We grow on the site one of the most popular types of sweet pepper - "Kubyshka"
Among the popular varieties of bell pepper, the Kubyshka variety occupies a worthy place. It is a sweet pepper, has an attractive appearance and good yield.
The article discusses the features and indicators of this variety, the rules of agricultural technology and advice from experienced summer residents for caring for peppers.
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What kind of pepper is this
Pepper among the gardeners The egg-capsule enjoys stable popularity... A productive and versatile variety with large and tasty fruits, it does not require much care. Peppers are stored for a long time and are saturated with vitamins more than many other varieties.
Characteristics and description of the variety
The capsule is an unpretentious pepper, resistant to cold snaps, therefore it grows well both in the greenhouse and in the open field. The variety is early maturing, ripens 120 days after the first shoots appear. Spreading bush, reaches 100-120 cm in height.
Distinctive features
The peculiarity of this variety is fruits contain more vitamins and mineralsthan other varieties. This pepper is especially rich in beta-carotene and vitamin C.
And if you consider that it grows well even in the northern regions and in mountainous terrain, all together makes this variety a real find for gardeners.
Other varieties of large-fruited peppers:
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Characteristics of fruits, yield
The fruits of the Kubyshka are large, directed downward... They have a cylindrical shape, slightly domed, wide, almost square, for which they got their name.
By the period of full maturity, the fetus filled with dark red, gets a smooth shiny skin. Average weight - 250-300 g.
The pulp is juicy, with a thickness of 10 mm and more... Proper care allows you to collect from 1 sq. m up to 6 kg of excellent fruits.
Preparation for growing
Sowing seeds for seedlings is planned 60-70 days before planting in the ground... Before soaking, it is recommended to treat the seeds with a solution of minerals or a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
Then place in a damp cloth so that the seeds are not completely submerged in water, cover with a bag or film. Periodically check the moisture content of the fabric, add water if necessary. Comfortable temperature for seed germination is 26-28 ° С. The film or bag is removed on the third day of seed germination, so that excessive moisture does not lead to plant disease.
The soil also requires preliminary preparation.... You can use either a ready-made store mixture or one made by yourself. Sod land is mixed with vermicompost, compost, mineral fertilizers, ash is added. For the prevention of diseases and infections, it is recommended to freeze the soil or warm it up in the oven.
Growing seedlings
When the seeds germinate, they are planted in seedling boxes, laying at a distance of 3-4 cm and sprinkling on top no more than 10 mm... Then the boxes are covered with foil again, creating a greenhouse effect so that the seedlings germinate at a comfortable temperature of 23-25 ° C.
Important! If the seedling boxes are not used for the first time, it is recommended to treat them with a weak solution of potassium permanganate for disinfection.
When the first couple of leaves appear, it's time to transplant the plants into separate containers.To do this, their stems are taken with a lump of earth and placed in new soil. Be sure to water the pepper, but do it carefully: the egg capsule does not like excess water.
The grown bushes must be hardened before planting on the site.so that they do not freeze when the temperature drops sharply. To do this, it is recommended to take them out into fresh air or on a veranda, protecting them from direct sunlight.
Some gardeners practice growing seedlings without picking, which also gives a good result. The root system of the Kubyshka is weak, therefore, after the pick, the plant experiences stress. This can slow down the growth of the bush and affect the yield.
Planting pepper
After 60-70 days, when the threat of frost is no longer there, the seedlings are planted in the ground Location on. Recommended to be placed on 1 sq. m no more than 4–6 plants - the bushes of the Kubysh are quite spreading. It is necessary to plant without deepening the root collar, at the same level at which the pepper grew in the boxes.
Important! Plant peppers in the evening, weather permitting, if possible. In the early days on the ground, you can close the seedlings, because the Pod does not like direct sunlight.
remember, that peppers will grow well where they were grown last season cucumbers, cabbage or peas. And, conversely, it will give a poor harvest when planted after nightshade: tomatoes, potatoes, peppers.
Attention! Peppers of the Kubyshka variety when transplanted into a greenhouse or open ground are stressed and stunted. But do not panic, this is a temporary phenomenon, later the growth takes place at the same pace.
Further care
Caring for the Pod is pretty simple: timely watering and feeding. Water the plant in the evening, as the soil dries up, and mineral and organic fertilizers are applied 2-3 times during the growth.
Periodically, peppers need to weed, loosen the soil and tie up grown and heavy stems to the supports.
To protect the roots of sweet pepper from drying out, you can mulch the soil with grass or any suitable material.
If the vegetable grows in a greenhouse, it is important not to forget to ventilate it, otherwise excessive moisture will cause plant diseases.
Features of growing varieties and possible difficulties
There are several subtleties to consider when growing egg capsules, observing them will allow you to get a rich harvest:
- To get a lot of fruits from the bushes, you need to start forming them. When the stem length reaches 20 cm, excess shoots are removed on the pepper, leaving only the two largest ones. The same is done when the new stem continues to bifurcate.
- It was mentioned above that the variety does not like transplanting, so this should be done especially carefully and carefully.
- You cannot keep a technically ripe fruit on a branch for too long. Until the peppers are removed, there will be no rapid growth of new flowers, and the next batch of the crop will not have time to grow.
Typical diseases and pests
Like other sweet peppers, Capsule can be prone to typical diseases.... Most often these are fungal diseases such as phytoplasmosis and verticillosis.
For prevention, use means such as "Barrier" and "Barrier".
Dangerous for stolbur peppers: foliage and trunk turn yellow, bush forms small fruits. Insects carry this disease, so frequent weeding and loosening of the earth will be the best prevention.
Sometimes on peppers white and gray rot is formed... Control measures are as follows: sick fruits are plucked, and healthy ones are poured with a solution of nitrate. Spraying pepper bushes with fungicides will help prevent these diseases.
Also Jug can attack various pests: Colorado potato beetle, aphid, spider mite, slugs. To combat them, insecticides, biological preparations and traditional methods are used.
For example, making grooves near the plant and sprinkling them with dry mustard helps to get rid of slugs.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Benefits of the Kubyshka pepper variety:
- large fruits;
- juiciness and meatiness;
- versatility in use;
- high yield;
- unpretentiousness;
- high content of vitamins.
Of the shortcomings, only the large size of the bush can be called: it takes up a lot of space, requires plucking and constant props.
Reviews
The variety gained popularity and became quite common.... Judging by the reviews of gardeners who are already growing it, pepper is great for winter harvesting.
Elena, Volgograd: “Pepper Kubyshka never ceases to please me, I have been planting it for three seasons. The harvest is always rich, the fruits are even and beautiful, like in the picture. It grows up to 400 grams. And the taste is excellent: we eat well both in lecho and in salads. I also like that it begins to ripen within a month after planting seedlings ".
Angelina, Pskov: “I really liked the Kubyshka variety, even surprised. The fruits are so large that they do not fit on the palm, fleshy, juicy. The most important thing for lecho: I made preparations for the whole winter. True, it should be noted: this pepper has such large and wide bushes that they must be tied up ".
Olga, Voronezh: “I was specifically looking for a variety that can be grown in the open field, and not in a greenhouse. I decided to try Kubyshka. And I am very glad that I made the right decision: the taste is excellent, and there were no special worries with it. The transplant was well tolerated, the fruits were tied and turned red almost simultaneously, there were no diseases, not even a black leg, from which all peppers usually suffered from me. I will definitely plant this variety next season ”.
Conclusion
Pepper Kubyshka will delight even novice gardeners with its rich harvest. For all its unpretentiousness, it gives large and juicy fruits that are used in many different dishes and preparations for the winter.
The long keeping quality of the fruits makes it possible to enjoy the taste even with the onset of cold weather. Growing requirements are feasible in any garden - healthy soil and timely plant care.