SWEET BANANA PEPPER AB
Capsicum annuum
The Sweet banana pepper is a fairly early variety (65 to 70 days) and an astonishingly very productive old one, offering more than 15 fruits of 30/50 grams per plant, conical, light greenish yellow, which turn orange then red when ripe, juicy with a mild and sweet taste between 100 and 500 on the Scoville scale. The fruits are 12/15 cm long. White flower. Green leaf and stem, purple nodes not very marked. Fruit not erect on the plant.
The Sweet Banana pepper is suitable for cold regions or short seasons. Plant height: 80 cm.
It can be eaten raw or cooked.
How to successfully sow peppers
Sow in February/March in pots of fine seed compost, only 2-3 mm deep, in a heated greenhouse (25°C). Water with a sprayer to keep the seed compost moist but not soggy.
You can sprinkle crushed charcoal on top to prevent fungus growth. Place the pots in bright light or under a grow light to prevent your seedlings from shooting upwards. Keep them warm.
Repot into larger pots when seedlings have 2 to 4 true leaves.
Transplant the seedlings into the garden in light, airy soil in May when frost is no longer a risk, in a warm, sunny location 50 cm in all directions. Water and mulch.
Be careful, although adding compost is welcome, an excess of nitrogen could lead to strong foliage development to the detriment of the fruit.
Peppers require high temperatures to thrive. If you don't live in an area with hot summers, we strongly recommend growing them in a greenhouse.
Harvesting peppers
Harvest peppers approximately 5 to 6 months after sowing.
