PEPPER Seeds, Sweet Banana

Sweet Banana (Capsicum annuum 'Sweet Banana') is a heirloom sweet pepper with long, tapered, waxy fruit that ripen from pale yellow through orange to red. A mild, productive pepper prized for fresh eating and pickling.

At a glance

• Botanical name: Capsicum annuum 'Sweet Banana'
• Type: Heirloom, open-pollinated sweet pepper
• Heat: 0 SHU, sweet with no heat
• Days to maturity: about 70 days green, 80 to 85 days for fully colored
• Sun: Full sun
• Spacing: 18 to 24 inches apart
• Planting depth: 1/4 inch
• Mature height: 18 to 24 inches

Best for

• Pickling and canning
• Fresh slicing for salads and sandwiches
• Stuffing
• Grilling and sauteing
• Freezing

How to grow

Start seeds indoors 8 to 10 weeks before the last frost and transplant after the soil has warmed. Grow in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil. Water consistently and stake plants heavy with fruit. Harvest yellow for mild flavor or let fruit ripen red for added sweetness.

Flavor profile

Mild, sweet, and tangy, growing sweeter as the fruit colors up.

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