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Sweet peppers are native to South America. In these parts, today you can find the vegetable growing wild. Breeders from different countries annually develop new varieties and hybrids of pepper with the best taste, external, and agrotechnical characteristics. One of them is Atlantic F1 pepper.
This hybrid was obtained by a Dutch breeding company, however, it has also 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 pepper variety “Atlantic F1” in the article below.
Description
Pepper variety "Atlantic F1" can be considered a classic representative of the culture. Its shape is like a prism with three sides. 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 acquire a bright red color upon reaching maturity. You can see the fruits of the Atlantic F1 variety in the photo:
The taste of pepper is excellent: the flesh is especially juicy, up to 10 mm thick, sweet, and has a bright, fresh aroma. The skin of the fruit is thin and tender. Peppers can be used to prepare fresh vegetable salads, culinary dishes, and winter preparations. The amazing taste characteristic is one of the reasons for the increasing number of positive reviews about the Atlantic F1 pepper variety.
Microelement composition
Bulgarian sweet pepper of the Atlantic F1 variety is not only tasty, but also an extremely healthy vegetable. It contains vitamins B, PP, C.
The 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. Thus, sweet peppers are recommended for use by 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 heat-loving nature. However, the Atlantic F1 variety is perfectly adapted to low temperatures, so it can be grown in open and protected soils in the middle and northwestern regions of Russia. It is recommended to use seedling cultivation method.
Growing seedlings
Seedlings of the Atlantic F1 variety should be planted in the ground in late May - early 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 must be done in mid-March.
Before sowing, the seeds of the Atlantic F1 hybrid must be prepared: germinate in a damp cloth or piece of fabric. The optimal temperature for seed germination is +28-+300WITH.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 (processed sawdust). It is recommended to add complex fertilizer (Azofoska, Kemira, Nitrophoska or others) to the resulting loose soil in a volume of 50-70 g per 10 liters of soil.
The Atlantic F1 hybrid is characterized by cross-pollination, so it is rational to sow two plants of this variety in one pot. This measure will also simplify the care of peppers and increase crop yield per 1 m2 soil.
The hatched seeds of the Atlantic F1 hybrid are planted in the prepared soil to a depth of 1-2 cm. Containers with crops must be placed in a warm place (+23-+250C), illuminated place. Caring for plants involves regular watering. Seedlings need to be fertilized once, at the age of 2 weeks.
Adult peppers, several weeks before planting, need to be hardened by taking them outside. The period of time the plants stay outdoors should be gradually increased, from half an hour to a full day of daylight. This will allow the plant to adapt to temperature conditions and exposure to direct sunlight.
Picking conditions
It is necessary to plant peppers of the Atlantic F1 variety at the age of 60-80 days from the day of sowing the seeds. Picking is best done in the afternoon, when solar activity decreases.
The height of the Atlantic F1 pepper bush exceeds 1 m, so breeders recommend planting plants no thicker than 4 pcs/m2. If plants are planted in pairs, then the bushes should be placed no thicker than 3 pairs/m2.
Pepper is particularly demanding of heat and light, which must be taken into account when choosing a growing site. Wind, and especially a draft, can harm the plant, so during the growing process it is necessary to provide for wind protection; it may be necessary to create it artificially.
The best predecessors for pepper are mustard, cabbage, radish, turnip, and radish. It is not recommended to grow peppers in the same place where tomatoes were grown. Sandy-clayey soil with a high organic content is the best substrate for growing crops.
Pepper care
For favorable cultivation of peppers, it is necessary to constantly maintain a microclimate with high temperature and low atmospheric humidity. In this case, the soil must be constantly moist. In a greenhouse, the Atlantic F1 variety can be grown together with tomatoes, which also love a dry microclimate, however, peppers need to be watered much more often.
The optimal temperature for peppers at the flowering stage is +24-+280C. The full formation of numerous ovaries is also facilitated by the application of fertilizers with a high content of nitrogen and calcium.
The Atlantic F1 pepper bush is tall, spreading, and heavily leafy, so it is periodically pruned during the growing process.All shoots below the main fork are removed, above this point the longest shoots are trimmed, and excess leaves are removed. Pruning should be done once a week during harvest. This measure will improve the illumination of the ovaries and speed up the process of fruit ripening.
If the peppers grow in pairs, then use one support to tie each of them.
The ripening period for peppers of the Atlantic F1 variety is 109-113 days from the day of sowing the seed. Although, as a rule, you can taste the first fruits much earlier. During the period of abundant fruiting, it is necessary to harvest as often as possible so that the plant can concentrate its energy on the development of young fruits. Under favorable conditions, the yield of Atlantic F1 peppers is 9 kg/m2. However, taking into account the feedback from experienced farmers, it can be argued that the maximum yield of the variety reaches 12 kg/m2.
Practical tips for growing peppers in open ground and greenhouses are given in the video:
Conclusion
Atlantic F1 peppers are gaining increasing attention from farmers around the world. Large, massive vegetables of this variety surprise with their external beauty and amazing taste. They are used in cooking 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 Atlantic F1 peppers in your garden is not at all difficult. Even a novice gardener can probably cope with this task, as evidenced by numerous reviews from professionals and amateur farmers.
