Sweet peppers are rightfully considered a high-vitamin vegetable. One peppercorn contains more vitamin C than a lemon, and more vitamins of group A than carrots. Many gardeners grow bell peppers for their external beauty and unique taste. For gourmets and adherents of a harmonious combination of beneficial properties, aesthetics and taste, the “Bison Red” variety was bred.
Characteristics of the variety
Sweet pepper "Bison Red" is an early ripening variety. The period of full ripening of fruits from planting to technical maturity is 90-110 days. The variety has high productivity.
The bushes and fruits are large. The height of the plant reaches 90 cm. The size of a mature vegetable ranges from 15 to 25 cm. The “red giant” weighs around 200 grams.
The fruits have an oblong cone-shaped shape. The walls of the pepper are fleshy, juicy, 4-5 mm thick.
In cooking, “Bison Red” is widely used for making salads, stuffing, frying and stewing.
Secrets of cultivation and care
The Bison Red variety of bell pepper is suitable for growing in open ground conditions in the southern climate region. In central and more northern latitudes, vegetable cultivation is possible only in a greenhouse.
Adding sawdust and peat will help make the soil softer. If the sand content is high, the soil should be thoroughly fertilized and a little black soil should be added.
As they grow, pepper bushes may require staking. It should not be neglected, otherwise you risk not only getting a crooked bush, but also losing it and its fruits once and for all.
The variety ripens evenly. The color of the fruit changes from green to dark red. Thanks to gradual ripening, vegetables can be harvested throughout the summer.
Caring for the plant during growth is not difficult at all. To achieve a good result, you should follow some simple rules:
- water the plants regularly and abundantly;
- monitor the condition of the bushes and promptly remove foliage from the lower part of the stem;
- remember that correctly selected fertilizers are half the success;
- Always tie up the plant in time as it grows and the size of the fruit increases.
As can be seen from the description, the Bison Red pepper variety is unpretentious. Thanks to fairly simple growing rules, the reproduction of a vitamin-rich vegetable will not be difficult even for a novice amateur vegetable grower.
