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Produce => Under Glass => Topic started by: shirlton on June 13, 2007, 06:35:01

Title: big banana
Post by: shirlton on June 13, 2007, 06:35:01
Has anyone grown Big Banana peppers. Mine are about 15" high. I have to pinch them out now do I?. According to the packet they produce up to 50 per plant and I have 10 plants. Hope my Tone likes his peppers
Title: Re: big banana
Post by: tim on June 13, 2007, 09:55:58
Don't know the variety, but I have never pinched out a pepper.
Title: Re: big banana
Post by: emmy1978 on June 13, 2007, 10:27:04
I pinched my peppers out and they've bushed out beautifully.  ;D
Title: Re: big banana
Post by: tim on June 13, 2007, 12:50:50
I'm sure - but why do you want a plant more than 24" wide?
Title: Re: big banana
Post by: shirlton on June 13, 2007, 16:36:20
I hope mine don't grow that bloomin wide cos we won't get in the greenhouse. Am seriously considering planting some out
Title: Re: big banana
Post by: shirlton on June 14, 2007, 07:00:31
I have come to a decision. I'm going to put half of the peppers out on the allotment and I am also going to pinch a few of them out just to see the results. Will let you know the outcome.
Title: Re: big banana
Post by: Barnowl on June 14, 2007, 09:33:29
I sometimes pinch out the tips of the ones that I'm going to use primarily as ornamentals e.g.  Poinsettias, Bolivian, Orozco ....
Title: Re: big banana
Post by: emmy1978 on June 15, 2007, 12:04:56
Yikes. Mine not that wide yet Tim! Just been to measure and the biggest at his widest is still only about 8" across. Just got lots more flowers now.
Title: Re: big banana
Post by: angle shades on June 15, 2007, 20:24:10
:)

watching this thread with interest as a fellow lottie holder gave me one of these and I know nothing about them! / shades x
Title: Re: big banana
Post by: mc55 on June 15, 2007, 20:44:38
my BB's are still quite small, bit worried about my spacing now in the gh  :o