Pepper Sweet Bogatyr is an unpretentious fruitful variety

Many gardeners grow bell peppers in their garden. There are just a huge number of the most diverse varieties. In this article we will consider the description of the Bogatyr sweet pepper.

Description and characteristics

Sweet pepper "Bogatyr" refers to mid-season varieties. The time between the first mass emergence of seedlings to the ripeness of (technical) fruits is about 125-135 days, and biological ripeness occurs in 145-160 days.

The pepper bush is powerful, tall and spreading. In height it can reach up to 60 cm. Fruits have a conical-prismatic shape, and are rather large. Their skin at technical ripeness becomes light green, and at biological ripeness - red. The skin has a slight tuberosity. On average, the wall thickness is 5-5.5 mm. From one m² up to 7 kg of crop can be harvested. The mass of one pepper varies from 150 to 180 g. There is an accumulation of ascorbic acid in them, as well as rutin and other useful microelements. The taste characteristics of the pepper are quite high. They can be eaten both fresh and canned.

The fruit is characterized by a very high transportability. Thanks to this feature, this variety has excellent reviews and is recommended for growing in personal plots. There is a high resistance of this plant to verticillary wilt, mosaic, top rot.

Benefit

The useful features of this type of sweet pepper include the following characteristics:

• mass germination of seeds;
• mid-ripeness;
• powerful and vigorous bushes;
• high plant resistance to diseases;
• excellent taste characteristics of the fruit;
• richness of fruits in vitamin C.

It is thanks to the rich vitamin composition of the fruits that this type of pepper is most beneficial for human health. Pepper fruits are most strongly manifested their medicinal properties in such diseases as anemia, increased human immune status, neuralgia, sciatica, arthritis, diseases of the cardiovascular system, violation of hair structure (fragility, oily, etc.). Eating this variety will help maintain the health of internal organs, skin and its derivatives (hair, nails), and will also contribute to their partial restoration. In addition, the components of pepper have a beneficial effect on the psycho-emotional state of a person. Also, this vegetable stimulates appetite, since it has a positive effect on the pancreas and gastrointestinal tract.

The presence of this product in the daily diet, especially for the elderly, will help maintain mental clarity, good memory and performance. Doctors recommend eating this vegetable during pregnancy. Its frequent consumption by men has been proven to help prevent the appearance of receding hairline. These statements are relevant for fresh pepper, because during its heat treatment, up to 70% of nutrients are lost.

Growing features

Agricultural technology of this type is practically no different from other varieties. He is quite unpretentious. Seedlings sprout well in the open field. Sowing seedlings can begin at the end of April, and it can be transplanted into the ground at the beginning of June. It is possible to sow seeds directly into open ground in May. For maximum yield, a distance of about 50 cm should be left between the bushes.Watering the bushes is often unnecessary. Watering is carried out when the earth dries out near the plant. You can only water it with warm water.

During the growing season, an average of about 2-3 fertilizing with nitrogen and phosphate fertilizers is carried out. The first time is fertilized with a solution where 1 liter of manure is diluted in 12 liters of water. Then potassium-phosphorus fertilizers are used (a solution in which 2 tablespoons of double crushed superphosphate are dissolved in 10 liters of water). They are brought in before the beginning of the budding period. Then a top dressing is introduced, consisting of a glass of wood ash and 2 tbsp. double superphosphate. Compliance with all the rules of agricultural technology will help you get a strong, healthy plant and a bountiful harvest.

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