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Pepper of the Gobychok variety belongs to sweet peppers. In our country they are stubbornly called "Bulgarian". Sweet peppers are loved by many, their use in cooking is very diverse: as part of vegetable salads, in the first and second courses, in winter preparations. Therefore, gardeners every season without fail planting sweet peppers on their plots.
The variety of varieties and hybrids is amazing. It will be about the Goby variety. For lovers of orange peppers, it will be a real boon.
Variety characteristics
Pepper variety Bychok is mid-season, from the moment of germination to the receipt of the first fruits, 100 - 125 days pass. The plant reaches a height of up to half a meter, it is semi-spreading in shape. Pepper fruits are round, slightly tapering towards the top, large, weighing up to 150 g. In technical maturity, fruits are light green in color, in biological maturity they are orange. The surface is glossy, smooth, slightly ribbed. The fruit wall is 4.5 - 5 mm thick. The pulp is juicy, crispy, aromatic, has an excellent taste. The fruits of the Bychok variety are used for conservation, for preparing a large number of various dishes, it is useful to eat fresh peppers.
Sweet pepper Goby has a high yield. More than 5 kg of harvest is obtained from an area of 1 square meter. The plant bears fruit for a long time. Not afraid of - fungal infection, which causes wilting and death of the plant.
Growing features
Seedling
When winter ends, and everyone is waiting for the beginning of spring, it's time to sow Goby seeds for seedlings. Fertile soil, loose in composition, is suitable for growing seedlings. It is better to enrich the land from your garden with purchased seedlings and mix in sand. Take everything one piece at a time. Fill the containers with earth, moisten the earth. Place the seeds in the prepared soil to a depth of 1 - 1.5 cm.
Containers with planted seeds can be tightened with foil, making a kind of greenhouse.
After the shoots have appeared, wait for two real leaves to appear. This is the most suitable period for a dive. Prepare individual containers and gently plant the plants. Water. After 2 weeks, fertilize the young plants. You can use liquid fertilizers for seedlings that are ready for use: Agricola, Krepysh, Solution. In 40 - 60 days after the sprouting of the Goby pepper sprouts, the seedlings will be ready to move to a new permanent place of residence: in open ground, in a greenhouse or greenhouse.
Planting pepper
Pepper grows well after:
- Luke;
- cucumbers;
- pumpkins;
- cabbage;
- zucchini;
- carrots.
The worst predecessors are:
- potatoes;
- tomatoes;
- eggplant.
Dig the earth well, level it, make holes. For plants of the Bychok variety, it is enough to maintain a distance of 50 cm between rows and 30 cm between holes. Put 1 tablespoon of mineral fertilizer in the hole, mix it with the ground. Gently remove the plant from the container, being careful not to damage the roots, and place in the hole. Cover with earth by half, water well and completely cover the hole with earth. You may need to tie up the plant. If you have planted several different varieties, then it is better to sign them. After planting seedlings in open ground, prepare arcs and covering material. If night temperatures drop below + 14 degrees, the plants will need to be covered.
Care
Regular plant care includes watering, weeding, and loosening. Water temperature for irrigation + 24 + 25 degrees. Water once a week, and when hot, twice a week, until the plant has bloomed. After the beginning of flowering and during the period of fruit ripening, it is necessary to water more often, 2 - 3 times a week.
Peppers respond well to soil loosening. Do not loosen deep, no more than 5 cm, as the root system of the plant is close to the soil surface. After watering and rain, loosen without fail.
Be sure to fertilize your plants. It will take 4-5 times per season. Use an aqueous solution of poultry manure (1:15) or slurry (1:10). Use plant protection products from diseases and pests as needed.
The first crop from plants can be obtained in early June. The fruit is harvested in technical ripeness when the fruit is mature but remains green. And in biological ripeness, when it has its own varietal characteristics (size, color, shape).
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