No one needs to prove the beneficial properties of sweet bell pepper today. This culture is the undisputed leader in the content of vitamin C and many other mineral and organic compounds needed by man.
Despite the many varieties and hybrids of pepper that fill the seed market, breeding work on breeding new species does not stop. Today, we introduce the reader to such a culture as Belozerka pepper, reviews of gardeners and gardeners about which they unanimously agree in the assessment: βHe is excellent.β
Varietal Features
The medium-sized standard plant reaches a height of 0.4-0.7 m, develops equally well in open ground, and in greenhouses or greenhouses, and is characterized by average ripening. Technical ripeness in the fruit occurs on the 110-115th (in the open garden), on the 100-110th day (in the greenhouse) after germination of seedlings, biological - on the 125-135th.
Belozerka pepper variety (reviews confirm this fact) is interesting for its high yield. Quality care will ensure the collection of 6-8 kilograms of magnificent cone-shaped glossy fruits from one square meter of planting area. The plant's high resistance to dangerous diseases significantly increases the chances of a healthy crop ripening that is not susceptible to infections and putrefactive manifestations of various origins.
Grade of pepper Belozerka: description of the fruit
The fleshy fruit, which is wide, smooth, with a slightly pronounced ribbing and a sharp peak, reaches a mass of 80-100 g with a wall thickness of 5-7 mm. Upon reaching different stages of ripeness, the fruit is colored differently: in creamy tones - with a technical one, red - with a biological one. Harvest in any of these stages.
The aroma is pleasant, with a pepper accent. Fruits of excellent taste are consumed in salads, used in cooking and processing. The variety has high commercial qualities, provided by the ability of the culture to long-term storage and the possibility of transportation.
Pepper Belozerka: photo. Grow Reviews
Gardeners have long noticed that pepper is a short-day culture. In other words, if the daylight hours are less than 12 hours, then it comes to fruiting earlier and gives higher yields. For these reasons, small areas of planting on garden plots can be covered. The ideal option for planting pepper is a plot cultivated by green manure or beds where cucumbers, cabbage, pumpkin or zucchini were previously grown. Since this plant is southern, in temperate latitudes it is grown through seedlings in greenhouses. Light and warmth are prerequisites for the good development of such a plant as Belozerka pepper. Responses of gardeners indicate that the crop gives the most generous crops if daytime temperatures do not fall below 27-28 Β° C.
The most suitable for planting are light neutral soils. Excess acidity is first eliminated by liming or by adding dolomite flour.
Preparing seeds for sowing
For better germination, the seeds should be prepared. First you need to discard the dry ones by placing them in water for 1-2 hours. Prospective will fall to the bottom of the tank, dried up will float on top. After rejection, the seeds are soaked in a solution of manganese or biostimulants (Epin, Zircon), following the attached instructions. To ensure rapid germination, the seeds treated with the preparations are kept in a humid environment, for example, in a napkin until visible swelling. Planted seeds sprout literally on the 2-3rd day.
Growing seedlings
Sweet pepper Belozerka (reviews of gardeners recommend just such a time) are planted on seedlings in mid-late February. A sufficiently high air temperature is required in the room - 25-27 Λ. The optimal soil for sowing is a mixture of sheet soil, sand and humus in equal proportions. For one kilogram of substrate add a tablespoon of ash. A feature of this culture is its intolerance to transplants. Damage to the roots can cause a very noticeable delay in the development of the plant. Therefore, it is better to plant pepper for seedlings immediately in separate cups with a diameter of up to 8 cm. They are covered with a film to create a comfortable microclimate that promotes the germination of seedlings, when they appear, the shelter is removed.
Top dressing
During the seedling period of plant formation, fertilizers are applied several times:
- The first root dressing is carried out when three true leaves appear on seedlings. 15 g of superphosphate and 5 g of potash fertilizers are dissolved in five liters of water.
- After 2 weeks, pepper is fed, doubling the concentration of the solution for irrigation.
- Several times with an interval of 15-18 days, water is infused with nettle infusion (1/10) until planting in the greenhouse.
Pepper Belozerka (reviews emphasize this) is a moisture-loving plant, it needs regular watering with warm, settled water. Do this as necessary, avoiding either drying out the soil or stagnating water, since excessive watering will provoke the disease with a black leg that can nullify all efforts.
Before planting, the seedlings are tempered - they are placed on the balcony, increasing the residence time, but they control the air temperature. When it decreases to 13 Β° C, seedlings are moved to the room.
Planting seedlings and caring for young plants
The optimal time for planting young plants in greenhouses is the end of May and the beginning of June. It is not recommended to thicken the planting of sweet pepper, a half-meter interval should be maintained between the plants, and not less than 0.6 m between rows. The seedlings are well watered, removed from the pots, placed in prepared holes and sealed with earth, carefully sealing around the stem.
Leaving consists in watering, timely garter, weeding and top dressing of the culture. They are very responsive Belozerka pepper. Reviews of gardeners, in the areas where the culture grows, confirm that loosening and weeding have a qualitative effect on its development. Only these actions must be performed with caution, since pepper has a root system located in the surface soil layer. The plant is formed in two stems, promptly removing stepsons and yellowed leaves. Before flowering, the crop is watered by sprinkling, and after fruit setting, under the root. The irrigation rate during this period is 6-7 liters twice a week.
Simple procedures for growing and caring for Belozerka pepper will help to get a generous harvest of tasty and healthy vegetable.