Dutch pepper varieties

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Sweet pepper, aka bell pepper, aka paprika, is called sweet for a reason. Even though it's a pepper, it has absolutely no heat, which is why sweet peppers are so loved! It is wonderful in salads, soups and solyankas, in winter preparations, pickled and frozen. At one glance at this large, thick-walled handsome man, an irresistible desire arises to immediately sink your teeth into him and bite off a large, juicy piece. And all because Dutch pepper is not only about beauty and aesthetics, but also about health!

Few people know that in terms of vitamin C content, it is far ahead of lemon, and it contains more carotene than carrots, not to mention the rare vitamin P, which is involved in the absorption of ascorbic acid, which leads to the removal of cholesterol plaques from blood vessels, helps the work of the heart and gives elasticity to blood vessels.

Important! Regular consumption of sweet peppers reduces the risk of stroke by almost half.

The daily dose of vitamin C is contained in just one large pepper. Vitamins B1, B6 and B12 present in Dutch sweet peppers help improve memory.

Thanks to these qualities, sweet peppers have become so popular in household plots.

The climate of central Russia allows the cultivation of Dutch pepper varieties only through seedlings, since summer in this region is somewhat shorter than their ripening period. This is why the use of early and mid-early varieties or hybrids is so important. Some gardeners are confused about the difference between a variety and a hybrid and do not know which Dutch sweet pepper seeds they should buy.

What is a variety

The variety is obtained as a result of selection - a long, labor-intensive and complex scientific process. During breeding of a variety, the best representatives of the resulting plant are selected for further work with them. For a certain climatic zone, a variety is developed that is adapted specifically to these conditions. The key difference from a hybrid is that seeds can be collected from the fruits of varietal peppers to reproduce the same variety with the same taste and characteristic external characteristics. The strongest, tallest, most developed fruits are best suited for collecting seeds.

What is a hybrid

A hybrid is obtained by crossing different varieties and species of plants. It takes from its “parents” the advantages of self-pollination, early ripening, resistance to climatic conditions, etc. The first generation of the hybrid (F1) gives the greatest effect in these properties, but, unfortunately, neither the second nor the third generation of hybrids can not be. Of course, if you sow hybrid seeds, they will sprout and the plants will bear fruit, but no one will need such fruits, since the “parental” qualities will not be passed on to them. By the way, plants obtained from hybrid seeds reproduce vegetatively, then the “parental” characteristics will be preserved, but the seeds will still be of no use. Dutch pepper seeds are absolutely no different in appearance from other pepper seeds. True, there is one difference - hybrid seeds from Holland are a little more expensive, but it's worth it.

Dutch pepper varieties are so diverse that many gardeners get confused and don’t know which variety to choose. After all, you want there to be something unusual on the property that will make your neighbors jealous! And at the same time it was tasty and healthy. Some people care about aesthetics when preparing a salad, and they prefer red, yellow and purple peppers; For some, a high harvest for winter harvesting is more important. Some people want to see thick, meaty paprika on their table; others prefer thin-walled peppers. Therefore, it is worth trying different varieties of Dutch peppers in order to eventually decide and find the best variety to grow on your site.

Which type of sweet pepper do you prefer?

Of course, this should be an early or mid-early variety if it is intended to be grown in central Russia.Before planting in the ground, the seedlings must be at least 80 days old. Fans of raw sweet peppers should take a closer look at thick-walled white and yellow varieties; round-shaped varieties are more suitable for stuffing; Multi-colored hybrids will decorate winter preparations and salads. Here you need to take into account that the sweetest of the Dutch peppers is red, and it is the leader in vitamin content.

Attention! Green pepper It is better to eat it raw, because after heat treatment it develops a slight bitterness.

You should take note: the more the pepper weighs, the more juice it contains, and therefore more taste and vitamins.

Popular and purchased varieties of sweet peppers

The speed of ripening and yield of pepper depends on its cultivation methods. Sweet peppers are mainly grown in greenhouses or greenhouses, which are removed after fruiting. Dutch varieties of peppers for greenhouses are very popular because these varieties are usually early ripening. Typically, packages of Dutch sweet pepper seeds contain an indication of the period of fruit ripening from the moment of full-fledged shoots. This allows you to correctly calculate the sowing date for seedlings.

New varieties of early sweet peppers

"Sweetie"

Bright red small fruits, their weight does not exceed 50 grams, look like small balls, sweet, thick-walled, very loved by children. From a small, neat bush you can remove about a kilogram of peppers. It is grown both in a greenhouse and on a windowsill in a flower pot.

"Eroshka"

The fruits are orange-red, quite large (≈150-180 grams), shaped like a cube, wall thickness is about 5 mm, the bush is compact, low (40-50 cm), very productive - from 10 to 16 fruits can be collected from one bush.It grows not only in a greenhouse, but also in open ground.

"Funtik"

The color of the fruit is green, turning into red, the weight of one fruit reaches 180 grams, the wall thickness is about 7 mm, a pronounced peppery taste and friendly yield; there can be up to 18 peppers on one bush. The bush has dense foliage, reaching a height of up to 70 cm. It is very popular among gardeners.

"Czardas"

The fruits range in color from yellow-orange to orange-red and can be eaten at any stage of ripening. They are very large, the weight of one pepper reaches 220 grams; from one square meter you can get up to ten kilograms of product.

"Pinocchio"

Hybrid variety, extremely early, red fruit, weighing approximately 120 grams, with a wall thickness of about 5 mm. The bush reaches a height of ≈1 meter. The main difference from other varieties is their suitability for transportation, and therefore may be of commercial interest.

Review of the Czardash variety

Yulia Serova, 63 years old, Dnepropetrovsk

For the fifth year now, I have been pleased with the Chardash pepper. It doesn't require much care, you can start eating it when it's still yellow, but I wait until it turns red. That's where the deliciousness comes in!

Low-growing varieties of Dutch pepper

They are good because the bushes do not grow very tall and do not require garter, which makes caring for plants more convenient:

"Belozerka";
"Morozko";
"Martin";
"Novosibirsk";
"Belladonna";
"Ode" etc.

Advice! When buying pepper seeds, you should not get carried away by the beauty of the picture on the package, the presence of which simply increases the price. It is better to buy seeds produced in the seed farm of the region where you live, even if they are packaged in a regular bag without any design.

Two varieties of sweet peppers in the low-growing group are especially popular among vegetable growers in central Russia - these are “Gypsy F1” and “Tamara F1”:

"Gypsy F1"

This super-early, unpretentious hybrid of Dutch pepper is very well adapted to the climatic conditions of this region, as it has been tested in a risky farming zone. Always gives a good harvest, the fruits are not too large with a wall thickness of up to 5 mm. It begins to ripen on the sixtieth day after planting in open ground. It is distinguished by its special sweetness and aroma of the pulp.

"Tamara F1"

An ultra-early hybrid with dense, shiny, thick-walled (up to 8 mm) fruits weighing up to two hundred grams. It is distinguished by good fruit set and wonderful taste: juiciness and sweetness. Recommended for growing not only in greenhouses, but also in open ground.

Low-growing varieties of sweet peppers Dutch selection are good because they do not require special care in terms of gartering and feel great not only in a greenhouse, but also in open ground. True, before planting them in open ground, it is advisable to make a warm bed, as, for example, they do for growing cucumbers, that is, using manure or any other organic matter. In terms of the speed of fruit ripening, low-growing varieties are leaders; the only drawback for lovers of “plump” peppers is that you should not expect a thick wall - this is a feature of these early varieties.

Review of the variety Gypsy

Kuznetsova O.K., Tyumen

I am very glad that I met Gypsy Pepper. Despite our climatic conditions, I always have a good, and most importantly, early harvest, which is important for residents of the northern regions. We constantly suffer from a lack of vitamins, because not every vegetable has time to grow in our gardens.And Gypsy is growing.

Among the most popular low-growing varieties for open ground are these varieties:

"Corvette"

Early, bright red conical fruits are small in size (up to 80 grams), fairly high yield;

"Mirage"

Ripens early, the fruits are fleshy, conical in shape, weighing up to 110 grams, the color is white, gradually turning into orange, then red, depending on ripeness, very beautiful in salads;

"Atlantic F1"

The dark red, elongated, fleshy fruits reach incredible sizes, weighing up to half a kilogram.

"California Miracle"

“California Miracle” can easily be considered among the best varieties of sweet pepper - it is a mid-season variety, the ripening period is from 100 to 130 days. The pepper is large (up to 130 grams), cube-shaped, thick-walled (up to 7 mm). Distinctive features are long fruiting and the possibility of obtaining seeds with one hundred percent germination.

Review of the California Miracle variety

Vlasov G.Yu., Barnaul

I grow California miracle pepper I don’t even remember how many years. I have never met a more reliable variety. Even in our harsh climate, it always produces a consistently good harvest. There's only one thing I'm not very happy with - it's not as meaty as I would like. I attribute this to the lack of sun and warmth.

Varieties of sweet peppers with long fruiting

These are tall varieties of peppers for greenhouses, since in central Russia they simply do not have time to ripen on open ground and require garter.

"Cardinal F1"

An early-ripening hybrid with a trunk height of up to one meter, with large, fleshy fruits from green to purple;

"Claudio"

Belongs to the Dutch varieties of peppers for greenhouses, the height of the branched and powerful bush is approximately 1.3 meters, large dark red fruits reach a weight of 250 grams, and has good resistance to almost all diseases;

"Atlant"

Compared to “Claudio”, it is a fairly short plant (up to 80 cm) with large fleshy fruits from green to red, distinguished by excellent taste and juiciness;

"Cockatoo"

To grow this pepper, you will need much more space, since its height reaches 1.5 m, it is an early ripening variety, the color of the fruit is red, and the weight of the fruit is approximately half a kilogram;

"Hercules"

Very beautiful, dense fruits weighing up to 0.3 kg, mid-season variety, resistant to disease, very shelf-stable, tolerates transportation well, and therefore is of commercial interest;

"Latinos"

A mid-season hybrid with red fleshy fruits weighing up to 0.2 kg and a trunk height of up to one meter, the yield is very high: from 1 sq. m you can remove 8-14 kg of beautiful fruits.

Warning! I would like to focus your attention on the purple fruits. When stored for a long time, they tend to lose their rich color and become slightly brown.

Everyone knows that color loss can also be the result of heat treatment. Therefore, it is best to freeze purple peppers, either whole or chopped, so that they can be used in winter for making salads, mixing them with fruits of other bright colors.

The best varieties of hot Dutch peppers

Sweet pepper is closely related to hot pepper chili pepper. Both contain capsaicin. This alkaloid, in addition to giving pepper its pungency and pungency, causes malignant cells to die en masse, that is, it helps in the fight against cancer.With the help of capsaicin, the work of the stomach and pancreas is stimulated, appetite is stimulated, blood pressure is reduced, and the blood is thinned, which helps to avoid the formation of blood clots.

A whole group of different hot peppers, which vary in color, size and pungency, are united by one name - Cayenne pepper. “A gift to humanity” is what scientists called this pepper after studying its beneficial properties.

Spicy lovers can recommend the following varieties of hot peppers from Holland:

"Chilean heat"

An early variety with bright red, glossy fruits (length about 20 cm), can grow both in a greenhouse and in open ground, the taste is not very spicy, with a strong peppery aroma;

"Hungarian pepper"

Ripens in 85-90 days, the bush is compact, low-growing (up to 45 cm), with smooth, cone-shaped fruits weighing up to 40 grams, with a wall thickness of 3-4 mm, from yellow to red. The taste is medium hot.

"Superchili"

A high-yielding, early, very hot, bitter and pungent hybrid, the fruits are quite large (about 7 cm) weighing 15-25 grams. The bush is not too tall, about 50-60 cm high, the color of the fruit changes depending on ripeness: green – orange – cherry red. To prevent cross-pollination, this variety should not be grown next to other, especially sweet, peppers.

Important! Among the varieties of hot peppers intended for growing in a greenhouse or in open ground, you can find pepper seeds of Dutch selection, which can be planted in a flower pot and grown hot peppers on the windowsill.

This is very convenient: fresh pepper is at hand all year round, especially since hot pepper is a perennial plant that can grow for 5 or even 10 years, depending on proper care.

Varieties of hot Dutch peppers

All these peppers will delight you with their harvest for many years:

"Spark";
"Salsa Orange";
"Variegatta";
"Pearl Tiger";
"Explosive Amber";
"Laminada";
"Small miracle";
"Aladdin".

Conclusion

Due to the fact that different varieties of sweet pepper have different ripening periods, you can ensure that fresh pepper is present on the table from spring to late autumn. You just need to plant several bushes of different ripening periods. And if one of the varieties for home cultivation grows on the plot, then it can be carefully transplanted into a pot and grown on the windowsill to receive fresh pepper until mid-winter.

Even in the spring, when buying seeds, it is better to choose pepper varieties that are resistant to diseases and bad weather conditions, which can produce a bountiful harvest both in dry and rainy, cool summers.

Undoubtedly, a rich harvest largely depends on the quality of the seed. But you will also need knowledge of the conditions for growing sweet Dutch peppers, its needs, vagaries and ailments.

The best varieties of Dutch peppers