Pepper Player

Many budding gardeners consider sweet bell peppers to be a very capricious crop, which is very difficult to care for. But this is absolutely not the case. Peppers are indeed very thermophilic plants, but knowing all the features of agricultural technology, you can safely grow and harvest. Pepper Player is distinguished by good yield indicators, easy care and the ability to grow in any region of Russia.

The authors-breeders were Dubinin S. V. and Kirillov M. I. with the support of the agro-technical firm "SeDeK". Year of release for production - 2004. In the same year, the culture was entered in the State Register.

Pepper Player is intended for cultivation in open and closed ground. And also some gardeners recommend installing a small shelter in the beds, which can be used as protection from the sun or strong winds.

Culture has a number of advantages for which summer residents appreciate it. The variety has good yields with very large fruit sizes. The variety is not capricious, so it can be grown in almost all regions in compliance with all agrotechnical conditions.

Pepper The player can easily endure unstable weather, be it a sudden cold snap or a short drought. The culture has immunity to a number of fungal diseases. Due to their dense structure and strong skin, the fruits can be transported over long distances, as well as stored in a cool place for up to 2-3 weeks.

If you do not follow the watering regime, then the fruits may begin to shrink and acquire an irregular shape (curl and bend). This only suggests that proper care of the seedlings directly affects the stability of the crop and the external data of the peppers.

Bushes are miniature, medium-sized. They grow in length by 45-50 cm. The crown is semi-spreading, compact, there are not too many shoots.

Leaves are medium in size, standard, slightly rounded and pointed towards the nose. The plate is slightly wrinkled, with pronounced veins. The color is dark green.

The flowering type is mixed. The buds are formed in white. From 6 fruits ripen on one bush.

Due to the small amount of peppers on the bush, some gardeners do not tie the crop.

Fruits are large in size, cuboid in shape. In length, the pepper stretches up to 15 cm, and in diameter it is 8 cm. The weight of the vegetable varies from 130 to 150 grams.

Unripe fruits are light green in color, while fully ripe fruits are deep red. The surface of the peel is medium-silvery, very glossy and delicate.

The pulp is juicy and fleshy. 3-4 chambers with small white seeds are formed inside. The variety is thick-walled and has a thickness of 9-12 mm.

Pepper Player has a universal purpose, so it is suitable for preparing salads, hot dishes, as well as freezing and preserving.

The fruit has a sweet taste, with a pronounced aroma, without bitterness.

The culture belongs to the early varieties.Full ripening of vegetables takes 100-105 days. The growing season is in July-August.

Pepper Player has a high yield, on average 5-6 kg are removed from 1 m2. On one bush, 4-6 fruits can ripen.

The originators stated that the culture shows itself best in the following regions:

• northern;

• Far Eastern;

• TsCHO;

• North Caucasian;

• Middle Volga;

• Ural;

• West Siberian;

• East Siberian.

For a good harvest and ease of maintenance, it is necessary to plant no more than 7 plants per m2.

Gardeners point out that it is best to grow Gambler's peppers in seedlings. To do this, you need to prepare seedling boxes and material. Everything can be purchased at the store, or prepared by yourself.

When self-procurement of any material, it is necessary to process it correctly. If this is earth, then it is best to ignite it in an oven at 150 ° C for 15-20 minutes. Then you can spill it with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.

The seeds are first soaked in warm water, and all unusable material is removed. Then they are soaked for half an hour in a solution of potassium permanganate for processing. After that, they are wrapped with gauze and placed in a growth stimulant solution. Here the seeds can be left until they are fully hatched (but no more than 8 hours).

After the seeds are sown, the boxes must be covered with foil and removed to a warm place until the stem hatches. After that, the film is removed, and the containers are placed on the windowsill. It is worth remembering that the seedlings are very fond of sunlight. Without it, it will quickly begin to stretch and thin out.

The pick is carried out two times. The first is when the plant reaches a height of 5-8 cm, and it has 2-4 strong leaves. The second time - to a permanent place.

The selected area should be dug up along with useful minerals so that the soil can be saturated and become fertile.

For seedlings, it is worth forming not very deep holes, since the root system develops very slowly and not as actively as in other crops.

Follow-up care of the culture will include the following.

• Watering. It is best to focus on the condition of the soil. If the soil dries out quickly, then the number of procedures can be increased. If not, then you should stick to the same schedule.

• Top dressing. Active feeding should be carried out during the growing season and before harvesting. The rest of the time, the culture will take all trace elements from the soil.

• Loosening. One of the important measures in the care. It is necessary that the top layer of the earth always allows air to pass through. Loosening also removes all excess weeds that can cause fungal diseases or become a place for pests to accumulate.