Pepper "Orange miracle": description and cultivation

"Orange Miracle" - one of the most famous varieties of bell pepper, which was bred in Holland.

Among the rest, it stands out with its unique bright orange color and sweetish taste.

Description and characteristics of the variety

Pepper "Orange miracle" has cubic fruits with thick walls of about 8-9 mm. The weight of a ripe fruit is about 250 g. It is early ripe, the growth period is 95-110 days. It is grown in greenhouses and open beds.

Features and difference from other varieties

This variety has fruits larger than other types of bell pepper. The walls of the vegetable are more juicy and thick, the flesh is more pleasant. Bushes reach a height of 1 meter. Resistance to diseases, and especially to the tobacco mosaic virus, has only the "Orange Miracle".

Other varieties can not boast of such a feature.

Features agrotehnika

This variety is seeded in the second half of February into cups (plastic, cardboard, it is important to make holes at the bottom to drain off excess moisture). It is recommended to put the cups in pallets for easy carrying.

Since it does not tolerate transplantation, the best way out will be planting in separate containers in order not to damage the roots of the others.

In order to plant it, you will need to follow these steps:

1. Before sowing, fill the container with half moist soil.
2. Seeds spread out according to the scheme 2 x 2 cm.
3. Top fill up with soil and seal.

Care

Special conditions for this type are not required, but with the right content, much better results can be achieved.

Watering

One of the key points is soil moisture. The plant does not feel well in too dry soil, but does not like dry air. It is recommended to water with warm water.

Top dressing

This stage is carried out according to the standard scheme.To skip dressing can not be, so the fruits of the "Orange Miracle" should disfigure quite large.

• With the advent of the first shoots, process phosphate fertilizers.
• While the plant is fruiting, growing and developing, it needs nitrogen and calcium.
• During the formation of the plant, the ovaries should be fed with potash fertilizers.

In case of bad weather, the amount of potash fertilizer is increased by 20%, and with the constant influence of the sun's rays it is reduced by 20%.

Diseases and pests

The most annoying parasite is aphid, as it feeds on plant sap. For protection, it is necessary to treat the plants with insecticides in the proportion of 1 tablespoon per bucket of ordinary water. Sprinkle only before flowering and after, and not during fruiting.

The spider mite draws out juice directly from the leaflets. Get rid of it with onions, garlic cloves and dandelion leaves, crushed in a meat grinder. A cup of onion and garlic is enough. Dissolve all this with the addition of one spoon of soap solution with ten liters of water. Sprinkle at any time during plant growth.

Fruit rot because of the naked slugs that feed on the leaves. Preventive methods will help here: keeping the beds clean and spilling the soil within a radius of 5 cm. You can also spray bitter ground pepper. For 2 square meters use 1 spoon.

When a black leg appears, the soil is dried, loosened and, if possible, sprinkled with ash from wood. It appears when the ambient temperature is low and the ground is too wet.

Due to such fungal diseases as fusarium, pepper begins to shed its leaves. If the plant is sick, it is desirable to pull out and burn. Do not plant it at this place next year.

Pepper "Orange miracle" - a good choice among all bell peppers, if you like juicy and sweet fruit. Since caring for him is practically no different from other species, it is not difficult to grow it. Good luck and good harvest!