Description of the variety of sweet pepper Winnie the Pooh - yield, growing methods, reviews
Winnie the Pooh pepper is an early ripe, hybrid, bred in Moldova. It is resistant to many diseases and has high yield rates. Due to the compact size of the bush, it is suitable for growing in miniature greenhouses, greenhouses and can significantly save space on the site.
The variety was obtained by crossing two varieties of pepper - Buketen-3 and Swallow - back in the 70s of the last century. The originator of the variety is a breeder from Moldova Yuri Panchev, who over the years of his work has bred more than 110 hybrid varieties of tomatoes and peppers.
The variety was tested by the State Commission in the period from 1978 to 1981, after which it was entered into the State Register. Recommended for growing in the 1st and 3-4th light zones.
What's interesting?
For gardeners, the main advantage of this variety is its early maturity. Already 107-110 days after germination of seeds, the first harvest can be harvested. Also, the variety is distinguished by a compact bush, weak branching, and a standard stem. It can be grown in greenhouses, greenhouses (even very low and compact ones), in ordinary beds.
Differs in excellent commodity parameters - peppers have a dense skin, which practically does not crack with mechanical damage, juicy sweet pulp. Fruits are of approximately the same shape and size, they can easily tolerate even sloppy transportation. In addition, this variety is the first to hit the shelves due to its early maturity.
Description of the variety
Characteristics of the Winnie the Pooh pepper variety:
| Variety information | Breeding. First generation hybrid (F1). |
| Pollination type | Self-pollinated |
| A type | Standard, determinant |
| Type of ovary formation | Bouquet |
| Ripening rate | Early - 105-111 days from germination to harvest. |
| Cultivation area | Open and closed ground. It is possible to grow indoors on a windowsill. |
| Recommended for growing in Komi, Karelia, Yakutia, Tatarstan, Khakassia, Altai, Kalmykia. | |
| Landing scheme | 30x30 cm, up to 10-15 bushes per 1 m 2. |
| Yield | 1.5–5 kg per 1 m 2 (the yield is higher when grown indoors). |
| Fruit type | Fruits in the shape of a cone with barely noticeable ribbing, length - up to 10 cm, weight - up to 50 g (maximum - 70 g). The color depends on the degree of maturity - first light green or green, then yellow or orange, at full maturity - red. The pulp is juicy, sweetish, without bitterness and pungency. The smell is soft, characteristic. |
| Purpose of fruits | Suitable for first courses, appetizers, salads, canning. |
| Resistant to adverse conditions | Poorly tolerates a drop in temperature below 10-15 degrees, photophilous. Drought intolerant. |
| Disease resistance | Resistant to verticellosis, aphids. Less resistant to "black leg". |
Description of the variety:
- The height of the bushes does not exceed 25-30 cm.
- A stem is formed in the lower part. Ovaries, flowers and fruits are gathered in bouquets at the top of the trunk.
- Fruits are medium-sized, reaching a maximum weight of 50–70 g, even, with a sharp tip.
- In biological maturity, it has a red skin; when it reaches technical maturity, the fruits remain green or yellow.
The wall of the fetus is dense, up to 0.5 cm thick. Inside there are 2-3 seed chambers. The peduncle is on the surface, not pressed into the fetus.
Pros and cons of the variety
Advantages:
- It is resistant to most pests and diseases with proper care.
- The bushes are compact, low, branching slightly, therefore thickening of the plantings does not lead to the appearance of diseases and does not harm the crop.
- The yield is friendly, all fruits are formed at about the same time.
- No garter or shaping is required.
- Pepper is also used for long-term winter preservation, it withstands transportation well, has a dense skin that is not prone to cracking.
Disadvantages:
- Compact fruit size. Due to the fact that one fruit weighs on average 40-50 years, the total harvest is reduced. During the tests, yields were obtained on average 1.6-1.8 kg per 1 km2 plot.
- An early ripe variety allows you to harvest the first crop in at least 105 days only when grown in a greenhouse and a greenhouse. If grown in open ground, then the growing season reaches 120-130 days.
The variety does not tolerate transplanting, so the seedlings are not dived, the seeds are immediately planted in separate cups. Pepper also requires hardening, reacts well to daytime temperatures within 20-24 degrees, at night - 11-13 degrees.
Growing features
This pepper can be grown in three different ways.
The most common option is outdoors. Planting pepper seeds must be germinated in a damp cloth, sowing can be carried out no earlier than March - early April. The soil is used light, loose.
On average, seedlings are planted in open ground in late May - early June. At first, for acclimatization in the beds, it is protected for 2-3 days with a film from the cold wind and open rays of the sun. When planting seedlings, the bushes are placed densely, buried to the leaves, pressed down on the roots along with the ground.
Beans, cabbage and peas are considered the best predecessors for this variety of pepper.
All processes that appear below the fork in the trunk must be cut off, since there are no ovaries. Due to the amicable ripening of fruits, the entire crop can be removed in 2-3 approaches.
In a protected ground - in a greenhouse or greenhouse - the harvest can be obtained almost 2 weeks earlier.
- Seedlings can be planted under a film shelter or in a greenhouse in the second half of April.
- In protected ground, it is important to maintain air humidity and temperature no higher than +25 degrees, since the variety does not tolerate drought and overheating.
- Since the temperature in greenhouses is usually higher, the dry soil crust must be loosened after watering.
At home, on a balcony or windowsill, pepper can be grown as a perennial.
- For the dwarf Winnie the Pooh variety, small pots (about 20 cm in diameter) are suitable. You can also place seedlings in long trays.
- The planting is carried out thickened.
- At home, fluorescent lamps, fluorescent lamps or phytolamps are used to increase the length of daylight hours in winter. In the summer, they put the pots on the balcony, loggia, veranda, or move the bushes into open ground.
- Due to the lack of wind in the apartment, the pollination process is disrupted, so you need to use brushes, shake the plant several times or walk over it with a piece of cotton wool.
With any growing method, cold drafts should not be allowed, the temperature should not drop below +10 degrees. In such conditions, the plant's immunity suffers, it becomes susceptible to decay, growth stops and fruiting.
Reviews of gardeners
Winnie the Pooh bell peppers have long been popular with many gardeners. Reviews about him say that this variety is easy to grow due to the compactness of the bushes, is not susceptible to pest attacks and most pepper diseases. Another advantage is that there is no need to trim and tie bushes. They have dense trunks, do not branch, and at the same time give a large friendly harvest. Among the advantages of the variety is the possibility of growing in the northern regions, for example in the Urals, as well as at home - on the windowsill.
Experienced gardeners recommend regularly as part of the care of this variety of pepper remove the inferior processeswhere ovaries do not form, and as they ripen, harvest to stimulate the emergence of new ovaries.It is impossible to plant hot peppers nearby - cross-pollination is possible, as a result of which the sweet bell pepper will taste bitter. With the onset of early frosts and a decrease in night temperatures, the bushes can be dug up, placed in containers and transferred to a room, where they will bear fruit for a long time with appropriate care.
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