The 7 best varieties of sweet peppers for the greenhouse

*Review of the best according to the editors’ opinion. About the selection criteria. This material is subjective, not an advertisement and does not serve as a guide to purchase. Specialist consultation required before purchase.

The greenhouse area is limited, so use every square centimeter with maximum efficiency. Pepper varieties for greenhouse are selected for their yield, unpretentiousness, excellent taste, ability to give fruit amicably.

These are the varieties selected by our editorial staff.

7 best varieties of sweet peppers for the greenhouse

Pepper varieties with red fruits

“Red Bull.”

Rating: 5.0

Variety created by Gavrish and included in the State Register in 2001. It begins to bear fruit fairly early – 95 days after sprouting on a powerful half-stem plant up to 150 cm in height there are prism-shaped drooping fruits with an average weight of 200-250 g, some specimens can reach 400 g. The flesh of the fruit is very juicy, consists of four chambers, the thickness of the walls – up to 1 cm. Fruits at the stage of technical ripeness are dark green, in the biological ripeness they are red with glossy skin.

Advantages

• High yield – up to 15 kg per square meter. m;
• great taste;
• universal use;
• good immunity.

Disadvantages

• Powerful bushes require quality garter.

“Ruby Lakomka.”

Rating: 4.9

Small size of portioned fruits of this variety – an advantage, not a disadvantage: they are very convenient to stuff, freeze, canned whole or grilled. They will not spoil any salad – the peppers are very fragrant, sweet and tasty. Compact boles 80 cm in height with short internodes produce up to 4 scaffold stems, which may bear 20 to 40 ovaries. Weight of the peppers is small – 40-60 g, wall thickness can reach 5 mm. When other sweet peppers finish the growing season, “Ruby Delight” can be gently transplanted into a pot of 5 liters and enjoy the delicious fresh fruits for another 2 months.

Variety created by “Aelita” company. There is also an orange variety with the same characteristics.

Advantages

• early maturity – technical ripeness comes on the 100th day from sprouting;
• high yield;
• Good fruit setting;
• resistant to tobacco mosaic virus.

Disadvantages

• Fruits may become shallow if the technique is not followed.

“Grueso de Plaza

Rating: 4.8

Seeds of these peppers from Spain have recently appeared in our country. The variety has excellent characteristics and is well worth spreading.

The bushes to a height of 100 cm in the early stages – after 3 months from the sprouts produce a lot of prism-shaped fruit weighing up to 250 g. They are green at the stage of technical ripeness and burgundy at full maturity. Wall thickness of 8 mm. Taste great.

Advantages

• early maturation;
• Very tasty and sweet;
• thick walls;
• Great for salads and very tasty when grilled;
• does not get sick.

Disadvantages

• It is difficult to buy seeds.

Colored peppers for greenhouses

Sweet peppers can be more than just red. Variegated peppers are no less tasty and often more healthful.

“Velmozha”

Rating: 5.0

This variety of sweet bell pepper from the company “Manul” perfectly combines large fruit size, early maturity and high yield. The stage of technical ripeness comes at 110-120 days. At this time, the prismatic, cylindrical, drooping fruits are light green in color with a subtle violet hue on top. At full maturity peppers ornate yellow-orange color, it comes to 140 day from sprouts. Weight of fruits up to 300 g, they are three-chambered with wall thickness up to 8 mm.

Loose loosely foliated bushes to a height of 180 cm. On 1 sq. No more than 3 plants per meter.

Advantages

• high taste qualities;
• excellent yield;
• large-fruitedness;
• Stored and transported well;
• resistant to tobacco mosaic virus.

Disadvantages

• Do not plant in the open ground.

“Amber

Rating: 4.9

This variety of pepper from agrofirm “Poisk” should be planted by all who are engaged in preserves: amber-colored fruits with glossy skin gain mass from 40 to 60 g and are excellent for whole-fruit canning. They are also good for stuffing, thanks to their round shape. Mini peppers can be dried and frozen, crispy, juicy, sweet flesh with a pronounced flavor is suitable for salads. Despite its small size, the fruit wall is quite thick, up to 9 mm.

Bushes up to 70 cm high are literally studded with fruits, which ripen in the medium term. They tend to spread out, so gartering is a must.

Variety in the State Register since 2015.

Advantages

• Excellent marketable qualities;
• universal use;
• well stored;
• Long fruiting;
• Good immunity to diseases;
• high adaptability.

Disadvantages

• Average yield – not more than 6 kg per 1 sq. m.

“Golden Calf

Rating: 4.8

This giant pepper from the company “Seeds of Altai” has very thick walls – up to 1 cm. The rich orange cuboid fruits reach a mass of more than 300 grams. They reach a length of 15 cm and a width of 12 cm. Ripe peppers in average terms – the stage of technical maturity comes about 110 days from sprouts, in sunny summer – a little earlier.

The bushes are powerful up to 100 cm in height, semi-spreading, branching moderately, but they still need to be shaped.

Advantages

• Excellent sweet taste;
• universal use;
• unpretentiousness;
• Resistant to the vagaries of the weather;
• good immunity;
• keeps for a long time;
• High yields – up to 10 kg per square meter. m.

Disadvantages

• not found.

“Ingrid”

Rating: 4.7

This variety from the Czech company MoravoSeed will appeal to anyone who likes exoticism. At full maturity it has a rare rich chocolate with a purple hue color of fruits. The skin is glossy and shiny. But this is not the only thing that makes this variety noteworthy. Sweet with strong aroma and very juicy fruits gain mass up to 270 g. On compact sturdy bushes up to 60 cm in height, they are very numerous. Weather conditions do not affect the wilting at all. Technical ripeness of the fruit comes at 130 day, the fruit becomes chocolate color, it is in this stage and the originators of the variety and recommend them to harvest. Purpose – salad.

Advantages

• wonderful sweet taste;
• exotic appearance;
• Good marketability of cube-shaped, almost round fruits;
• The wall thickness of up to 10 mm;
• Store well;
• can be transported.

Disadvantages

• late maturity.

Features of growing peppers in the greenhouse

Peppers have a long growing season, so the seedlings must grow to plant for at least 60 days, and for some varieties even longer. But do not allow peppers to flower in the room – if a crown flower is formed in the fork of the main stem, after transplanting, the growth of peppers will slow down – all efforts will go to the formation of the first fruit. Even if the crown flower is cut off, it may reappear.

In the greenhouse seedlings planted only in warm soil. If the stem is not yet woody, which is usually the case, the plant can sink a little – at this stage it is still able to grow additional roots. Otherwise, seedlings are planted without deepening.

To obtain a full harvest it is very important to provide peppers with the right conditions:

1. Easy soil, rich in organic matter;
2. A comfortable temperature of 23-26 degrees;
3. air humidity 75%;
4. Full illumination all day long.

Plants will need regular watering – the root system of peppers is superficial and poorly tolerates the lack of moisture. Feeding is equally important, frequent, but not too concentrated. The vast majority of varieties require shaping and garter.