Pepper Atlant: reviews, description of the grade, photo

The fruits of pepper are like the sun. They especially rejoice in the winter, when they already tortured vitamin deficiency and depression. Sweet pepper - a plant thermophilic, and grow it in a temperate climate is not so simple. But every winter after the New Year, thousands of truck farmers are beginning to look forward to the hour when you can already sow the seeds of pepper.

Benefits of pepper

Sweet pepper contains many vitamins and minerals, sugars.

Regular use:

• Helps reduce blood pressure;
• Improves eyesight;
• Lowers cholesterol;
• Displays carcinogens;
• Improves the work of the gastrointestinal tract;
• Makes more durable hair, nails.

Birthplace of pepper

The name of this culture has some features. Sweet pepper is also called Bulgarian. Hence, we can conclude that Bulgaria is his homeland. But this is not so. In fact, pepper came to us from Central America. There it grows wild, and its fruits are little like modern peppers. And it came to Europe only in the 16th century. Rapidly spread across all continents and everywhere found true admirers. Now in the Mediterranean countries sweet varieties of pepper, called paprika, are grown. Many of them were created by Bulgarian breeders.

Pests and diseases

Pepper is a plant of the Solanaceae family. But fortunately, he does not eat the Colorado beetle, which is very fond of other species of this family. But eating a tomato and cotton shovel, spoil the nematodes (you can scare them off by planting a patch of pepper with marigolds).

Varieties

They are divided into early, middle and late. There are still intermediate very early, early, very late.

The early ones are those who keep up for 75-78 days. Medium varieties reach biological ripeness in approximately 120 days. The latter varieties bear fruit until the middle of autumn. But they are not grown by all gardeners. Many want to grow the harvest early and guarantee their supplies for the winter. Therefore, preference is given to early and medium varieties. One of the beloved and revered is the pepper Atlant. Reviews, photos of consumers testify that the fruits of it are truly gigantic.

Appearance

Hybrid Atlant F1 has huge fruit cone-shaped.

Inside there are two or three cells with seeds. The fruits are very juicy, fragrant and sweet. Color when fully ripe red. This is biological ripeness. The condition of a plant that has reached its maximum size, but not reddened, is called technical ripeness. Such fruits are salad color. They can be eaten, they are suitable for processing. So you can safely tear off the salad pepper sweet Atlant.

Variety description

Mid-rippling hybrid. Yes this is not surprising. After all, as long as Atlas builds up its sides, the early varieties will have time to ripen. But it is worth waiting for Atlant to come to understand the difference between him and the early peppers. The length of the fruit often reaches 20 cm. And this is not the biggest pepper Atlant. Testimonials of truck drivers indicate that sometimes it can reach 26 cm! The diameter is 14 cm. In this case, the thickness of the walls can be from 8 to 11 millimeters. The weight of this fruit is from 110 to 160 grams.

The period from the appearance of sprouts to full ripeness is from 130 to 140 days. Technical comes on the 110th day.

The bush is half-stitched, powerful. Not very branched, medium height. Leaves on it a little. During the ripening period, the bush must be tied to the support.

From a field of 1 hectare you can collect from 40 to 60 tons of this pepper. The variety is resistant to the main diseases of the species: it is not affected by the tobacco mosaic virus and the potato virus. Because many gardeners believe that sweet pepper Atlant - the best grade.

A variety of universal use. The pepper Atlant can be transported well. Reviews indicate that the fruit can be stored for several weeks.

You can harvest in regions with any climate. Grows in greenhouses and without them. But nowhere to do without growing seedlings in an apartment or a warm room.

Seed sowing

Pepper is sown first of all vegetables. In this case, much attention should be given to the quality of seeds. Many well-known companies are engaged in their sale. Among them are firms "Gavrish", "Monsanto", "Syngenta". Selling pepper sweet Atlant F1 "Seeds of Altai" - agrofirma, specializing in the implementation of zoned varieties for Siberia and the Far East. Seeds can be ordered at the online store of the agrofirm. True, the feedback on his work is not very encouraging. There are complaints about the discrepancy between the seeds being ordered. Do not like the customers negligence of store employees.

You can try to order in other online stores sweet pepper Atlant F1. Reviews NK "Russian vegetable garden" collected mostly negative. Some consumers report that the company's employees send the seeds out of time or not in full. Money for the received goods is not returned. Others complain of poor seed germination.

But finally the seeds are bought. Note that Atlant F1 is a hybrid. Therefore, it is not worth collecting seeds from the pepper you have grown. The harvest is unlikely to please. Seeds of hybrids do not preserve the properties of parents.

Sowing is carried out in early February. The long vegetation period does not allow to delay much later. And though the pepper is planted late, by this time its plants must be strong enough.

The term of sowing depends on the variety: early - two months before planting, late - for 75 days.

If you are not going to dive the seedlings, then you need to sow a week later. This should be taken into account, because too early seeded sprouts outgrowth. She is ill for a long time and later gives fruit.

Seeds before planting are disinfected, placing for several hours in a weak solution of potassium permanganate. You can use an aloe leaf for this purpose by laying pieces of leaf in water with seeds. He also acts as a biostimulator.

If a package with seeds says that it is not necessary to soak them, then they do not. This, as a rule, seeds of Dutch breeding.

Soil for seeding is prepared from peat, turf ground, rotten sawdust and humus with the addition of sand and ash. Disinfect it with a solution of potassium permanganate.

Sow in the prepared soil, in the dishes, where the water will not stagnate, to a depth of 1 cm. Cover with a film from drying out and put in a warm place (temperature 25 ° C). Do not constantly look under the tape. Seeds of pepper will ascend not earlier than 7 days. Sometimes the process is delayed for two weeks.

But after the shoots appear, they need to look at them more often. Remove the film and put the boxes on a light and warm place. Constantly control the moisture content of the soil, in which sweet pepper sweet Atlant F1 grows. Reviews say that you need to determine the golden mean: the pepper does not like drying out or over-moistening. Watered with standing water. It's better to do this in the morning. The soil is loosened so that the crust does not form.

Seedlings should preferably be lightened in the afternoon, so that it does not stretch. The temperature at this time should be lowered to 23 ° C during the day and not lower than 16 ° C at night. If it is below 12 ° C, the seedling will discard the leaves and may die.

Dive

The pepper Atlant F1 does not like contact with neighbors. Comments gardeners argue that in this case, he begins to quickly drag up. Therefore, as soon as the first real leaflets appear, the peppers dive. It is better to place it in the pots of two plants, but it is also possible in spacious boxes. Although after this procedure the plants will slow down the growth a little, but soon they will please you with new leaves.

If the sweet pepper is grown in a greenhouse, the seedlings are planted in early May. Soon it will bloom.

Seedlings, which will grow in the open ground, you must first harden well. To do this, you can keep it in April on a cold verandah or a glazed balcony. If this is not done, immediately after landing in the ground, it will die from the cold or wind. In May, you need to take out the seedlings in the air, but at night close. This can be done in a greenhouse.

Growing in the greenhouse

Plant seedlings with a height of 15 cm. The plant should have several leaves and formed buds. Planted according to the scheme of 50 × 50. Prior to this, prepare the soil, making for each square meter of area on the bucket of manure.

The wells are watered abundantly and, without waiting until the moisture is absorbed completely, the plants are planted. The rootlets of the plant themselves will be straightened. We do not water a week. Pepper for this time will get accustomed. Feed the infusion of weeds.

In the daytime, with a strong temperature increase, the plants need to be ventilated. For this, the greenhouse is opened. And if the nights are cold, then inside you can put a metal container with water. During the day she will rub herself, and at night she will give heat to the air. This will help plants survive the cold.

Landing in the ground

Pepper grows well in bright, sheltered places. Shaded areas do not like pepper Atlant. Opinions of truck farmers, however, argue that in conditions with a hot climate, it yields good crops in the shade. At least, it does not need to be watered there often.

The soil must be fertile and at the same time well drained so that moisture does not stagnate near the roots of the plants. If the area is not southern, then before landing on the site it is better to pull the film over the arc, so that the soil warms up.

To warm the pepper Atlant F1, the reviews of truck farmers recommend building a warm patch. For this, a moat is digged in the ground, a straw or hay is placed there thickly, and is poured with a composting agent. Top with a soil, in which the seedlings are planted. Organic, lambing, will produce heat, which will warm the plants. Soil is better to fertilize beforehand. If this is not done, each plant should be given a mixture of humus and ash.

Plant pepper seedlings in the first half of June. The planting scheme for pepper is 60 × 45 cm. After planting, only the real leaves should be on the outside. So the Atlas pepper will quickly take root. Comments gardeners recommend to establish a support, to which it can be tied. The first two weeks, pepper is taken root and practically does not grow. This time it is better to hold it under the film (if not very hot). To make it easier for him to survive this period, it is necessary to gently loosen the earth around for better aeration.

Watering

Pepper is very demanding for soil moisture. If it is dry, the ovary falls off. Pepper responds well to watering with warm water. Cold will delay the development of the plant. You need water once or twice a week.

Top dressing

For the first time, peppers are fed during the flowering period with a warm solution of manure or chicken manure. Before this, plants need to be watered to prevent burning the roots.

Second time - when the fruits begin to be tied. A good result is the pouring of soil around the bush with ashes (a glass per square meter).

Formation

When the height of the plant is 20 cm, you can proceed to the formation of the bush. To do this, pinch the top. From the shoots that are formed after this, leave no more than the top five. The rest is removed. This is enough to give an excellent fruit sweet pepper sweet Atlant. Opinions of truck farmers are advised not to patronize him if the summer turned out to be dry. The leaves in this case obscure the soil.

Harvesting

Fruits in the state of technical ripeness can be collected once a week.

During this time young peppers will grow up. For long-term storage, cut them better with the pedicel. This should be done very carefully, because the stems of the pepper are very fragile and easily broken off.

Timely harvesting will accelerate the maturation of the following fruits. Because of the season it is 4-5 times.

The remainders of the harvest are collected before freezing and are dispensed in the room.

Storage

The fruits of pepper are not very good. Yes, and absorb different smells. Therefore, store them in cellars or refrigerators separately from other products.

Take whole fruits of peppers technical ripeness, cut the sharp edge of the legs and stack in rows in a dense plastic bag with perforations on the side. Store in the refrigerator. You can first wrap each pepper with paper. The temperature should be maintained within 8-10 degrees at low humidity (up to 90%). Fruits of thin-walled varieties are stored for six months. But you can also lay a thick-walled pepper sweet Atlant. Reviews say that in such conditions he will last a couple of weeks.

Using

The fruits of the pepper of Atlant are very useful in fresh form. You can:

• Can be preserved whole or in pieces with the addition of various products;
• Salt whole for further stuffing;
• dry;
• To freeze.

This is probably the fastest and most effective way of storing. Maybe, there will be less vitamins, but the taste will not change.

Reviews

Pepper Atlant strikes buyers with its giant size. I like their taste. Many of the consumers believe that sweet pepper Atlant is the best hybrid.

Consumers are going to grow a variety of pepper Atlanta next year. The testimonies indicate that one fruit is enough to feed a medium-sized family with a salad.