Those who want to grow tasty, large bell peppers on their plot should pay attention to the “Red Bull” variety. This large-fruited hybrid is distinguished by its excellent pulp taste, juiciness, high yield and other advantages. “Red Bull” pepper is grown in central and southern Russia on open ground and in greenhouses. The variety has general rules and some cultivation features, which you can learn about in the article above.
Description
A distinctive feature of the hybrid is the huge size of the fruit. Its length is approximately 20 cm, average weight is 200-250 g. However, in some cases the weight of peppers reaches 400 g. The shape of the vegetable is elongated and cylindrical. Its color before the onset of technical ripening is green, and upon reaching ripeness it is bright red. The walls of the pepper are thick, up to 10 mm. The internal cavity has 3-4 chambers with a small number of seeds. The surface of the fruit is glossy, covered with thin, delicate skin. You can see a photo of the Red Bull pepper in the photo below.
The taste characteristics of the “Red Bull” variety are excellent: the pulp is juicy, sweet, aromatic, moderately dense. The microelement composition of pepper includes a large amount of vitamins B, C, P, PP, as well as a complex of mineral salts, which makes the vegetable not only very tasty, but also healthy.
Peppers are consumed fresh, canned, or as part of culinary dishes.The vegetable is often included in the diet menu. It is recommended for people suffering from diabetes, diseases of the gastrointestinal system, hypertension and some other ailments.
Features of agricultural technology
The pepper variety “Red Bull F1” is grown using the seedling method. It is recommended to sow seeds for seedlings in March. They should first be germinated by placing them in a humid environment (wet cloth, gauze) with a temperature of +25-+270C. The seeds hatch after 5-10 days, after which they are sown. The soil for growing seedlings should be loose and nutritious. To create it, you can mix garden soil with peat, humus, and sawdust. If necessary, a ready-made soil composition can be purchased at a specialized store. Small plastic or peat pots can serve as containers for cultivating plants.
After germination, peppers should be placed in a less warm environment with a temperature of + 22-230C. At the same time, seedlings are demanding not only in terms of temperature, but also in light conditions. Therefore, experienced gardeners “illuminate” young plants with fluorescent lamps. The optimal duration of the photoperiod is 12 hours a day.
Watering young plants should be done regularly as the soil dries. It is recommended to fertilize every 2 weeks. As a fertilizer, you can use special complex compounds containing nitrogen and potassium.
You can grow Red Bull peppers in open and protected ground. At the same time, the use of a greenhouse or greenhouse allows you to speed up the fruiting process and increase crop yield.You can plant peppers in a greenhouse at the beginning of May; for open ground, the best time for planting plants is the beginning of June. The age of the seedlings at the time of picking should be 45-55 days.
The bushes of the hybrid "Red Bull" are vigorous and spreading. Their height reaches 1 m. Therefore, as soon as the young plants have taken root, they need to begin to form by pinching the crown of the upper shoot. During the growth process, small stepsons are removed from the bush, leaving 5-6 main fruit-bearing branches.
The soil around the perimeter of the trunk should be periodically weeded and loosened. It is imperative to remember that the roots of peppers are located in the top layer of soil at a depth of 5 cm from the surface of the earth. That is why deep loosening, which can damage the roots, should be avoided. Mulching loose soil will help prevent the active growth of weeds and excessive drying out of the soil.
Mass ripening of peppers of the “Red Bull” variety begins 110-125 days from the day of sowing the seeds for seedlings. In this case, you can try the first peppers a few weeks earlier.
Each plant of the “Red Bull” variety can produce from 20 to 30 large peppers simultaneously during the period of active fruiting, so the bush must be tied up. You can use a trellis for this.
Red Bull pepper receives numerous positive reviews from experienced farmers who revere this variety not only because of the excellent taste of large fruits, but also because of its high yield. So in open ground conditions from 1 m2 you can get 7-9 kg of vegetables. When grown in a greenhouse or greenhouse, this figure can be increased to 12-15 kg/m2. Photos of the “Red Bull” pepper and reviews about it can be seen in the article below.
Reviews
The hybrid is loved by many gardeners. They often exchange experiences and reviews about the Red Bull pepper, post photos of their successfully grown crop and shoot a video showing the growing process. So, you can see the real harvest of peppers and hear reviews about it “from the first mouth” of a farmer in the video:
The Red Bull pepper deserves special attention from experienced farmers and beginning gardeners. It allows each of them to get a rich harvest of tasty, large peppers without much effort and special knowledge. The harvest of red vegetables from this hybrid will not only be a tasty food, but also a natural source of vitamins and minerals. The high yield of the variety allows you to enjoy fresh vegetables throughout the summer and in canned form in winter.
