Hot pepper seeds for cultivation in the open ground and on the windowsill

5.04.2018 Pepper Varieties

Heat-loving burning peppers migrated more than a hundred years ago to the European continent from the southern coast of America, where it still grows safely in the wild. Being not only a spice, without which no hostess can do, the bitter capsicum is also a colorful ornamental plant that can become the original decor of any window sill.

Content

1 Description of the bitter capsicum
2 Choosing the Right Variety or Hybrid of Hot Peppers
3 The principle of selection of varieties
4 The most bitter varieties
5 Varieties of import selection
6 Rules for growing hot pepper in the open ground
7 Reviews

Description of the bitter capsicum

The plant is a herbaceous biennial with altitudinal parameters from 15 to 95 cm. However, there are varieties of hot pepper, which, with proper care, will delight their hosts for 3-4 years with their decorative beauty. Bitter pepper is distinguished by good branching, foliage of a rich green color and fruits of various shapes:

elongated;
conical;
spherical;
prismatic;
enigmatic.

In the phase of its technical maturity, the fruits of hot pepper can be of various colors and shades, ranging from light green to dark purple.

Tanks with planted bushes of hot pepper look so beautiful and attractive that they are successfully grown not only for food purposes in the open ground, but also as a decor for decorating rooms.

Choosing the Right Variety or Hybrid of Hot Peppers

Before you purchase a suitable variety or hybrid of bitter pepper for yourself, you need to learn a little about the existing varieties of the vegetable, determine for what purpose it will be cultivated, and also to understand the available characteristics. The most popular varieties and hybrids of bitter capsicum in gardeners are:

Grade name	Description	Plant height	Fetal shape	Fetal color in technical maturity	Growing conditions
Mother-in-law's tongue	Harvest variety with fragrant and very sharp flesh	70-95 cm	Cricket, Extra Long	Deep red	For fruiting in open and closed ground
Ram's horn	A popular variety with large peninsular fruits	60-70 cm	Cod-shaped, elongated, slightly curved	From red-orange to deep red	For outdoor cultivation
Vizier	Very productive and popular variety with original turban-like fruits. Medium sharp.	60-70 cm	Flattened, spindle-shaped	Red	For open ground and film shelters
Jellyfish	Early, very burning. Quite compact	15-25 cm	Small cone growing up	Orange to scarlet	For open ground and indoor cultivation on window sills
Black Lightning F1	Harvest unpretentious hybrid with a spicy taste	65-75 cm	Conical	Purple to blue black	For open ground, greenhouses and greenhouses
Hungarian yellow	Compact, very fragrant. Spicy with a little sweetness	30-45 cm	Conical	From light green to deep yellow	For the open and closed soil, cultivation on window sills

The principle of selection of varieties

When choosing seeds of a variety or hybrid, it is necessary to remember that for its successful cultivation, all agrotechnical requirements must be observed. So, planting seeds at home should be done no later than in the first or second decade of February.

In order to get a decent return on the crop in open ground or in greenhouses, it is imperative to grow bitter pepper through seedlings. An important condition for its cultivation will be compliance with the temperature regime of about + 26-28 degrees.After all, sweet pepper is a very thermophilic plant. If it is possible to do without picking, capsicum seeds are sown 2-3 pieces in each capacity, leaving over time only one of the most powerful and strong plant.

If you want to leave the plant, after the end of its season in the open ground, you can dig up the pepper and transfer it into a pot, successfully continuing to grow on the windowsill. Of course, for this purpose, compact varieties or hybrids will be most suitable as:

Hungarian yellow;
the gnome;
bun;
goldfinger.

The most bitter varieties

The pungency of hot pepper is determined by the content of capsaicin, which has not only nutritional, but also healing properties. The most “vigorous” varieties of bitter capsicum include:

Bhut Djolokiya;
Twinkle;
White Habanero;
Tongue of the devil;
Scorpio Trinidad;
Chinese fire.

Varieties of import selection

Among the varieties and hybrids of import selection, peppers exclusively suitable for cultivation, both in the open ground and on home windowsills, have shown themselves exclusively:

Tabasko
Habanero;
Flying Butterfly F1;
Octopus F1;
Mirasol;
Thai pepper
Cherry
Hungarian hot paprika.

Rules for growing hot pepper in the open ground

The bitter capsicum when grown in open ground is very fond of nutritious and fertilized soil. Therefore, during the entire growing season, he urgently needs a minimum of two times fertilizing with complex fertilizer. If dry and calm weather is established during the flowering of hot pepper, the plant must be pollinated by hand - to slightly shake it.

Reviews

According to the reviews of summer residents and gardeners, the most unpretentious when growing varieties are marked:

Cayenne pepper;
Thai dragon;
Astrakhan;
ram's horn;
mother-in-law's tongue;
Ukrainian spicy.

All these varieties are successfully used both fresh and in canning and any home-made preparations. Their fruits can be dried by making paprika, which will have a sharp taste and spicy aroma.