Sweet pepper is one of the most useful for the human body vegetable crops. A set of minerals that make up pepper helps to improve blood composition, being an excellent tool for preventing anemia and improving immunity. Extraordinarily rich vitamin composition has a beneficial effect on the skin condition, preserves sight. Rutin, contained in the fruits of pepper in significant quantities, helps to save the youth of the blood vessels, prevents the formation of thrombi, dilutes the blood, thus reducing blood pressure. Especially useful is sweet pepper to people suffering from diabetes , the elderly and pregnant women. And the last category is recommended to use the inner white flesh, which is a deposit of useful substances.
One of the best varieties of sweet pepper is pepper "Bogatyr".
Description of pepper "Bogatyr"
Sweet pepper "Bogatyr" is a powerful spreading shrub of medium size with large fleshy fruits. Has a high yield, reaching five to seven kilograms from 1 m2. Culture refers to the medium-ripening, suitable for cultivation in greenhouse conditions and in open ground. The maturity of the fruit is 115 to 130 days after germination.
The fruits of pepper "Bogatyr" differ remarkable qualities. The weight of one fetus is 100-200 grams, the thickness of the walls is 5-7 mm. Cone-shaped peppers have a ribbed surface. Color of fruits that have reached technical maturity, tender green, and biological ripeness - rich red. Ripe pepper has a great taste and contains a significant amount of vitamin C. "Bogatyr" is suitable, as for consumption in fresh food, cooking salads, vegetable stews, etc., and for canning.
Vegetables appreciate the grade of Bulgarian pepper "Bogatyr" for the peerlessness of the peppers, that is, all fruits harvested in the same crop have the same size and shape, as the people say, "one to one." The undeniable advantages of the variety are its good resistance to diseases and fungal infections, including to vertical wilt, as well as cold resistance. Also, the grade is transported perfectly even for considerable distances and is stored fairly well in a cool place.
Peculiarities of growing pepper "Bogatyr"
When growing seedlings seeds are sown in late February - early March in boxes or pots. Pepper is preferable for light, loose soils with a neutral reaction. Pre-seed is treated with a slightly pink solution of potassium permanganate and washed with water. The depth of seed laying is minimal - not deeper than 1 cm. The boxes are covered with cellophane or glass and placed in a rather warm place. Seedlings are planted in the open ground, after two and a half months, when the danger of frost on the ground passes, and the earth warms up sufficiently. The bushes are planted according to the scheme of 40x60 cm. Often in areas with a milder climate and early establishment of a stable warm spring weather, it is practiced to sow directly in the soil in early May.
Like all kinds of pepper, "Bogatyr" is extremely demanding for the moisture of the soil, it needs light in large quantities. Agrotechnics are recommended to fertilize crops with complex fertilizers. Full-fledged care for peppers includes timely weeding and loosening of the land.
Attention! The fruits of Bulgarian pepper, which are used fresh, are most useful, because up to 70% of useful substances are lost during heat treatment. Seeds during cooking should be cleaned, as they give the dishes an unpleasant aftertaste.