Pepper Lasanta

Pepper Lasanta is a hybrid variety of 2020, which is the fruit of domestic selection. It is characterized by high yield and excellent taste.

The agrarians owe the appearance of a new variety of thick-walled sweet pepper to the painstaking efforts of V.I.

The first generation hybrid is identified by the standard alphanumeric designation F1. The request for registration in the register of domestic breeding achievements was received in the fall of 2018. Two years later, it was approved.

The peculiarity of the hybrid is the impossibility of obtaining fertile offspring from the seed collected independently. Therefore, you have to buy seeds every year. The hybrid plant is characterized by comparative resistance to a variety of diseases and difficult weather conditions. Another advantage is the early ripening of fruits. Peppers can be removed from bushes in July, and they will be ripe.

The type of bush is medium-sized, semi-spreading. The fruits on the branches are located with the tip down, in a drooping manner. Leaves are slightly wrinkled, medium in size and dark green in color.

The fruits are medium in size and very elongated. Cone-shaped peppers grow up to 30 cm in length and gain in mature form a mass of 110-140 g.

The name of this pepper was given due to its external resemblance to the cap of Santa Claus. Indeed, both in color and in shape, this is the spitting image of the headdress of the protagonist of the New Year. In technical ripeness, the fruits are dark green in color. When fully ripe, they turn red. On this basis, it is easy to navigate when to harvest from the bushes.

The surface of the peel of Lasantha pepper is somewhat ribbed, there is a pronounced glossy sheen. The wall thickness is about 4.5 mm. Inside there are three hollow chambers with seeds.

The purpose of the Lasanta hybrid is universal. The peppers taste juicy and fresh, there is sweetness, there is no bitterness.

Fruits appear in 95-110 days from germination. If the seeds are planted for seedlings in mid-February, then the first portion of the crop is ready for harvest at the end of the first summer month. The main fruiting peak occurs in July and lasts up to several weeks.

The average yield of hybrid pepper is 6 kg per sq. m. The fruiting period is long. When planting seedlings in open ground, the yield will decrease, in addition, weather conditions also affect this indicator.

Landing is carried out according to the following scheme:

• 60-70 cm between rows;
• 35-40 cm in a row.

This calculation allows you to place 1 sq. m up to 5 bushes of hybrid culture and save space. The latter advantage is especially important if the pepper is grown in greenhouse conditions. Each hole with a bush is watered with abundant settled water heated in the sun.

The Lasantha hybrid does not need to create any special conditions for growing. At the same time, the culture is considered demanding, like other similar varieties. The plant needs to develop at optimal temperature, high humidity and additional lighting. Vegetables prefer to grow in a sunny location.

Sowing seedlings is carried out from February to March. In open ground, seedlings are planted in May-June. Seedlings can also be placed in a shelter under a film in May-June.

Before sowing, the seeds must be soaked. Soaking helps to accelerate their germination and increases germination. It is important to germinate the seeds beforehand, spending 10-14 days on this procedure. In this regard, sowing is scheduled for mid-February - the first ten days of March.

Growing seedlings of a hybrid vegetable is standard. The seeds are germinated by spreading them out on cotton pads moistened with water, or using a piece of foam rubber. Seedlings are planted in nutritious soil, deepening them by 1.5 cm and no more.

Watering is carried out by irrigation from a sprayer. Peppers are grown at a temperature of 25-28 degrees (first under glass, then without shelter). Be sure to supplement the lighting. As soon as shoots appear, the film is removed, the temperature is slightly reduced, watering is continued and illuminated. A couple of weeks before the pepper is transplanted into the ground, Lasanta sprouts are hardened by sending them to the balcony or to outdoor conditions.

Transfer to open ground is carried out as soon as 3-4 leaves appear on each seedling. In this case, the soil should be warmed up to 15 degrees. With a special thermometer, you can check how ready the soil is for planting. For this, the measuring device is immersed in the soil 10 cm and left for a few minutes.

Further care of the vegetable crop is carried out in a standard way. He needs regular hydration and feeding. Consider the basic rules of agricultural technology.

• Watering twice a week. In the heat - up to 3-4 times.
• Fertilize every 10-15 days. Complexes with minerals are suitable, alternating with organic matter in the form of mullein, infusion of grass mowing, potassium humate.
• From time to time it is necessary to loosen the soil, weed, mulch with sawdust or straw. Tall and productive bushes must be tied to a support.
• It is important not to forget about protecting the plantings of flowering plants in the heat. To do this, you need a white canvas or special screens that block out the active sun. If you don't worry about this, the pollen can become unviable.

The hybrid is characterized as a disease resistant vegetable crop. In addition, it painlessly copes with temperature fluctuations and its slight decrease.

Lasante is characterized by good resistance to late blight. But it can be affected by the tobacco mosaic virus, and excessive watering often provokes rot. In this regard, water is supposed to be given regularly and in moderation, controlling that the surface remains only slightly moist. For prevention, at the beginning of the season, fungicide treatment is carried out.

In summer, plantings should be periodically inspected so as not to miss the appearance and spread of pests such as aphids, spider mites, whiteflies, scoops, slugs. If parasites are found, insecticide treatment is necessary.

Peppers are delicious fresh and are most commonly used in salads. But as a component of all kinds of conservation, it is in great demand. Including it is added to lecho, salted and pickled. Appetizing fruits retain their inherent taste even after heat treatment. This is one of the best hybrid peppers for roasting and grilling whole fruits.

Peppers have good keeping quality during storage and transportation. Lasanta seeds germinate well, the hybrid belongs to the early maturing, so it can be cultivated in regions with a short summer, which only adds to the vegetable's popularity among consumers and gardeners.