Golden California Wonder Bell Pepper

This is a great Bell Pepper, but due to the high amount of fruit, you might consider some stakes to support the plant. This plant will grow upright, and sometime it wants to branch out a little horizontal. When this happens, the branches become very heavy if there is a large fruit content growing. I have had several branches break and I have lost some of the fruit. However peppers generally do not need support. So if you happen to have a lot of heavy fruits, consider a little support. I used some small green garden poles and some garden velcro. That works well. I only stake the plants if necessary. These plants don't get much higher than 4 feet so small poles should work fine. You can see by the photos below.

I planted 6 of these and 6 of the green California bells from here in seed starting trays and all sprouted. Just up-potted them all (Florida is too hot right now so It's our "up potting season" for traditional stuff like tomatoes and green peppers to grow in fall). All are happy. So glad I got these as I have heard that these seeds do well in South Florida, where nothing else does.

We don't like the green taste of traditional green peppers so I grew these in 2013 season to try. The germination rate was good and I started seeds indoors. I planted about 8 plants. These are a good producer and didn't have problems with bugs or disease. They grew nice large peppers that have a sweet mild taste. We use these for stuffing as well as regular cooking. I picked the last of the crop before our frost and kept in cold storage for a few weeks they froze very well and I will grow again.