Yolo Wonder Bell Pepper: Yield, Maturity and Characteristics
Yolo Wonder is a registered bell pepper variety, also sold or known as Pepper Bell Yolo Wonder. The Philippine Seed Board approved it in 1970. B.M. Domingo bred it. It takes 90 to 110 days from transplanting to the first harvest, with 14.67 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
The average and top yields in tonnes per hectare come from the trials each variety went through to be registered with the NSIC, and from what the seed companies say about their own seed.
What farmers harvest today can be different. Newer harvest records, the season, the place, the soil, the water and the care all move these numbers over time.
So use them to compare varieties, not as a promise for your field. Ask your seller or your agriculturist how the variety did on farms near you in the last few seasons.
If you came here looking for Pepper Bell Yolo Wonder, this is the same bell pepper. Its seller and farm sources add notes, listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our bell pepper variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Land preparation for vegetables.
- Days to harvest: 90 to 110 days from transplanting to the first harvest.
- Yield: 14.67 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
Key facts about Yolo Wonder bell pepper
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | Philippine Seed Board |
| Year approved | 1970 |
| Breeder or owner | B.M. Domingo |
| Also known as | Pepper Bell Yolo Wonder |
| Days to harvest | 90 to 110 days |
| Average yield | 14.67 t/ha |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
Yolo Wonder bell pepper takes 90 to 110 days from transplanting to the first harvest. That is about the average of the 3 bell pepper varieties with a day count, 98.3 days. A shorter crop frees the field sooner and dodges more of the weather, while a longer one often fills more.
Its average yield of 14.67 t/ha beats the average of its group, 13.63. It sits in the top quarter of its group. Trial yields come from well managed plots, so your own will depend on water, fertilizer, pests and timing. Its seller gives first harvest about 75 days after transplanting (Ramgo), the 1970 Seed Board row gives 90 to 110 days.
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
No pest or disease ratings are published for this variety. So treat it as untested, and scout every week.
The pests and diseases that hit bell pepper fields most often: anthracnose, bacterial wilt, Cercospora leaf spot, Corn earworm, cutworm. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Yield: 14.7 t/ha in the Seed Board data.
- Fruit: Big, thick walled fruits, green ripening to red.
- Season: Dry season in the lowlands, all season at high elevation (Seed Board).
- Where: Lowland to highland.
- Vigorous plant.
Why farmers know it: on the Philippine Seed Board list since 1970, Ramgo still sells it in its professional line and garden packets. These are the seller's own figures, from its own trials. So plant a small area first, and compare it with your usual bell pepper on the same ground.
Where and when to plant Yolo Wonder bell pepper
Bell pepper does best in cool places such as Benguet and Bukidnon. In the lowlands, pick a heat tolerant hybrid and grow it in the dry season under some shade. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Vegetables in the Philippines.
Before you buy seed
- Buy sealed packs or tagged sacks from an accredited dealer, and check the packing date and germination rate.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Try it on a small area first, beside the variety you usually plant, before you switch the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
Start freeBell pepper varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the bell pepper varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- Dingras All Season: 90 to 110 days, 14.6 t/ha, 1970
- California Wonder: 90 to 100 days, 11.63 t/ha, 1970
- Kayen Premium Select
- Marilag
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