How to grow sweet pepper "Snowfall" on your site: step by step instructions and expert reviews

Pepper Snowfall F1 grows successfully in regions with temperate and warm climates and has many positive qualities. On the territory of the Russian Federation, this hybrid is mainly grown in greenhouse conditions, but this does not make its taste worse.

To get healthy, strong seedlings and achieve high yields, vegetable growers follow a number of rules - we will talk about them in this article.

What is this pepper

Pepper Snowfall is reliable when grown, has excellent germination and productivity. In the southern regions, it is successfully grown in open ground, in the middle lane and in the north - more often in greenhouses. The hybrid has a strong immunity to diseases and pests.

F1 hybrid

Pepper Snowfall belongs to the first generation of hybrids, as evidenced by the f1 index in the name. Breeders create hybrids by crossing parental varieties. They do this to get a stronger and more productive plant.

Characteristics and description of pepper

Snowfall - early ripe pepper. It begins to bear fruit in 110-120 days. Inflorescences are formed after 8-12 leaves.

Mature bushes are vigorous and vigorous (up to 80 cm) with a large number of leaves and fruits. To get an excellent harvest, 3-4 bushes are planted in a small area. The fruits are juicy and sweet, versatile in cooking. They get the same delicious dishes, salads and canned food.

Distinctive features

Many gardeners who grow bell peppers prefer exactly hybrid Snowfall. It has its own special taste, and has almost no competitors in terms of yield. The seeds are highly germinating.

Characteristics of fruits, yield

Snowfall f1 produces elongated cone-shaped fruits, up to 15 cm in length. One pepper weighs about 100 g. In the period of technical maturity, the shell of the vegetable is thin, smooth, milky-creamy, with further ripening the skin becomes reddish. The fruits are not too fleshy, but the flesh is juicy and sweet. Wall thickness - medium (6-8 mm).

Subject to agrotechnical rules, vegetable growers collect up to 50-60 vegetables from one bush (about 5 kg of harvest).

Important! Pepper Snowfall is a hybrid, not a variety, so it makes no sense to collect seeds from your own harvest: subsequent generations lose their characteristics.

Preparation for growing

In order to get more air and moisture to the roots, the soil for seedlings should be loose and nutritious. The soil is purchased at a gardening store or prepared independently. For this, garden soil, turf, sand and humus are mixed in equal proportions. A glass of wood ash is added to 10 kg of the finished mixture.

For your information. Peat and sand can be replaced with sawdust, having treated them before this boiling water.

To make the soil fertile, 25 g of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers and 10 g of urea are added to it per bucket of water.

Before planting, seed material is disinfected. To do this, the seeds are placed for 20 minutes in a 1% solution of potassium permanganate, then washed under running water and dried.

Growing seedlings

Sowing seeds for seedlings is carried out 50-60 days before the intended planting in a permanent place. In order not to injure young plants during transplantation, the seeds are planted in peat containers, two pieces each.

The container with seedlings is covered with transparent film or glass and placed in a warm place.Water, or rather moisten, with a spray, so as not to wash out the top layer of soil. Moisturizing is carried out regularly, but in moderation. When shoots appear, the film is removed.

On a note. It is important that the seedlings are in an area of ​​high humidity.

When a pair of true leaves appears on the pepper, the weaker plant is removed, and the strong one is dived into a larger container. Seedlings are not removed from peat products; such a container in the soil itself becomes limp and dissolves.

A container with plants is placed for a start in a cool, light place. After two weeks, they are placed in warmer conditions or the temperature is raised, if possible.

Residents of the northern regions evenly install phytolamps over the seedlings for additional lighting.

Before transplanting plants to a permanent place, the pepper is fed 2-3 times. For this, special fertilizers are used, for example, "Agricola", "Biohumus" or "Potassium humate".

Planting pepper

Tempering is carried out again before planting. For this, the bushes are taken out to the street or balcony for 1-1.5 hours 10 days before disembarkation. The residence time of plants in the fresh air is gradually increased.

In the area where tomatoes or potatoes used to grow, pepper is not grown. Good predecessors - cucumbers, cabbage, onions or melons.

Pepper Snowfall does not tolerate the wind well, so in the northern regions it is grown under a film cover. For the south of the country, a closed sunny area is chosen.

Further care

In the first days after planting, the plants are often watered as the soil dries up, then every 10 days. On hot days, the culture is moistened in the evening or morning hours, when the sun is not beaming. Pepper is watered carefully, avoiding splashes on the leaves and stems, in order to avoid sunburn.

The appearance of a new leaf indicates that the plant has taken root in a new place, it is time to apply fertilizer. Top dressing is combined with watering. For this, potash and phosphorus complexes are used with the addition of urea. For the entire growing season, the pepper is fed 2-3 times. All fertilizers are applied in the evening, on wet soil.

The soil around the plants is gently loosened (no deeper than 6 cm). The procedure is carried out at least 1 time in 2 weeks, trying not to damage the roots. To provide air access to the roots, the aisles are often loosened, a day after watering.

The bushes are formed by removing excess foliage and stepchildren, which grow to the branching of the stem, leaving 4-5 upper stepchildren. They also get rid of branches and ovaries inside the bush so that there is no shading - in the shade, the fruits will grow deformed. In dry and hot weather, pinching is not carried out, since foliage and branches protect the soil from drying out.

Features of growing pepper and possible difficulties

Supports are installed for the pepper, as heavy rain and wind can knock down or break plants. The culture responds well to constant soil moisture and the absence of drafts.

To keep moisture in the ground longer, the soil is mulched with straw, sawdust, weeds or coniferous needles, laying a layer of 7-10 cm.

Important! The plant should be in the sun all day, but in hot weather, the bushes are covered with a cloth or burdock, protecting the culture from burns and wilting.

Typical diseases and pests

For the prevention of diseases, pepper is treated twice a season with copper-containing preparations (Bordeaux mixture, copper sulfate, "HOM" and "Oxyhom"). Special means are used against aphids and ticks ("Healthy Garden", "Fitoverm", "Corado" or "Aktara").

Pepper bushes are regularly examined in order to detect the first signs of disease in time and start fighting:

• the formation of purple spots on the leaves and fruits indicates a lack of phosphorus;
• root rot appears due to waterlogging of the soil;
• white, as if burnt spots on vegetables - a consequence of sunburn;
• the formation of rot on the fruits says that there is not enough calcium in the pepper;
• the brown border on twisted leaves is due to a lack of potassium.

Some growers plant peppers in the neighborhood with bush beans. This repels pests and improves crop growth. Basil, onions, garlic, marigolds and wormwood are planted in the aisles. The pungent smell of these plants drives away insects.

Important! During fruiting, no chemicals are used.

Advantages and disadvantages

Pepper Snowfall f1 is liked by vegetable growers for the following advantages:

• excellent fruit taste and versatility in use;
• high productivity;
• presentation of pepper;
• transportability of vegetables;
• unpretentiousness of the plant in care;
• strong immunity to diseases and pests.

If the pepper grows in a mild climate zone, then control of its growth is not needed. It is enough to tie the plants to the stakes. Pepper Snowfall gives a large harvest, so the bushes need support. Otherwise, in rainy and windy weather, the plants will break from the weight of the fruit.

Reviews

Summer residents speak positively about Snowfall f1 pepper, since the hybrid gives a large harvest and does not require special care.

Tatiana, Voronezh: “Once a neighbor advised me to plant Snowfall pepper - the description and reviews of this hybrid suited me perfectly. The seeds have all sprouted. The seedlings were strong. I transplanted the plants into the greenhouse around the end of May. Harvested a lot, did not even know what to do. She treated her relatives with vegetables. The fruits are beautiful and neat, as in the photo of the package with seeds. The pepper taste is excellent. I liked the hybrid, I will continue to grow it! "

Vasily, Volgograd: “I bought Snowfall pepper seeds in a gardening store. The price doesn't bite. The culture was grown in seedlings and overexposed a little. An ovary has formed on some of the bushes. The pepper planted on a permanent place on May 25. The plants have taken root well. The culture began to bear fruit around the beginning of August. Vegetables taste sweet and juicy. Most of all I was surprised by the high yield. The hybrid was practically not sick. "

Conclusion

Gardeners prefer this pepper not only for its beautiful appearance, but also for its excellent taste, meatiness and high yield. It contains many vitamins, especially C, trace elements that a person needs. Fruit keep useful properties even when frozen. If you wish, even a beginner can cope with the cultivation of pepper Snowfall if he makes a little effort.

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