Sharp pepper "Astrakhan", 0.1 g

The mid -season popular variety of acute pepper. The plant is compact, 50-60 cm high. The fruits are smooth, shortened-cone-shaped, green in technical ripeness, red in biological. The mass of 12-18 g. The fruits are very spicy in taste. It is used in canning, in home cooking and for the manufacture of dry seasonings. The variety is valued for high plasticity. It adapts well to a variety of environmental conditions.

It is recommended to grow in open ground. The variety prefers well -drained loamy soils. Seeds for seedlings are sown in mid -February - early March. Seals appear after 12-15 days, while it is recommended to keep a temperature of 20-25 s for a better germination. After the appearance of 1-2 of these leaves, the plants dive. Seedlings are transferred to open ground when the threat of frost passes, usually in April and early May. Before planting for 7-10, seedlings are tempered. It is undesirable to plant acute pepper along with sweets, in order to avoid reproduction. The soil where the pepper is planted should be constantly moist, so you must definitely monitor regular watering, do feeding, loosen the soil. With an excess of nitrogen in the soil, the pepper develops a autonomic mass, which goes to the detriment of fruiting. Due to the fact that the period of fruiting the variety is stretched, you can get the crop for a long time.