Capsicum annuum L.
Bogna is a sweet pepper variety bred by Polan. It forms low, compact plants with short internodes. The fruits are block-type and juicy, with smooth, glossy skin.
Characteristics
- Latin name: Capsicum annuum L.
- Type: variety (own variety of Polan)
- Maturity: medium-early
- Growing period: 70–80 days
- Plant: low, compact, with short internodes
- Fruit shape: block type – from a broad four-sided prism to a heart-shaped cone, mostly four-chambered
- Fruit weight: 150–200 g
- Wall thickness: 7–9 mm
- Colour: from light green to light red at physiological ripeness, with an intermediate orange shade
- Flesh: juicy; skin smooth and glossy
- Use: fresh consumption and processing
- Seed weight: 0.5 g
Growing
- Conditions: recommended for unheated foil tunnels; needs a warm, sheltered, sunny position
- Sowing for seedlings: March–April
- Spacing: 35–40 cm within the row, 60 cm between rows
