the development of cube-shaped fruits. The need for a depth of tillage should be taken into account: fibrous roots go down by 40 cm.
The California miracle is a bisexual plant, so planting other varieties of pepper in the same greenhouse is undesirable: cross-pollination is possible. Bitter varieties of peppers, located in the neighborhood, will endow the California miracle with their inherent sharpness and bitterness.
Maturation period | The mid |
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Fruit weight | 120 – 150 g |
Fruit length | Up to 12 cm |
Diameter | 7 см |
planting density | 0,7h 0,5 |
California miracle golden
The variety was bred on the basis of the California miracle, inherited all the biological properties of the progenitor, with the exception of the color of the fruit in the phase of biological ripeness. Features of vegetation and plant care are identical. Bright yellow fruits attract with their appearance and gastronomic qualities.
Video: California Miracle Growing:
Conclusion
From the variety presented by the market, more than a dozen varieties have been selected that are able to develop and bear fruit in the difficult climate of the Leningrad Region. Experienced gardeners will confirm that anything can be grown indoors, you just have to create comfortable conditions for the growing season and carefully care for green pets.
The most painful place in the greenhouses of the Leningrad Region is acidic soil. Seasonal deoxidation, improved aeration will bring benefits more than fertilizers and top dressing.