Lettuce "Bell" - a natural source of minerals and vitamins.
Especially high content in it vitamins A, C and P, that is why it is so useful.
In addition, this is the rare case when useful and tasty.
General description of the plant
Consider the main characteristics of red bell peppers.
What is this pepper?
This pepper belongs to a very rare species - berry pepper. He happens from South America, there he has long earned popularity due to his qualities.
This is a small-leaved plant, quite tall, with proper care can reach up to 200 cm. Its main difference is in pubescent stems and leaves, and of course, in the original form of the peppers themselves, resembling little bells.
REFERENCE! This sort of pepper is late, with a yield of 1.5-2 kg per bush. Fruit weight ranges from 40-75 g. Less often it can reach 100 g. Despite its taste, it is often used as an ornamental plant.To taste medium-sharp fruits unlike its other counterparts: Jalapeno, Cayenne pepper or Chile.
Seeds
Bell pepper seeds are rare enough and cannot be found at retail. You can get them from those who grow it.
A photo
You can familiarize yourself with the appearance of bell pepper in the photo below:
Growing at home
We describe in more detail how to grow bell peppers.
Landing
Special conditions this variety does not require. Growing this variety of pepper is not difficult. But certain rules and caution is still worth it. General rules of planting as in the case of ordinary bell pepper.
Planted seeds in the tank, the bottom of which should be pierced. Sowing of seeds is carried out in February. From the first shoots to maturation, it takes about 140 days. Soil for such pepper should be diluted by 60-65% of its volume wood ash.
For rapid growth, it is necessary to comply with the temperature regime of 20-24 degrees Celsius. If the seedlings are thickened, after the appearance of the first leaves, they are planted in separate pots. On beautiful days, seedlings can be hardened outdoors.
Lighting
Requires moderate or bright summer lighting, shade tolerates poorly. In winter, indoors is not demanding to the light. But it is not worth darkening.
Watering
At the growth stage, watering is observed. moderatewarm water. Further as the soil dries. In hot weather, watering can be enhanced. But water should always be warm.
Cropping and crown formation
In the period of flowering pepper "bell" all shoots need to pinch, on the sides below the first ovary.
In the future, only the vertical branches are removed.
Approximately 5-6 weeks before the end of the season, all shoots are pinched.
Landing
In the open ground from the boxes or pots transplanted most often in the end of Maywhen guaranteed no frosts. Put in the hole, after adding to the humus pinch of superphosphate and some ash.
Sprout removed from the tank and transferred to the hole, it is recommended to well shed her. Then voids in the ground are removed, and watered again.
ATTENTION! Planted plants taken mulch. To do this, use hay, remains of dead plants, pine needles and fallen leaves. This protects the soil from drying out and weathering.
Transfer
Pepper - plant perennial, and it is customary to replant it for the winter period and transfer it to a warm place. The plant can not survive our frost. With the arrival of spring, it can again be planted in open ground.
Breeding
Reproduction occurs seeds and pollination. It is not even recommended to plant this variety with sharp species in one area, otherwise your pepper will lose its original properties.
The soil
This kind of peppers loves soil rich in potassium and calcium. Therefore, it is necessary to feed. The number of dressings depends on the quality of the soil.
IMPORTANT! Loosen the soil should be very careful, because its root system is located close to the surface.
Fertilizer
Fertilizers for this type of use, as a rule, natural, such as humus, manure and other.
During flowering and at the stage of active growth in particular need fertilizer.
The amount of fertilizer applied depends on the properties of the soil in your area.
Benefit and harm
Perfect for those who are on a diet or just watching the figure. is he normalizes appetite, improves metabolism. Beta-carotene will be good for the eyes. Expectant mothers will benefit from the vitamins and minerals contained in this pepper.
From ground pepper make cosmetic masks, they beneficial effect on the skin. Having a lot of useful properties no contraindicationsThe exception is individual intolerance to the product.
IMPORTANT! You should pay attention to the fact that there is such a pepper in large quantities. not recommended for people with low blood pressure.
Diseases and pests
Blackleg - The affected part of the seedlings darkens, and then begins to rot. Infected seedlings are removed entirely. The affected area is sprayed with blue vitriol, and then powdered with ashes.
Gray rot - visible symptoms of this disease, on fruits and foliage appear as gray spots. After about 5-7 days, they begin to darken, and spores are formed on them. In the initial stages of the disease, diseased branches and leaves are pruned. Then the plant is treated with fungicides.
Such a disease as anthracnose manifests itself as follows: light brown spots cover the shoots. Over time, they darken and become larger in size, and a brown rim appears around them. Such leaves must be cleaned on time. Seedlings should always be treated with fungicides.
Wilt - yellowing of some leaves and withering of shoots are characteristic of this disease.
The growth of the bush stops, and the plant may die.
The fight against this disease consists in removing the diseased bushes in whole, or in part, if the disease is at an early stage, and in loosening the soil.
If the plant is sick top rotthen small depressed spots begin to appear on the young fruits. Rapidly increasing in size, they are able to hit the whole fruit.
It is also possible the appearance of poorly developed fruits, experts call them buttons. These fruits are devoid of seeds, and in shape they are significantly different from the natural. The reason for this may be an insufficient temperature during the day and a lack of moisture in the air.
Young leaves began to change their color from natural to bronze. They also usually acquire a dark purple color. Dark or yellow spots appear on young fruits. The crown of the bush slowly dries and dies.
These symptoms correspond to spotted wilt. To combat this disease apply foundationol and change irrigation mode, practically stopping it, after recovery of the plant, they return to the usual mode of watering.
From pests this variety attacked by aphidsThey struggle with it in the same ways as on other types of pepper.
Conclusion
As you can see, the care of the bell peppers is no more difficult than for other types of pepper. You just need a little patience and the result will not take long.
