Sweet Banana Peppers

[spyfferoni]

I have had great luck growing these. They are always early and productive. I recently entered some into our county fair and they won Best of Show for the vegetable category.

[bbjm]

Nice.

I'm growing some of those. How do you know when to pick? Mine look the same now as they did several weeks ago. I have picked a few and they are tasty, I just don't know enough to know if they are ripe.

I'm also growing some Jals that have zero heat. They taste like a green bell pepper. I'm not sure what is up with that.

[spyfferoni]

I pick mine when they turn from a light green to a yellow. You can also wait until they start to blush a little(a hint of orange in a few spots). I have heard they are very sweet when you let them ripen to a red, but since they are usually the first peppers to ripen in my garden I can't wait that long. I am going to let some ripen this year though.

Tyffanie