Pepper Ram's Horn: characteristics and description of the variety, reviews of gardeners with photos

Pepper Lamb's horn is a spicy variety of vegetable culture, which is very popular among lovers of spicy tastes. In 2012, the variety was included in the State Register of the Russian Federation as a crop for growing in open and protected ground.

Description

Sharp, mid-late variety. The duration of the growing season is 130-145 days. The bush is compact, branched. Plant height 50-60 cm.

Culture prefers to grow on aerated fertile soils and reacts poorly to temperature changes, stagnant water. Variety Lamb's horn is intended for growing in beds and in film shelters. The yield of pepper in greenhouses is 3 kg per 1 sq. m.

Fruit characteristics:

• The shape of the peppers is cone-shaped, elongated. Peppers bear a strong resemblance to ram's horns.
• Length varies between 25-35cm and weight ranges between 30-40g.
• In technical ripeness, the fruits are light green, in biological - red.
• The taste is sharp with a mild aftertaste, the smell is intense.
• About 60 peppers are tied on one bush.

Fruits can be eaten fresh or used for canning. It is best to marinate or pickle vegetables in technical maturity, as at this time the skin is not as dense as after ripening .

Features of cultivation and care

Seeds are sown for seedlings 60-70 days before planting in the ground.Small peat pots are suitable as a container for sowing. If these are not available, you can use plastic cups. Due to the sensitive root system, which is endowed with all types of culture without exception, it is not recommended to use large containers for growing seedlings. There is a high probability that the picked plants will not take root in a new place.

Seedlings are grown according to the following scheme:

• During germination, the temperature in the room is kept at +23-25 ⁰С, and as soon as shoots appear, it is reduced to +15-18 ⁰С. Place containers on the eastern or southern windowsills. Since the length of the daylight hours should be 14-16 hours, if necessary, the seedlings are illuminated with fluorescent lamps. Depending on environmental conditions, the germination process lasts from 1 to 3 weeks.
• Pour hot peppers with slightly warm water. To strengthen the root system, after the plants get stronger, water is brought into the pan.
• 2 weeks before the second pick, pepper seedlings are hardened. Seedling containers are taken out into the street and left for half an hour under a tree or in any other semi-shaded place. In the following days, the length of stay of the containers is increased. Acclimatized pepper bushes take root better and faster.

Seedlings are planted in a permanent place after the height of the plants reaches 10-15 cm. Planting is carried out according to the scheme 6030 cm.

Please note that it is impossible to place sweet peppers with hot peppers on the same bed, since as a result all the fruits will turn out to be sharp.

In order for as many fruits as possible to be tied on the bushes of the Lamb's horn pepper, care should consist of the following manipulations:

• Water. Bushes of the Lamb Horn variety are watered abundantly and regularly. To avoid the development of fungal diseases and rot, the water should be slightly warm. If the soil in the garden bed is not moist enough during the setting period, the fruits will form wrinkled.
• Feeding. Bushes are fed with organic solutions or solutions based on complex mineral mixtures. Top dressing is applied under the root 1 time in 1-2 weeks.
• Weeding and loosening. Like any other crop, hot pepper grows well on loose soils. Therefore, as soon as the soil in the garden is compacted, it is carefully loosened with a chopper. Weeds are destroyed as they appear. Putting off the next weeding is not worth it: weeds compact the soil and suck out nutrients from it.
• Unlike many other species, bushes do not need to be shaped. To prevent the stems from breaking under the weight of the fruit, they are attached to pegs with elastic twine or pieces of nylon fabric.

As you can see, caring for a high-yielding plant is quite simple. Even a novice gardener who has no experience in growing pepper can grow a crop.However, in many cases theory and practice are at odds. Does the description of the variety and the rules of care match in this case?

Reviews

Ekaterina, 38 years old: “I love spicy dishes, so every year I plant hot peppers. I have been growing the Lamb Horn variety for the third year already. The culture pleases with high yields and spicy taste.”

Anna, 51: “I planted this variety for the first time last year. The yield of compact plants exceeded all my expectations. Peppers have a pronounced spicy taste and spicy aroma.”

Alexander, 47 years old: “I have been growing hot peppers for about 10 years. The ram's horn variety surprised with long tasty fruits and excellent yields. Peppers are ideal for fresh consumption and hot dishes.”

Do you experiment with varieties of hot peppers? Have you ever grown the ram's horn variety? Leave feedback so that gardeners have the right idea about this crop. Thank you.

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