A review of sweet thick-walled pepper varieties for open ground

Vegetables, like fruits, have different criteria for selection. Bell peppers are a versatile vegetable that lends itself well to a wide variety of culinary recipes. For any home cook, cooking with bell peppers is a godsend. Incredibly delicious fresh salads and stewed meats with soy sauce, honey, and sweet pepper. For pickled vegetables, it's best to choose small varieties, while for fresh slicing, choose large, thick-walled ones. Today, we'll discuss varieties suitable for growing in Siberia and the Moscow region.

Thick-walled pepper varieties

Sweet peppers are a vegetable that has a longer shelf life than other vegetables. However, to preserve their appearance even longer, choose varieties with thick walls. These varieties also have a richer flavor.

Cardinal

The Cardinal sweet pepper is a thick-walled, early-ripening hybrid variety. It reaches biological maturity in 140 days. The bush grows up to 105 cm tall. The peppers are medium-sized, cube-shaped. When ripe, the peppers are dark burgundy with a violet tint. The fruit weighs approximately 250 g, and the walls are up to 8 mm thick. The yield per square meter is up to 15 kg.

King Kong

A short-season pepper variety. Its name perfectly reflects the size of its peppercorns. This large-fruited variety has thick septa up to 9 mm thick, weighing up to 550 g and reaching 13-17 cm in length. Considering the small height of the bush (60 cm), these are truly gigantic fruits. The yield per square meter is up to 17 kg.

Red giant

A fiery red sweet pepper with a maximum weight of up to 650 g. The pepper walls are up to 12 mm thick. The plant is vigorous, with a thick stem. This variety is versatile in cultivation and is resistant to various infections. It takes 165 days to fully mature. The plant reaches a height of 100-110 cm and requires support for good yield. The peppers are prismatic in shape.

Red bell

A tall, perennial plant, Bellflower is a late-ripening variety. The growing season lasts up to 145 days from the first shoots. The yield is high. The peppers are shaped like a bell, weighing between 35 and 90 grams. Although the fruits are small, they have thick walls. When fully ripe, the fruit turns bright red. This pepper variety can even be grown indoors in a pot. Its unique shape makes it a great table decoration.

Kolobok

The Kolobok sweet pepper is a mid-season variety, reaching full maturity in approximately 135 days. Kolobok is ideal for Siberia. The bush is short, approximately 45 cm, and the plant is deciduous. The fruits are medium-sized, spherical, weighing approximately 160 g. The pepper is thick-walled, with walls over 9 mm wide. This variety has an incredible aroma.

Mercedes

An early-ripening Mercedes variety. From the first shoots to technical maturity, it takes no more than 100 days. The bush is medium-sized, 65-75 cm tall. Red peppers are up to 15 cm long, weighing a maximum of 250 grams. The walls are 7-8 mm thick. This variety is ideal for all types of culinary processing. With proper cultivation, the yield will exceed 4 kg per square meter.

Novogoshary

An early-ripening variety. Full growth occurs in 115 days. This variety grows well in greenhouses. The plant is not very tall, reaching a maximum height of 55 cm. The peppers are round, slightly flattened, with ribbed edges, weighing over 90 grams. They are red when ripe. The partitions are up to 12 mm thick. This variety is ideal for retail and long-term storage. This pepper is very convenient for stuffing due to its shape.

Ozharovsky

The Ozharovsky variety is a mid-early variety with a ripening period of 125 days. This medium-sized plant requires staking. The peppers are cube-shaped, with juicy flesh, weighing up to 125 grams. The walls are up to 8 mm thick. This variety has a red color. It produces the best yields when grown from seedlings. This variety is recommended for whole-fruit canning.

Orange miracle

The Orange Miracle variety is an ultra-early pepper. Ripening occurs 100-110 days after seed germination. The bushes are quite tall, reaching up to 1 meter in height, even higher in greenhouse conditions. Orange Miracle produces fleshy, vibrant orange fruits. A distinctive feature of this variety is its long-lasting marketability. Record-breaking peppers weigh up to 330 g. This variety is highly productive.

The firstborn of Siberia

This is an early-ripening variety. Full maturity occurs 115 days after seed germination. The bushes are medium-sized, up to 45 cm tall. The fruits are pyramidal or conical in shape, 12 cm long, and weigh up to 55 g. The fruit walls are over 9 mm thick. This variety comes in two colors: red and yellow. The flesh is juicy and fleshy. The yield is up to 4 kg per square meter.

Fatso

A medium-yielding variety, Tolstyachok is a mid-season variety with a growing season of up to 120 days. It is suitable for both protected and open ground cultivation. The bush grows to 55 cm tall. The prismatic fruits are yellow and red, over 11 cm long, and weigh over 100 g. The walls are thick, up to 8 cm.

Asti

The Asti variety is an ultra-early variety, ripening 95 days after transplanting. This pepper produces a bountiful harvest. Fruits weigh over 220 grams, with partitions over 8 mm thick. The peppers are a beautiful fiery red. Asti is resistant to several diseases.

Big Mama

A tall-growing sweet pepper. When grown in a greenhouse, this variety reaches a height of over 1 m. The plant is deciduous, with deep green leaves. The technical ripening period is 125 days. At this stage, the peppers are already suitable for salads, but their color is not yet red, but green. When fully ripe, Big Mama turns red. The peppers are medium-sized, weighing up to 210 grams. The walls are thick, reaching up to 15 mm.

Big Daddy

This variety begins bearing fruit 105-110 days after germination. The plants are compact, low-growing, no more than 35 cm. Big Papa produces a generous harvest. The cone-shaped peppers weigh up to 110 g, with septa over 6 mm thick. Big Papa is very tasty after heat treatment. The fruit yield is up to 8.5 kg.

Granova

Full maturity is average, no more than 135 days. This versatile variety is suitable for both greenhouse and open-air cultivation. The fruit is very cube-shaped, with rounder edges. When fully ripe, it is red. The walls of the pepper are over 7.5 mm thick. The average weight of the pepper is 215 grams.

United

A sweet pepper hybrid, an early-ripening variety. Regionally, this variety is suitable for growing in the Moscow region. Bright red, cube-shaped fruits, up to 12.5 cm long, have juicy flesh with a distinct peppery aroma. They weigh over 185 grams and are over 12 cm long. The fruit walls are over 6 mm thick.

Golden miracle

The Zolotoe Chudo variety is a mid-early variety. After planting, the variety begins to bear fruit 80 days after planting. Its short ripening period makes it ideal for northern regions. The determinate bush type grows up to 65 cm tall. The fruits are long and large, over 10 cm long and weigh up to 260 g. The walls are over 7 mm thick. Ripe fruits are bright yellow.

Golden Jubilee

Golden Jubilee peppers are mid-season, ripening in 125 days. This variety is very easy to grow and thrives in apartments and balconies. The plants are determinate, reaching a height of 35 cm. The peppers are grown in clusters. The peppercorns are flattened and round. Their weight ranges from 100 to 190 grams. The walls are up to 10 mm thick. When fully ripe, the peppers change color from green to golden yellow.

Golden Pheasant

The Golden Pheasant variety produces orange, flat-round fruits with ribbed edges. They can weigh up to 310 g. The bushes reach a height of up to 65 cm, and the ripening period is 155 days. They thrive in any growing conditions.

Indalo

A mid-early sweet pepper variety. Technically, it ripens in 125 days. Tall plants, up to 120 cm, produce large fruits, weighing up to 330 grams. They resemble cubes in appearance. The fruits are yellow in color. The partitions are at least 10 mm thick.

California Miracle

The California Miracle variety is a mid-season variety that ripens in 135 days. The plant height is no more than 45 cm. The peppers are a good, versatile size, weighing up to 125 grams. They are ideal for canning. The pepper walls are 7-8 mm thick. The peppers are dark burgundy in color. They can be grown in various shapes. They have an excellent marketable appearance and are suitable for long-term storage.

Reviews

Valentina: "My favorite sweet pepper variety is 'Kolobok.' I even grew this pepper on my balcony in special containers. What can I say, I never expected to get such a harvest on the balcony. I'll let you in on a little secret: to ensure a productive pepper harvest, provide it with additional lighting when it's young."

Valery: "My wife and I spent a long time developing our own varieties of sweet peppers. For example, I love pickled peppers, my son loves fresh salads, and my wife loves experimenting with different dishes. We've identified three varieties that are perfect for everyone in our family: 'California Miracle,' 'Firstborn of Siberia,' and 'Big Mama.'"

Diana: “I'm an amateur experimenter. When guests come over, I always want to surprise them with a beautiful table setting. I love creating delicious, yet aesthetically pleasing, meat, vegetable, and fruit platters. I like to garnish various meat dishes with vegetables. I recently discovered two amazing varieties: 'Big Papa' and 'Red Bell.' These sweet peppers really blew me away.”