Bell Pepper 'Golden California Wonder'
Bell Pepper 'Golden California Wonder' is a blocky, thick-walled bell shape with 3-4 lobes pepper with fruit around 3.5-4 inches long, 3-4 inches wide. Ready from roughly day 70-75. Germination takes 10-21 days. Space 18-24 inches apart at pH 6.0-6.8. Full sun (6+ hours). It will crop in a container. This one is a hybrid: buy seed each season instead of saving it.
Sowing
Start indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost date. Transplant after soil temperature reaches 65°F and night temperatures stay above 50°F.
Cultivation
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hours)
- Water
- 1-1.5 inches per week, consistent moisture
- Soil
- Well-drained, fertile soil rich in organic matter
- Soil pH
- 6.0-6.8
- Spacing
- 18-24 inches
- Height
- 1-3 feet
- Season
- Warm season
Appearance & flavour
- Colour
- Bright golden yellow when ripe, green when immature
- Size
- 3.5-4 inches long, 3-4 inches wide
- Shape
- Blocky, thick-walled bell shape with 3-4 lobes
- Flavour
- Sweet, crisp, and mild with no heat
In the kitchen
Fresh eating, stuffing, grilling, roasting, stir-fries, salads, and freezing
Pests, disease & resistance
- Pests
- Aphids, pepper weevil, spider mites, thrips
- Diseases
- Bacterial spot, blossom end rot, pepper mild mottle virus
- Resistance
- Good resistance to tobacco mosaic virus
Planting calendar by USDA zone
| Zone | Start indoors | Transplant | Direct sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May | July – August | — | September – August |
| 2 | April – May | June – July | — | September |
| 3 | April | June – July | — | August – October |
| 4 | March – April | June | — | August – October |
| 5 | March | May – June | — | August – October |
| 6 | March | May – June | — | July – September |
| 7 | February – March | April – May | — | July – September |
| 8 | February | April – May | — | June – August |
| 9 | January | March – April | — | May – July |
| 10 | January | February – March | — | May – July |
| 11 | January | January – February | — | April – June |
| 12 | January | January – February | — | April – June |
| 13 | January | January – February | — | April – June |
Companion planting
8 beneficial pairings indexed for this variety, 3 to avoid.
Avoid
Nutrition (per 100 g)
- Protein (g)
- 0.715
- Fat (g)
- 0.106
- Carbohydrate (g)
- 4.78
- Fibre (g)
- 0.942
- Vitamin C (mg)
- 99.5
- Vitamin B6 (mg)
- 0.247
- Folate (µg)
- 22.2
- Calcium (mg)
- 7.5
- Iron (mg)
- 0.186
- Magnesium (mg)
- 9
- Phosphorus (mg)
- 16.8
- Potassium (mg)
- 163
- Zinc (mg)
- 0.126
- Selenium (µg)
- 0
Where to buy seed and equipment
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Cultivar facts compiled from public horticultural references including USDA GRIN and NC State Extension. Descriptions are original to this catalogue.
Grown Bell Pepper 'Golden California Wonder'?
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Similar varieties
Other peppers with a comparable time to harvest, so a season that suits Bell Pepper 'Golden California Wonder' suits these too.
- Bell Pepper 'Yellow Bell' 70 days
- Sweet Pepper 'California Wonder' 70 days
- Hot Pepper 'Joe's Long Cayenne' 70 days
- Hungarian Hot Wax 70 days
- Jalapeño 'TAM Mild Jalapeño' 70 days
- Jalapeño 'Fooled You' 70 days