Among the majority of gardeners and lovers of independently growing various vegetables and fruits, pepper with the interesting name Kolobok has become very popular. For many novice farmers, this variety is little known, so you should familiarize yourself with it in more detail.
Excellent performance
Pepper Kolobok, beloved by many, is significantly different from its relatives, primarily in appearance. Since it has a rounded shape and looks more like a tomato. Thanks to these data, this pepper got its name. A fully ripe vegetable has a dark red color, and an unripe one has a light green color. The fruits of the plant can reach a mass of 80 to 150 grams. Pepper has good taste qualities, for which it is highly valued in the food industry. These include: sweet taste, smooth skin and tender flesh of ripe fruits.
This variety of pepper is also valued for the large amount of vitamins and minerals it contains. The sweet and juicy fruits that the Kolobok pepper has can be eaten fresh, canned, and also frozen in the freezer.
Growing Rules
To grow an excellent crop of this variety of pepper, you need to know some of the features of carebehind the plant. It can be immediately noted that the plant is not too whimsical, so caring for it will not be much different from caring for other types of this vegetable. Pepper Kolobok, as well as other varieties, is a heat-loving plant and loves abundant watering. Therefore, when choosing a bed for its planting, these nuances should be taken into account. You need to choose only places where there will be no drafts, gusts of wind and thickets that give shade.
Grow this type of pepper by seedling method. To get seedlings of a plant, its seeds should be sown in the soil quite early, in early February. It is best to germinate the vegetable in small boxes placed on the windowsills. Experts recommend choosing light and fertile soil for these purposes. Seeds must be buried shallowly in the ground, somewhere 1.5-2 centimeters, otherwise they will not germinate. After planting the seed, the boxes should be covered with glass or oilcloth, so moisture and heat are retained in the soil. It is not necessary to water the soil and seedlings very often so that the plant does not rot, this should be done only with water at room temperature.
Ground landing
When transplanting seedlings into open ground, some important requirements must be strictly observed. These include the choice of the location of the future location of the vegetable. The fact that the area should be well lit by the sun and hidden from drafts has already been mentioned in the article. But there is another important factor that cannot be ignored. We are talking about a friendly neighborhood between closely spaced vegetables growingon neighboring beds. Pepper Kolobok should never be planted next to cucumbers. It should also be borne in mind that for a good yield, it does not need to be planted in the soil where the beans were previously grown. But plots where carrots, beets, cabbage or pumpkin grew are quite suitable.
Another important requirement when transplanting pepper into the ground is the time of its movement. Seedlings should not be planted before May 22, because until that time there is a threat of frost that will destroy the seedlings. Also, agronomists do not advise transplanting pepper seedlings, which are not there for 55 days. If this is done before the specified age, then she may die due to her weakness. Each pepper sprout should be planted in open ground at a distance of 40 or 45 centimeters from each other. In this case, the planting depth of the plant should not exceed 20 centimeters.
Plant care
When the seedlings are planted in the beds, all gardeners will need to do is water them in time, loosen the soil and apply fertilizer. With proper care, the Kolobok pepper variety can yield up to 6 kg per square meter. To achieve such results, you should properly water the plant. It is best to do this in the morning or in the evening, as the soil dries out. If the climate is very hot in places where pepper grows, then additional mulching should be used. This will help keep moisture in the root zone and protect it from overheating.
Don't forget to loosen the ground aroundgrowing pepper, because in hard and clogged soil the plant will not be able to fully develop. It is necessary to fertilize pepper during the growing season, no more than three times, using nitrophoska or ordinary chicken droppings for this. Such top dressing of the plant will help to influence the increase in 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 destroy the vegetable!
A pleasant surprise for people growing the Kolobok pepper, which is described in the article, is that its bushes do not need to be formed, since it has small parameters and the correct shape. If you follow all the above recommendations, then already on the 100-110th day from the date of planting the pepper, it will be possible to harvest a bountiful harvest of a red sweet vegetable.
True Reviews
People who grew the Kolobok pepper, left a variety of reviews about it. Many liked him for his unpretentiousness and ease of care. Also summer residents appreciated its pleasant taste and great fertility. Among the positive comments were reviews in the direction of easy and picky growing seedlings, as well as quick adaptation in the open field.
Along with praise, Pepper Kolobok also received negative reviews. Some summer residents did not like it because of its round shape and relatively small size. Although at the same time they noted its taste. But given that the variety of this pepper is not liked only for its shape and size (a matter of taste for everyone), then for the most part this vegetable deserves to be called the best amongsimilar plants.
