Hello; garden newbie here.

This year I planted banana peppers, green and red peppers in one of my
raised beds. Out of the huge number of banana peppers I grew this
year, one banana pepper was red instead of yellow. It had a slightly
sweeter taste than the usual yellow banana peppers.

What would cause this to happen ... environmental conditions, some
kind of cross-pollination, or ?

Thanks in advance.

On Sep 17, 4:51 pm, Dave wrote:
Hello; garden newbie here.

This year I planted banana peppers, green and red peppers in one of my
raised beds. Out of the huge number of banana peppers I grew this
year, one banana pepper was red instead of yellow. It had a slightly
sweeter taste than the usual yellow banana peppers.

What would cause this to happen ... environmental conditions, some
kind of cross-pollination, or ?

Thanks in advance.


Dave - When I was at a local Farmer's market last Saturday morning, I
purchased some little sweet peppers, that came in yellow, orange, and
red! They were all shaped like banana peppers. I used them in a
Mango Chili Salsa, I made. And, they were wonderful!

Did you keep the seeds from that particular red pepper??? Maybe you
could develop your own hybrid!

Myrl Jeffcoat
http://www.myrljeffcoat.com

On Sep 17, 11:11 pm, Myrl wrote:
On Sep 17, 4:51 pm, Dave wrote:

Hello; garden newbie here.

This year I planted banana peppers, green and red peppers in one of my
raised beds. Out of the huge number of banana peppers I grew this
year, one banana pepper was red instead of yellow. It had a slightly
sweeter taste than the usual yellow banana peppers.

What would cause this to happen ... environmental conditions, some
kind of cross-pollination, or ?

Thanks in advance.

Dave - When I was at a local Farmer's market last Saturday morning, I
purchased some little sweet peppers, that came in yellow, orange, and
red! They were all shaped like banana peppers. I used them in a
Mango Chili Salsa, I made. And, they were wonderful!

Did you keep the seeds from that particular red pepper??? Maybe you
could develop your own hybrid!

Myrl Jeffcoathttp://www.myrljeffcoat.com

Oops, turned out the banana pepper turned red after it came off the
plant ... I guess this is what happens as banana peppers mature, off
the plant?

Banana peppers are yellow to red peppers. They will turn red even on
the plant when ripe. Thier cusomary use has been in the immature
yellow stage, just as with green bells. Leave them to get ripe and
they change to their ripe color.
On Sep 18, 7:36 am, Dave wrote:
On Sep 17, 11:11 pm, Myrl wrote:





On Sep 17, 4:51 pm, Dave wrote:

Hello; garden newbie here.

This year I planted banana peppers, green and red peppers in one of my
raised beds. Out of the huge number of banana peppers I grew this
year, one banana pepper was red instead of yellow. It had a slightly
sweeter taste than the usual yellow banana peppers.

What would cause this to happen ... environmental conditions, some
kind of cross-pollination, or ?

Thanks in advance.

Dave - When I was at a local Farmer's market last Saturday morning, I
purchased some little sweet peppers, that came in yellow, orange, and
red! They were all shaped like banana peppers. I used them in a
Mango Chili Salsa, I made. And, they were wonderful!

Did you keep the seeds from that particular red pepper??? Maybe you
could develop your own hybrid!

Myrl Jeffcoathttp://www.myrljeffcoat.com

Oops, turned out the banana pepper turned red after it came off the
plant ... I guess this is what happens as banana peppers mature, off
the plant?- Hide quoted text -

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I too planted the banana pepper. I believe they all start out yellow, and if
you leave
them on the plant long enough, they will turn red. Mine do.

Sherwin

Dave wrote:

Hello; garden newbie here.

This year I planted banana peppers, green and red peppers in one of my
raised beds. Out of the huge number of banana peppers I grew this
year, one banana pepper was red instead of yellow. It had a slightly
sweeter taste than the usual yellow banana peppers.

What would cause this to happen ... environmental conditions, some
kind of cross-pollination, or ?

Thanks in advance.

Dave,

As I mentioned, it will also do it on the plant. Probably better to defer to
that.
It may make the pepper more tasty.

Sherwin

Dave wrote:

On Sep 17, 11:11 pm, Myrl wrote:
On Sep 17, 4:51 pm, Dave wrote:

Hello; garden newbie here.

This year I planted banana peppers, green and red peppers in one of my
raised beds. Out of the huge number of banana peppers I grew this
year, one banana pepper was red instead of yellow. It had a slightly
sweeter taste than the usual yellow banana peppers.

What would cause this to happen ... environmental conditions, some
kind of cross-pollination, or ?

Thanks in advance.

Dave - When I was at a local Farmer's market last Saturday morning, I
purchased some little sweet peppers, that came in yellow, orange, and
red! They were all shaped like banana peppers. I used them in a
Mango Chili Salsa, I made. And, they were wonderful!

Did you keep the seeds from that particular red pepper??? Maybe you
could develop your own hybrid!

Myrl Jeffcoathttp://www.myrljeffcoat.com

Oops, turned out the banana pepper turned red after it came off the
plant ... I guess this is what happens as banana peppers mature, off
the plant?