Every year new varieties of hybrid peppers for open ground appear on the shelves, marked F1 on the packaging. Many gardeners cannot decide what is better to choose - a variety or a hybrid. And some people don’t understand what F1 means on the packaging and prefer to choose varieties without this mark. But in fact, the F1 mark means that this is the best pepper hybrid, more resistant to cold and disease, and shows high yield characteristics and fruit quality.
Vesta F1
The variety was bred in Russia, successfully passed tests and was included in the State Register in 2019. Pepper bushes grow up to 0.7 m, they are spreading, requiring support. The variety is early ripening. Characteristics:
- fruits are elongated - up to 15 cm, similar to a cone, up to 8 cm wide;
- weight - 150-200 g;
- the color of biological ripeness is red, during technical ripeness it is milky green with a yellow tint;
- the pulp is dense, juicy, aromatic, crispy, fleshy, from 0.6 cm to 1 cm.
The taste is high and balanced. The hybrid is resistant to short-term drought and sudden changes in air temperature. Bushes in open ground produce up to 20 fruits, in a greenhouse - 12-15 pieces. Pepper can be stored in the refrigerator or in the basement for up to 1 month without losing its taste. It tolerates transportation well and does not wrinkle.
Tavignano F1
Hybrid of medium early ripening type - 125-135 days, reaches a height of 1.2-1.3 m. Characteristics:
- bright, yellow, sunny, large fruits;
- shaped like a cube;
- weighing more than 250-300 g;
- up to 9 cm in length and 10-12 cm in diameter;
- perikarya - up to 9 mm.
Pepper fruits are high in beta-carotene. Tavignano F1 can be stored well and for a long time, up to 3 weeks. It requires shaping and staking, as the fruits are heavy and can break the stem. Excess shoots should be removed after the main crop has been established. 5-7 fruits are formed on the bush.
Lotta F1
Dutch is a very early hybrid (50-60 days), which has long been popular among experienced gardeners due to its ability to intensively set and high yield. Characteristics:
- the color is milky green, in biological maturity it has red shades;
- fruits up to 7 cm long, cone-shaped, up to 14 cm wide;
- weight reaches 150-200 g;
- walls up to 5 mm thick.
The taste of the pulp is pleasant, sweetish, aromatic fruits. The plant is resistant to most nightshade diseases, but is demanding on growing conditions and maintaining water balance and light. It has a good presentation and does not wrinkle during transportation.
Atlantic F1
The hybrid is early ripening - up to 100 days, from seedlings to ripening - up to 75 days. The bushes are tall - up to 1 m, spreading, require shaping, pinching and tying to a support. Characteristics:
- pepper color – red;
- shaped like a cube, but sometimes with three sides;
- weight up to 350 g;
- average length - 18-20 cm, diameter - up to 10 cm;
- the walls are dense, fleshy, crispy, juicy, 0.7-1 cm.
Atlantic F1 has not lost its popularity for several years due to its taste, high yield and resistance to pests and diseases.
Orange miracle F1
The bush is tall - 1-1.5 m, intensively forming side shoots, requires shaping and pinching. Characteristics:
- the fruits are bright orange, dark green at technical maturity;
- large cube-shaped peppers up to 250 g;
- length - 11 cm, diameter - 11 cm, perikarya - 9 mm.
The fruiting period of the hybrid is extended; it is classified as early ripening with a period of up to 100-110 days. It has a good presentation, the taste is sweet, without any bitterness, the fruits are juicy.
Hybrid pepper varieties are suitable for growing in most parts of Russia and give a good harvest even in the most inept hands. Their only disadvantage is the low probability of growing plants from the seeds of hybrid peppers with the same characteristics as the mother one.
