Sweet pepper Yolo Wonder is a highly disease-resistant sweet pepper variety. It produces an abundance of sweet, crunchy and delicious-tasting peppers. The sweet peppers start dark green and ripen to deep fire red. This variety is resistant to tobacco mosaic.
Sweet Pepper is a very healthy and versatile vegetable that can be used to: boil, bake, stuff, in stews, in oven dishes, stuff with minced meat or rice, grill, roast, steam, wok and use finely chopped and raw in salads, as a raw vegetable or healthy snack. Sweet Peppers are very healthy and contain the following vitamins and minerals, among others: A, B, B1, B2, B6, B11, B12, C and E. And the minerals: calcium, phosphorus, iron, iodine, potassium, copper, magnesium, selenium and zinc. Also, like all vegetables, it is low in calories but high in fibre and other healthy nutrients. Sweet Peppers also contain a lot of water, making them a delicious and refreshing snack, especially on sunny summer days. Sweet Peppers are delicious in combination with: ham, bacon, chorizo, minced meat, minced lamb, chicken, beef, pork, sardines, tuna, mussels, salmon, prawns, seafood, feta, cheese, mozzarella, tofu, ricotta, apple, nuts, pine nuts, pistachio, sesame seeds, basil, chives, parsley, tarragon, green pepper, marjoram, lemon thyme, ginger, rosemary, oregano and various kinds of pepper. Sweet Peppers are also delicious in combination with other vegetables such as: artichoke, advocado, aubergine, spring carrots, mushrooms, courgette, peas, asparagus, garlic, cucumber, lettuce, mangetout, leek, spring onion, green beans, onion, carrots and samphire and sea lavender. Non hardy perennial.
Indoor sowing: February - May
Germination: 7 - 14 days
Germination temp. : 22 - 25°C
Sowing depth: shallow - ½ cm
Replanting: 2 - 3 weeks after sowing
Transplanting: after the Ice Saints
Plant distance: 40 - 50 cm
Plant position: greenhouse or glashouse
Days till harvest: 95 - 110 days
Soak, for a faster germination, the seeds about 12 hours prior to sowing in tepid water. This softens the seeds and make the germination a bit easier. Sow from february on in trays with some moist pottingsoil. Sow shallow and thinly and cover the seeds with a tiny layer of soil. Put the trays in a propagator with lid to keep the temperature as even and constant as possible. This helps also with the germination. Don't let the temperature drop during the night. Remove the lid when the seedlings emerge. Keep moist, warm and light. Transplant the seedlings to large, individual pots after approx. 2 - 3 weeks.
Transplant Your seedlings, after the Ice Saints have gone (half may), and there's no longer any danger of nightsfrost, outdoors in a greenhouse or hothouse. Sweet peppers love warmth and they need a lot of warmth, sunlight and shelter for a good harvest. Give Your plants a sturdy support and from the moment the fruits are going to set each week some liquid fertilizer. Harvest the sweet peppers by cutting them with scissors of the plant or by twisting them of the plant.
