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'Sweet Banana' Peppers |
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Sweet
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Sweet Hungarian type. Plants bear 6-inch, yellow fruit maturing to crimson on highly productive plant.
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AAS Winner in the year 1941
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72
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| Seed Sources: |
Gurneys Seed & Nursery Co. - updated in 2019
Henry Field's Seed and Nursery Co. - updated in 2013
Totally Tomato - updated in 2011
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.7 Stars)
Taste: (4.1 Stars)
Yield: (5.0 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.9 Stars) |
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| Reviews |
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Number of Reviews: 7
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 10/02/2011 by
Ferdzy
- An intermediate gardener
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Ontario, Canada
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| These are not the most interesting flavoured peppers, to my mind, but they are nice enough and their reliability and productivity in our somewhat short and cool summers guarantees them a place in our garden. |
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Reviewed on 09/01/2011 by
GardenParadise
- An experienced gardener
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Franklin, Maine, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| In our short seasons, the best overall we have seen in our 2 years here. They don\'t get to 5 inches like they are supposed to, and we must have more plants than I would like to devote the raised-bed space to, but Yellow Bananas are as good as it gets. Will keep trying bell peppers, but might have to resort to low hoops. |
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Reviewed on 02/28/2011 by
Joseph L
- An experienced gardener
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Cache, Utah, United States
Frost Free Season: Fewer than 103 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| An easy pepper to grow. Produces lots of early fruits and keeps going all season. |
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Reviewed on 09/14/2010 by
vegenag
- An experienced gardener
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Utah, Utah, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| We got a ton of peppers from each plant and had wonderful success. Very easy to manage. |
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Reviewed on 04/03/2006 by
Booberry85
- An intermediate gardener
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Onondaga, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| These peppers don't need a lot of attention once they are in the ground. I have had troubles with sun scorch making black streaks on the peppers but it does not effect the taste of the peppers. Very prolific. |
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Reviewed on 06/20/2005 by
Kathy
- An experienced gardener
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Michigan, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This pepper is good tasting and produces well. The thing that I like about it very much is how productive it was during the summer of 2004. This was an extremely cold summer for us on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. However, this pepper hung in there and did very well when other peppers did not. I grow this instead of bells because it has a similar taste, is more attractive, and more reliable in our climate. |
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Reviewed on 12/16/2004 by
BPippin
- An experienced gardener
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Ontario, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Found this to be a very heavy producer - near zucchini like because you don't need many plants to get all you want. Peppers are versatile as fresh or sauted, and have a nice mild flavor. |
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