Pepper Sweet Banana Heirloom

A mild chile pepper with pale yellow, elongated pods that turn bright red when ripe. Grows abundantly on stocky plants with glossy, deep green leaves. Use for pickling, roasting, and fresh. It won an All America Selections award in 1941. Scoville Heat Units: 0-500

Planting & Harvesting

Seed Depth: 1/4″ (6mm)

Plant Space: 2′ (61cm)

Row Space: 3′ (91cm)

Sprouts In: 10-25 days

Unless you live in a year-round warm climate, start seeds indoors eight to ten weeks before last spring frost. Keep soil temperature warm (75-80°F) for best germination. Be patient–peppers can be slow to germinate. Harden off young plants 10 days before transplanting and plant outdoors in late spring after soil temperature has warmed.

Peppers will turn from green to bright yellow to bright red when ripe. Harvest after peppers reach 4-6″.

Additional Information

Botanical Name: Capsicum annuum

Matures In: 72 days

Attributes: AAS winner