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Banana peppers (also known as the yellow wax pepper or banana chili) are easy to grow. These ones are about 12 cm long. They have a  mild, tangy taste and are not hot at all.  These ones are  bright yellow, they  change to orange as they ripen. 

Raw banana peppers contain 92% water, 5% carbohydrates, and negligible fat and protein. They are rich sources of vitamin C,  containing 100% of the daily requirement  in a 100 gram portion. They also have a lot of vitamin B6.

How to Grow

How to sow: I normally  spread the seeds over a couple of 20cm diameter flower pots and then sprinkle some more soil over them to bury them about 4mm. Peppers need some heat to germinate so put them in a warm place. They probably need over 20C to germinate.

How to grow:  I transplant the seedlings into little pots when they get to about 4cm high. Make sure that the seedlings get lots of light otherwise they go all spindly. I bought a whole load of 12cm diameter plastic pots where they can grow strong. Once you have a good strong plant and the weather is nice and warm I plant them into their final position. You should maybe look at a couple of you tube videos about ways of pruning them so that they make a better framework for making lots of fruit. As I live in a hot place I don't know much about growing peppers in greenhouses. But peppers like it as hot as possible although they are OK if they have a bit of shade.  I plant them about 40 or 50 cm apart.

 

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