Capsicum annuum
Capsicum annuum
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A winning pepper variety because these plants produce sweet fruits without even a trace of hot/spicy-ness.
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.
Banana Peppers are perfectly suited for snacking, salads, sandwiches, and pickling, offering juicy sweetness without the heat. 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
Full Sun
10 - 12 days
70 - 72 Days
12"+
6 - 60"
Average (1 - 2 in / week)
Botanical Name: Capsicum annuum
Characteristics: Attracts Songbirds
Color: Yellow
Fill Weight (grams): 0.25
Approximate Seed Count: 15 - 40
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.
Plant Type: Vegetable
Plant Lifecycle: Annual
Landscape Use: Edible Garden
Resistance: Deer|Rabbit
Tolerance: Heat
Growing Season(s): Spring|Summer
Harvest/Bloom Season(s): Summer
Package Dimensions: 3.25 x 4.5"
Sow a few seeds evenly spaced in hills, 8 inches high and 12 inches across. Young vines should have a fence, trellis, or heavy cord on which to climb. When young vines are about 8 inches, thin to 3 plants per hill. Does not transplant well.
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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