Description
Add a burst of color and flavor to your garden with 'Golden Cal Wonder' sweet peppers. These vibrant peppers start out green and ripen to a striking sunburst yellow with a hint of orange, making them perfect for stuffing, grilling, or stir-frying. The peppers are not only visually stunning but also sweet and flavorful, ideal for freezing to enjoy year-round. With its excellent performance in short season climates and compact growth, this variety is a must-have for any gardener looking to grow beautiful and tasty peppers.
This packet yields approximately 16 plants when started indoors. 20 seeds in packet.
Variety Info:
Botanical Name: Capsicum annuum
Days to Maturity: 65–75 days from transplanting
Family: Solanaceae
Native: Americas
Hardiness: Frost-sensitive perennial grown as an annual
Plant Dimensions: 22″–30″ tall and wide
Variety Information: 5″ long, 4″ wide, thick walls. Peppers start out green then turn to yellow with an orange blush when mature. Excellent variety for short season climates.
Sowing Info:
When to Sow Outside: For Mild Climates only: 2 to 4 weeks after average last frost, when soil temperature is at least 70°F.
When to Start Inside: RECOMMENDED. 8 to 10 weeks before transplanting. Ideal soil temperature for germination is 70°–90°F. Transplant seedlings outside 2 to 4 weeks after your average last frost date, and when daytime temperatures are at least 70°F, and nighttime temperatures are at least 55°F. Mild Climates: May be sown in late summer for fall/winter crop.
Days to Emerge: 10–25 days
Seed Depth: ¼”
Seed Spacing: Start indoors
Row Spacing: 24″–36″
Thinning: Start indoors, plant seedlings 18″–24″ apart outside
Growing Info:
Harvesting: Peppers can be harvested green or left on the vine to mature to bright orange and very sweet.