Pepper Kakadu is a highly productive sweet variety

Many amateur vegetable growers prefer to grow large-fruited sweet peppers. One of these varieties is "Kakadu" - a pepper with very large fruits.

Description of the variety

The Kakadu pepper variety is highly productive, large-fruited, the size of the fruits reaches 25-30 cm in length and weighs up to 500 g. Fruits are deep red, slightly elongated, curved cylindrical in shape, with a fleshy thick wall.

Plants grow up to 1.5 m. The yield is up to 2.5 - 3 kg per bush.

The variety is early, ripens in 105 -110 days from the moment of planting the seeds. This variety is thermophilic, therefore it is more suitable for planting in warm regions. When planting plants in open ground, you need to choose the right place for the garden: it should be on the sunny side of the site. The plant immediately reacts to the lack of sun: its leaves wither and turn yellow.

Benefit

It is known that bell peppers are rich in vitamins, trace elements and minerals, they are high in fiber, so its benefits cannot be overestimated.

The fruits of this wonderful vegetable crop must be included in the diet of people suffering from anemia - they contain iron. Fiber stimulates the metabolism, so it is useful for those who follow their figure.

The use of the fruits of this vegetable crop with reduced immunity, deterioration of the condition of the skin, hair and nails, impaired memory and brain activity will restore the lack of vitamins. People with cardiovascular diseases also benefit from this vegetable: it contains potassium.

Red fruits will help people with poor eyesight: they contain more vitamin A than carrots. The fruits of this plant help even with cancer: they slow down the growth of cancer cells. In cosmetology, juice is used (as a moisturizing tonic) or pepper gruel (in the form of a face mask).

Growing

Typically, cockatoos and other varieties are grown using seedlings. Growing a cockatoo requires proper plant care. The bushes water and feed, loosen the soil around the plants and pull out the weeds. It is necessary to water the plants when the topsoil dries up, but the complete drying out of the earth is unacceptable. After watering, the soil must be loosened. Plant feeding is carried out at a certain time.

The first is two weeks after disembarking to a permanent place. For this feeding, you can use urea, but it is better - diluted bird droppings (proportion 1 to 15). Pour 1-2 liters under each bush.

The second feeding is done during fruit setting. Use cow dung or chicken manure in the same proportion as for the first feeding. It is advisable to add wood ash to the plant bed.

For the third time, the plants are fed with liquid chicken droppings, starting the first harvest.

Cockatoo pepper is a thermophilic plant, therefore optimal conditions for its growth are created in a greenhouse. They take care of vegetables in the same way as those that grow in the open field.

Before planting this vegetable crop in open ground, you need to wait for the establishment of stable warm weather. In the southern regions, it is better to plant seedlings in late May - early June, in others - in mid or late June. The threat of night frosts must be completely avoided.

Seedlings are planted early in the morning or in the evening according to the 30x30 scheme. After planting, the plants must be watered abundantly with warm water. Cockatoo pepper will delight you with a large harvest if you follow the rules of caring for the plant.

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