Big Girl pepper - description and characteristics of the variety

An early ripe variety of bell pepper Big Girl is perfect for growing on open soil and in a greenhouse. Vegetables are quite sweet and tasty. These benefits have made Big Girl popular all over the world. And the unpretentiousness of the vegetable makes it possible for every gardener to grow these delicious fruits in his garden.

Grade description

From the appearance of the first sprouts to the complete ripening of the vegetable, approximately 100 days pass. The growth rate of pepper directly depends on the weather conditions in which the fruit grows.

The average height of the bush reaches 60-70 cm. The ripe pepper fruits are large, have a trapezoidal shape and are distinguished by a bright yellow-orange color. Big Girl fruits have a pleasant aroma and characteristic sweetness. This variety stands out for its high yield, since up to 10 ripe fruits can be harvested from one bush. The weight of a ripe vegetable reaches 200 g.

The indisputable advantages of this type of bell pepper are:

• disease resistance;
• unpretentiousness in leaving;
• the possibility of transportation;
• resistance to temperature extremes.

Big Girl pepper fruits can be used not only for conservation. This pepper is perfect for salad or stuffing.

Growing seedlings

Ready seeds for seedlings should be planted in pre-prepared pots in which the ground and sawdust will be. For a faster shoot, they should not be immersed in the soil more than 1.5 cm. Next, the future seedlings are watered. The ideal moisture level for a quick shoot should be 65-70%. Therefore, the containers are covered with a film or a lid to create optimal conditions. After 14 days, the first sprouts will begin to appear. In order that the plants do not interfere with each other and develop without problems, you need to pick.

Note! A pick made on day 14-20 will be painless for the sprouts and will increase the chance of rapid plant development by several times.

Before transplanting the sprouts, appropriate containers should be prepared in which a drainage hole is provided. The transplant process is very delicate. If the root of the plant is damaged, the growth process will stop, and the sprout will wither. The pick will be successful if the sprout moves with part of the earth from the previous pot. After all the seedlings are distributed in separate forms, they need to be placed in a warm place with enough light. In addition, you can moisten the earth around the sprouts with a spray bottle with purified water. Special artificial lighting will help the sprouts grow much faster.

After 12-14 days after the pick, the plants should be fed with special fertilizers or an ordinary urea solution.

Growing and caring for Big Girl pepper

After 75-80 days, grown pepper sprouts are transplanted into open soil or a greenhouse. In order to grow large, juicy and beautiful fruits, you should follow a few simple rules:

1. The soil in which the pepper will grow must be loose. If the root system of the bush does not have enough air, the plant growth will slow down, and the fruits are not saturated with the necessary trace elements.
2. Lack of sunlight will also negatively affect the development of the plant. The place where the pepper will grow should let the sun in as much as possible.
3. You should also adhere to a single temperature regime.The mark of the thermometer should not fall below +20 ° C.
4. In order that adult plants do not interfere and do not obscure each other, planting seedlings should be done at the rate of 6-7 bushes per 2 square meters.
5. Transplanting seedlings from a container into the soil should be done by transshipment. Plants are not placed deep in the ground, sprouts can be additionally tied.
6. Shrubs should be protected from various diseases and harmful insects. Periodically, the plants are washed with a soap solution.
7. This variety prefers drip type of watering. If this is not possible, then the bushes should be watered very slowly and carefully.
8. Every 15 days, soil should be loosened and all weeds removed from the soil.

The variety of bell pepper Big Girl is quite unpretentious in care. Thus, creating favorable conditions for the growth of this vegetable, a large amount of sweet, tasty and juicy pepper can be collected from one bush.

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