Jalapeño 'Early Jalapeño'
Jalapeño 'Early Jalapeño': 65-75 days to harvest, 10-21 days to germinate, 12-18 inches between plants, pH 6.0-7.0, hardy in zones 4-11. Fruit runs to about 3-4 inches long, 1 inch wide. Give it full sun (6+ hours) and 1-1.5 inches per week, allow slight drying between waterings water. It will crop in a container. Because this is a hybrid, seed saved from it will not repeat the parent — plan on fresh seed each year.
Sowing
Start indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost date. Transplant after soil reaches 65°F and night temperatures stay above 55°F.
Cultivation
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hours)
- Water
- 1-1.5 inches per week, allow slight drying between waterings
- Soil
- Well-drained sandy loam with moderate fertility
- Soil pH
- 6.0-7.0
- Spacing
- 12-18 inches
- Height
- 1-3 feet
- Season
- Warm season
Appearance & flavour
- Colour
- Dark green, ripening to red
- Size
- 3-4 inches long, 1 inch wide
- Shape
- Conical, slightly curved with blunt tip
- Flavour
- Moderate heat (2,500-8,000 Scoville) with bright, grassy flavor
In the kitchen
Fresh salsas, pickling, stuffing for poppers, hot sauces, Mexican cuisine, grilling
Pests, disease & resistance
- Pests
- Aphids, spider mites, pepper weevil, thrips
- Diseases
- Bacterial spot, phytophthora blight, anthracnose, pepper mottle virus
- Resistance
- Good resistance to tobacco mosaic virus and bacterial spot
Planting calendar by USDA zone
| Zone | Start indoors | Transplant | Direct sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May | July – August | — | September – August |
| 2 | April – May | June – July | — | September |
| 3 | April | June – July | — | August – October |
| 4 | March – April | June | — | August – October |
| 5 | March | May – June | — | August – October |
| 6 | March | May – June | — | July – September |
| 7 | February – March | April – May | — | July – September |
| 8 | February | April – May | — | June – August |
| 9 | January | March – April | — | May – July |
| 10 | January | February – March | — | May – July |
| 11 | January | January – February | — | April – June |
| 12 | January | January – February | — | April – June |
| 13 | January | January – February | — | April – June |
Companion planting
8 beneficial pairings indexed for this variety, 3 to avoid.
Avoid
Nutrition (per 100 g)
- Calories (per 100 g)
- 29
- Protein (g)
- 0.91
- Fat (g)
- 0.37
- Carbohydrate (g)
- 6.5
- Fibre (g)
- 2.8
- Sugars (g)
- 4.12
- Vitamin A (µg)
- 54
- Vitamin C (mg)
- 119
- Vitamin E (mg)
- 3.58
- Vitamin K (µg)
- 18.5
- Vitamin B6 (mg)
- 0.419
- Folate (µg)
- 27
- Calcium (mg)
- 12
- Iron (mg)
- 0.25
- Magnesium (mg)
- 15
- Phosphorus (mg)
- 26
- Potassium (mg)
- 248
- Zinc (mg)
- 0.14
- Selenium (µg)
- 0.4
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Cultivar facts compiled from public horticultural references including USDA GRIN and NC State Extension. Descriptions are original to this catalogue.
Grown Jalapeño 'Early Jalapeño'?
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Similar varieties
Other peppers with a comparable time to harvest, so a season that suits Jalapeño 'Early Jalapeño' suits these too.
- Pepperoncini 'Golden Greek' 65 days
- Sweet Pepper 'Gypsy' 65 days
- Poblano 'Ancho Poblano' 65 days
- Bell Pepper 'King of the North' 65 days
- Poblano 'Poblano Pepper' 65 days
- Hot Pepper 'Jalapeño M' 65 days