Also known as Hot Banana Peppers, these are long, banana-shaped waxy peppers used for frying, stuffing and pickling. Ripens from pale yellow to deep golden orange and finally cherry red, but traditionally harvested light green and used for pickling. May be harvested at any stage but heat intensifies as peppers mature. Very productive even in cool weather. Excellent pickler, SHU 10,000, 5-5.5" fruits, Open-Pollinated Harden off and plant outside once night time temperatures are consistently above 50 degrees. Grows well in the ground or in a container. If you are planting in a container, peppers benefit from having at least a 3 gallon bucket sized container for each plant.