Sweet peppers are a frequent visitor to household plots located in areas with a warm climate. The variety of hybrid species allows each summer resident to find his own variety, which becomes his favorite: this can be said about the Claudio F1 pepper. The uniqueness of the variety determines the variety of uses of the fruit and the ease of growing the crop.
Description of the variety
Claudio pepper is a type of sweet bell pepper that belongs to the hybrid category. The bushes are semi-spreading, relatively powerful, and under favorable conditions can reach a height of 0.7 meters. Medium to large sized leaves are wrinkled.
The pepper fruits of this variety are large and resemble an elongated cube in shape.The shiny skin is smooth and very thick. When unripe, the fruits are dark green in color, but as they ripen they acquire a dark red color.
One bush can give a vegetable grower up to 1 kg of large, beautiful peppers. The weight of each reaches 200 grams, the wall thickness is up to 1 centimeter. The difference between the variety is its heat resistance. Under climatic conditions characterized by heat and dry air, pepper will not slow down its growth and will give an excellent harvest; the walls of the fruit will remain as thick and fleshy. From one hectare you can get up to 300 centners. The number of marketable fruits will be no less than 95 percent.
This is a very good indicator, which is why Claudio is used with great success for growing in industrial quantities on farms.
The variety is also resistant to tobacco mosaic virus. This is reflected in the characteristics and description of the variety with which it was registered in the State Register of Russia. The uniqueness of the species allows Claudio to be grown in the North Caucasus, a region characterized by a hot and humid climate.
Use of fruits
Claudio fruits can be used everywhere. Its delicate pulp allows the fruit to be eaten in a variety of forms:
- as an ingredient for fresh salads;
- in pickled form;
- as a basis for stuffing;
- in salted form.
Claudio fruits tolerate freezing well and can be dried and preserved. The pulp contains a large number of components that are beneficial for both children and adults.
It is customary to collect the fruits of the bell pepper Claudio in the green state. This can be explained by the fact that peppers ripen well at room temperature, and this harvesting procedure makes it possible to preserve the presentation of a larger number of fruits.There is nothing wrong with this, since green peppers already have good juiciness and meatiness.
You can eat Claudio raw; to do this, you need to chop or simply cut the fruit. It contains a huge amount of useful microelements.
Interestingly, bell peppers hold the record for vitamin C content. The amount of ascorbic acid in peppers even exceeds the amount found in citrus fruits.
Advantages and disadvantages
The variety has a considerable number of advantages, reflected in the description of the Claudio F1 pepper. Main positive characteristics:
- unpretentiousness to growing conditions;
- resistance to diseases;
- large fruit;
- heat resistance;
- possibility of long-term storage;
- good transport tolerance;
- excellent taste;
- early ripeness;
- versatility of use.
In addition to the indicated advantages, Claudio pepper is also noted for some other nuances:
- increased requirements for substrate moisture levels;
- low speed of transition from a state of technical maturity to complete coloring.
Knowing about the main advantages and disadvantages of the variety, you can competently plan the process of growing the crop and get an excellent harvest.
Features of cultivation
The versatility of cultivation is one of the most striking advantages of the culture. It can be cultivated both in a greenhouse and in an open garden. The description of the variety indicates its early ripening. This determines the fact that gardeners begin to feast on their first delicious vegetables two and a half months after planting the seedlings.
Sweet peppers have some requirements for the soil in which they grow.In accordance with them, it is recommended to grow it where the following plants previously grew:
- cabbage;
- beet;
- pumpkin;
- peas;
- other legumes.
Bell peppers cannot be planted in place of beans.
Planting seed material for seedlings should begin around mid-March, but each vegetable grower determines this period by trial and error, taking into account the conditions in which Claudio pepper will be grown and the climatic features of the territory.
Plant pepper seeds, deepening them 1 centimeter. The distance between the seeds should be at least one and a half centimeters. If you reduce it, the grown bushes will begin to shade each other, which will have a bad effect on their condition.
Immediately after planting, the seeds should be watered and covered with a thick film to recreate greenhouse conditions.
After emergence, you should especially carefully monitor the air temperature. The indicator should not be lower than 22 °C. The parameters of soil moisture and illumination are fundamentally important.
When planting Claudio pepper seedlings in the ground, you should remember: the plants should not be located near cucumbers. The scheme that must be followed during the planting process is as follows: one plant should grow in an area limited to a distance of 0.4 by 0.5 meters. There should no longer be any threat of frost at the time of planting.
The future landing site must be prepared in advance. To do this, the substrate in which Claudio will grow should be fed with potassium and phosphorus-containing fertilizers in the fall. Immediately at the time of planting, the holes should be filled with water. The soil is recommended to be quite loose, drainage is desirable.You should monitor the amount of incoming light - if there is a shortage, it is recommended to equip the greenhouse with additional light sources.
