Pepper Giant red

Bell peppers are an indispensable vegetable in the kitchen of many housewives and professional chefs, capable of adding a piquant taste to any dish. In addition, it is rich in vitamins and minerals. Pepper Giant red F1 is one of the most popular varieties for growing in beds. It became popular due to its high yield rates, resistance to most diseases and early fruiting dates.

Giant red pepper was created by Dutch breeders. The culture is mainly grown in greenhouse conditions, but the plant is able to grow well in the open field. Since the vegetable is a hybrid, it has a number of significant advantages:

• the ability to form ovaries and bear fruit even in the hottest summer;

• resistance to temperature changes;

• the harvested fruits calmly tolerate transportation without losing their appearance and taste;

• high productivity;

• excellent taste indicators;

• universal use in cooking.

Among the shortcomings, one can single out - the culture does not tolerate shaded areas.

Bushes grow powerful and tall, about 100 cm in height, semi-spreading, with moderate foliage. The stems are strong, capable of supporting a large weight of the fruit. The root system is well developed. The leaves are medium in size and rich in dark green color.

The fruits of the variety are quite large, resembling a cube in shape. On average, the length of a vegetable is 10-12 cm, the weight of one pepper can reach 300 grams. Giant red is one of the thickest-walled species, with a flesh wall thickness of about 12 mm. At the stage of technical maturity, the green color of the fruit predominates, in the biological one - a rich dark red.

Juicy pulp is very tasty, sweet, without bitterness. The consistency is firm, not dry. The aroma is bright and pleasant. The purpose in cooking is universal. The fruits are suitable both for fresh consumption, as slicing on the table, and processed. Giant red peppers are added in the manufacture of lecho, ketchup, dressings for first and second courses, as well as pickled and canned.

A mid-early variety, 115-120 days pass from seed germination to the beginning of fruiting. Fruit ripening occurs in periods of July, August and September.

High-yielding hybrid. On average, you can get about 10 pieces from one bush. When grown in a greenhouse, the yield can be increased up to 7 kg per bush.

Since the bushes are vigorous, they keep a distance of 40x60 cm when planting. No more than 4 plants are planted per 1 square meter. Culture in development needs space, it is not recommended to thicken the beds.

The culture is grown in seedlings.Sowing of seeds begins in late February - early March. The development of the plant is long, about 70-75 days before transplanting to a permanent place. The seeds are planted in a nutrient mixture rich in humus to a depth of 2-4 cm. Planting material germinates at high temperatures (+ 26 ... 28 degrees).

A pick into separate cups is made when 2 full leaves appear on the seedlings. Pepper doesn’t like a transplant, it’s a lot of stress for him. Therefore, after this procedure, the seedlings must be fed for the good development of the vegetative part and the root system.

Picks can be avoided by sowing seeds immediately in small cups.

They begin to plant the Red Giant in open ground in mid-June, in a greenhouse or greenhouse in mid-May. The main thing is that warm weather is established, and the threat of recurrent night frosts has passed. Planting time in open ground depends on the climatic conditions of the region.

When planting, it is very important not to bury the seedlings in the ground, but plant them at the level exactly as they grew in the cups. The place for the pepper is chosen the sunniest, since the plant does not tolerate even a slight shade. The bushes begin to stretch strongly, the fruits take a long time to form and ripen.

A plot for pepper is prepared in advance, since the fall. It is carefully dug up, organic and mineral fertilizers are applied. In the spring, the place is once again dug up and sprayed with copper sulfate as a disinfectant.

After planting, the bushes need constant and abundant watering with warm water. After each irrigation, the beds must be loosened to enrich the soil with oxygen. In fertilizing, the culture is especially demanding during the period of active fruit formation.

Pepper is a crop with high demands on soil composition. The soil should be fertile, rich in compost or humus, with a neutral pH.