Among the majority of gardeners and loversgrowing peppers with the interesting name Kolobok began to grow on their own to grow various vegetables and fruits. For many novice farmers, this variety is little known, so you should familiarize yourself with it in more detail.
Loved by many peppers Gingerbread man significantlydiffers from their relatives first of all in appearance. Since it has a rounded shape and looks more like a tomato. Thanks to such data, this pepper got its name. A fully ripe vegetable has a dark red color, and the under-ripe one has a light green color. The fruit of the plant can reach a mass of from 80 to 150 grams. Pepper has good taste, for which it is very much appreciated in the food industry. These include: sweet taste, smooth skin and tender flesh of ripe fruit.
Also appreciated this variety of pepper for a greatthe amount of vitamins and microelements contained in it. Sweet and juicy fruits, which the Kolobok Pepper has, can be eaten fresh, canned, and frozen in the freezer.
To grow excellent harvest of this varietypepper, you need to know some features of plant care. It can be immediately noted that the plant is not too whimsical, so taking care of it will not be much different from caring for other types of this vegetable. Pepper Kolobok, as well as other varieties, is a heat-loving plant and likes abundant watering. Therefore, selecting the bed for its landing, you should consider these nuances. It is necessary to choose only those places where there will be no drafts, gusts of wind and thickets that give shade.
To grow this type of pepper need a seedling method.To obtain seedlings of a plant, its seeds should be sown in the soil rather early, in early February. It is best to germinate vegetables in small boxes placed on the windowsills. Experts recommend picking up light and fertile soil for this purpose. Seeds need to be buried in the ground shallowly, somewhere in the 1.5-2 cm, otherwise they will not germinate. After planting the seed, boxes should be covered with glass or oilcloth, so moisture and heat are stored in the ground. Watering the soil and seedlings need not very often, so that the plant does not rot, it should be done only with water at room temperature.
When transplanting seedlings in open ground needstrictly observe some important requirements. These include the choice of location of the future location of the vegetable. The fact that the terrain should be well lit by the sun and hidden from drafts has already been mentioned in the article. But there is another important factor that cannot be ignored. This is a friendly neighborhood between closely located vegetables growing on neighboring beds. In no case should Pepper Kolobok be planted next to cucumbers. It should also be borne in mind that for good yields it does not need to be planted in the soil, where beans were grown before. But the areas where grown carrots, beets, cabbage or pumpkin, it is fine.
Another Important Requirement for Pepper Transplantationin the ground is the time it moves. Do not plant seedlings before May 22, because until that time there is a threat of frost, which will destroy the seedlings. Also, agronomists are not advised to transplant seedlings of pepper, which is not 55 days. If you do it before the specified age, then she may die because of her weakness. Each sprout of pepper should be planted in open ground at a distance of 40 or 45 centimeters from each other. The depth of planting plants should not exceed 20 centimeters.
When the seedlings are planted on the beds, all that is neededwill do gardeners - it is time to water it, loosen the earth and apply fertilizer. With proper care, the Kolobok pepper variety can yield up to 6 kg per square meter. To achieve such results, you should properly water the plant. It is best to do this in the morning or in the evening, as the soil dries out. If in places where pepper grows, the climate is very hot, then you need to additionally use mulching. This will help preserve moisture in the root zone and protect it from overheating.
Do not forget to loosen the ground around.growing pepper because in hard and clogged soil the plant will not be able to fully develop. It is necessary to fertilize pepper during the growing season, not more than three times, using for this purpose nitrophoska or ordinary chicken droppings. This plant nutrition will help to influence the increase in future harvest. It is strictly forbidden to use fresh manure as a top dressing for pepper, as it will reduce the yield or may completely destroy the vegetable!
A pleasant surprise for people who grow peppers.The bun described in the article is also the fact that its bushes do not need to be formed, as it has small parameters and the correct form. If you comply with all the above recommendations, then on the 100–110th day after the planting of the pepper it will be possible to harvest a bountiful harvest of red sweet vegetable.
People who grew pepper Gingerbread, reviews aboutHe left the most different. Many liked it for its unpretentiousness and ease of care. Also, summer residents appreciated its pleasant taste and great fecundity. Among the positive comments were reviews in the direction of easy and picky growing seedlings, as well as rapid adaptation in the open field.
Along with praise, in your address pepper Kolobokfeedback received and negative. Some gardeners did not like it because of its round shape and relatively small size. Although at the same time they noted his taste. But if we take into account that the variety of this pepper is not pleasant only for its shape and size (a matter of taste of everyone), then the majority of these vegetables are worthy of being called the best among similar plants.
