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ok i just started growing peppers this year. i have 18 plants total, 6 jalepeno, 6 cyanne, and 6 banana.. now my jalepenos didnt do so well(well one did) its right at 18 inches tall with rather small fruits. nowmy cyanne and banana peppers are doing great! big fruits and tons of them. my question is. ok this may sound dumb, when do i pick the pepper off the banana plants?! wth jalepeno and cyanne(i know im probly spelling that wrong) its easy...they turn red. but how do you tell with banana peppers?

also i like how places like subway, and select pizza eateries banana peppers taste, pickeled with lots of flavor. any suggestions on how they do that? like a recipie? sorry for being a newb, but next year im growing some diffrent stuff so this is kind of alearning curve for me. thanks guys and gals cody kerr
 
thanks for the fast replies. ok well if there supposed to be yellowlike a banana, then i should pick them because there yellow for sure. now any suggestions on a good pickling recipe? id like to be able to kind of mimic subways...i love them on sandwiches!
 
If you let them turn red they'll be hotter. It might take a while though. Pickling is just vinegar, water and salt in a jar. If you refrigerate them and eat them within 6 months you don't need to can them. I would just buy some picked hot pepper rings though and use yours fresh. I mean for $2.00 a jar, you can't go wrong.
 
Welcome from Indiana!

There are tons of uses for peppers...eat them with just about anything you want, make some salsas. If you want to pickle you peppers, do it. I am sure there is a recipe out there somewhere to get close to what you are looking for.
 
codykrr said:
hmmm...true. whats so good things to use these for then other than pickling?

Banana and/or hot banana make good popper shells. You can make them hotter by stuffing with other peppers if you like.
 
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