Pepper - Chile - Early Jalapeno

Wash your hands immediately. Harvest when peppers are red to green. Note: To get a jump on the season transplant outside, use a walls-of-water or some black plastic to maintain and increase temperatures. Use gloves and do not touch any other part of the body after harvesting. They are cone shaped and taper to a blunt, rounded point. If left on the vine, the peppers turn from green to red. The Early Jalapeno is very tasty and it is pretty as an informal hedge. The Chile Pepper Early Jalapeno produces lots of hot peppers with a very tasty flavor in a small 3 inch pepper. The peppers are 3 inches long and 1 inch wide. Transplant outside in the spring 3 to 4 weeks after last frost date. The Pepper Chile Early Jalapeno, 'Capsicum annuum', is a must if you love ethnic and hot foods. Peppers use quite a bit of water but prefer to be watered deeply and not too often. Early Jalapeno plants grow to 24 to 36 inches tall. This pepper is also a very good container plant. Plant in average garden soil with sufficient organic matter. ... find out more