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California Wonder, sweet bell pepper

California Wonder, sweet bell pepper

.25 g of seeds per packet

One of the standards for bell peppers, California Wonder bears large thick-walled, blocky peppers on vigorous 45-60cm (18-24") tall plants. The peppers are 4-lobed and start out green but turn a lovely red, growing to nearly 13cm (5") long and 10cm (4") wide. Fruit is much sweeter when fully mature, Give this excellent variety very fertile soil and even moisture throughout the growing season.

Matures in 75 days. Open-pollinated seeds

Heavy, smooth-skinned fruits

Thick-walled, blocky peppers

One of the standards for bell peppers

Open-pollinated seeds

Matures in 75 days

We start our peppers no later than between April 1st - 14th here in our northern climate in Hotchkiss.

Peppers need plenty of time to mature before they will bloom and set fruit. Start indoors six to eight weeks before the last frost date, and grow under bright lights. Transplant only when weather has really warmed up. Night time low temperatures should be consistently above 12°C (55°F) before hardening off pepper plants and transplanting outdoors. Soil temperature for germination: 25-29°C (78-85°F). Seeds should sprout in 10 – 21 days.

Starting

Sow indoors 5mm-1cm (¼-½”) deep. Keep soil as warm as possible. Seedling heating mats speed germination. Try to keep seedlings at 18-24°C (64-75°F) in the day, and 16-18°C (61-64°F) at night. Before they become root-bound, transplant them into 8cm (3″) pots. For greatest possible flower set, try to keep them for 4 weeks at night, about 12°C (55°F). Then transplant them into 15cm (6″) pots, bringing them into a warm room at night, about 21°C (70°F).

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