Hot Jalapeno Early Pepper Seeds (Organic)

Hot Jalapeño Early Pepper is a dependable variety that combines medium heat with early maturity and prolific production. These compact plants thrive in full sun and well-draining soil, maturing in just 65-70 days. The peppers are 2-3 inches long, with smooth, glossy skin that ripens from green to a deep red, offering a versatile range of flavors. Their medium heat level makes them perfect for fresh salsas, pickling, stuffing, or grilling. Regular harvesting encourages continuous production, ensuring a steady supply of spicy peppers throughout the season.

Variety Details

• Botanical name: Capsicum annuum
• Plant type: Tender Annual
• Growth habit: Bush
• Crop category: Pepper
• Kitchen profile: Hot Jalapeño Early Pepper is a dependable variety that combines medium heat with early maturity and prolific production.
• Recorded feature: Open-Pollinated
• Product format: Seed packet with a separately listed bulk option

Sowing & Growing

• Soil Temperature: 75-85°F
• Planting Depth: 1/4"
• Germination: 6-15 Days
• Height At Maturity: 24"
• Days To Maturity: 72 Days
• Sun/Shade: Full Sun
• Spacing After Thinning: 12"

Start Hot Jalapeno Early Pepper with enough lead time for seedlings to develop before warm outdoor conditions arrive. Use a well-drained seed-starting medium, provide strong light after emergence, and transplant only after frost risk has passed. Check soil moisture at root depth and water according to conditions rather than a fixed calendar. Preserve the recorded spacing so foliage can develop and air can move through the planting. Harvest stage can influence color, texture, and heat.

Jalapeño plants are compact and ideal for garden beds, raised beds, or containers, making them suitable for any space.

Tender Annual Jalapeño Early is similar to Jalapeño, but is earlier and better adapted to cool conditions.

Dark-green, thick-walled, 3" cone-shaped fruits ripen to red.

These peppers are hottest when fully ripe (4,000 to 6,000 Scoville units), but can be eaten at their green stage.

Before sowing Hot Jalapeno Early Pepper, review the packet alongside the current product details and note any range in temperature, germination, or maturity. Ranges reflect biological and seasonal variation rather than a fixed promise. Label each planting with its date and location, then compare emergence, growth, and harvest with local weather. This record is useful for succession plantings and for deciding whether the crop fits better into an earlier or later seasonal window.

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