Early Jalapeño Heirloom Hot Pepper
Growing Early Jalapeño Heirloom Hot Pepper
‘Early Jalapeño’ is an heirloom pepper prized for its quick maturity, classic jalapeño flavor, and reliable performance in cooler conditions. Deep green, sausage-shaped fruits mature to red on compact plants.
Start ‘Early Jalapeño’ indoors for transplanting. Plant seeds about ¼ inch deep and space plants 24 to 36 inches apart. Grow in full sun. Its compact habit makes this variety especially well suited to smaller gardens.
Ready to harvest in about 63 days, pick peppers green for traditional jalapeño flavor or allow them to ripen red for a mature harvest.
Early, flavorful, and versatile, ‘Early Jalapeño’ is excellent for sauces, salsa, pickling, drying, and everyday cooking.
- Days to Maturity: 63
- Sow Method: Start Indoors
- Sow Depth: ¼ Inch
- Spacing: 24 - 36 Inches
- Sun: Full Sun
- Height: 18 - 24 Inches
- Fruit Size: 3 ½ x 1 ½ Inches
Catalog Page: 56
Start Indoors
¼ Inch
18 - 24 Inches
Capsicum annuum