Hot pepper seeds - the best varieties for open ground and reviews

Hot pepper is used in almost every kitchen in the world and is one of the most popular seasonings. It is called differently: spicy, bitter, burning, chilli, chili. Thanks to the active work of breeders, this vegetable can have different shapes, sizes, color, degree of severity. Therefore, often inexperienced growers are lost at the sight of all this diversity.

A selection of the best and most fruitful hot pepper varieties will help the gardener to make the right decision in the difficult choice of seeds for planting in open soil or a greenhouse. And you can arrange a garden directly on the windowsill, where pepper bushes will delight not only with their fruits, but will also become an original addition to any interior.

Secrets of choosing a variety of hot pepper

Experienced vegetable growers are advised to use the following recommendations when buying seeds:

1. The sharpness of the vegetable is affected by the climatic conditions of its cultivation. So, the same variety, planted in different climatic zones, will bear fruits of varying degrees of severity. Vegetables grown in hot and humid conditions will be an order of magnitude sharper than those grown in a cool, dry place.
2. When choosing seeds, you should pay attention to the SHU indicator (Scoville Heat Units - degree of severity, or Scoville). The higher the number, the sharper the variety of pepper.

   

3. For open ground, it is desirable to select varieties with a short growing season (up to 100 days), since autumn weather conditions are suitable only for certain varieties of this plant.
4. Seeds are best bought from a trusted manufacturer. There are times when the information on the package does not match the contents of the bag.
5. As a rule, only common and best-selling varieties are presented in stores. Those wishing to experiment with rare or elite varieties should pay attention to specialized breeding centers.

Wrong choice of planting material usually leads to disappointment, so the moment of choosing seeds is very important in growing vegetables.

The best varieties of hot pepper seeds according to reviews of 2018

Systematization of reviews of gardeners and amateur gardeners allows you to submit a rating of the best varieties, reveals their individual characteristics, advantages and disadvantages.

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Early ripe crops worth planting in 2024

Double Cornucopia is a high-yielding hybrid that is resistant to viruses and heat. In greenhouse conditions, bears fruit an order of magnitude more. One bush can produce up to 40 fruits. The peppers are long, thickened, proboscis, painted red-orange.

Burning bouquet - medium thick powerful bushes that do not require garter. Pepper bears fruit equally well both in open areas and in greenhouses. Fruits of medium length are presented in a conical shape. Ripe peppers acquire a rich red tint. The pulp is sharp, has a strong pepper aroma.

Trinidad Small Cherry is an ultra-early variety.It got its name for the outward similarity of fruits with berries and the cherry aroma of pulp. Bushes are powerful, tall and branched. They are literally sprinkled with small round peppers. Fruits ripen already on the 80th day after seed germination.

Mid-season peppers for open ground

Astrakhansky-147 - high-yielding peppers for growing in open ground. The bushes are medium-sized, compact with drooping red fruits. Peppers are small and thin-walled, but very sharp in taste. The fruiting period is extended in time and lasts from 30 to 60 days.

Mutton horn - high standard bushes reaching one and a half meters in height. The fruits are long and thin. Ripe peppers have a rich cherry color. The walls of the fruit are thin, the flesh is medium sharp to taste.

Cascabel pepper is a dwarf plant with unusual fruits. Bushes bloom and bear fruit continuously. Small peppers have a rounded shape and dark red color, are used for drying and subsequent grinding. The pulp is very sharp, with a pleasant pepper smell.

Characterization of late ripening varieties

7 Pot Brain Strain Red - large wrinkled peppers, their bizarre shape resembling a human brain. The pods have a bright scarlet color. They are highly valued for their excellent taste and unusual fruity aroma.

Riot - branched medium-sized bushes with medium thin-walled pods. In favorable conditions, from one bush you can collect up to 300 fruits. The pulp is burning, has a pleasant aroma. The peppers are distinguished by their unusual color: at the stage of technical ripeness, the pods are bright red, and biologically ripe peppers are painted with a milky shade of white.

Tabasco - tall plants that are resistant to common diseases and pests. The pods are small, medium sharp. The fruitiness of the bushes is very high. The shape of the peppers is classic conical. The color of the fruit changes as they ripen: first they are green, then they take on an intermediate yellow color and eventually turn red.

Recommended Varieties of Hot Peppers for Outdoor Planting

Not all varieties are suitable for open ground. Growing vegetables in the garden, the gardener faces certain difficulties, since peppers are heat-loving plants that require a lot of light. The climatic features of the regions of Russia cannot provide the plant with the proper amount of heat and light. Moreover, sharp temperature jumps and gusts of cold wind are fatal for many varieties of pepper.

Suitable varieties for growing in open beds are the following varieties:

1. The snake Gorynych is a drought-tolerant, but demanding to light mid-season variety, bearing fruit with hot, spicy large peppers.

   

2. Cayenne bitter is one of the most popular varieties of hot pepper, characterized by large pods with burning flesh and a spicy aroma.
3. Mother-in-law's tongue is a drought-tolerant early ripe variety with bright red medium-sized peppers.
4. Ukrainian - mid-season high-yielding pepper with good immunity, which easily tolerates adverse weather changes.
5. Chinese fire - is considered one of the best varieties of this type of plant. It is highly resistant to various diseases.

   

6. Habanero is a very popular pepper with unusual rounded fruits.
7. Jalapenos are large thick-walled bright green peppers with very sharp flesh.
8. Dinosaur - a drought tolerant variety with moderately thick, medium-sized sharp fruits.
9. Vizier is a high-yielding late-ripe pepper of an unusual turban-shaped form.
10. Magic Bouquet - a high-yielding early ripening variety with a bouquet arrangement of small peninsular fruits.

Popular varieties of hot pepper for growing in the apartment

There is a line of varieties of this culture for indoor cultivation. As a rule, these are perennial plants that require special care. The fruits of indoor pepper are inferior to their garden brothers in size, but they taste the same sharp.

Plants suitable for the apartment:

1. Spark is a mid-season hybrid with classic chilli peppers. The tips of the pods are slightly bent. The fruits are small, fiery red. They are distinguished by their stiffness and pronounced pepper aroma.

   

2. Ryabinushka is an ultra-early high-yielding hybrid. The fruits are bright red, spherical. Outwardly they look like mountain ash clusters. Peppers have a good sharpness and a strong aroma.
3. Aladdin - compact bushes bearing small colorful peppers. They are presented in the form of a cone and directed upwards. On one bush, light green, dark green, dark pink, beige, red and purple fruits grow simultaneously. Pods are great for canning.
4. Confetti - dwarf ornamental bushes not exceeding 35 cm. The fruits are relatively large: from 3 to 7 cm in length. They are represented by the classic conical shape of various colors: as they ripen, the green peppers turn yellow, then turn purple. Ripe fruits have a rich red color.

   

5. Salute is an early ripe decorative pepper growing in dwarf sprawling bushes. Cone-shaped fruits during ripening change their color from dark green to bright orange. Peppers are consumed fresh and canned.

Indoor hybrids have a high decorative value. They are in no way inferior to indoor colors in their exotic appearance.

What varieties to plant in a greenhouse?

The greenhouse is the best place to grow pepper bushes. Greenhouse conditions can satisfy all the whims of a tropical vegetable. The most common plants grown in greenhouses are the following varieties:

1. Hungarian yellow - small neat bushes with small yellow peppers. The compact size of the plant saves greenhouse space.

   

2. Astrakhan 628 is a mid-season and high-yielding pepper with medium cone-shaped fruits. As they mature, the color of the peppers changes from bright green to deep red. The bushes are half-meter, compact and neat.
3. Jubilee VNIISSOK - tall, spreading plants of early ripening fruits. Peppers are dark red, moderately sharp.
4. Filius Bleu - dwarf peppers that take up little space in the greenhouse. The fruits are multi-colored, very sharp in taste. Peppers are used for cooking all kinds of culinary dishes and as a seasoning.

   

5. A small miracle is a fast-growing and absolutely unpretentious variety that does not require serious care. Bushes bear fruit abundantly, but with very small peppers. The fruits are distinguished by excellent taste and a pleasant pepper aroma.

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The unusual shape of the fruit is distinguished by such plants:

• Dracocha
• Beak of a falcon;
• The Queen of Spades;
• Yellow mushroom;
• Garda Fireworks;
• Snake
• Octopus New Year;
• Zolotnichok.

Fans of very sharp varieties should pay attention to such peppers:

• Bright dawn;
• Bella;
• Harakiri
• Homer;
• Crocodile;
• Sonora
• Draco
• Khedar;
• Ancho Poblano.

Greenhouse peppers give an order of magnitude more yield and grow stronger.

Reviews of the best varieties of hot pepper

Novice gardeners and experienced gardeners are happy to share their experience in growing sharp vegetables:

MarinaGerasimenko: “I grow the Astrakhan variety at home. Now a second crop is being formed.I liked the peppers - very burning. Of the two bushes, only one survived. I can not stand it on the street - it grows in a pot. Previously had the experience of relocating street pepper to a house. All plants died. Therefore, I do not advise transplanting peppers from the garden to the pots. ”

MariaSadovnikova: “In our family, hot peppers are highly respected. We use it raw, dried, pickled, add to all kinds of preservation. Every year I grow several varieties at once (half the space of a greenhouse is defined as pepper). My favorite variety is “Lamb Horn” - beautiful, unpretentious, tasty and always fruitful. ”

user_6334: “Of all the varieties I know, I want to single out pepper Tsytsak. The pepper is moderately sharp. I do not like too sharp thermonuclear poisons that can turn a dish into liquid fire. The fruits are beautiful, large. The plant is unpretentious in care. Every year, the bushes give an excellent harvest. ”

Compared to sweet peppers, the variety variety of roasting is small. On the other hand, the small number of varieties facilitates the process of selecting seeds for planting.