Category Archives: Varieties to Grow

Cal Wonder Orange Bell Pepper

Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: sweet bell pepper Shape: bell Color: orange Maturity: early; 60-80 days Size: 4″ long, 3.5″ diameter, 18-24″ plants (per vendor) Yield: ? Taste: ? Disease Resistance: good canopy cover to prevent sunscald Notes: peppers like to have lots of calcium and phosphorous Sources: (where to buy) My seeds were purchased from Seeds […]

Bell Boy Hybrid Sweet Pepper

Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: ? Shape: ? Color: ? Maturity: 70 days; early Size: large; 4 1/2″ peppers Yield: 60 lbs per 100′ row Taste: ? Disease Resistance: “good disease resistance” per vendor; lots of foliage for preventing sunburn; able to tolerate dry spells Notes: good for stuffing because of their size & thick, crispy […]

Ariane Sweet Bell Pepper

Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: sweet bell pepper Shape: bell Color: orange Maturity: ? Size: ? Yield: ? Taste: ? Disease Resistance: ? Notes: Recommended orange bell pepper variety by Sylvia Thompson’s “The Kitchen Garden”. Described as a sweet, blocky bell developed in Holland to honor the royal House of Orange.

Ace Hybrid Sweet Bell Pepper

Details Open-Pollinated: no; hybrid Type: Sweet Bell Pepper Shape: Bell Color: Red Maturity: early Size: small-ish Yield: ? Taste: ? Disease Resistance: ? Notes: Recommended in Sylvia Thompson’s “The Kitchen Garden” for a red bell pepper variety. Good for cool-weather areas that don’t normally grow bell peppers well. Considered most reliable for rouging up.