Winnie the Pooh pepper: characteristics and description of the variety, reviews with photos

Pepper Winnie the Pooh is the result of the collective work of the specialists of the NICSSA (breeding center from Transnistria, headed by Yu. I. Panchev). The variety has been popular since Soviet times. Winnie the Pooh can be grown in a greenhouse and outdoors. Growth regions declared in the State Register: Northern, Central and Volga-Vyatka.

Key Features

All reviews of summer residents about Winnie the Pooh begin with an assessment of precocity. The variety is early ripening, technical ripeness of fruits occurs in the period of 100 - 110 days from germination. Pepper bushes are compact, standard type, low. The average height of the bush is 30 cm.

The bushes are covered with large, ovoid, dark green leaves. The number of leaves on the bush is average. The nature of the arrangement of the fruit is bouquet. The fruits have a regular conical shape. There is no depression in the stalk area, the surface of the fruit is even, there is practically no ribbing (longitudinal), the nose is sharp, the number of seed chambers is from 2 to 3 pieces.

Summer residents are always interested in the description of fruits: in the Winnie the Pooh variety they are not large - the mass of one pepper does not exceed 50 g, the length of the pod is up to 10 cm. An important characteristic of the variety is the wall thickness, in Winnie the Pooh it is 5 mm. In the state of technical ripeness, the fruits are painted in a pale green salad color, the period of biological ripeness is characterized by a rich red color of the fruits.

Declared yield of variety up to 2 kg/m². You can grow sweet Winnie the Pooh peppers in summer in open ground, in winter and early spring - in heated greenhouses, greenhouses.

The fruits of Winnie the Pooh have a good presentation and taste. Winnie the Pooh bushes rarely suffer from aphids. Fruits are well stored and transported. You can use Winnie the Pooh sweet pepper for making fresh salads, first and second courses, winter preparations.

Variety value

When choosing a variety of sweet pepper for the new season, reading the description of the variety, be sure to pay attention to the advantages of the Winnie the Pooh variety:

• friendly return of the harvest;
• disease resistance;
• tight fit allowed;
• bush does not need shaping and garter;
• fruits are universal, long shelf life.

There are two shortcomings, reviews of summer residents are proof of this: in the open field, the variety ripens later than the stated period, the size of the fruit is small.

Growing Tips

Seeds for seedlings are sown in February, the deadline is early March. To prevent diseases, seeds should be dressed before sowing using a pink solution of potassium permanganate. It is enough to hold the seeds in it for 15 minutes. Seeds can be sown dry or germinated. Sprouted in a piece of damp cloth or toilet paper folded in several layers.

Gardening stores have a large selection of soils for all types of vegetable crops. When choosing, give preference to soil consisting of soddy land, low-lying peat and a complex of mineral fertilizers. The soil should be fertile, loose.

Before sowing seeds, pour the soil with a solution of potassium permanganate. If the soil was taken from your garden, pour it with a fungicide solution, agronomists recommend Fitosporin.

Seedlings of peppers do not like transplantation: it is worth sowing seeds in separate containers with a volume of at least 350 - 400 ml.It is convenient to use transparent disposable plastic cups. It is imperative to make two holes in the bottom of the glass - the roots do not like excess moisture, drainage holes will provide comfortable conditions for the seedling roots.

For good seedling growth, you need to create conditions:

1. Lighting natural plus artificial.
2. Moderate regular watering.
3. Air temperature - from 15 °C to 22 °C.
4. No drafts.
5. Exclude hypothermia of the roots.

Ground transplanting and care

Seedlings of Winnie the Pooh pepper at the age of 50 - 55 days can be transplanted to a permanent place. For normal growth, soil temperature in open ground (greenhouse, greenhouse) is required not lower than 15 °C. Peppers bear fruit best when planted closely. Never plant bitter varieties of peppers next to Winnie the Pooh - due to cross-pollination, Winnie the Pooh fruits can acquire a bitter taste.

You can plant 2 Winnie the Pooh bushes in one hole. After watering, mulch the wells with humus, compost or peat. In summer, you can use dry lawn grass as mulch. Peppers do not like when the top layer of soil dries up, shedding color and leaves. In summer, Winnie the Pooh peppers should be watered regularly, but moderately - waterlogging is harmful to the roots.

Fertilizers are an important element of care. It is important to feed systematically throughout the season. Nitrogen supplements (urea, mullein or grass infusion) are acceptable in early summer, later fertilizers containing phosphorus and potassium should be used. Excess nitrogen can lead to fattening of the bush, reducing yields.

Diseases

In extreme weather seasons, pepper planting can suffer from pests (aphids), fungal and bacterial diseases. Aphids can become a carrier of diseases. After infestation by aphids, peppers are often affected by phytoplasmosis. The following symptoms are characteristic of the disease:

• leaf curling;
• falling leaves;
• leaf color change (yellowing);
• early reddening of fruits and their crushing;
• dwarfing bush.

Sick plants must be removed and destroyed, the soil must be disinfected. The best cure for disease is prevention. When aphids appear on the leaves of the pepper, wash the leaves and stems with a soapy-ash solution. After a few days, repeat the procedure. To maintain immunity, feed with any complex fertilizer for peppers.

Opinions of gardeners

Veniamin, Dmitrov:

“I plant Winnie the Pooh annually, it ripens earlier than other varieties, the bushes are small, I shoot from one to 8 peppers. The taste and juiciness of the fruit suits.”

Sofya, Nizhny Novgorod:

“I did not appreciate this variety: the fruits are small, the harvest is small. I prefer other varieties, growing Hercules and California Miracle Peppers produce better yields. I plant seedlings at the end of February, I grow them without shelter.”

Lyudmila, Rostov-on-Don:

“Winnie the Pooh only planted peppers once. C grade: peppercorns are small, the walls are thin, there are few of them on the bush. ”

Natalia, Saratov:

“Growing peppers is my favorite hobby, every year I plant Winnie the Pooh, I use the fruits for freezing. In winter I stuff them with meat. I am satisfied with the shape and size of the peppers - it is very convenient to freeze.”

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