Botanical Interests Pepper Sweet Banana Organic Seeds

This Hungarian heirloom from 1941 is the traditional pickling type. It is very long, bright yellow and thick walled. Not a pickler? Enjoy it fresh as a snack or in salads, throw it on the grill or use in any recipe calling for sweet pepper. Peppers will turn to a orange-red if left on the plant. A good short-season choice and successful in containers. A 1941 All-America Selections award winner.

Variety

5"-7" long and 1-1/2" wide, mild, yellow peppers.

• Days To Maturity: 70 Days from transplanting
• Family: Solanaceae
• Type: Sweet Pepper
• Native: Americas
• Hardiness: Frost-sensitive perennial grown as an annual
• Exposure: Full Sun
• Plant Dimensions: 16"-24" Upright Plants
• Attributes: Frost Sensitive, Good for Containers

Sowing

When to Sow Outside

For Mild Climates only: 2 to 4 weeks after average last frost, when soil temperature is at least 70°F.

When to Start Inside

Recommended. 8 to 10 weeks before transplanting. Ideal soil temperature for germination is 70°-90°F. Transplant seedlings outside 2 to 4 weeks after your average last frost date and when daytime temperatures are at least 70°F and nighttime temperatures are at least 55°F. Mild Climates: May be sown in late summer for fall/winter crop.

• Days To Emerge: 10-25 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
• Seed Spacing: Start Indoors
• Row Spacing: 24"-36"
• Thinning: Start indoors, plant seedlings 18"-24" apart outside

Growing

Harvesting

Harvest when 3"-5" long or longer and when peppers are yellow or orange-red. Even though banana peppers are usually harvested yellow, they will ripen to orange-red if left on the vine.

Specifications

• Type: Organic Heirloom