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.
When ripe, they turn a light-yellow color for easy harvesting.
Full Sun
10 - 12 days
70 - 72 Days
12"+
6 - 60"
Average (1 - 2 in / week)
Characteristics: Attracts Songbirds
Botanical Name: Capsicum annuum
Fill Weight (grams): 0.25
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
Approximate Seed Count: 15 - 40
Landscape Use: Edible Garden
Disease Resistance: Deer Resistance|Rabbit Resistance
Tolerance: Heat Tolerant
Growing Season(s): Summer
Harvest/Bloom Season(s): Summer
Package Dimensions: 3.25 x 4.5"
You can grow Sweet Banana Peppers by starting seeds indoors 8 weeks before planting outdoors. Keep seeds moist in full sunlight. Transplant when 3" tall. You can also sow Sweet Banana Pepper seeds directly in the garden in a sunny location after the danger of frost is past. Plant 2 seeds every 18" and thin or transplant to one plant every 18" when seedlings are 3" tall. Use a balanced fertilizer when 6" tall to increase production.
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.
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