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Sweet pepper is native to South America. In these parts, and today you can find a wild vegetable. Breeders from different countries annually bring out new varieties and hybrids of pepper with the best taste, external, agrotechnical characteristics. One of them is Atlantic F1 pepper.
This hybrid was obtained by a Dutch breeding company, however, it has found application in domestic latitudes. It is grown even in the harsh conditions of the Urals and Siberia. You can learn more about the large-fruited Atlantic F1 pepper in the article below.
Description
Pepper varieties "Atlantic F1" can be considered a classic representative of the culture. Its shape is similar to a prism with three faces. The length of the vegetable reaches 20 cm, in cross section the diameter is 12 cm. The average weight of the fruit exceeds 150 g. Green vegetables, upon reaching maturity, acquire a bright red color. You can see the fruits of the Atlantic F1 variety in the photo:
The taste of the pepper is excellent: the pulp is especially juicy, up to 10 mm thick, sweet, has a bright, fresh aroma. The skin of the fruit is thin and tender. You can use peppers to prepare fresh vegetable salads, culinary dishes, and winter preparations. An amazing taste characteristic is one of the reasons for the appearance of more and more positive reviews of the Atlantic F1 pepper variety.
Trace element composition
Atlantic F1 Bulgarian sweet pepper is not only tasty, but also extremely healthy vegetable. It contains vitamins of group B, PP, C.
Fruits of the "Atlantic F1" variety contain a whole complex of minerals: calcium, potassium, magnesium, iodine, zinc, sodium, phosphorus, fluorine, chlorine, cobalt, chromium and others.
The rich microelement and vitamin composition of the vegetable makes it especially useful for humans. So, sweet peppers are recommended for people suffering from depression, insomnia, diseases of the gastrointestinal system, anemia, weakness and some other ailments.
Features of agricultural technology
Pepper is distinguished by its thermophilicity. However, the Atlantik F1 variety is perfectly adapted to low temperatures, so it can be grown in open and protected ground in the middle and north-western regions of Russia. At the same time, it is recommended to use the seedling cultivation method.
Growing seedlings
Seedlings of the Atlantic F1 variety should be planted in the ground at the end of May - beginning of June. At the time of planting, the plants should be 60-80 days old. Based on this, we can conclude that sowing seeds of the "Atlantic F1" variety for seedlings should be carried out in mid-March.
Before sowing, the seeds of the hybrid "Atlantic F1" must be prepared: germinate in a damp cloth or a piece of cloth. The optimum temperature for seed germination is + 28- + 300C. Peat pots with a diameter of at least 10 cm or small plastic containers can be used as containers for growing seedlings. The soil can be purchased ready-made or prepared independently by mixing garden soil with humus (compost), peat, sand (treated with sawdust). It is recommended to add a complex fertilizer (Azofoska, Kemira, Nitrofoska or others) to the resulting loose soil in the amount of 50-70 g per 10 liters of soil.
For the hybrid "Atlantic F1" cross-pollination is characteristic, therefore it is rational to sow two plants of this variety in one pot. This measure will also make it possible to simplify the care of peppers and increase the crop yield per 1 m2 soil.
The hatched seeds of the "Atlantic F1" hybrid are embedded in prepared soil to a depth of 1-2 cm. Containers with crops must be placed in a warm (+ 23- + 250C), illuminated place. Plant care consists of regular watering. It is necessary to fertilize the seedlings once, at the age of 2 weeks.
Adult peppers, a few weeks before planting, need to be hardened by taking them outside. The period of stay of plants on the street should be gradually increased, from half an hour to full daylight hours. This will allow the plant to adapt to temperature conditions and direct sunlight.
Pick conditions
It is necessary to plant peppers of the "Atlantic F1" variety at the age of 60-80 days from the day of sowing seeds. A pick is best done in the afternoon, when solar activity decreases.
The height of a bush of peppers of the "Atlantic F1" variety exceeds 1 m, so breeders recommend planting plants no thicker than 4 pcs / m2... If the plants are planted in pairs, then the bushes should be placed no thicker than 3 pairs / m2.
Peppers are particularly demanding for heat and light, which must be taken into account when choosing a site for growing. Wind, and even more so a draft, can harm the plant, therefore, during the cultivation process, it is necessary to provide for the presence of wind protection, it may be necessary to create it artificially.
The best precursors for pepper are mustard, cabbage, radish, turnip, radish. It is not recommended to grow peppers in the place where tomatoes grew. Sandy-clay soil with a high organic content is the best substrate for growing crops.
Pepper care
For a favorable cultivation of peppers, it is necessary to constantly maintain a microclimate with a high temperature and low atmospheric humidity. In this case, the soil must be constantly moist. In a greenhouse, cultivate "Atlantic F1" can be grown together with tomatoes, which also like a dry microclimate, however, peppers need to be watered much more often.
The optimum temperature for peppers at the flowering stage is + 24- + 280C. The complete formation of numerous ovaries is also facilitated by the application of fertilizers with a high content of nitrogen and calcium.
Pepper bush "Atlantic F1" is tall, spreading, strongly leafy, therefore, in the process of growing it is periodically pruned. All shoots are removed below the main fork, above this point, the longest shoots are pruned, and excess leaves are removed. Pruning should be done once a week at harvest time. Such a measure will improve the illumination of the ovaries, accelerate the process of fruit ripening.
If the peppers grow in pairs, then one support is used to tie each of them.
The ripening period of the Atlantic F1 peppers is 109-113 days from the day of sowing the seed. Although the first fruits, as a rule, can be tried much earlier. During the period of abundant fruiting, it is necessary to harvest as often as possible so that the plant can concentrate its forces on the development of young fruits. In favorable conditions, the yield of peppers "Atlantic F1" is 9 kg / m2... However, taking into account the reviews of experienced farmers, it can be argued that the maximum yield of the variety reaches 12 kg / m2.
Practical tips for growing peppers in the open field and in a greenhouse are shown in the video:
Conclusion
Peppers "Atlantic F1" are gaining more and more attention from farmers around the world. Large massive vegetables of this variety amaze with their external beauty and amazing taste. In cooking, they are used not only by housewives, but also by chefs of elite restaurants. At the same time, the usefulness of the vegetable is difficult to overestimate. Growing tasty, juicy, sweet and healthy peppers "Atlantic F1" in your garden is not at all difficult. Even a novice gardener is perhaps able to cope with this task, as evidenced by numerous reviews of professionals and amateurs of agriculture.
