Pepper Fiuggi

Pepper varieties are in high demand, which can be grown not only in the garden or in the greenhouse, but also on the windowsill, on the balcony. A striking representative of this class of sweet peppers is the early ripening variety of Fiuggi.

Fiuggi is a medium-sized plant that, under favorable conditions, can stretch up to 70-90 cm in height. The bushes look quite attractive, therefore they often play a decorative role in a garden bed. The compact shrubs have moderate foliage with bright green leaves, a powerful central stem, good branching and mixed flowering. On the bushes, miniature fruits are hanging down. On average, up to 30-40 leveled specimens can ripen on one plant.

It is possible to grow a vegetable crop in open ground, under a film cover, in greenhouse structures and greenhouses. In addition, the compactness of the bushes allows them to be planted in large pots on the balcony or windowsill.

The early hybrid belongs to the small-fruited varieties. On the bushes, vegetables ripen with a mass of 30 to 50 grams and a length of 8-10 cm. The shape of the fruit is neat - conical. At the stage of technical maturity, the peppers are covered in green. A ripe vegetable is evenly covered with a bright red color.

The hybrid belongs to the thin-walled varieties - the wall thickness is less than 5 mm. The skin of the fruit is elastic, firm, smooth, with a pronounced gloss and slight ribbing. The structure of sweet pepper consists of 3 seed chambers with an insignificant amount of small seeds.

Ripe peppers can be transported over short distances. Fruit keeping quality is good. Vegetables can stay in the refrigerator for about a week without losing their taste and marketability.

The Fiuggi hybrid is the owner of great taste. Light scarlet pulp is characterized by fleshiness, medium density, tenderness and juiciness without wateriness. The taste of the vegetable is dominated by sweetness, pleasant sugar content, which are complemented by a bright peppery aroma, which not all hybrids can boast of.

Ripe peppers have a wide range of uses in cooking - the vegetable is eaten fresh, canned whole, stuffed, added to hot and cold dishes, pickled and frozen. In addition, the vegetable is ideal for decorating salads, sandwiches, cuts, vegetable and meat pies.

Fiuggi sweet pepper belongs to the category of early maturing hybrids. From the moment of the mass appearance of sprouts to the ripening of the first vegetables on the bushes, less than 4 months pass - 105-110 days. The peppers do not ripen at the same time, so the fruiting period is extended, which allows you to enjoy delicious fruits from the garden for a long time. The peak of fruiting and mass harvesting occurs in July-August, but in the southern regions, as well as when grown at home, juicy peppers can be removed until the end of September.

Yield indicators for this pepper variety are high, if you follow agrotechnical recommendations. From 1 m2 of plantings, up to 5 kg of miniature peppers can be harvested.

In order for the bushes to grow and bear fruit comfortably, it is necessary to plant them correctly, observing the planting density and the distance between the plants. No more than 4 plants are planted per 1 m2. Landing, as a rule, is carried out according to the scheme 60x40 cm.

Peppers are cultivated using seedling technology, since it is a hybrid form. It is possible to plant pepper bushes in a greenhouse in mid-May, and seedlings are transferred to the garden bed in late spring - early summer, when there is no threat of spring frosts returning, the temperature has stabilized and the soil has warmed up enough. Suitable for planting seedlings aged 60-65 days with 3-5 true leaves and a strengthened central stem.

Plant care consists of basic procedures: irrigation with warm water (under the root or drip system), fertilization 2-3 times, alternating organic matter and mineral complexes, regular loosening and weeding of the soil, the formation of bushes and the obligatory garter to supports, prevention of diseases and attacks insects.

For growing peppers at home, a special purchased soil with a light structure and nutritional composition is recommended. For planting on a ridge or in a greenhouse, a loose, fertile, breathable, moist and non-acidic soil should be prepared. In addition, the soil should not be heavy and waterlogged.

Fiuggi pepper is quite thermophilic, therefore, an even and cleaned area is selected for cultivation, where a lot of sunlight, light and heat falls. It is important that the site is reliably protected from cold winds and drafts.

The vegetable culture is resistant to a number of common diseases and fungal infections. This is due to a good immune system.