Description and description of the pepper "Health"

This variety of pepper, listed in the State Register of Russia, has been known to gardeners for more than three decades. Due to the peculiarity to develop, bloom and bear fruit even without sufficient lighting, this variety is allowed to be grown even in the most northern and eastern regions - from Murmansk to Magadan.

We characterize "Health"

Grade description

Pepper is distinguished by a rich number of useful microelements, especially vitamin C. This is evidenced even by its name.

The pepper plant is a tall, sprawling bush, reaching an average of one and a half meters or slightly higher. Therefore, it is often grown on a trellis. "Health" is optimally suited for both the greenhouse and the open area.

The variety belongs to early ripening, and the peppers themselves ripen in a friendly and very plentiful manner. Already after 80 days they are harvesting. Moreover, a square meter gives up to 6 kilograms of fruit.

Fruit features

The fruits of this variety have the following parameters:

• length - from 8 to 12 cm,
• diameter - from 5 to 6.5 cm,
• walls up to 4 mm thick,
• weight - about 50 g each.

Peppers are fleshy, have a prismatic shape, slightly ribbed at the surface. In technical ripeness, the fruits have a green tint, and when ripe - bright red. The peel is tender, and the flesh is juicy and dense.

Fruits are famous for excellent tasty characteristics and very good fruitiness with a lack of light. They are used for canning, eat fresh, prepare salads. The small size of the peppers allows you to preserve the fruit without cutting into pieces. The variety goes well for both assorted and lecho.

Varietal advantages and disadvantages

The main advantages of these peppers are:

• rich in vitamin C
• early ripening
• resistance to vertex rot,
• simultaneous pouring up to 15 fruits,
• good keeping quality
• suitability for transportation,
• universality of application.

How to grow "Health"

Sowing dates

These peppers are early ripe, and it takes from 80 to 90 days to harvest. Seedlings by the time of planting should be about two months old, so this indicator is fundamental to the time of sowing.

Important: The climatic features of the growing regions are taken into account. Siberian and Ural gardeners, as well as residents of the north-western regions, are recommended to sow these peppers in the first half of March. The middle band suggests sowing in mid-February, and the southern regions at the beginning of this month. Do not overgrow seedlings. It is believed that the signal for a transplant will be the first appearance of the buds.

Growing conditions and agricultural technology

For sowing, loamy soil is chosen that is easily amenable to drainage. We should not forget about creating the right temperature regime for seed germination. It should be humid and around +25 C.

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A picking at seedlings in pots begins when a pair of real leaves are opened in the bushes.It is not necessary to carry it out when sowing seeds in separate jars.

With further cultivation of peppers in a permanent place, it is important to maintain a planting density of 35 × 50 cm. When cultivating the variety in greenhouse conditions in early April, it is possible to harvest the crop in a month.

As for the agrotechnical methods of the Health peppers, this is a traditional set - watering, loosening the soil and weeding, as well as:

1. fertilizing with complex fertilizers - 2-3 times;
2. tying to a support for holistic preservation of bushes with a large number of fruits;
3. cluster molding for higher yields.

On possible pests and diseases of peppers "Health"

Such peppers may be attacked by the following parasites:

1. Spider mite. To combat it, products such as Fitoverm, Kraft, Akarin, Kleschevit are used.
2. Aphid. Ladybugs, Actellik and Fufanon preparations and a soap solution (40 ml of liquid soap per 10 liters of water) help to eliminate it.
3. Slug. To scare them away, they use shag for soil treatment, and tobacco is grown nearby, which is also effective against spider mites, leafworms and cruciferous fleas.
4. Gnawing scoops, and not butterflies, but caterpillars, which gnaw the leaves and stems of peppers. Pheromone traps, regular loosening of beds and digging of the soil before the first frosts help with the bait.

Despite resistance to vertebral rot, there are other troubles that should be anticipated or eliminated at the initial signs.

• The concept of “black leg” when the root neck darkens, followed by withering of the plant. Then the soil needs to be loosened and sprayed with a screening agent.
• The appearance of black spots of a solid property on the fruit is late blight. Use drugs "Barrier" or "Oksikhom."
• A pillar in which peppers change shape and turn yellow. Weeding and loosening of the soil, and the immediate removal of diseased plants are important.
• Spotted wilting that begins to hit the top of the plant. The leaves turn blue with a touch of bronze. Be sure to treat the variety with foundationazole, and hands after work with a potassium permanganate solution.

Eyewitness reviews

Leonid, a gardener 54 years old from Perm, notes the very good taste of peppers, even in green form. Plants grew in greenhouse conditions, in terms of climate, everything was fine with them.

Valentina, 43 years old from the Moscow region, planted seedlings in the greenhouse when she turned 45 days old. The temperature of about +25 C, abundant watering every week, support and pinching of bushes were important. At the end of summer, a delicious and plentiful harvest was harvested.

Nikolai and Elena, 38 years old, Leningrad Region, have been cultivating this variety for the third year already. Peppers like regular ripening for quick ripening, in which it is important not to forget the garter to the support because of the height of the plant.

"Health" is the best choice of pepper for beginners and areas with poor lighting. The variety will ripen quickly, and the number of fruits will delight.