Capsicum Sweet Banana is an early variety that is both cold and heat tolerant.
It grows to about 45 cm and produces very abundant crops of long tapered fruit that are about 20cm long and 4-5 cm thick tapering at the end.
The colour is a light yellow which changes to red when fully mature.
This variety is lovely when fully ripe and very good for pickling and preserving.
Sow Capsicum seed 0.5-1cm deep spaced 50-60 cm apart in rows 1.0-1.5 m apart. The soil should be warm, over 18 C.
Capsicums take about 75-90 days to produce ripe fruit.
Plant ? Tropical areas: Anytime. Subtropical areas: August to March. Mild Temperate areas: August to December. Cold Temperate areas: September to November
In Temperate areas it is best to plant using seedlings prepared a month to six weeks earlier.
Capsicum like alkaline soil and do best in gardens with dolomite or wood-ash added to the soil.