Sweet Banana Pepper Plant

The Sweet Banana Pepper Plant is a long-standing favorite with home growers. It is loved for its heavy yields of 5-6 inch long, sweet-tasting peppers that mature from yellow to shades of orange and red. With a Scoville rating of 0 - 500, it is a mild pepper and perfectly suited to eating raw in salads or sandwiches. This pepper is harvestable in as little as 10 weeks. 

Sweet Banana Pepper Plant Care  

The Sweet Banana Pepper is a tender plant and should only be placed outside when the temperature has reliably risen above 65 °F. As with all peppers, the Sweet Banana Pepper requires sun and warmth to thrive; a south-facing and sheltered spot is usually ideal. When it comes to the soil type, peppers thrive when planted in fertile and moist, but well-drained soil. 

Growing Sweet Banana Pepper Plant

If given 6 to 8 hours of sun per day and a bit of warmth, you could be picking these delicious peppers in as little as 75 days. With a maximum size of 24-30 inches tall and 15-18 inches wide, this pepper is perfectly suited to growing in a container. In colder areas, the Sweet Banana Pepper plant can be grown under cover in a greenhouse or tunnel.

Since this pepper prefers free-draining soil, any container used must have adequate drainage holes to allow excess water to drain away. To help provide the nutrients it requires, a fresh and rich compost mix is recommended. 

Watering Sweet Banana Pepper Plant

To keep this pepper plant healthy and productive all season long, frequent watering is required. However, avoid overwatering, as peppers struggle if the soil is too saturated or waterlogged. 

Feeding Sweet Banana Pepper Plant

Pepper plants benefit from being fertilized, especially when grown in a container. To feed this plant, a tomato fertilizer can be applied as per the manufacturer’s instructions once the first flowers have set. 

Sweet Banana Pepper Plant Information