Pepper Orange Miracle

We recommend this versatile crop for cultivation of lovers of fleshy, juicy and sweet fruits. Moreover, caring for them is not much different from caring for similar species, and the yield level is quite high.

The culture itself was obtained by Dutch breeders, but the domestic scientist Yu. B. Alekseev became the author of one of its hybrids. In our territory, crop seeds are produced by many agricultural firms. It was entered into the State Register in 2012.

This universal sweet pepper with high marketability can be grown both in greenhouses and in open soils.

The pluses of culture include:

• excellent commercial properties of fruits;
• high level of tolerance of temperature fluctuations;
• excellent ability to transport - fruits can withstand even inaccurate transportation without loss of marketable properties;
• long shelf life under relatively dry conditions and low temperatures;
• a high degree of productivity allows you to get significant volumes even from small-sized plots;
• high level of beta-carotene content in peppers.

Minuses:

• the variability of the configuration of the fruits, in which their appearance also changes;
• low level of cold resistance, cultivation in open ground is recommended only in places with a warm climate.

The bushes of the hybrid are relatively tall, reaching a height of 90-110 cm, they form powerful, strong and closed stems. The compactness of the bushes is their next advantage. The foliage is dense, medium-sized, dark green in color, even.

The fruits are large (up to 210 g), cuboid (11x11 cm), with a uniform 3-4-sided relief, usually do not have dents or darkening, have an attractive shine and bright aroma. In the phase of technical maturation, they are dark green, and in the biological phase, they are orange or dark orange in color. The thickness of the fruit walls reaches 8–9 mm. The consistency is fleshy. The fruits are located on the stems in a drooping position.

Peppers are low in calories, fat, sodium and cholesterol free. Their thickness is characterized by the fact that they include a 5-fold daily dose of vitamin C, are sources of folic acids, fiber and iron.

According to their purpose, the fruits are universal. The consistency of a richly sweet taste, with an unobtrusive sourness and peppery aroma.

Early maturing culture - 100-110 days from the moment of emergence to the period of fruiting. The fruits usually ripen from July 20 to August 30.

The average yield in greenhouses is up to 10 kg / sq. m.

The standard landing pattern is 70x50 cm.

Sowing seeds for seedlings is carried out 50-60 days before planting in a permanent place (March 10-20).The timing of planting seedlings under a shelter, in greenhouses or hotbeds, is May 10-20.

The preparatory complex of procedures for the cultivation of culture includes a number of activities.

1. Selection of seeds with the elimination of defective specimens.
2. Production of disinfection by soaking in special environments:

• in hydrogen peroxide - 15 minutes;
• in a light pink manganese solution - 20 minutes;
• in "Fitosporin" - 6 hours;
• in aloe juice, diluted in half with water, - 12 tsp.

Then the seeds are to be germinated. In this case, they are soaked for 5 hours in water (temperature 40 ° C). In this case, the temperature regime of soaking must be stable. Then the seeds are placed in wet gauze on a saucer, which is covered with a film and placed in a warm place for 2-3 days, during which time the seeds swell and hatch.

Before planting a crop in its intended place, seedlings should be grown. In addition to seeds, you will need it for this.

1. Peat tablets or pots. You can use common containers, followed by picking seedlings in separate containers.
2. Specially prepared substrate made of garden soil, humus and sand. You can also use commercial mixtures.
3. A dark pink solution of manganese, which is used to disinfect containers, soil and drainage.
4. Large-sized sand, broken ceramics, fine expanded clay or crushed stone are used for drainage.

The culture requires compliance with the temperature regime, timely watering and the introduction of nutritional supplements. The soil moisture level should be constantly monitored. Irrigation is usually carried out 1 time in 3 days and exclusively in the morning.

When growing a crop in greenhouses, it is important to spray the foliage on the bushes, since dry air in closed rooms often leads to a violation of the formation of ovaries and fruits.

It is also desirable to observe the temperature regime in greenhouses - not less than 25 ° С. In open soils, crop areas should be shaded at temperatures above 35 ° C, as the tops may begin to dry out.

Top dressing is carried out 3 times during growth.

1. Starting feeding is carried out during the formation of the first shoots. They use exclusively nitrogen additives that accelerate the growth processes.
2. The next feeding with potassium compounds is carried out during the formation of ovaries, which helps to accelerate the processes of their formation.
3. The third supplement, consisting of calcium and phosphorus, is produced during fruiting, which contributes to an increase in fruit size and an intensification of the ripening process.

Seed stock for seedlings is sown in the first decade of March or at the end of February. It should take about 60 days from the start of sowing to planting the bushes in the soil.

Some subtleties of crop care.

1. After the first shoots appear, the seedlings are placed on the windowsills. Taking into account its thermophilicity, additional illumination with fluorescent lamps is often used.
2. If lamps are not used, then the seedling pots should be turned every day.
3. When sowing seeds in a common container, after the appearance of 2 true leaves, the bushes dive into separate pots.
4. In order to speed up the pollination process, the peppers are sprayed with sweetened water, which attracts the right insects.
5. Excess leaves (no more than 3) in the area of ​​the lower part of the bushes should be removed 1 time in 7 days.
6. When additional roots appear on the stems of the bushes, they should be sprinkled with soil.
7. For productive and safe growth of the culture, we recommend periodically spraying the bushes with boric acid or a solution containing 1 tablespoon of nitrophoska per 10 liters of water.

The culture is sufficiently resistant to a number of diseases typical for peppers (in particular, to viruses of bronze and TMV).

The most harmful insect for culture is aphid that feeds on plant juices. Good protection for pepper bushes is insecticidal solutions (one tablespoon per 10 liters of water). Spraying is carried out exclusively before and after the flowering process.

Sometimes rotting of fruits occurs under the influence of naked slugs that feed on foliage. Professional methods help here - the cleanliness of the beds, as well as regular loosening of the soil. For prophylaxis, spraying of ground bitter pepper is also used (1 spoon per 2 m2).

With fusarium, when foliage is falling, the bushes are removed and burned.