Why gardeners love the Bogatyr pepper variety so much and how to grow it correctly

Bell peppers are famous for their high content of nutrients in the composition. Nutritionists recommend that you definitely include it in the diet of adults and children. This vegetable is consumed fresh and canned, retains its taste even when frozen.

Among the abundance of varieties, the Bogatyr pepper is the most popular. It is distinguished not only by its excellent taste and high yield, but also by its resistance to adverse environmental factors.

What else will this variety please farmers and how not to be disappointed in the choice - read on.

What kind of pepper is this

Bogatyr is a Bulgarian pepper variety bred by Moldovan breeders in 1996.

The pepper is included in the state register. Its originator is the Poisk company.

Despite the fact that Bogatyr is a relatively old variety, it remains popular among summer residents. Its seeds are produced by several producers.

It is interesting! Bell peppers are derived from their bitter counterpart.

Distinctive features of the Bogatyr

Pepper Bogatyr gives large fruits of rich red color. Some of them may have dark green and burgundy spots.

The taste of this variety is sweet - bitterness and sourness are absent even in an unripe vegetable. Rich peppery aroma. See what the Bogatyr looks like in the photo.

The fruits contain a high content of vitamin C. Therefore, the vegetable helps to activate the immune system and eliminate toxins and harmful cholesterol from the body. B vitamins in the composition have a beneficial effect on the condition of the skin, hair and liver.

Cold resistance is considered the main feature of the variety. Unlike many other varieties of bell peppers, Bogatyr is suitable for growing in regions with cool climates.

Another positive quality of pepper is its high immunity to nightshade diseases. It does not need prophylactic chemical treatments, which allows growing an environmentally friendly product.

The negative features of Bogatyr include the fact that different agricultural firms produce plant seeds with different qualities under the same name. For example, depending on the manufacturer, the fruits of this variety of pepper are cuboid and conical.

General characteristics

Pepper Bogatyr will delight both experienced and novice gardeners. It is distinguished by its unpretentious care, high yield and large tasty fruits.

Description and characteristics of the Bogatyr variety:

Some characteristics of the variety differ depending on the manufacturer:

1. Sedek. The height of the bush is 50-70 cm. The fruits are cone-shaped. Wall thickness - 5-6 mm.
2. "Search", "Aelita", "Successful seeds". Wall thickness - 5 mm. The shape is conical. The height of the bush is 50-70 cm.
3. "Siberian seeds". The fruits are cuboid. The height of the bush is 40-50 cm. The thickness of the walls is 7-8 mm.

The rest of the characteristics of the variety are the same for all producers.

Preparation for growing

Pepper in our country is grown only in seedlings. Otherwise, the fruits simply will not have time to ripen before the first frost.

Presowing seed preparation consists of several stages:

1. The planting material is sorted out. Darkened and damaged seeds are removed. The remaining specimens are soaked in a solution prepared from a glass of water and 1 tsp. salt. Use those seeds that have sunk to the bottom.
2. The seeds are soaked in a light pink solution of potassium permanganate (30 minutes), hydrogen peroxide (15 minutes) or aloe juice (12 hours). After that, they are washed with warm water.

After processing, the growth of planting material is stimulated. This is done in one of the following ways:

1. The planting material is wrapped in pieces of cloth moistened with a growth stimulator or warm water. The tissue with the seeds is placed in a deep container, covered with a film and placed in a warm place until germination.
2. The seeds are soaked for 12 hours. Then they are put in the refrigerator for the same time.

Pepper seeds are planted in loose nutritious soil. It is purchased in the store (universal soil mixture, soil for tomatoes and peppers) or prepared independently... To do this, take one portion of the base and nutrient substrate and half a portion of the baking powder:

• base: garden soil or black soil;
• nutrient substrate: peat or humus;
• baking powder: sawdust, sand, crushed coconut substrate.

A glass of ash and a matchbox of superphosphate are added to the bucket of the mixture. The soil is disinfected with a dark pink solution of potassium permanganate or ignited in the oven.

Seeds are sown in common shallow, but wide containers (boxes, trays, packages from semi-finished products) or individual pots. The second method is preferable, since peppers do not like picks.

It is more convenient to use peat containers: tablets or pots. It is not necessary to extract seedlings from it when transplanting to a permanent place.

The container is also disinfected. It is soaked in a solution of potassium permanganate, sterilized with hot steam or boiling water.

Growing seedlings

Before planting seedlings, the filled containers are kept at room temperature so that the soil warms up and the seeds germinate faster.

Note! Experienced summer residents always pour drainage at the bottom of containers for growing seedlings. For example, sand or shellfish. It is also disinfected.

Sowing seeds begins 80 days before the expected planting of plants in the ground. Depending on the region, this is done in early March or late February.

Planting pepper

When sowing pepper in a common box in the soil, grooves are made 2 cm deep at a distance of 3 cm from each other. Seeds are laid in them with an interval of 3 cm. The depressions are sprinkled with soil.

When growing seedlings, one seed is sown immediately in individual containers in each glass. They are buried by 1 cm. After real leaves appear on the plants, one sprout is left in one pot, pinching the weaker stem.

In both cases, containers with seedlings are covered with foil and placed in a warm place. Every day, the film is opened for 60 minutes for airing. The earth is moistened with a spray bottle as it dries.

Further care

To grow seedlings, she needs to provide proper and regular care. It is on the endurance of young plants that the viability and yield of pepper in the future will depend:

1. When the seeds germinate, the shelter (film or glass) is removed. Containers with seedlings are rearranged on a windowsill or under a fluorescent lamp. If the seedlings are grown on a windowsill, the containers are periodically unfolded in relation to the window to avoid tilting the stems to one side.
2. Make sure that the seedlings do not stand in a draft. The yellowing of the leaves indicates not only the hypothermia of the plants, but also the lack of sunlight.
3. Pour pepper from a spray bottle. This is done every three days. Use water at room temperature.
4. When the second true leaf appears, the plants are seated in individual pots. This is done carefully, holding the seedlings by the leaves and using a fork, removing it from the soil along with a lump of earth.
5. Feed the seedlings only three times. The first - when the second true leaves appear, the next two times - every two weeks. They use special preparations (for example, "Krepysh") or prepare a product on their own (for 5 liters of water, take 10 g of superphosphate and ammonium nitrate, as well as 5 g of potassium salt).
6. Two weeks before planting in a permanent place, the seedlings begin to harden. She is taken out into the street, gradually increasing the residence time.

Growing pepper in a permanent location

Peppers are transplanted to a permanent place in late May or early June. By this time, the soil at a depth of 15 cm should warm up to 15 ° C. It is important that there is no threat of night frosts.

Five days before picking at a permanent place, the seedlings are watered and fed. This will help her to settle down in a new place.

Picking to a permanent place

The pepper beds are prepared in the fall. Choose a well-lit place where no nightshade crops have grown for the previous two years.

The soil is dug up, clearing of plant residues. For every 1 sq. m, 6 kg of humus and 0.5 kg of ash are applied (if the acidity of the soil is increased). Fertilizers are mixed with soil.

Advice! Instead of humus, some gardeners bury the crushed tops of cultivated plants in the ground. In the spring, it turns into fertile soil.

In the spring, the rows are leveled with a rake. For each square meter, 30 g of superphosphate and 10 g of urea are added.

The holes are dug in rows in a checkerboard pattern. A distance of 30-40 cm is maintained between each recess. 40-50 cm are left free between the rows.

1 tbsp is poured into each recess. l. ash and long-acting fertilizers. Some gardeners, instead of purchased preparations, put one small fish in the holes.

After that, pepper is planted, removing it from the pot along with a lump of earth. If peat containers were used, then the seedlings are planted in the ground with them.

A liter of warm water is poured into each seat. When the liquid is absorbed, the depressions are covered with soil, which is compacted around the plants.

Care rules

Pepper Bogatyr is a low-growing variety. However, it is recommended to tie it up. Side shoots are removed once every ten days. Leaves at the bottom of the bush are also cut off, as well as withered and yellowed greens.

The variety is picky about watering. The soil is moistened every four days, using at least 2 liters of water on one plant. It is better to do this in the morning. Before flowering, the pepper is watered by rain, then the liquid is poured only under the root.

After each watering, the soil is loosened. In the process of this procedure, the beds are cleared of weeds.

The beds must be mulched with rotted hay, humus or just burlap. Such a layer will slow down the growth of weeds, protect the roots from pests and adverse environmental factors, and serve as an additional top dressing.

During the season, top dressing is applied three times. Usually they use the following scheme:

1. 14 days after picking to a permanent place. 10 g of superphosphate and 5 g of urea are dissolved in a 10-liter bucket of water. Pour 1 liter of the product under each bush.
2. When forming ovaries.In 10 liters of water, 20 g of potassium and 40 g of superphosphate are diluted. 1 liter of fertilizer is used per plant.
3. When fruiting. For 10 liters of water, take 40 g of potassium and superphosphate. 1 liter of fertilizer is poured under the bush.

Important! Before applying top dressing, the beds are watered with clean warm water. This will prevent fertilizer damage to the roots.

In order to attract pollinating insects to the bushes during the flowering period, they are sprayed with a special composition. To prepare it, dissolve a glass of sugar and 1 tbsp in a bucket of water. l. boric acid.

Typical diseases and pests

The hero has a high immunity to nightshade diseases. But harmful insects infect the bushes.

The following means are used to fight:

1. Aphid... In 10 liters of water, 10 mg of "Karbofos" is diluted.
2. Slugs... In 10 liters of liquid, 10 tbsp. l. ground red hot pepper.
3. Spider mite... In 10 liters of water, 0.5 kg of onion husks and 300 g of chopped garlic are infused for three days.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

Benefits of Bogatyr pepper:

• immunity to nightshade diseases;
• large fruits;
• good sweet taste and thick walls;
• cold snap resistance;
• the possibility of growing in open and protected ground;
• the possibility of using seeds from fruits for planting.

Peppers of this variety from different manufacturers have different characteristics. This is considered the main drawback of Bagatyr.

Reviews

Reviews of gardeners about Bogatyr are not always unambiguous. This is due to the fact that from the seeds of this varieties from different manufacturers, different plants grow from each other.

Alla, Tula: «A couple of years ago, Bogatyr was planted. I liked the variety. The peppers are large and conical, as in the photo. The taste is sweet, the walls are thick. Suitable for freezing, cooking lecho and fresh consumption. Last year I bought a change of the same variety, but from a different company. The peppers were not so tasty, with sourness and not very thick walls, they were no longer suitable for lecho. I will now look for the Bogatyr whom I liked. "

Igor, Izhevsk: “Very tasty and beautiful pepper. It is not afraid of cold snaps and requires a minimum of maintenance. I didn't even stepchild him. The harvest is still excellent. "

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Conclusion

Bogatyr is an old proven variety that will definitely not disappoint. It gives a rich harvest even in cold summers. Pepper is not picky about care and even an inexperienced gardener can cope with its cultivation.

When choosing Bogatyr pepper seeds, it is important to carefully study the description on the package. Indeed, depending on the manufacturer, some characteristics of its fruits may differ.