Pepper - Chile - Early Jalapeno

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