Banana Pepper Seeds – Sweet

Grow crisp, flavorful peppers at home with Sweet Banana Pepper Seeds (Capsicum annuum), a reliable warm-season variety known for its mild taste, smooth skin, and high productivity. These long, tapered peppers mature from pale yellow to orange and finally red, offering a versatile harvest throughout the season.

Perfect for vegetable patches, kitchen gardens, raised beds, and containers, sweet banana pepper plants thrive in full sun and well-drained soil. They are easy to grow, highly productive, and ideal for gardeners seeking a mild, sweet pepper that performs consistently in summer gardens.

Features

• Produces long, mild, sweet banana-type peppers

• Vigorous and productive plants for warm-season gardens

• Excellent for vegetable patches, kitchen gardens, and containers

• Great for fresh use and cooking

• Easy to grow and suitable for all experience levels

Specifications

• Common Name: Sweet Banana Pepper

• Botanical Name: Capsicum annuum

• Color: Yellow turning orange, then red at maturity

• Planting Season: Spring

  • Zones 3–4: Start indoors February–March; transplant May–June

  • Zones 5–6: Start indoors February–March; transplant April–May

  • Zones 7–8: Start indoors January–February; transplant March–April

  • Zones 9–10: Direct sow or transplant February–March

• Growing Zones: Grown as annual in Zones 3–10

• Sunlight: Full sun (6–8 hours daily)

• Soil Requirement: Well-drained, fertile garden soil

• Germination Time: 10–20 days

• Days to Maturity: 65–75 days

• Plant Height: 18–24 inches

• Growth Habit: Upright annual pepper plant