Claudio pepper: characteristics and description of the variety, reviews

Bell pepper is one of the most common vegetable crops that can be grown not only in industrial conditions, but also on private land plots. Among connoisseurs of this culture, hybrid varieties adapted to the peculiarities of the Russian climate are most popular. Sweet pepper "Claudio", which was bred by breeders more than 20 years ago, has no equal in appearance and size of the fruit.

The popularity of this variety is easily explained by its excellent taste, resistance to most common diseases and high yield. It is thanks to the stability of the Claudio sweet bell pepper to the harsh conditions of our climate zone that this hybrid is often grown in personal plots.

The main characteristics of the culture

The hybrid form of pepper is deservedly considered a fairly promising and highly productive plant, forming a medium-high bush with medium spreading pagons. The variety can be recognized by the leaves of a dark green color with pronounced veins of a lighter shade. The structure of the sheet has a slightly wrinkled and rough surface.

The main advantage of the Claudio variety is considered to be the plant's resistance to dry and hot weather, which is often observed in the summer in our country. Also, the hybrid is immune to the tobacco mosaic virus and mottling, which is quite popular among vegetables.

On the bushes, plants grow beautiful fruits in the form of a prism with a smooth surface, a characteristic glossy sheen. In a state of technical maturity, peppercorns have a green color, which gradually changes to rich red. The fruits have relatively fleshy walls, a thickness of 6.5-7.8 mm, and have a weight of about 100-200 g.

Positive and negative qualities of the variety

Among the advantages of the hybrid variety, the following qualities of Claudio sweet pepper can be distinguished:

1. Predictable indicators of productivity, which is about 5-10 pieces, the first period and 7-9 - during the second wave.
2. Attractive appearance of four-chamber fruits of cuboid form.
3. Early ripening and excellent correlation of form, taste, color and yield.
4. Despite the early ripeness, the fruits of bell pepper are quite well stored for a long time.
5. Unpretentiousness in leaving, and, accordingly, low exactingness to weeding, top dressing and high ambient temperature.

However, like any plant, the hybrid Claudio sweet pepper variety bred by breeders has a number of disadvantages, the most significant of which are the following:

• exactingness to watering;
• depending on the region of growth, the timing of fruit ripening may differ;
• a relatively long transition from technical to biological maturity;
• during the intermediate staining period, pepper may not have a very attractive black-brown color.

Features of growing seedlings

Amateur vegetable farmers quite often refuse to grow such a vegetable crop as sweet pepper, due to not quite suitable climatic conditions.However, when growing plants using the seedling method, it is possible to achieve excellent productivity of the Claudio variety.

One of the most important stages in growing a crop is the quality of soil preparation for seedlings. For growing the Claudio-F1 hybrid variety, soil types with neutral acidity are best suited. Sometimes, when preparing a land plot, it is worth not only deep digging it, but also fertilizing the soil with the help of basic fertilizer and liming technology, which will significantly increase its fertility.

Sowing seeds for seedlings usually depends on the desired fruit ripening period, which for sweet pepper of this variety is about 72-78 days. Depending on your region and the climatic conditions inherent in it, this time usually falls on February-March.

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Before planting the culture in the soil, the holes should be abundantly moistened and filled with a fertile soil mixture. In the early days, after placing the bush in a new place, it should provide reliable protection from the sun. Before transplanting the plant, it must be gradually hardened, and planting is done only with sufficient heating of the soil, not only during daylight hours, but also at night.

Crop Care Rules

The procedure for growing a hybrid form of sweet pepper from foreign breeders is not too burdensome, and therefore the culture is popular both among professionals and among amateur vegetable growers. However, to obtain the optimal yield of this garden crop, the following recommendations on agricultural technology must be observed:

1. Compliance with the ambient temperature of about 22 ° C for the first growing season and 25-27 ° C in the process of mass ripening of fruits.
2. A sufficient amount of sunlight contributes to the rapid growth and development of the plant, and the fruits acquire a regular and symmetrical shape.
3. When growing Claudio sweet peppers in your own garden, it is extremely important to prevent bushes from such pests of nightshade crops as larvae of the May beetle, aphids, whiteflies, etc. For processing plants, both special preparations and folk methods are suitable.
4. It is recommended to water the beds after sunset, which has been left standing and preheated to a temperature of 30 ° C. To implement this procedure, both the manual method and the drip irrigation system are suitable.
5. Before flowering, the crop should be fertilized with organic fertilizers, for example, rotted manure or compost. When the ovary appears, it is possible to fertilize the plant with phosphorus compounds, and during the ripening period of the fruit - potash substances.

To improve the basic characteristics of bell pepper and faster fruit ripening, it is recommended to form a bush of 1.2 or 3 stems. To create a highly productive garden plant, you need to leave only the strongest stepchildren, and the remaining shoots are removed. This procedure allows the pepper to redistribute the supply of nutrients to the fruit, which in turn guarantees their faster ripening and the acquisition of excellent taste.

Reviews of experienced vegetable growers

A hybrid variety of sweet pepper "Claudio F-1" has a fairly large number of reviews from experienced farmers and amateur growers. In this culture, its large size and excellent appearance are especially appreciated. It is also worth noting that the garden crop is quite unpretentious in care and has high yields - more than 2-2.5 kg per bush.

Natalia, 32 years old. Ufa

This year, I decided to plant Claudio sweet peppers both in the greenhouse and on the open ground. Pleased with the taste of the resulting culture, because the fruits differ quite fleshy walls, juiciness and pleasant pepper aroma. Plants grown in open ground gave a sweeter crop with a soft and delicate skin, however, some peppercorns did not manage to reach biological maturity before the cold snap. But in the greenhouses managed to collect a pretty enough pepper, which is perfect for cooking and cooking.

Marina, 46 years old. Moscow region

During the cultivation of the Claudio F-1 hybrid, seed germination was especially pleased, because despite their low fertility, repeated seedlings initially produce almost 100% seedlings. Pepper was grown in a greenhouse with a drip irrigation system, which made it possible to obtain a fairly abundant and attractive crop. Each bush gives about 7-8 fruits of medium and large sizes. I noticed that the variety is positioned as early ripe, but would describe it as pepper of medium, or even late ripeness.

Konstantin, 30 years old. Samara

This year, he planted the land with sweet pepper “Claudio”. Grew up a popular garden culture in the seedling way, fertilizing soil with wood ash. The result was pleasantly surprised and pleased. Next year I plan to plant an old, but proven hybrid variety again. Now, the neighbors, looking at my harvest, also plan to plant this culture at home.