Description

25 Seeds per pack

(Capsicum annum) 60-68 days.    With this open-pollinated variety you now can harvest this ever-popular medium-hot chile pepper even earlier! Great pickled, fresh, and chopped up in burritos, sauces, or your favorite Mexican dishes. Mature Jalapeno Early chile peppers are also mesquite smoked to create that favorite ingredient in Southwestern and Mexican cooking, the chipotle. This variety is more adapted to cool climates than the other jalapeños, and very vigorous.

Planting Instructions for Jalapeno Early Hot Pepper Seeds

Jalapeno Early Peppers are heat loving plants that are easy to grow, and do well in a variety of climates. Start seeds indoors 8-10 weeks before the last frost. Soaking Heirloom / Open Pollinated Pepper Seeds for 2-8 hrs before planting helps speed germination. Plant ¼” deep in chosen containers. Germination will occur in 8-25 days at 75-90°F. Keep soil evenly moist (not soaked) for best germination. Harden off Jalapeno Early Pepper plants, then transplant to the garden about 2-4 weeks after the last frost date. Plant Jalapeno Early Peppers in full sun, spacing about 12-18″ apart, in rows 24-30″ apart. For a more mild flavor, Jalapeno Early Hot Peppers can be harvested once they reach full size and are still green. Although Heirloom / Open Pollinated Hot Peppers can be picked when green, their flavor and heat will increase when allowed to mature and ripen colors, especially to full maturity.
It is best to use a knife or pruning clippers when harvesting to avoid damage to Heirloom / Open Pollinated Pepper plant. Be careful not to get oils on skin, in eyes, etc. when harvesting.