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Fooled You Hybrid Mild Jalapeño Pepper
$4.50
Packet - 12 to 15 Seeds
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Quick Facts
Days to Maturity65 days
SunlightFull Sun
Spacing18–24 in.
Germination7–21 days
Growing Information
Growing Fooled You Hybrid Mild Jalapeño Pepper
‘Fooled You’ is a hybrid mild jalapeño pepper prized for delivering classic jalapeño flavor without the heat. Smooth, uniform fruits reach about 3 to 4 inches long and mature from deep green to bright red, maintaining their crisp texture and rich, aromatic flavor throughout the ripening process.
Start ‘Fooled You’ indoors for transplanting. Plant seeds about ¼ inch deep, space plants 18 to 24 inches apart, and grow in full sun. Vigorous plants reach about 27 inches tall and are well suited to containers.
Ready to harvest in about 65 days, pick peppers green or allow them to ripen fully red according to the color and flavor you prefer.
Mild, crisp, and flavorful, ‘Fooled You’ is excellent for salsa, sauces, sautéing, stir-fries, drying, and family-friendly jalapeño dishes.
How to start
Start Indoors
Sowing depth
¼ in.
Plant height
27 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 in.
How long until they germinate?
Typical germination: 7–21 days.
How far apart should I space them?
Recommended spacing: 18–24 in..
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.
Fooled You Hybrid Mild Jalapeño Pepper$4.50 · Packet - 12 to 15 Seeds
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Customer Reviews
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I've purchased these peppers for the past 5 years with success. This year's order resulted in only two seeds germinating (out of the eight received) and both are showing signs of stunted growth. Unfortunately, it is too late to replace for a suitable growing season and I only hope the two survivors will recover and provide me with what at their best would be a severely limited crop! Refer to the photos taken today 5-26-26 of the plants started 2-16-26. Normally, at this juncture those plants should be at least double their size with blossoms!
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This is my second year to plant these. My local coffee shop uses them in breakfast meals and loves them.Customers enjoy taste of pepper without the heat.
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I planted 12 Fooled you Peppers seeds for 2026 and every seed germinated. I've planted a similar or maybe the same variety before but they went under the name of "Tricked You". Very abundant producer with a very mild flavor. I'm not a fan of Jalapeno peppers, but these are great for making Jalapeno poppers on the grill without the heat of a Jalapeno.
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These plants produce a lot, and I appreciate that they aren't hot, but they do not have the jalapeno flavor at all, I still ate them but was disappointed.
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I have grown these for years ,great for salsa . I like to smoke them then dehydrate them . I put them into mason jar with oxygen remover packet the jar seals itself . I remove them for seasoning for chili, salsa etc, I run them thru a coffee grinder it makes them like a powder.