Pepper Hungarian Sweet, also known as Sweet Banana Pepper, Yellow Wax Pepper, and Banana Chili Pepper, is a vegetable plant native to North America, South America, and the Caribbean. This variety produces sweet, skinny fruits 6-8" long, with a mild flavor that sweetens as the pepper ripens from green to light yellow to red-orange. The fruits are well-suited for stuffing, pickling, and using in relish, salsa, and salad. These peppers are rich in fiber, potassium, and vitamins A and C and have a Scoville rating of 0-500 depending on ripeness and growing conditions. Upright plants grow 18-30" tall and 12-18" wide, flourishing in full sun in the vegetable garden or large containers with regular water and warm weather. For a spicy pepper, grow Jalapeno Early.
Pepper Hungarian Sweet Selling Tips
Sell Pepper Hungarian Sweet to customers looking for a unique sweet pepper for the vegetable garden and culinary use. This variety offers sweet, skinny peppers on an upright plant that flourishes in warm weather and full sun. Fruit is 6-8" long, well-suited for pickling and stuffing or using in relish, salsa, and salad. Grow peppers alongside tomatoes, zucchini, and onions in the garden. Germinating pepper plants from seed can be tricky, so customers love finding a wide variety of plants available at the local nursery.
Coach Your Customer
1. Plant outside once nighttime temperatures are consistently 60 degrees. Space plants 12-18" apart in well-drained soil in full sun.
2. Till soil 8-10" deep and cover with dark mulch about a week before planting to warm the soil. Mulch will also help maintain moisture throughout the growing season.
3. Water regularly, one or two inches of rainwater or irrigation per week.
4. Harvest peppers when light green, yellow, or orange-red. Peppers get sweeter as they ripen.
General Growing Tips For Your Seedling Tray
For best results with Pepper Hungarian Sweet, plant one seedling per 4-inch container. Use a well-drained soil with a pH of 6.5-7.0, temperatures of 70-90 daytime and 60-70 nighttime, and low feed (75 ppm N). This plant doesn't require pinching and we don't recommend using PGRs on vegetables. You may see aphids, flea beetles, and cutworms. This plant can suffer from bacterial spot.
Flowering
This plant is grown for culinary use.
Pinching
This plant doesn't require pinching.
Spacing
Space containers for adequate airflow and sunlight penetration around the base of each plant.
Height Control
We don't recommend using chemical growth regulators on vegetable plants.
Pests
You may see aphids, flea beetles, and cutworms.
Disease
This plant can develop bacterial spot. Practice good sanitation and use clean potting media. Water at the base of each plant, keeping the foliage dry, and allow the soil to dry slightly between watering. Provide good airflow in your greenhouse and space containers so sunlight can penetrate to the soil level of each plant.
Planting Pepper Hungarian Sweet Liners
Plant one seedling per 4-inch container or 1801 cell. Use well-drained soil and center the seedling in the container.
Rooted Cuttings
Cuttings vary in size between different plant families. These rooted starter plants will arrive ready to be transplanted in to your final container. If they are to be used in a landscape application, you will need to establish them in a 4 inch pot or an 1801 before planting outside.
Pepper Hungarian Sweet Quick Reference Guide
4 Inch crop time
4-5 Weeks
Bloom Period
Spring, Summer
Habit
Upright
Height
18-30 inches
Light
Full Sun
Minimum Temp
60
Water Needs
Moderate
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Pepper Hungarian Sweet, also known as Sweet Banana Pepper, Yellow Wax Pepper, and Banana Chili Pepper, is a vegetable plant native to North America, South America, and the Caribbean. This variety produces sweet, skinny fruits 6-8" long, with a mild flavor that sweetens as the pepper ripens from green to light yellow to red-orange. The fruits are well-suited for stuffing, pickling, and using in relish, salsa, and salad. These peppers are rich in fiber, potassium, and vitamins A and C and have a Scoville rating of 0-500 depending on ripeness and growing conditions. Upright plants grow 18-30" tall and 12-18" wide, flourishing in full sun in the vegetable garden or large containers with regular water and warm weather. For a spicy pepper, grow Jalapeno Early.
Pepper Hungarian Sweet Selling Tips
Sell Pepper Hungarian Sweet to customers looking for a unique sweet pepper for the vegetable garden and culinary use. This variety offers sweet, skinny peppers on an upright plant that flourishes in warm weather and full sun. Fruit is 6-8" long, well-suited for pickling and stuffing or using in relish, salsa, and salad. Grow peppers alongside tomatoes, zucchini, and onions in the garden. Germinating pepper plants from seed can be tricky, so customers love finding a wide variety of plants available at the local nursery.
Coach Your Customer
1. Plant outside once nighttime temperatures are consistently 60 degrees. Space plants 12-18" apart in well-drained soil in full sun.
2. Till soil 8-10" deep and cover with dark mulch about a week before planting to warm the soil. Mulch will also help maintain moisture throughout the growing season.
3. Water regularly, one or two inches of rainwater or irrigation per week.
4. Harvest peppers when light green, yellow, or orange-red. Peppers get sweeter as they ripen.
General Growing Tips For Your Seedling Tray
For best results with Pepper Hungarian Sweet, plant one seedling per 4-inch container. Use a well-drained soil with a pH of 6.5-7.0, temperatures of 70-90 daytime and 60-70 nighttime, and low feed (75 ppm N). This plant doesn't require pinching and we don't recommend using PGRs on vegetables. You may see aphids, flea beetles, and cutworms. This plant can suffer from bacterial spot.
Flowering
This plant is grown for culinary use.
Pinching
This plant doesn't require pinching.
Spacing
Space containers for adequate airflow and sunlight penetration around the base of each plant.
Height Control
We don't recommend using chemical growth regulators on vegetable plants.
Pests
You may see aphids, flea beetles, and cutworms.
Disease
This plant can develop bacterial spot. Practice good sanitation and use clean potting media. Water at the base of each plant, keeping the foliage dry, and allow the soil to dry slightly between watering. Provide good airflow in your greenhouse and space containers so sunlight can penetrate to the soil level of each plant.
Planting Pepper Hungarian Sweet Liners
Plant one seedling per 4-inch container or 1801 cell. Use well-drained soil and center the seedling in the container.
Rooted Cuttings
Cuttings vary in size between different plant families. These rooted starter plants will arrive ready to be transplanted in to your final container. If they are to be used in a landscape application, you will need to establish them in a 4 inch pot or an 1801 before planting outside.
Pepper Hungarian Sweet Quick Reference Guide
4 Inch crop time
4-5 Weeks
Bloom Period
Spring, Summer
Habit
Upright
Height
18-30 inches
Light
Full Sun
Minimum Temp
60
Water Needs
Moderate
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