Capsicum annuum
Capsicum annuum
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A winning pepper variety because these plants produce sweet fruits without even a trace of hot/spiciness. Banana Peppers can be eaten at any size but are best tasting at six to seven inches.
You will know that a Banana Pepper is ripe and ready for picking when it turns a light-yellow color. Vigorous, erect plants hold the peppers off the ground. This pepper variety offers a high yield and an unbeatable flavor, with plants growing up to 18 inches tall to keep your fruits off the ground.
Sku: 9638
Common Name: Pepper
Botanical Name: Capsicum annuum
Full Sun
10 - 12 days
70 - 72 Days
12"+
6 - 60"
Average (1 - 2 in / week)
Annual
Vegetable
Spring|Summer
Summer
Characteristics: Attracts songbirds | Frost-sensitive
Color: Yellow
Fill Weight (grams): 400 mg
Approximate Seed Count: 52 - 62
Flavor: This sweet pepper gets sweeter as it ripens from light green all the way to red (500 SHU)
Preparation Ideas: Roast these sweet peppers or add them as a delicious topping to pizza.
Landscape Use: Edible Garden
Resistance: Deer|Rabbit
Tolerance: Heat
Package Dimensions: 3.25 x 4.5"
Start seed indoors 8 weeks before planting outdoors. Keep seed moist in full sunlight. Transplant when 3 inches tall. Or, sow directly in garden in sunny location after frost danger is past. Plant 2 seeds every 18 inches.
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Planting Depth: 0.25"
Seed Spacing: Sow Sweet Banana Pepper seeds approximately 18" apart in rows, keeping rows approximately 2.5' apart.
Nutrient Care Instructions: Apply SUPERthrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.
Plant hot and sweet peppers in separate areas to avoid cross-pollination. Pick peppers regularly for increased yields. Wear rubber gloves when handling fruits and do not rub your eyes.
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Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 9 reviews.
Review topics: ["pots","service","harvest","disease","peppers","seedlings"].
"I love these seeds. I've used them before and I always have luck w them. We got so many banana peppers last season that I gave so many away. They produce beautiful fruit that tastes amazing. I highly recommend this brand of seeds."
"Good germination so far"
"I harvested over 10 pounds of these peppers"
"FIVE STARS"
"I would recommend them"
"My first batch of seeds didn’t germinate but I called Ferry Morse and was mailed a new pack and now my seedlings are doing great. Expecting to put them in garden soon. Already in bigger pots waiting till threat of frost is past."
"I love banana peppers and my plant turned out great!"
"Had good harvest for the last three years no issues with disease or insects"
"Bit into my first banana papper of the plant and it was like I bit into a jalepeno. Pretty disappointing."
