Pepper Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh pepper is not a new crop. Even Soviet summer residents grew it on their plots. In recent years, breeders have developed many interesting hybrids with improved characteristics. However, this variety does not give up its positions. Ease of cultivation, allowing even novice growers to easily cope with plants, versatility and high yield rates make it interesting and worthy of great attention.

Bell pepper with a charming name appeared in 1981. Practice has confirmed that the variety bears fruit stably both in open beds and in greenhouses. In addition, it is suitable for home gardening. This allows people who do not have garden plots to feast on delicious peppers, growing them on an insulated loggia or on a windowsill in an apartment. Excellent immunity, unpretentiousness, attractive appearance and pleasant taste of the harvest - these are the main qualities of this variety of peppers.

Bushes are undersized, compact. They reach a height of 20-30 cm. There are few leaves. The ovaries are formed in bunches. The fruits have a classic pepper-like shape that resembles a cone. The skin is smooth, without pronounced ribbing. Partially ripe peppers are colored in a delicate light green tone. When fully ripe, the fruit turns dark red. The number of seed chambers in vegetables is no more than 2-3. Thanks to this, the crop is easy to clean. The average weight of one fruit can be 50-70 g, the length reaches 10 cm. The wall thickness of this variety is 5-6 mm.

The taste of the fruits of this variety is very worthy. The peppers are juicy, sweetish, without any special frills, but very pleasant. Harvest harmoniously complements other vegetables in salads, suitable for canning, stuffing, freezing.

Winnie the Pooh is considered an early variety. The first peppers can be removed within 105–110 days after the emergence of young sprouts. At the same time, fruiting is quite long and abundant.

An average of 1.6-1.8 kg of harvest is obtained from one square meter. The fruits ripen together. Moreover, if you pick half-ripe peppers in time, each bush can give many more new vegetables. Thin but dense skin increases the keeping quality and transportability of the fruit. Long-term freshness, combined with a presentable appearance and good taste, makes this variety ideal for commercial breeding.

Winnie the Pooh feels great in any weather. Therefore, it is cultivated in different parts of the country. The most common variety can be found in the Volgo-Vyatka region. And also it is grown by summer residents of the northern and central regions.

Experts recommend planting peppers of this variety according to the 20x40 cm scheme. The compactness of the plants allows you to place a fairly large number of bushes in a small area. At the same time, all seedlings get the opportunity to fully develop and get enough nutrition from the soil.

The variety in question is unpretentious in care, but nevertheless, some recommendations should be taken into account. Sowing seedlings is carried out in March. Seeds can be pre-germinated by wrapping them in a damp cloth. Also, treatment with a solution of a biostimulant and a fungicide is not superfluous. This procedure accelerates the emergence of seedlings and enhances the immunity of the culture.

A pick is undesirable. The roots of young plants are too weak to tolerate moving to another container. Therefore, it is logical to immediately sow seeds in separate containers. They do it in March. Planting seedlings under a film or on an open area is carried out in late May - early June. If night frosts are still observed during this period, it is better to protect the seedlings from extreme conditions by covering them with a film.

As for mature plants, they do not require special treatment. You do not need to tie up and shape the bushes. It is enough to remove stepchildren located below the first fork on each stem. Agricultural rules are mostly standard. This is the regular loosening of the soil, weeding, airing the greenhouse. Water the bushes with heated water every 3-5 days. Fertilizers can be used both organic and mineral. A great idea is to alternate between different types of feedings. For the first time, the soil is fertilized 2 weeks after planting the seedlings in a permanent place. Then the soil is enriched with nutrients every 2-2.5 weeks.

The bushes of this variety are very rare.And also vegetable growers note an almost complete lack of interest in the culture on the part of pests. Prevention of the development of any diseases can be carried out by treating the soil under the plants with a solution of potassium permanganate or biofungicide. Do this before planting young plants in a greenhouse or garden bed.

Winnie the Pooh is popular among summer residents and owners of mini-gardens in city apartments. Peppers grow well in pots and in plots, delighting even those who do not have much gardening experience with yields. Bushes are simply strewn with beautiful fruits. Taste qualities are rated a solid four or five (depending on personal preference). The fruits are good both fresh and canned. Therefore, even those who have tried sweeter varieties of the culture periodically grow this unpretentious variety, recognizing its obvious advantages.