Description
Yellow, yellow, bo bellow, banana fana fo fellow…. The Yellow Banana Pepper is one of the mildest and most popular sweet peppers in America. When young, it is pale yellow, crunchy, sweet, and me my mo mellow enough for a youngster to eat. As it ripens from orange to red, it becomes softer and sweeter. Flavorful at any stage of growth, so pick one when you want one. Especially good pickled, but save a few to stuff or stir fry. Yell-ow!
- High yields
- Harvest any color
- Sweet, mild flavor
- Good for containers
SEED PLANTING TIPS
- Botanical name: Capsicum annuum
- Pepper size: Medium/6" long x 2" wide
- Plant support: Tomato cage or stake
- Depth to plant seeds: .25" deep
- Spacing between plants: 18"-24" apart
- Spacing between rows: 24"-36" apart
- Days to germinate (sprout): 7-21 days
- Germination soil temps: 75F-85F
- Soil needs: 6.0-7.0 pH
- Sun needs: Full sun
- Frost hardy: No
- Planting season: Spring, summer
- # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 1 plant per 2 sq. ft.
- Days to maturity: 75-85 days
Good companion plants: Basil, Carrot, Cucumber, Eggplant, Okra, Rosemary, Sage, Squash, Tomato
- The Yellow Banana Pepper plant produces high yields of 6" long by 2" wide banana shaped sweet peppers. One of the most popular sweet peppers in the USA!
- Turns from light green, to yellow, to orange, to red when it matures
- Can be harvested at any stage of maturity
- Very sweet in flavor
- More vitamin C than an orange
- Excellent for salads, stuffing, or baking
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