Kubyshka pepper is one of the most popular and most used types of bell pepper in cooking today. The variety is characterized as an early ripe, high-yielding and easily cultivated table and industrial pepper. Our recommendations will help novice gardeners to easily grow a healthy crop on their own site.
Grade characteristics
Eggplant is an early ripe grade of bell pepper. From the appearance of the first sprouts to the formation of ripe peppers, 120 days pass. With proper care, you can collect up to 6 kg of fruit per square meter. The species showed itself well in the northern areas, suitable for cultivation both in greenhouses and in open areas.
The plant is tall (1–1.2 m), spreading. The fruits have the shape of a cone, they are large: they reach a weight of 250 g. In the ripeness phase they are painted in a rich dark red tone. The peel is shiny. Peppers taste sweet with a pleasant aroma. The subcutaneous part of the fetus is quite juicy and dense. The eggplant is considered industrial pepper and table pepper. Great for fresh consumption, and a dense structure allows you to cook high-quality preservation from peppers.
Advantages and disadvantages
- Here are the most often noted by gardeners advantages of Kubyshka pepper:
- high productivity even in the conditions of cool summer;
- early ripening;
- simplicity in leaving, resistance to weather conditions;
- great taste;
- meatiness and thick walls of the fruit;
- universality in application;
- peppers are stored in a refrigerator for a long time;
- the fruits withstand long-distance transportation.
The disadvantages of the type of agrarians include its vulnerability to most diseases of peppers, as well as the need for the formation and garter to supports.
Self-growing seedlings
According to most professional farmers and ordinary amateurs, it is quite simple to grow seedlings of Kubyshka.
Important! It is better not to sow pepper seeds in advance, since overgrown seedlings are undesirable: it will be difficult to achieve a good crop from elongated weak plants.
The timing
Since the optimal seedling age for planting on the plot is 65–70 days, each farmer can independently determine the desired sowing date, based on the peculiarities of the local climate, as well as their capabilities - the presence of a greenhouse and tunnel shelters.
The soil
For planting seedlings, you can use ready-made soil mixtures for vegetable crops. Or you can independently prepare the soil by mixing turf soil with compost, vermicompost, mineral fertilizers and ash. To protect the delicate bushes from infectious ailments, it is advisable to disinfect the soil - warm it in the oven or freeze.
Capacity
For sowing seeds, it is better to use large boxes. The tank should have several drain holes - they will provide the young root system with comfortable conditions. Containers for seedlings, especially if they are not used for the first time, must be treated with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
Seed selection and preparation
When buying seeds, look at the packaging. Pay attention to the manufacturer - give preference to a well-established company.
Next, the seeds must undergo phased preparation:
- Disinfect in a solution of potassium permanganate or Bordeaux fluid for 20 minutes.
- Rinse the seed in clean water.
- Treat seeds with a growth stimulator and microelements (wood ash or Effekton fertilizer).
- Place the material in a slightly damp cloth, cover with a film or place in a plastic bag, leaving a hole. Before germination, keep the seeds in a warm place with a temperature of +25 ... + 26 ° C. Add water as needed.
Did you know? Pink pepper should not be eaten in large quantities, as these fruits are toxic.
Sowing seeds
Sow sprouted seeds in moist soil at intervals of 3-4 cm, cover with soil (7-10 mm). The depth of the hole should not exceed 1 cm. To create a greenhouse effect, close the drawers, then place in comfortable conditions - at a temperature of +23 ... + 25 ° С.
Seedling Care
As soon as the first sprouts appear, remove the film. Put the boxes in a well-lit place (on a windowsill or under an artificial lamp). The optimum temperature of the content is +15 ... + 22 ° C. Growing bushes with several real leaves, you need to dive into a spacious container - in separate boxes or cups.
After a dive, care consists of moderate watering, as well as 1-2 dressings (depending on how the plants feel). Plants are susceptible to black leg disease, so they should be watered as the soil dries up, and always warm water. As a top dressing, use approximately 0.5 tsp. urea and 2.5 ml of potassium humate per 10 liters of water.
Seedling hardening
When all the seeds have sprouted, they can be hardened - placed for 2 weeks in a cooler place, lowering the temperature to +16 ... + 18 ° C during the day and to +14 ... + 15 ° C at night. After hardening, the temperature can be raised by 5–7 degrees.
With the approaching time of planting bushes in the ground or in the greenhouse, seedlings are recommended to be gradually accustomed to external conditions - to be taken outside. Thanks to this procedure, the bushes will not get burns after planting.
Important! Peppers can be returned to their original place or planted after the rest of the nightshade crops no earlier than 3-4 years later.
Transplanting seedlings to a permanent place
Compliance with the timing and technology of planting seedlings of Kubyshka is one of the main conditions for obtaining productive adult plants and a rich harvest of early peppers.
The timing
By the time of planting in the open ground, young bushes should grow stronger, reach an approximate age of 65 days. Proceed with planting operations when steady heat comes and the threat of night frosts recedes. The temperature of the earth at the depth of landing should not be lower than +10 ... + 12 ° С. In case of cooling, it is advisable to stock up with covering material. The most favorable time of day for planting young bushes is evening.
Seat selection and crop rotation
Loose loamy or loamy loamy fertile soil is suitable for Kubyshka, but always without an excess of nitrogen. Suitable acidity for growing peppers is around 6.4 pH. The eggplant is an unpretentious plant, but, like all peppers, prefers warm sunny habitats and feels better in ridges and greenhouses protected from wind and drafts.
It is worth making sure that there are no underground water nearby or a large body of water located. With a high occurrence of groundwater, raise the bed above the ground to a height of 30–35 cm, fencing it with boards. Choose a place for planting pepper, taking into account crop rotation. The best precursors for pepper are carrots, early cabbage, legumes (except beans) and perennial herbs.
Did you know? The hottest pepper known today is Habanero pepper.
Scheme and depth of landing
Landing is carried out according to the following scheme:
- Prepare the soil for planting seedlings in advance - moisten the formed grooves, then make compost, mineral complexes, ash.
- Observe between the peppers the distance in the row is 35–40 cm, between the rows - 45–50 cm.
- Transplant bushes from pots with a lump of earth, without deepening the root neck.
- It is advisable to cover the first days of planting from the sun.
Video: planting pepper seedlings in open ground
Cultivation agricultural
Caring for the Kubyshka is not too time consuming. Bushes require regular watering, proper top dressing, garter and soil care.
Watering
After planting seedlings on an open bed, the bushes adapt for a long time, so during this period they need regular watering (1-2 times a week). When watering, use warm water, as peppers react negatively to cold (with temperatures below + 14 ° C). The ideal type of irrigation for the presented variety is drip.
Soil care
Soil care consists of periodic weeding, shallow loosening of the soil and mulching. It is important to monitor the cleanliness of plantings and get rid of weeds in time. After each watering, carry out shallow loosening of the soil. Do not loosen deep so as not to disturb the root system of plants. Due to the fact that the root system of pepper is quite close to the surface, mulch the beds with grass or any auxiliary material that protects the soil from drying out, it will also inhibit the growth of weeds.
Fertilizer application
One to two weeks after the young bushes are planted in a permanent place, they can be fertilized. Every 15–20 days, feed peppers with mineral fertilizers. As a liquid organic fertilizer, use herbal infusion or a mullein solution diluted in a ratio of 1 to 10. Feed the soil on wet ground after watering.
Bushes garter
When planting, it is advisable to put support to the growing plants. Shoots are tied up in order to prevent their breaking off. Summer residents, who managed to grow the described variety, remain delighted with this pepper and gladly advise its familiar vegetable growers. We recommend that you take a closer look at the Kubyshka variety, and it will become a welcome guest on your table.
