PLANTS - PEPPER: SWEET BANANA

The banana pepper is a medium-sized member of the chili pepper family that has a mild, tangy taste. While typically bright yellow, it is possible for them to change to green, red, or orange as they ripen. It is often pickled, stuffed or used as a raw ingredient in foods. Named for its banana-like shape, this variety bears sweet, mild banana peppers that mature from yellow, to orange, and then to crimson red. Plants fruit prolifically, easily producing up to 25 to 30 pods per plant. Banana peppers are great for frying and pickling, and are an excellent choice for making pepper rings for sandwiches. Great for containers.

Pick your banana peppers when they are a vibrant yellow-green in color and the flesh is firm to the touch. Ensure there are no soft spots in or on the pepper skins, and no signs of rotting. You can leave them on the plant to ripen and they will darken to an orange or reddish color, but they are typically picked when yellow or yellow-green. Peppers picked fresh from the garden will last 2-3 weeks if stored properly. Place them into a plastic bag and keep them in your refrigerator vegetable drawer.

PRO TIP: WHEN PLANTING IN CONTAINER OR RAISED BED ADD 1 TBSP OF EPSOM SALT AND ORGANIC FERTILIZER INTO THE SOIL.

LOCATION: FULL SUN
FRUIT SIZE: 6-8 inches
MATURES: ~70 days
PLANT SPACING: 18 inches apart
PLANT SZE: 12 to 24 inches tall and 16 inches wide
HEAT: Scoville rated - less than 500
CONTAINER: 1 QUART / 4.5" ROUND

NOTE: CAN NOT SHIP -- PICK UP OR DELIVERY ONLY
>> planted January 10, 2021.