Top 26 Varieties of Large Thick-Walled Peppers

Among the many varieties of pepper, large, thick-walled varieties are particularly popular with gardeners. These include those with a pericarp (the shell that surrounds the seeds and forms the fruit's shape) thicker than 6 mm. They are planted both in open ground and in greenhouses. Each method can be rated individually, which is what we'll do in this article. All you have to do is choose the best of the best.

Top 16 for open ground

Tolstyachok is a mid-season, low-maintenance variety. It's not a hybrid. Its seeds can be collected and planted the following season, resulting in excellent bush productivity.

The Fat Baron is distinguished by its weighty, sugary fruits of an original shape.

Orange Miracle F1 is a virus-resistant hybrid with an attractive appearance and excellent yield.

Ozharovsky is a mid-early pepper of Polish selection. It can set fruit in low light and temperatures.

The Novogoshar variety is easy to grow thanks to its compact bushes, and the round, flattened shape of the peppers makes them ideal for whole canning.

Mercedes bears fruit abundantly. A standard plant produces about 15-20 hefty peppercorns for versatile culinary use.

Red Giant F1 is one of the most resilient peppers. This robust plant easily withstands extreme temperatures and drought.

The round fruits of the Kolobok are ideal for pickling whole. The plants are very compact.

The small bushes of Golden Jubilee are virtually immune to spring frosts. The fruit walls are very fleshy.

Edino F1 produces a stable harvest even in less than ideal weather conditions. It has a refined peppery aroma.

Ox's Ear is a time-tested variety for general food use. It is resistant to many diseases, especially verticillium wilt and phytoplasma.

The low-growing Big Papa with unique purple fruits adapts well to local climatic conditions.

The advantages of Big Mama are excellent nutritional qualities, an appetizing orange color, and early ripening.

Beloserka is a popular mid-early pepper that, in addition to its many advantages, bears fruit and stores well.

Anastasia's cherry-colored fruits have a unique fruity flavor and a very aromatic pulp.

Asti is a very sweet, beautiful and high-yielding variety.

Top 10 for a Greenhouse

Martin Valued for its high flexibility, it easily adapts to changing weather conditions. Its dense skin allows the harvest to withstand frost, transport well, and store well.

Cardinal F1 attracts attention with its appearance – even, large purple fruits.

California Miracle — a mid-early variety developed almost a century ago by American breeders. It produces beautiful, sweet, crisp, scarlet fruits. It is hardy and resistant to verticillium wilt.

Indalo F1 is a mid-season Dutch hybrid. It produces very tall plants that require twin-stemming. It is resistant to tobacco mosaic virus.

Isabella F1 is an easy-to-grow domestic hybrid, one of whose advantages is its high fruit set (up to 20 per plant). It requires staking and pinching. The fruit keeps well and retains its marketable appearance during transportation.

Star of the East Chocolate F1 is a high-yielding, mid-season, medium-height hybrid whose distinctive dark brown color adds variety to fresh dishes and preserves. It boasts comprehensive disease resistance.

Mid-season variety Bogatyr It was bred by the Moldovan Scientific Research Institute. For two decades, this pepper has remained popular in home and commercial vegetable gardening thanks to its resistance to various diseases, cold tolerance, high yield, and unique flavor.

Belladonna F1 is an early-ripening Dutch hybrid that combines high yield and excellent fruit quality.

Agapovsky Developed by the All-Russian Research Institute of Vegetable Crops Selection and Seed Production in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the seedlings tolerate alternating daytime heat and nighttime coolness well. Its low maintenance makes this variety stand out from others. The fruits have high commercial quality.

The fruits of the Apricot Favorite ripen quickly. They are very aromatic and delicious, and have a versatile use. The plant is resistant to many diseases.

Basic rules of cultivation

To sow seeds of thick-walled varieties, prepare a light, loose substrate consisting of 2 parts humus, 2 parts peat, and 1 part washed river sand. It is recommended to steam this mixture in the oven to eliminate fungal diseases and weeds. You can use a general-purpose store-bought vegetable mix with sand added (0.5 parts sand to 3 parts mix).

Selected seeds should be treated with a fungicide (Fitosporin-M, Vitaros, or Maxim) or soaked for 20 minutes in a pink solution of potassium permanganate. After soaking in the potassium permanganate solution, rinse, place in a flat container between a couple of layers of damp cloth, and place in a warm place with a temperature of at least 25°C. After 1-2 weeks, the seeds will begin to sprout.

When sowing, maintain a distance of 1.5-2 cm between seeds. A substrate layer of no more than 1-1.5 cm thick, which should be lightly compacted, is acceptable.

Watering should be careful. Excessive evaporation will prevent the creation of a mini-greenhouse. The optimal temperature is 25°C. Once seedlings emerge, provide daytime temperatures of 26-28°C and nighttime temperatures of 15-17°C. They require a bright location (supplemental lighting will also be needed in February and March) and moderate watering.

After 3-4 weeks, when 1-2 true leaves appear, the seedlings can be transplanted into 100-150 ml pots. Protect the seedlings from direct sunlight and prevent the soil from cooling (at least +13°C).

Plant when the first buds are forming, when the average daily temperature reaches 15-17°C. Plant to the plant's usual depth (as in its original container). Different varieties should be spaced as far apart as possible. Care involves regular watering, loosening the soil, fertilizing, and, if the peppers are tall, staking.