Sweet pepper "Marconi red"

Paprika (Sweet Pepper) "Marconi red".
Mid-early (94-103 days) variety for open ground and film shelters.
The plants are powerful, 45–60 cm high. Suitable for fresh consumption and canning.
Fruits are elongated-conical (15-20 cm long), highly glossy, green in technical maturity, red in biological maturity, weighing 110-200 g. Wall thickness 7-8 mm.
Value of the variety: high taste qualities, prolonged fruiting. Recommended for fresh consumption, canning, and culinary processing.

* It is better to grow peppers after carrots, cabbage, beetroot, legumes (except beans), and pumpkin crops. Peppers should not be placed next to cucumbers.
Grown by seedling method. To obtain seedlings, seeds are sown in February in sowing boxes with soil mixture. Boxes covered with film (glass) are placed in a warm place. The optimal temperature for seed germination is +23+25°C.
With a lack of potassium, pepper leaves curl and dry out. From a lack of phosphorus - the underside of the leaves becomes purple.

* Paprika - Capsicum annuum.
Family: Solanaceae.
Paprika fruits are initially green, and then (depending on the variety) turn yellow or red. Having reached maturity, they are more aromatic and have greater nutritional value than green paprika. In terms of vitamin C content, it has no equal among other vegetable crops.
Requirements: paprika, along with melon and its close relative eggplant, belongs to the most heat-loving vegetable crops.
When grown outdoors, a good harvest can only be obtained if the chosen place is warm, sheltered, and sunny. A greenhouse creates ideal conditions.
Most of all, paprika loves a temperature of +25+28°C, while the greenhouse must be ventilated. In principle, the requirements for growing paprika are the same as for tomatoes, except for the need for heat, which is slightly higher.
Sowing: same as tomatoes, but the germination temperature and heat requirement of paprika are slightly higher. Cultivation from January to March in a warm house for planting in a heated greenhouse.
Planting: the distance between rows is 60 cm, between plants in a row — 40-50 cm. Sometimes they are planted even wider apart. A support pole should be dug into the ground. Since paprika grows slower and grows half as tall as tomatoes, it can be planted in front of a row of tomatoes.
Fertilization: same as with tomatoes. In autumn, the main portion of organic fertilizer or manure is applied, then — before planting and another 2-3 times during the development of plants. Instead, you can also apply fertilizers in the form of 14 small portions of liquid mass together with irrigation water. Nettle mass is well suited as an additional fertilizer.
Care: proper soil moisture is crucial for continuous growth. The need for water in sunny weather is extremely high. Uneven water supply can lead to flower drop. Mulching with cut grass prevents moisture evaporation from the soil. One of the care measures, the importance of which is difficult to overestimate, is the removal of flowers growing from the first branching (crown flower). If you cut them off, the harvest increases noticeably.
Harvesting: already from mid-July under glass, you can collect green fruits, although it is better to let them ripen. To acquire their final colour, they need intense sunlight. Under glass, the harvest can be collected even in November. At low temperatures, fruits stop growing and ripening.
Biological protection: aphids appear on young plants if they are kept in cold conditions. In summer, leaf drop occurs as a result of lack of space, excess fertilizer, and lack of lighting.
At the first appearance of whiteflies, hang sticky tapes nearby. High humidity can cause gray mold. Timely ventilation is necessary as a preventive measure. Diseases typical of tomatoes also occur.