What you get for free

Barbee · June 29, 2009

I got some free seed in one of my orders this year. Sweet banana peppers. Not a big fan of banana peppers but what the heck, I planted them. 10 seeds planted. 8 germinated. I kept 3 and gave 5 to a friend. So I have 1 banana pepper plant and 2 of these mystery peppers. My friend has 3 bananas and 2 mysteries. Any ideas what these could be?

Blueaussi · June 30, 2009

I got a package of free banana peppers this year, too, and now I'm kinda glad I didn't bother.

The leaves look like an annuum, so I would guess it's one of the cherry varieties. It's oriented down, so Cherry Bomb if it's hot, and Cherry sweet if it's sweet. maybe?

ContainerTed · June 30, 2009

I've got two Sweet Red Cherry plants this year, and they don't look like that. Maybe "Cherry Bomb"

Ted

Barbee · June 30, 2009

Thanks folks. I sort of perused the pepper section where I got the free seeds from and didn't see anything that matched the description. I guess I'll find out soon enough

Bdobs · July 1, 2009

Didnt get any free seeds, but I LOVE sweet Banana peppers.
If you let them ripen to a nice orange or red, they are sweet, and yummy

Barbee · July 1, 2009

I hope these little ones turn out to be sweets of some sort. I have so many hot peppers at this point and I'm not even a hot pepper eater LoL
I just can't stand to see seeds go to waste

Bobbisox · July 8, 2009

Barbee, not an anwer to your question, but some of our jalapenos seeds were strew around by the husband and those look much like what you have; ours are sweet. Who would have guessed? We didn't have jalapenos near any sweet peppers so it is a mystery. If nothing else, you can pickle them

Bobbi

Barbee · July 8, 2009

I never thought about pickling these peppers I have!
OK, now I just need to find a good pickled pepper recipe.
Thanks!

Bobbisox · July 8, 2009

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Originally Posted by Barbee

I never thought about pickling these peppers I have!
OK, now I just need to find a good pickled pepper recipe.
Thanks!

My pleasure, Barbee, I pickle whatever doesn't stand still. I am not saying that anything tastes worth a darn, but sometimes I surprise myself and have something great.

June 29, 2009	#1
Barbee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,818	What you get for free I got some free seed in one of my orders this year. Sweet banana peppers. Not a big fan of banana peppers but what the heck, I planted them. 10 seeds planted. 8 germinated. I kept 3 and gave 5 to a friend. So I have 1 banana pepper plant and 2 of these mystery peppers. My friend has 3 bananas and 2 mysteries. Any ideas what these could be? __________________ *Barbee*

June 30, 2009	#3
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	I've got two Sweet Red Cherry plants this year, and they don't look like that. Maybe "Cherry Bomb" Ted __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

June 30, 2009	#4
Barbee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,818	Thanks folks. I sort of perused the pepper section where I got the free seeds from and didn't see anything that matched the description. I guess I'll find out soon enough __________________ *Barbee*

July 1, 2009	#5
Bdobs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Martinez, CA Posts: 92	Didnt get any free seeds, but I LOVE sweet Banana peppers. If you let them ripen to a nice orange or red, they are sweet, and yummy __________________ -Brian

July 1, 2009	#6
Barbee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,818	I hope these little ones turn out to be sweets of some sort. I have so many hot peppers at this point and I'm not even a hot pepper eater LoL I just can't stand to see seeds go to waste __________________ *Barbee*

June 30, 2009	#2
Blueaussi Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Zone 8a Posts: 1,205	I got a package of free banana peppers this year, too, and now I'm kinda glad I didn't bother. The leaves look like an annuum, so I would guess it's one of the cherry varieties. It's oriented down, so Cherry Bomb if it's hot, and Cherry sweet if it's sweet. maybe?

July 8, 2009	#7
Bobbisox Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 25	Barbee, not an anwer to your question, but some of our jalapenos seeds were strew around by the husband and those look much like what you have; ours are sweet. Who would have guessed? We didn't have jalapenos near any sweet peppers so it is a mystery. If nothing else, you can pickle them Bobbi __________________ Bobbi in SD county, SoCal Zone10