We grow on the plot one of the most popular types of sweet pepper - “Kubyshka”
Among the popular varieties of bell pepper, the Kubyshka variety occupies a worthy place. This is a sweet salad pepper, has an attractive appearance and good yield.
The article discusses the features and indicators of this variety, the rules of agricultural technology and advice from experienced summer residents on caring for peppers.
What type of pepper is this?
Pepper among gardeners The egg cup enjoys stable popularity. A fruitful and versatile variety with large and tasty fruits, it does not require much attention in care. Peppers are stored for a long time and are rich in vitamins than many other varieties.
Characteristics and description of the variety
Capsule - unpretentious pepper, resistant to cold weather, therefore it grows well both in a greenhouse and in open ground. The variety is early ripening, ripens 120 days after the appearance of the first shoots. The bush is spreading, reaching 100–120 cm in height.
Distinctive features
The peculiarity of this variety is fruits contain more vitamins and microelementsthan in other varieties. This pepper is especially rich in beta-carotene and vitamin C.
And if you consider that it grows well even in the northern regions and in mountainous areas, all together makes this variety a real boon for gardeners.
Other varieties of large-fruited peppers:
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Fruit characteristics, yield
The fruits of the Capsule are large, directed downwards. They have a cylindrical shape, slightly dome-shaped, wide, almost square, which is why they got their name.
By the time of full maturity the fruit pours dark red color, acquires smooth shiny skin. Average weight – 250–300 g.
The pulp is juicy, 10 mm or more thick. Proper care allows you to collect from 1 square. m up to 6 kg of excellent fruits.
Preparation for cultivation
Sowing seeds for seedlings is planned 60–70 days before planting in the ground. Before soaking, it is recommended to treat the seeds with a solution of mineral substances or a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
Then place in a damp cloth so that the seeds are not completely immersed in water, cover with a bag or film. Periodically check the moisture content of the fabric and add water if necessary. Comfortable temperature for seed germination is 26–28 °C. The film or bag is removed on the third day of seed germination so that excess moisture does not lead to plant disease.
The soil also requires preliminary preparation. You can use either a ready-made store-bought mixture or one you make yourself. Mix turf soil with vermicompost, compost, mineral fertilizers, and add ash. To prevent diseases and infections, it is recommended to freeze the soil or heat it in the oven.
Growing seedlings
When the seeds germinate, they are planted in seedling boxes, laying at a distance of 3-4 cm and sprinkling on top no more than 10 mm. Then the boxes are covered with film again, creating a greenhouse effect so that the seedlings germinate at a comfortable temperature of 23–25 ° C.
Important! If the seedling boxes are not being used for the first time, it is recommended to treat them with a weak solution of potassium permanganate for disinfection.
When the first couple of leaves appear, it’s time to transplant the plants into separate containers. To do this, their stems are taken with a lump of earth and placed in new soil. Be sure to water the pepper, but do it carefully: Capsule does not like excess water.
Grown bushes must be hardened off before plantingso that they do not freeze when the temperature drops sharply. To do this, it is recommended to take them out into the fresh air or onto the veranda, protecting them from direct sunlight.
Some gardeners practice growing seedlings without picking, which also gives a good result. The root system of Kubushka is weak, so after picking the plant experiences stress. This can slow down the growth of the bush and affect the yield.
Planting pepper
After 60–70 days, when there is no longer any threat of frost, the seedlings are planted in the ground Location on. It is recommended to place it on 1 sq. m no more than 4–6 plants - the Kubyshka bushes are quite spreading. It is necessary to plant without deepening the root collar, at the same level at which the pepper grew in boxes.
Important! If possible, plant peppers in the evening, in good weather. In the first days on the ground, you can cover the seedlings, because the Capsule does not like direct sunlight.
remember, that peppers will grow well where they were grown last season cucumbers, cabbage or peas. And, on the contrary, it will give a poor harvest when planted after nightshades: tomatoes, potatoes, peppers.
Attention! Pepper of the Kubyshka variety, when transplanted into a greenhouse or open ground, experiences stress and stops growth. But don’t panic, this is a temporary phenomenon; later growth continues at the same pace.
Further care
Caring for the Kubushka is quite simple: timely watering and fertilizing.Water the plant in the evening, as the soil dries, and apply mineral and organic fertilizers 2-3 times during growth.
From time to time, peppers need to be weeded, the soil loosened and the grown and heavy stems tied to supports.
To protect the roots of sweet peppers from drying out, you can mulch the soil with grass or any suitable material.
If a vegetable grows in a greenhouse, it is important not to forget to ventilate it, otherwise excess moisture will cause plant diseases.
Features of growing the variety and possible difficulties
There are a few subtleties to consider When growing egg capsules, following them will allow you to get a rich harvest:
- To get a lot of fruits from the bushes, you need to work on their formation. When the stem length reaches 20 cm, excess shoots are removed from the pepper, leaving only the two largest ones. Do the same when the new stem continues to bifurcate.
- It was mentioned above that the variety does not like replanting, so this must be done especially carefully and carefully.
- You cannot keep technically ripe fruit on the branch for too long. Until the peppers are harvested, there will be no rapid growth of new flowers, and the next batch of crops will not have time to grow.
Typical diseases and pests
Like other sweet peppers, Capsicum can be susceptible to typical diseases.. Most often these are fungal diseases such as phytoplasmosis and verticillium.
For prevention, means such as “Barrier” and “Barrier” are used.
Stolbur is dangerous for peppers: the foliage and trunk turn yellow, the bush forms small fruits. This disease is carried by insects, so the best prevention is frequent weeding and loosening of the soil.
Sometimes on peppers white and gray rot is formed. Control measures are as follows: diseased fruits are picked, and healthy ones are watered with a solution of nitrate. Spraying pepper bushes with fungicides will help prevent these diseases.
Also Kubyshka can attack various pests: Colorado potato beetle, aphid, spider mite, slugs. To combat them, insecticides, biological preparations and traditional methods are used.
For example, making grooves near the plant and sprinkling them with dry mustard helps get rid of slugs.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Advantages of the Kubyshka pepper variety:
- large fruits;
- juiciness and meatiness;
- versatility in use;
- high yield;
- unpretentiousness;
- high content of vitamins.
The only disadvantage is the large size of the bush.: It takes up a lot of space, requires plucking and constant support.
Reviews
The variety gained popularity and became quite widespread. Judging by the reviews of gardeners who are already growing it, pepper is excellent for winter harvesting.
Elena, Volgograd: “The Kubyshka pepper never ceases to please me; I’ve been planting it for three seasons now. The harvest is always rich, the fruits are even and beautiful, just like in a picture. Grows up to 400 grams. And the taste is excellent: we eat it well both in lecho and in salads. I also like that it begins to ripen within a month after the seedlings are planted.".
Angelina, Pskov: “I really liked the Kubyshka variety, I even surprised it. The fruits are so large that they cannot fit in the palm of your hand, they are fleshy and juicy. The best thing for treatment: I made preparations for the whole winter. True, it should be noted: this pepper has such large and wide bushes that they definitely need to be tied up.”.
Olga, Voronezh: “I was specifically looking for a variety that can be grown in open ground and not in a greenhouse.I decided to try Kubyshka. And I’m very glad that I made the right decision: the taste is excellent, and there were no special worries with it. The transplant went well, the fruits set and turned red almost simultaneously, there were no diseases, not even black leg, from which all my peppers usually suffered. I will definitely plant this variety again next season.”
Conclusion
Pepper Kubyshka will delight even novice gardeners with its rich harvest. For all its unpretentiousness, it produces large and juicy fruits, which are used in many different dishes and preparations for the winter.
The long shelf life of the fruit makes it possible to enjoy the taste even with the onset of cold weather. The requirements for growing can be met in any garden - healthy soil and timely care of the plant.