{"product_id":"capsicum-sweet-banana-1923","title":"Capsicum Sweet Banana Seeds","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCapsicum annuum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSweet Banana is a productive heirloom Capsicum producing long, tapered fruits with thick, crisp flesh and a mild, sweet flavour. Fruits grow to approximately 15 cm long, beginning pale yellow before gradually ripening through orange to a rich red when fully mature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sweet, crunchy fruits are excellent eaten fresh in salads and sandwiches or used for pickling, grilling, roasting and frying. They can be harvested at the yellow stage for a crisp, mild flavour or allowed to ripen fully to red, when they become softer and noticeably sweeter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrowing as a compact bush to approximately 60 cm tall, Sweet Banana is well suited to vegetable gardens and large containers. An early and generous producer, it begins cropping in approximately 60–75 days and will continue setting fruit through warm weather when regularly harvested.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApproximately 20 seeds per packet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen to Plant (Australia)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTropics: Most of the year, avoiding extreme heat or wet periods\u003cbr\u003eSubtropics: Late winter to summer\u003cbr\u003eMild climates: Spring to early summer\u003cbr\u003eCold climates: Spring after frost, preferably started earlier under protection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlanting \/ Sowing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSow approximately 5 mm deep into trays or pots and keep warm during germination. Capsicum seed germinates best with consistent warmth and may be slow to emerge in cool conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTransplant seedlings once the weather and soil have warmed, spacing approximately 40–50 cm apart in full sun and fertile, well-drained soil. Maintain consistent moisture during flowering and fruit development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarvest fruits at the yellow stage or leave them on the plant to ripen through orange to red for their sweetest flavour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaturity: approximately 60–75 days.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDue to quarantine restrictions, TAS has an 800g limit per each seed variety and WA has a 10,000 seeds limit per variety.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eden Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":46649649496282,"sku":null,"price":4.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/4866\/8890\/files\/V_Capsicum_SweetBanana_1a905b94-afab-4672-98d1-42e2f7a0bf07.jpg?v=1770862601","url":"https:\/\/www.edenseeds.com.au\/products\/capsicum-sweet-banana-1923","provider":"Eden Seeds ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}