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Jalafuego Hybrid Jalapeño Pepper
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Packet: 12 - 15 Seeds
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Quick Facts
Days to Maturity93 days
SunlightFull Sun
Spacing12 - 18 Inches
Germination7–21 days
Growing Information
Growing Jalafuego Hybrid Jalapeño Pepper
‘Jalafuego’ is a large-fruited hybrid jalapeño prized for its bold heat, smooth peppers, and dependable productivity. Fruits typically reach about 3½ to 4 inches long and mature from dark green to red. With a heat level of about 4,000 to 6,000 Scoville Heat Units, this variety delivers classic jalapeño flavor with a noticeable kick.
Start ‘Jalafuego’ indoors for transplanting. Plant seeds about ¼ inch deep, space plants 12 to 18 inches apart, and grow in full sun. Plants reach about 30 inches tall and produce generous yields of smooth, crack-resistant fruits. This variety is resistant to Potato Virus, Bacterial Leaf Spot, and Pepper Mottle.
Ready to harvest in about 70 days for green peppers or about 93 days for fully red fruit. Pick at the green stage for classic jalapeño flavor and heat, or allow peppers to ripen red for a sweeter, more developed flavor.
Spicy, flavorful, and versatile, ‘Jalafuego’ is excellent for poppers, salsa, sauces, pickling, grilling, and fresh use.
- Days to Maturity: 70 to Green, 93 to Red
- Sow Method: Start Indoors
- Sow Depth: ¼ Inch
- Spacing: 12 - 18 Inches
- Sun: Full Sun
- Height: 30 Inches
- Fruit Size: 3 ½ - 4 Inches
- Scoville Heat Units: 4,000 - 6,000
- Resistant to:
- Potato Virus
- Bacterial Leaf Spot
- Pepper Mottle
- Annual
Catalog Page: 57
How to start
Start Indoors
Sowing depth
¼ Inch
Plant height
30 Inches
Botanical name
Capsicum annuum
Questions
FAQ
How should I start these seeds?
Recommended sow method: Start Indoors.
How deep should I sow the seeds?
Sow at a depth of ¼ Inch.
How long until they germinate?
Typical germination: 7–21 days.
How far apart should I space them?
Recommended spacing: 12 - 18 Inches.
How much sun do they need?
Recommended sun exposure: Full Sun.
What’s your germination guarantee?
We stand behind the germination quality of our seed. If you have a germination issue, contact our team and we'll help make it right.
Jalafuego Hybrid Jalapeño Pepper$4.50 · Packet: 12 - 15 Seeds
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Customer Reviews
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L
100% germination, looking really promising. Will be setting out in a couple of weeks.
S
Jalafuego is the answer to a true jalapeño flavor with a lot of heat! It seemed like jalapeños (both store-bought and home-grown) got milder and milder over the years, but since I discovered Jalafuegos a few years ago, it's the only one I will grow. Performs beautifully in the garden, with good germination, fast growing, and disease/pest resistant. AND I have also managed to grow several crops in a tabletop hydroponic garden! Win-win-win!
W
The only jalapeño I grow, large size, prolific, hardy and hot but not too hot.
K
The jalapeños seeds germinated well and the peppers seem great! Nice and hot, the way I like em! Will purchase again
K
Planted on 3/22/25 in Jiffy seven peat pots. Were placed on heat mat and humidity dome- 9 of the 12 seeds germinated. They are strong vigorous plants about 3” tall now with 3 sets of true leaves.
