A review of the best pepper varieties for the Moscow region, with photos and descriptions.

In the Moscow region, gardeners enjoy very good yields of sweet peppers. Thanks to breeders, there's a wide selection of varieties and hybrids, so you can always find a pepper to suit your needs.

There's a wide variety of peppers, including varieties with various fruit shapes (cubes, cones, and prisms), colors, and thin-walled varieties with thick pericarps. However, when choosing, it's important to consider the specifics of the region and remember that varieties that perform well in the south are unlikely to perform well in the Moscow region.

Conditions for choosing sweet peppers

Gardeners in the Moscow region are advised to choose early-ripening (or mid-season) peppers, which are resilient to adverse conditions. Summer in the Moscow region is often challenging for gardeners, with fluctuating temperatures and the possibility of early frosts.

The optimal choice here would be varieties that are not afraid of slight temperature drops, early ripening, with compact bushes.

It is necessary to pay attention to the manufacturers' recommendations:

• what region is the hybrid or variety intended for;
• cultivation conditions (open ground, greenhouse);
• fruit ripening time;
• purpose.

Early-ripening peppers require 90 to 100 days to produce fruit (the dates are based on technical maturity), while mid-season varieties require 120 days. Growing seedlings is essential, so even in the Moscow region, you can reap a good harvest.

Early varieties and hybrids of sweet pepper

Winnie the Pooh

Bred in the early 1980s, this sweet pepper variety remains popular today. Its advantages include early ripening, excellent flavor, compact size, and excellent shelf life. It's no coincidence that Winnie-the-Pooh is the choice of not only gardeners but also farm owners.

The bush is short, only 30-35 cm tall, with sparse foliage. Fruits weigh about 50 grams (maximum weight up to 70 grams) and grow in clusters. This variety produces well in dense plantings and can be grown both in greenhouses and in open-ground beds.

Orange miracle

Another early pepper that has proven itself excellent in the Moscow region is Orange Miracle. It's perfect for those who prefer diced peppers with thick pericarp.

This early (up to 100 days) variety is productive and fairly resistant to many viral diseases. The cube-shaped fruits weigh up to 200-250 grams, with a bright orange, firm skin. The flavor is pleasant, and the skins are juicy and tender.

Atlantic F1

The Atlantic F1 pepper, bred by Dutch breeders, also produces good yields in this region. This very early sweet pepper (80-90 days) produces elongated, cube-shaped fruits. When fully ripe, the cube-shaped pods turn bright red and weigh up to 450 grams.

The Atlantic variety is distinguished not only by its considerable weight but also by its excellent taste. Its fruit walls are approximately 8-10 mm thick. This hybrid is suitable for canning, making lecho, and salads.

Czardas

The agrofirm "Manul" offers an interesting variety for cultivation in risky farming regions. This early-ripening sweet pepper, "Chardash," produces clusters of cone-shaped fruits. Each fruit is up to 15-16 cm long and weighs approximately 180-220 grams. The pepper walls are up to 7 mm thick. The flavor is excellent.

When unripe, the fruits of Czardas are orange-yellow in color; when biologically (fully) ripe, they are orange-red.

The plants are compact, reaching 70 cm in height. It is recommended to grow this variety under plastic covers; Czardas also grows well in open ground. A single plant can produce up to 16-17 fruits. This pepper is ideal for small gardens, as it allows for dense planting (up to 8-10 plants per square meter).

Pinocchio F1

The Buratino pepper is also suitable for canning and fresh consumption. This hybrid is characterized by its early ripening period (90 days) and low maintenance. It is recommended for growing in open ground and plastic greenhouses.

It has performed well in the Moscow region due to its tolerance of temperature fluctuations. The plant grows up to 100 cm tall, with limited branching. The fruits are conical, up to 16-17 cm long, and bright red when fully ripe.

Health

Many gardeners continue to grow old, tried-and-true varieties of sweet pepper. Among them is the Zdorovye pepper, known for its consistent yield even in low-light conditions.

With proper care, the "Zdorovie" pepper can yield up to 4-5 kg ​​of fruit per square meter in a greenhouse. Its advantages include early ripening (80-85 days) and excellent flavor.

Zdorovye peppers are cone-shaped, medium-sized, weighing up to 40 grams. They are usually harvested green, then turn red during storage.

Bagration

Domestic breeders have developed an early pepper variety called Bagration, which is productive and resistant to various diseases (verticillium wilt, blossom-end rot).

Its ripening period is about 100 days, making Bagration ideal for the Moscow region. The fruits are prismatic and beautifully yellow (when fully ripe). They weigh up to 200 grams, with a pericarp diameter of 8 mm. These peppers are suitable for canning, slicing, and salads.

Cornet

The Cornet pepper will delight you with its high yield and unusual brown fruits. This variety is designed for greenhouse cultivation and grows tall, reaching up to 160 cm in height.

The peppers are drooping, prismatic, and contain three chambers. The fruit weighs up to 220-230 grams, with a pericarp thickness of 6 mm. The Kornet variety contains high amounts of carotene and vitamin C.

It is recommended to plant up to five bushes per 1 square meter.

Aries F1

Dutch hybrids have also performed well in the Moscow region. For example, with proper care, the Aries F1 pepper can yield up to 14-15 kg of fruit per square meter.

This early (90 days) hybrid is very productive. It is grown both in beds and greenhouses. The bushes produce beautiful, elongated, prism-shaped peppers, each weighing approximately 280-300 grams.

The hybrid belongs to thick-walled peppers (thickness – up to 7 mm), perfect for various preserves, salads, and also for making lecho.

Latino F1

For best results growing peppers in a greenhouse, choose the Latino F1 hybrid. It produces versatile peppers weighing approximately 200 grams and turning a rich red color when fully ripe.

The hybrid is productive and resistant to many diseases.

It is usually recommended to grow it in two stems, removing all unnecessary side shoots.

The yield is up to 12-14 kg of peppers per square meter. It is important to provide this hybrid with adequate nutrition and good watering.

Dobrynya

The Dobrynya variety will also delight you with its fruits quite early. The peppers (still light green, but already edible) can be harvested after 92 days. This variety is prized for its consistent yield, resistance to temperature fluctuations typical for this region, and delicious fruit.

Dobrynya is a delicious sweet pepper with prismatic fruits weighing up to 90 grams. With proper watering and regular fertilizing, this variety can yield up to 12-14 kg of fruit per square meter, which is an excellent yield.

Mercury F1

For those looking for thick-walled peppers, we recommend the Mercury F1 hybrid, which is also early maturing. Experts recommend planting it in greenhouses, strictly adhering to the planting pattern: no more than 4 plants per square meter.

Its fruits grow to 220-240 grams, are prism-shaped, heavy, and large. They are a rich red in color, although the fruits are most often picked green (they ripen indoors).

Mercury peppers store well and are suitable for transportation. These qualities, along with their excellent flavor, are prized by farmers.

Among early peppers with yellow fruit, varieties such as Barguzin (long "cones," primarily used fresh) and Country (also with "cones," weighing up to 250 grams) are suitable for the Moscow region. The Lemon Miracle variety, which has been included in the State Register since 2008, also has received good reviews. It produces prismatic peppers, each weighing about 120-130 grams, and yellow.

As we can see, the list of early, productive peppers for the Moscow region is truly extensive. Whether to prefer a cultivar or a hybrid, traditional varieties or new breeds, is a personal decision for each gardener. In any case, finding your perfect peppers can only be done through trial, testing, and experimentation.

Reviews of growing sweet peppers in the Moscow region

Irina, Moscow region, Dmitrovsky district

I always plant up to ten different varieties of peppers, including thick-walled and thin-walled ones. Winnie-the-Pooh never fails, always producing excellent crops, albeit not as sweet, but at least early. I value this variety for its consistency, because sometimes other peppers fail, but this "short one" never does. I pick the peppers green; they never turn red on the vine, but they ripen quickly at home.

Svetlana, Balashikha

My mother-in-law is very wary of foreign varieties and hybrids. But when she tried growing the Atlantic hybrid pepper, she changed her mind. She still doesn't grow any other peppers, but she always buys them in advance. The peppers are delicious, and we grow them in a special greenhouse. We plant 10 plants; that's usually the number of seeds in a packet, and that's how many sprout. There are no losses. It always produces a harvest, and we've been growing it for 5-6 years now, and we're very happy.