Pete Berkel, Sunselect Greenhouses:
“Baselga RZ keeps its size, shape and weight”

“A nicely balanced crop to work in, with very easy setting.” Pete Berkel, manager in Delta, British Columbia, does not need
many words to describe Baselga RZ. He is growing this yellow pepper for the first time and he is very pleased with it.

Besides yellow peppers, Pete Berkel grows red peppers, beefsteak tomatoes, cucumbers and mini cucumbers at this 16-ha greenhouse
in Delta, British Columbia. “Speed is very important. In the beginning it needs a 24-hour temperature of not less than 22°C. Otherwise
it tends to give a higher percentage of peppers with the wrong shape which we saw in our colder areas of the greenhouse. But after the first
setting, we did not have much of that problem anymore.”

Very balanced
Pete Berkel considers Baselga to be a wellbalanced crop that, in general, should be steered generatively. “Beside temperature, water
management is very important. We were careful with the watering in the beginning, to get the setting right. In spring we water 1.5 to 2 times
the amount of light in joules, in summer we give approximately 2.5 times the amount of light in joules. The EC in the feed is 2.5; we aim for an
EC of 3.0 in the run-off.” The results are satisfying. “After the first setting, Baselga’s size, shape and weight were very good.
We are looking for a XL size. With Baselga, this year to date we have achieved 84% in XL or XXL size. I am very pleased with it and so we
will grow Baselga again next year.”

Area: Sowing date: Planting date: Growing medium: Stem density: Average fruit weight: Yield up to week 28

10 acres 21 November 2007 2 January 2008 coconut fibre 7.5 stems/m2 230 g 16 kg/m2

Seeds & Services Canada, september 2008