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Golden Arrow Peppers and Chilies: Days to Maturity & Growing Tips

Golden Arrow is an earlier version of Super Sweet Banana from Stokes, an F1 hybrid frying pepper with straight, banana-shaped fruit about 8 inches or 200 mm long.

Key facts

Days to maturity
58 days
Listed for
United States

Overview

Golden Arrow is an earlier version of Super Sweet Banana from Stokes, an F1 hybrid frying pepper with straight, banana-shaped fruit about 8 inches or 200 mm long. Fruit start golden yellow and ripen to red, with a sweet flavor at both stages. First harvest comes at about 58 days.

Golden Arrow traits

  • Early F1 hybrid sweet banana type, about 58 days
  • Straight fruit about 200 mm long
  • Golden yellow ripening to red
  • Earlier version of Super Sweet Banana

Good for

  • Frying
  • Fresh slicing
  • Pickling

Compare with other peppers and chilies varieties

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VarietyDays to maturityGrowth habitType
Golden Arrow this page58 days——
Hungarian Hot Wax58–85 days——
Hungarian Yellow Wax58–85 days——
Jalapa58–62 days——
Jalisco58–62 days——
Super Hungarian Hot58 days——
Sweet Chocolate58 days——

Golden Arrow FAQ

What kind of peppers and chilies is Golden Arrow?

Golden Arrow is an earlier version of Super Sweet Banana from Stokes, an F1 hybrid frying pepper with straight, banana-shaped fruit about 8 inches or 200 mm long. Fruit start golden yellow and ripen to red, with a sweet flavor at both stages.

How many days to maturity is Golden Arrow?

Golden Arrow is listed at 58 days. Sowing and planting times are the same as for other peppers and chilies varieties, so check them in the peppers and chilies growing guide.

How does Golden Arrow compare with other peppers and chilies varieties?

Golden Arrow: 58 days. Similar peppers and chilies varieties include Hungarian Hot Wax (58–85 days), Hungarian Yellow Wax (58–85 days), Jalapa (58–62 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.

What is Golden Arrow good for?

Golden Arrow is grown for frying, fresh slicing, pickling.

Sowing, care and common problems

Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every peppers and chilies variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.

Source

Source: Cornell University (CALS Garden-Based Learning)

The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.

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