The best varieties of hot peppers

This article covers the best hot pepper varieties. They are of early, middle, late ripening. They grow in various conditions. Certain types of indoor hot peppers.

The best varieties of indoor peppers

Indian summer

Indoor pepper Indian summer

Shade-tolerant, undemanding plant. It can grow on a loggia for several years, or on the ground as an annual plant. The bush is not high, 30-40 cm, it is covered with small spherical peppers, differing in color variety. Red is used without additional processing. The wall thickness is 3 mm, the taste is sweetish with sourness, spicy.

Hungarian yellow

Hot peppers Hungarian yellow

Early ripe, adapted to cold weather, small bush, about 25 cm... The vegetable looks like a cone hanging down. In the process of formation, yellow, when ripe, turns red. The wall thickness in the section is 4 millimeters. Juicy, sweetish, semi-sharp.

Goldfinger

Hot pepper Goldfinger

Light-loving, early ripening plant, profusely flowering, 25 cm high. Pods up to 5 cm long, yellow... It grows well and gives a lot of production on lighted windowsills.

The plant is grown as an ornamental plant with inedible fruits.

Filius Blue

Hot pepper Filius Blue

A beautiful perennial plant with fruits that can be eaten. The height of the bush reaches 20 centimeters, unripe peppers are purple, the red color indicates its ripeness. For the plant, it is necessary to provide a sufficient amount of light, moderate watering, moist air. If grown in an apartment and properly cared for, it will bear fruit for a whole year.

The best spicy peppers outdoors

Adjika

Hot pepper grade Adjika

Medium early, tall. Grows up to a meter in height. The bush is strong, lush. The fruits are large, conical, bright, red, spicy with a pleasant aroma.

For mother-in-law

Hot pepper grade For mother-in-law

Early, with a high yield. Below average height, cone-shaped fruits, red, strong smell, pungent taste.

The Queen of Spades

Hot pepper grade The Queen of Spades

Mid-season. Bushes are small, spherical. There are a lot of fruits, of varying degrees of maturity and color. It looks very nice. Grows well in shady areas. The fruits are cone-like, growing upward. The taste is spicy with sweetness.

Dragon tongue

Hot Pepper Dragon's Tongue

Mid-season. The bushy plant grows up to a meter in height, unpretentious to care for. Ripe fruits are long, rich red color, burning, with a pleasant aroma.

Goes to the production of paprika.

Bully

Hot pepper Bully

Mid-season. The bush is small, semi-spreading, grows up to 70 cm... The fruits are long, proboscis-shaped, red. In a section with a thickness of 1.5-2 mm. High resistance to cold weather, high yield. Low aroma, semi-pungent taste.

Doesn't like shadow.

The best varieties of early ripe peppers

Impala

Hot Impala Pepper

It tolerates heat well, ripens early, brings a large harvest. The bush is massive, reaches a height of 70 cm, dotted with peppers... They are large, weighing 80 grams. When ripe, it becomes deep red. The vegetable has an interesting taste and pungency. Reference! Resistant to tobacco mosaic virus.

Wit

Hot pepper grade Wit

Early ripe. Grows in open and closed ground. The bush is small, medium height, large-leaved. Fruits are red, with a dark shade, shiny, conical, growing upwards. The yield is high. It is not affected by diseases and temperature changes.

The variety tolerates drought well, but cannot tolerate poor lighting. Suitable for drying, storage, salting.

Tula

Hot pepper Tula grade

Early ripe. Grown in the open field and under a film. Medium bush, cone-shaped peppers, large, hot, red. The variety is high-vitamin, fruitful, plastic.

The best mid and late ripening varieties

Vizier

Hot pepper vizier

Late maturing. Grows indoors. The fruits are red, weighing up to 20 g. Medium spicy taste. The yield is good. It is used for the manufacture of paprika, salt, conservation.

Astrakhan

Hot pepper grade Astrakhansky

Mid-season ripening period. High yield, cultivated in open field with different climatic conditions. The fruits are small, red. The taste is acutely pungent. The pungency is determined by the capsaicin content. It is successfully used for culinary and medicinal purposes. Pepper tincture will relieve sciatica. Fresh pulp will heal abscesses. Hot pepper stimulates appetite, helps with pain, fever.

Ram horn

Hot Pepper Lamb Horn

Mid-season. Unpretentious in cultivation, but does not tolerate stagnant water. With proper care, it gives a high yield. The pods are elongated, twisted, like a ram's horn. The taste is not very pungent when well watered. If there is little watering, hot weather, the pepper will grow sharper. Suitable for trade, export.

Cayenne

Hot pepper grade Cayenne

A relatively new species. It grows in greenhouses and in a room (seeds are pre-planted for seedlings). The yield is high. Fruits are thin, of medium length. The bushes are tall, reaching one and a half meters. It is imperative to tie up. The taste is relatively pungent. It is used for cooking, canning, processing into powder.

It is planted in open ground with seedlings.

Tabasco

Hot pepper Tabasco

Shrub hot peppers. Grows on bushes in bunches upward. Fruits are orange-red, small. The pulp is juicy, fleshy, spicy. Productivity is high, disease resistant. The famous Tabasco sauce is made from this variety.

Popular varieties for giving

Among summer residents and owners of personal plots, Double Abundance, Superchili, Ogonyok are very famous.

Double abundance

Hot Pepper Double Abundance

Early ripe variety. Grows in open and closed ground. Ranks first in terms of yield. Peppers are brightly colored, weigh up to 80 g... Dry peppers can be stored for several years without losing their appearance and taste. Equally good fresh and canned. Resistant to disease and heat.

Superchili

Super chili hot pepper

An early ripe hybrid variety. The yield is high, the taste is pungently burning. Super chili peppers are large, located under the foliage. Fully ripe fruits of almost cherry color... Eaten fresh, dried, salted.

This variety should not be grown next to other peppers in order to avoid over-pollination of the plants.

Twinkle

Hot pepper Spark

Spark is a fairly well-known, popular variety. Medium early ripening. Feels great outdoors and greenhouses. Fruits are not large enough, bright red. There are many of them on the bushes, they look like bright lanterns. Taste with special pungency and peppery aroma. This is due to the increased content of coloring pigments and solids. The fruits are dried naturally, stored in a glass container under a lid.

Resistant to bacteriosis and verticellosis wilt.

From such an abundance of piquant peppers, you can choose those that are suitable for taste, color, ripening time, types of storage, specifically for this site.

This culture may not be as popular with summer residents as its counterpart - sweet pepper, but the fact that you cannot do without it in cooking is for sure. A native of Central and South America, bitter pepper has taken root in our country, only it is usually grown as an annual (in a greenhouse or greenhouse).

Description of hot pepper

Hot, spicy, chili - these are the names that bitter peppers have and they are all correct. Europeans owe the appearance of this plant to H. Columbus, who brought sharp pods after his famous journey to another continent.

Characteristic

The plant belongs to the Solanaceae family, is, like many tropical crops, light and heat-loving. Height varies from 30 cm to one and a half meters (it all depends on the variety). There are a lot of varieties of bitter pepper, so gardeners always have a choice of which variety to choose for themselves.

Leaves are oval, varying from light green to purple in color. The fruits are pods, from one and a half to 15-16 cm long. Their shape is also different, and there are not only classic elongated pods, but also fruits resembling a berry, a turban, a barrel in shape.

During the period of technical maturity, the pods of such peppers are usually green, although the skin tone can also be creamy, yellow. In the stage of full maturity, they are usually red, and the hue can change several times - from green to yellow, purple, bright scarlet or orange.

According to the growing season, like many other vegetable crops, pepper is divided into groups:

• early;
• mid-season;
• late ripening.

When choosing a variety for a site, one must take into account the time when the first fruits begin to ripen, as well as the height of the bushes, the degree of pungency of the fruits. Bitter peppers can be grown very well at home, choosing undersized varieties. Today, specialized stores sell a huge selection of peppers for every taste, so you can buy varieties of any height, sharp, semi-sharp, for planting in open ground, in greenhouses or greenhouses, on the balcony.

ON A NOTE! Seeds are not harvested from hybrids for cultivation, only varieties of peppers are suitable for this.

In order to have time to get the harvest, the culture is grown in seedlings. Bitter pepper is one of those garden representatives, the sowing of seeds for seedlings of which begins one of the first.

Peppers are divided into two main groups: vegetable (sweet) and hot or spicy. The fruits of the first group are more widespread and popular. But even without burning pods, it is difficult to imagine various national cuisines. Also, this spice plant is especially valued in medicine, including folk medicine, for its analgesic and diaphoretic properties, as well as its ability to stimulate appetite. The first harvest of hot pepper was harvested about 6,000 years ago in Bolivia (the home of this crop).

Currently, there are more than 3000 varieties of hot peppers around the world. They differ in size and color, as well as in the degree of pungency: from slightly pungent to fiery stinging. Since there is a huge assortment on the market, it is not easy to make the right choice. What are the best hot peppers? Which seeds are suitable for outdoor use and which are suitable for growing on the balcony?

Seed selection

To get a good harvest, first of all, you should be very careful about the choice of seeds, especially considering the fact that there are a huge number of them. Hot peppers can be equally successfully grown in open ground, in greenhouses and greenhouses, as well as on the balcony.

What should not be forgotten for seeds of different varieties:

• Climatic conditions affect the pungency of fruits: if they grow in dry and cool climates, then the pungency will not be as strong compared to peppers grown in more humid and hot conditions.
• It is recommended to germinate the seeds in advance on wet wipes, without this stage, the time for the first shoots to appear can take from 2 to 4 weeks.
• When planting, it is imperative to observe the correct distance between the plants, since the lack of sunlight will negatively affect the future harvest.
• For growing in open ground, it is better to choose seed material of early ripeness in order to have time to harvest before the onset of the first frost.
• For foreign breeding, there is an indicator SHU or a measure of Scoville pungency. This indicator will tell you how sharp the pods will be.
• Rare varieties can be found in specialized stores or from connoisseurs-collectors.

Germinating hot pepper seeds

How hot peppers are grown

The end of February is the best time to start seedlings. During this period, it is recommended to place the seeds between two moistened wipes for 4-5 days to open the cotyledons.

Important: it is recommended to sow the seed in small cups, which will avoid the diving stage, which is poorly tolerated by this crop.

In open ground, seedlings are planted not earlier than the end of May, or rather the third decade. Plants are preferably staggered to provide good lighting for each seedling.

Growing hot peppers outdoors

Peppers are watered twice a week, and once every 10 days, the bushes should be fed with diluted chicken droppings or nettle infusion.

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Harvesting can be extended over several months, since the pods do not ripen at the same time. It is recommended to pick the peppercorns together with the stalk and store at a temperature of 18-20 degrees.

There are no particular difficulties in growing hot pepper, its bushes do not need to be specially shaped, which simplifies the whole process.

Video: Growing and caring for hot peppers in the open field

The best varieties for outdoor cultivation

For open ground, it is necessary to choose early maturing varieties. Recognized leaders in terms of the number of positive reviews are considered to be such varieties of hot peppers.

"Adjika"

• Bushes are powerful and tall, requiring no additional support.
• Elongated cone-shaped red fruits weigh up to 90 grams.
• The variety is very popular for its piquant taste and aroma.
• On one bush, about 20-25 pods are tied.

Adjika pepper variety

"Chinese fire"

• Sprawling bushes no more than half a meter high.
• The fruit is cone-shaped and slightly curved.
• In technical ripeness, the pods are colored dark green, and in biological ripeness they are blood red.
• The length of the peppercorns is 21-23 cm, the weight is from 50-70 grams.
• Pepper has a strong pungent taste.

Pepper variety Chinese fire

Jalapeno Jalapeno

• Tall bushes reaching 1 meter.
• Blunt-pointed fruits, 7-8 cm in size, have a mass of about 50 grams.
• The color of ripe pods is dark red.
• This variety is prized for its spilling sensation in the mouth.

Jalapeno pepper variety

"Fiery bouquet"

• Tall and powerful bushes that do not require support.
• The fruits are shaped like a cone, their length can reach 10-12 cm.
• When ripe, the peppercorns are bright red and weigh about 15-25 grams.
• This variety is known for its pronounced spicy aroma and pungency.

Pepper variety Fiery bouquet

"Hungarian yellow"

• A compact plant, the bushes of which reach a height of 40-45 cm.
• The pods are narrow, resembling a cone, their weight is 30-45 grams.
• During ripening, the color of the fruit changes from yellow to deep red.
• The variety has a high yield, it is resistant to low temperatures.

Pepper variety Hungarian yellow

"Indian elephant"

• A compact plant no more than half a meter high.
• The fruits have an interesting shape of an elongated cone weighing 25-45 grams and 12-18 cm long.
• The color of the pods is red.
• The variety has a strong spicy aroma, and the taste is piquant and pungent.

Pepper variety Indian elephant

Growing in an apartment

As a rule, there are no special problems when growing hot peppers and in an ordinary apartment. It is important to choose the right seed variety; for this case, self-pollinated hybrids are necessary. On the balcony, you can grow pungent pods almost all year round, but in the cold season it is better to move the bushes to the windowsill.

• For this culture, it is necessary to prepare a soil consisting of humus, sand and clay soil (an approximate ratio of 2: 1: 1). If it is not possible to prepare such soil on your own, then you can purchase a ready-made substrate for vegetables in stores.

Since hot peppers are a very light-loving plant, when growing a house, it is necessary to choose the most illuminated areas: window sills, loggias, balconies. In cold seasons with short daylight hours, use additional artificial lighting, such as fluorescent lamps. Lamps should be placed at a distance of at least half a meter from the bush.

• It is necessary to carefully monitor the condition of the soil in the pots and prevent it from drying out; it is advisable to spray the leaves several times a week.
• Pepper grows well in wide containers, round or oval. A thin layer of drainage should be poured onto the bottom of the container, and then the prepared soil should be laid out.
• The optimum temperature for germinating seeds is 22-28 degrees, when shoots appear - 10-12 degrees, then no more than 20-22.
• Landing time: March-April, July-August, November-December.

Growing hot peppers on a windowsill

Which varieties are best suited for growing in an apartment:

• "Ogonyok" - small oblong pods of bright color.
• "Salute" - orange peppercorns in the shape of a cone.
• "Fiery Maiden" - bright red fruits about 5 cm in size.
• "Carmen" - cone-shaped pods of bright red, growing upward.
• "Pupsik" - orange-red fruits, shaped like cherries.
• "Indian Summer" - deep red fruits of a round shape.
• "Squid" - elongated cone-shaped peppercorns of red, sometimes yellow.
• "Flint" - yellow pods, shaped like triangles, which are directed upwards.

Growing hot peppers at home also has aesthetic value, you can not only get a harvest of a very useful vegetable, but also decorate your home with green bushes with fruits of the original shape.