High-yielding Kolobok pepper

Among the majority of gardeners and fans of independently growing various vegetables and fruits, pepper with an interesting name Kolobok became very popular. For many beginning farmers this variety is little known, therefore it is necessary to familiarize with it in more details.

Excellent performance

Loved by many peppers Kolobok significantly differs from its relatives primarily appearance. Since it has a rounded shape and is more like a tomato. Thanks to such data, this pepper got its name. A fully ripe vegetable has a dark red color, and an under-grown vegetable has a light green color. The fruits of the plant can reach a mass of 80 to 150 grams. Pepper has good taste, for it is very appreciated in the food industry. They include: sweet taste, smooth skin and delicate flesh of ripe fruits.

Also this grade of pepper is appreciated for a large number of vitamins and trace elements contained in it. Sweet and juicy fruits, which has pepper Kolobok, you can eat fresh, canned, and also frozen in the freezer.

Rules of cultivation

To grow an excellent crop of this variety of pepper, you need to know some of the characteristics of care for the plant. At once it can be noted that the plant is not too whimsical, so caring for it will not be much different from caring for other kinds of this vegetable. Pepper Kolobok, as, indeed, other varieties, is a heat-loving plant and loves copious watering. Therefore, picking beds for planting, you should consider these nuances. Choose only those places where there will be no drafts, gusts of wind and thickets that give a shadow.

Grow this kind of pepper needs seedling method. To get seedlings of a plant, its seeds should be sown in the soil rather early, in early February. It is best to germinate the vegetable in small boxes placed on the windowsills. Experts recommend to select for these purposes easy and fertile soil. Seeds should be buried in the ground shallow, somewhere 1.5-2 centimeters, otherwise they will not germinate. After planting the seed material, the boxes should be covered with glass or oilcloth, so moisture and heat remain in the soil. Watering the soil and sprouting is not very often, so that the plant does not rot, it needs only water at room temperature.

Landing in the ground

When transplanting seedlings in the open ground, you must strictly observe some important requirements. These include the choice of the location of the future location of the vegetable. The fact that the area should be well illuminated by the sun and hidden from drafts has already been mentioned in the article. But there is another important factor that can not be ignored. This is a friendly neighborhood between closely located vegetables growing on neighboring beds. Pepper Kolobok in no case can not be planted next door to cucumbers. It should also be taken into account that for good yield it does not need to be planted in the soil where the beans were grown before. But the areas where carrots, beets, cabbage or pumpkin were growing, are quite suitable.

Another important requirement for the transplantation of pepper into the ground is the time of its transfer. You should not plant seedlings before May 22, because before that time there is a threat of frost that will kill the seedlings. Also, agronomists are not advised to transplant pepper seedlings, which is not present for 55 days. If you do this before the specified age, then she may die because of her weakness. Each sprout of pepper should be planted in the open ground at a distance of 40 or 45 centimeters from each other. In this case, the planting depth should not exceed 20 centimeters.

Care of the plant

When the seedlings are planted on the beds, everything that garden farmers need to do is to water it in time, loosen the soil and apply fertilizers. With proper care, a variety of pepper Kolobok can yield up to 6 kg per square meter. To achieve such results, you should properly water the plant. Do it best in the morning or evening, as the soil dries. If the climate is very hot in places where pepper is grown, mulching should be used additionally. This will help conserve moisture in the root zone and protect it from overheating.

Do not forget to loosen the ground around the growing pepper, because in a hard and clogged soil the plant will not be able to fully develop. Fertilize peppers during the growing season, no more than three times, using for this nitrophofus or the usual chicken manure. Such a fertilizing of the plant will help to influence the increase of the future crop. It is strictly forbidden to use fresh manure as a top dressing for pepper, as it will reduce the yield or can completely ruin the vegetable!

A pleasant surprise for people who grow Kolobok pepper, the description of which is given in the article, is that its bushes do not need to be formed, since it has small parameters and the correct shape. If you comply with all the above recommendations, then already on the 100-110th day from the moment of planting pepper it will be possible to collect a plentiful harvest of red sweet vegetable.

Truthful reviews

People who grew Kolobok pepper, the reviews about it were very different. Many people liked him for his unpretentiousness and ease of care. Also the summer residents appreciated its pleasant taste and great fertility. Among the positive comments were reviews in the direction of easy and non-seedling growing of seedlings, as well as rapid adaptation in the open ground.

Along with praise, Kolobok pepper also received negative feedback. Some villagers did not like it because of its round shape and relatively small size. Although at the same time they noted his taste. But if you consider that the grade of this pepper does not like just for its shape and size (it's everyone's taste), then most of this vegetable deserves to be called the best among such plants.