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Spas Apple pepper is a high-yielding plant with juicy and tasty fruits. It is worth considering in more detail the features of the variety and the conditions for its cultivation.

Apple Spas is a unique variety bred by Siberian breeders. Specifications:

• bushes are compact;

• leaves are medium in size, rich green;

• shoots - powerful, low height.

The variety is suitable for growing both in a greenhouse and outdoors.

The bushes grow small in height and do not take up much space in the garden, for which they are appreciated by gardeners. Pepper characteristics:

• weight - up to 140 grams;

• shape - prismatic;

• the skin is dense, dark green at the beginning of ripening, ruby ​​red at the end.

Under optimal growing conditions, the maximum weight reaches 300 g. The flesh of the pepper is juicy and soft. The fruits are suitable for long distance transportation.

Tasters note the excellent taste characteristics of Apple Spas. Fruits of a unique variety are suitable for fresh consumption, as well as for preparing second and first courses. Often sauces, pastes are made from peppers, they are left to freeze or preserve.

On average, the fruits are formed after 120 days from the date of planting in the greenhouse. In the open field, the ripening period increases.

The average yield of Yablochnoye Spas from one bush is 1.5-2 kg, subject to the necessary recommendations for growing crops.

Before planting peppers in open ground or a greenhouse, you need to prepare the seeds and grow the seedlings. Seeds are often planted in mid or late March. Stages of seed preparation.

1. Selection. It is carried out by immersing the seeds in a glass of warm water for a day. After this time, the empty seeds will float to the surface, the rest can be used for planting.

2. Disinfection. The seeds are soaked in a special solution for 2-3 hours. At this stage, the plant's immunity is strengthened.

3. Treatment. The seeds of Yablochny Spas are additionally soaked in a growth stimulant solution. The use of such formulations accelerates the growth and development of peppers.

Seed planting is carried out almost immediately after treatment.

1. First of all, they prepare the pots where the seeds will be planted. Peat tanks are preferred.

2. Then the seeds are immersed by a maximum of 2 cm, covered with soil and poured abundantly with water, previously settled.

3. The containers are covered with foil or transparent glass, then placed in a warm room.

Planting in the greenhouse and in the ground is carried out mainly in mid-May, when warm weather sets in and the risk of frost return will be minimal. Landing scheme.

1. A distance of 40 cm is maintained between the seedlings.

2. Up to 50-60 cm recede between the rows.

3. Planting depth should not exceed 5-6 cm.

Before planting, it is recommended to apply fertilizers to the soil, as well as thoroughly loosen the soil. This will help the plant take root faster.

Every gardener dreams of high yields. This can be achieved if you follow agrotechnical recommendations.

1. Watering. Peppers are not watered for the first week. Then add the liquid 2 times a week, regardless of the growing conditions. However, when planting peppers in open ground, it is recommended to reduce watering during regular rains and, conversely, increase watering during drought.

2. Top dressing. The first fertilizers should be applied during the period of active growth of the Apple Spas pepper. Further feeding is carried out during the flowering and fruiting period. Organic compounds are mainly used as fertilizers: dung, manure, peat, ash. And you can also use complex fertilizers.

3. Weeding and loosening. Mandatory procedures that are carried out after each watering.

Additionally, you should regularly cut off dried or too long shoots. Then the bush will direct all the forces to the formation of large and juicy fruits. In case of severe frosts, care should be taken to cover the plant with straw or mulch.

The variety is considered to be quite robust and survives well a drop in temperature and drought. However, it is better to plant seedlings in warm and sunny times, when the air temperature rises above 15 degrees Celsius.

Before planting peppers, you should fertilize and loosen the soil to ensure the flow of the required amount of oxygen and nutrients to the roots of the plant.

Apple spas is practically not exposed to diseases and pests.However, gardeners recommend prophylactic treatment of bushes in order to prevent the risk of premature death of the plant or decrease in yield indicators.

Compliance with the basic recommendations for growing and caring for Apple Spas will help you get juicy and tasty fruits.